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New private brand ‘inter-seasonal’ tyre launched?

Having witnessed the ascendency of private brands and exclusive budget labels in numerous European markets, the team at Tyres & Accessories has decided to pool its vast industry knowledge and release its own private tyre label. Known as ‘Tyrepress’, a subtle nod to the popular website the United Kingdom based company operates, this new range includes summer and winter sizes along with – in a European first – fitments specifically designed for spring and autumn use.

1st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Computer driving simulator uses Pirelli tyre data

Software developer Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport series has yielded many plaudits for its hyper-realistic driving simulation – in tyrepress.com’s opinion the Xbox-exclusive betters even the impressive feats of the PlayStation-exclusive Gran Turismo series. But for the game’s fourth iteration, Turn 10 appears to have upped the ante, with what it terms the “most up-to-date simulation of how modern tyres grip or slip in a variety of racing conditions”. Tyre manufacturer Pirelli has reportedly provided tyre data to add to the almost photorealistic replications of cars and motorsport tracks from around the world. The game will be released this Autumn.

21st February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres Become ‘Weapon’ in Cyprus Conflict

The sovereignty of Cyprus is a long standing source of tension between Greece and Turkey, and it now appears this territorial stand-off extends even as far as the tyre world. Greece’s Ministry of National Defence has denied reports published in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus that vehicles used by armed forces in the Greek controlled Republic of Cyprus, which covers 59 per cent of the island’s land area, are fitted with tyres manufactured in Turkey – an unthinkable situation in the context of the territorial dispute.

19th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mr. Unlucky – First German Caught Out under New Winter Tyre Rules

Two days ago Germany’s recently amended winter tyre regulations came into force, and the first driver (that Tyres & Accessories knows of) has been caught out – in circumstances he won’t forget in a hurry. The 32-year old driver of a car fitted with summer tyres (which in Germany are now illegal when used on hard-packed snow, slush, black ice and frost covered roads) lost control of his vehicle on an icy road in the city of Düsseldorf. He possibly would have avoided a fine and demerit points taken from his license had the incorrectly-equipped car not gone into a skid and rammed a parked police car.

6th December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Harry Potter Roles on Avon Tyres

British brand Avon’s motorcycle tyres have revealed a famous user of their tyres. Young wizarding hero Harry Potter can be seen in his latest epic adventure on a motorcycle and sidecar shod with Avon Tyres. In the latest instalment of his adventures, ‘The Deathly Hallows: Part One, Potter – played by actor Daniel Radcliffe – is rescued from his muggle relatives’ house by friend and Hogwarts groundskeeper, Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane). The machinery used to magic Harry away from the evil Death Eaters is a Royal Enfield Bullet Classic, matched to a Watsonian Manx Sidecar with the bike shod with Avon’s Roadrider tyres.

24th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kitty Litter & Credit Cards – The Canadian Approach to Winter Driving?

British drivers by no means hold a monopoly when it comes to being ill-prepared for winter motoring; evidence of this can be seen in a survey released by Canadian Tire, which shows many citizens of its particularly wintry homeland to be dilettantes in conditions they should have long come to grips with.

18th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Producing More Royal Rubber

It’s been more than eight years since Her Majesty the Queen last had new tyres fitted on her Bentley, and although she’s probably not clocked up excessive miles in the limousine, some tyre and vehicle manufacturers recommend replacing tyres every six years to avoid risks associated with tyre aging. Perhaps with this in mind, a replacement set has been ordered for her 2002 Bentley – a procedure a little more involved than just popping into the local fast-fit centre.

16th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Stand Taller with Pirelli’s Latest PZero

If you’ve ever envied your car’s tyres and wished your own feet could also be so beautifully shod, you may wish to read further…Pirelli has transferred its flair for automotive panache into a new footwear range. Part of Pirelli’s PZero industrial design project, the ‘Gum Appeal’ collection of high heel shoes includes dual-tone rain boots, low-cut shoes, passe-partout boots and 8cm high lace-up half-boots.

7th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

No Award for Tyre Biting Boxer

Jojo the boxer has unfortunately failed to bring a tyre connection into the winner’s circle at this year’s Hambone awards. The three year old dog from Jacksonville, Florida was nominated for the distinction after catching the large UPS delivery truck he was chasing by biting into its tyre.

25th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Firm Taps Unlimited Fuel Source to Power Test Car

We’re proud to be British at Tyres & Accessories and we eagerly follow any automotive industry developments originating in our island home. Therefore we were thrilled to hear that GENeco, a company owned by Wessex Water, has successfully trialled a Volkswagen Beetle powered by a fuel guaranteed to never run out or cause major headaches in the Gulf of Mexico.

11th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Recycled Chewing Gum – a New Resource for the Tyre Industry?

We’re not sure about this one, however the BBC reports that a campaign soon to get underway in twelve regions throughout the UK will lead to used chewing gum seeing further life in tyres and other products. The broadcaster’s website for Hereford and Worcester states that the initiative being implemented in Hereford “aims to recycle chewing gum into car tyres, children toys and mobile phone covers.”

10th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Blessed to Provide Sat Nav Voice for TomTom

Beloved British thespian Brian Blessed is to take on a new role as an optional voice for TomTom satellite navigation systems. The company was swayed by a Facebook campaign, in which 25,000 social networkers felt the best use of their time was to build a petition for Prince Vultan from 1980s cult film favourite Flash Gordon to tell them when they’re driving the wrong way in his signature booming baritone.

9th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Supplies Adidas With Sole Rubber

Tyres, conveyor belts and latterly sensors and drive train components – all products Continental AG is well known for. But did you know that the European market leader in the car tyre segment is supplying Adidas with the latest rubber compounds for sports shoes? The two companies, both Official Sponsors of the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and the forthcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil recently signed a co-operation agreement to solidify the deal.

4th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Olympic Skier Harvests European Tractor Record

Sometimes you just have to do something to prove it can indeed be done. Olympic medallist Giorgio Di Centa may have had this thought in mind as he steered his tractor, a Same Silver3 110, up to a height of 3,175 metres at the Pirovano ski hut in Italy’s Stelvio Pass. Di Centa achieved this unusual goal using CGS manufactured Continental AC70 T agricultural tyres fitted with König snow chains. Upon his arrival, he could warm himself with the thought that he had driven a tractor higher than anyone else in Europe, a feat attested to by the Italian Timekeepers Association (Federazione Italiana Cronometristi). On his way to this dizzying height, Di Centa encountered terrain that varied between paved road, stone and ice.

4th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Surveys Musical Tastes of the British Motorist

More than 200 UK motorists have declared Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ the best driving anthem of all time, a HiQ survey has revealed. The fast fit network commissioned a survey to discover which track is the most enjoyable to listen to in the car, and the American rocker made a surprise entry at number one. The top five showed the British public is unafraid of flamboyance, with Frankie Goes to Hollywood (Two Tribes) second and Queen (One Vision) third. More laddish rockers Stereophonics finished fourth (Bartender and the Thief) and the Manic Street Preachers came fifth (‘Design for Life’).

30th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors