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Yokohama Official Tyre for Two US Circuits

Yokohama is now the official tyre of both Sebring International Raceway and Road Atlanta. Yokohama Tire Corp. signed a three-year deal to sponsor the tracks. As part of the deal, Yokohama signage will be placed in key areas of both tracks, including the crossover bridges and other camera-view areas. Yokohama also plans dealer tie-ins in each local market prior to major events and hospitality programs. Yokohama is already a sponsor of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. (Tire Review/Akron)

18th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Motorsport Announces F1 Tyre Specifications

Bridgestone, the official tyre supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship, has announced the compound allocations for the Potenza tyres to be used in the first nine rounds of the 2008 season. The tyres for 2008 feature minor changes from those of last season, changes Bridgestone says were made in the interests of safety. The allocations for the first nine races of the current season are the same as used in the respective events in 2007 aside from the Bahrain Grand Prix, which will now use the medium and soft compounds, as opposed to the hard and medium compounds in 2007.

3rd March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone F1 Tyres ‘Essentially the Same’ as 2007

Bridgestone reports that Formula 1 teams are busy testing ahead of the 2008 season, with most running their new cars at the latest test session at Valencia in Spain, and teams have the benefit of racing on tyres that are fundamentally the same as those tried and tested last year. Interest in the new season seems at an all-time high with a staggering 35,000 crowding the track to watch the Ferrari duo of Felipe Massa and defending World Champion Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest times.

Perhaps most impressive, however, was Nico Rosberg who finished third on the timesheets in the new Williams FW30, which had only had its first shakedown the day before. Rosberg’s best time was just a tenth behind Raikkonen and two-tenths faster than McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen. The man most of the crowd had come to see – Spain’s double World Champion Fernando Alonso – finished the day with the sixth fastest time behind countryman and McLaren test-driver Pedro de la Rosa.

24th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Official Tyre Supplier for Canadian Championship

Pirelli reports that, after three successful years in which it has demonstrated its strong commitment to the Parts Canada Superbike Championship, it has been re-confirmed as official tyre supplier. The contract has been renewed until 2011, and the Italian manufacturer sees the decision to again select Pirelli as proof it is the best partner for a spec tyre series such as the Canadian Championship.

22nd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

BFGoodrich Sponsors Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America announced that its BFGoodrich brand will become the presenting sponsor and official tyre of the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup racing series. MNA will supply BFGoodrich tyres for the series’ all-new Ford Mustang FR500S, which is the newest addition to Ford Racing’s FR500 racing family. The eight-race professional series serves as a proving ground for up-and-coming drivers and is designed to provide competitors with an affordable way to go racing.

“We are thrilled to be associated with the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup and committed to providing the opportunity for drivers to become champions,” said Todd Steen, motorsports marketing manager for the BFGoodrich brand. “BFGoodrich tyres are known for performance and our g-Force R1 tyres offer a level of performance that complements the V8 power and precision handling of the new Mustang FR500S.”

12th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Offers BRC Star Driver Award

Pirelli, the official tyre supplier to the 2007 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship (BRC), has offered Pirelli Star Driver Award for the first time in 2007. This incentive is offered to all competitors in the BRC to put that extra effort into their own class battles throughout the year. With everyone using Pirelli tyres until 2009 and both Higgins brothers withdrawing themselves from possible selection, the playing field has been levelled for anyone to shine.

The BRC approaches its final round, Wales Rally GB with an exciting climax in prospect. Any one of the top six drivers is still in with a chance of the title, as the final gruelling event has two opportunities for scoring points. When the flag eventually drops on the championship after Rally GB, six Pirelli Star Driver finalists will go head to head in a televised shootout, to find out who will take the Pirelli funded drive in the 2008 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally Championship.

9th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Revels in Le Mans and F3 Successes

Kumho’s European motorsport division has enjoyed considerable success across a range of motorsport series in 2007. Perhaps the highlight of the year was the success of the Le Mans LMP2 class-winning Lola Zytek of Binnie Motorsports. As the car was shod with Kumho Tyres, Binnie’s success represented an historic achievement for the Korean tyre manufacturer, competing at Le Mans for only the third time.

Kumho supported both the Binnie Motorsports entry, comprised of Bill Binnie (US), Allen Timpany (GB) and Chris Buncombe (GB), and the Kruse Motorsport Pescarolo Judd of Tony Burgess (Can), Jean de Pourtales (Fr) and Norbert Siedler (Aut). The Binnie Car won LMP2 outright and finished 18th overall. Sadly the Kruse car did not survive the full 24 hours.

Said Bill Binnie: “We experienced just about every type of weather during the race from dry/warm conditions to torrential rain and used Kumho’s full arsenal of tyres as a result. They all performed admirably and were a key element of our victory.”

31st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

BFG Reups With SCORE as Official Tire

(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America has signed an extension agreement to keep its BFGoodrich brand as the official tyre of the SCORE International and Desert Racing Series. The new agreement runs through the 2018 racing season, MNA said.

“BFGoodrich Tires has become synonymous with off-road desert racing through its support of SCORE International and we are excited that they are continuing their efforts and service to off-road racing professionals and amateur competitors,” said Sal Fish, SCORE president and CEO.

“SCORE International and its desert racing series has been the perfect platform for BFGoodrich to develop the world’s toughest off-road tyres while supporting the sport’s most distinguished competitors,” said Todd Steen, motorsports marketing manager for MNA’s BFGoodrich unit. “We’re thrilled to support SCORE International and its associated off-road events which showcase the heritage and accomplishments of our products at the highest levels.”

1st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Heads into Third A1GP season

The 2007 sporting season has been the year for World Cups, and Cooper Tire is about to embark on its third season with the World Cup of Motorsport, A1GP. Zandvoort, in The Netherlands, will host the opening race event of A1GP’s third season, on September 29/30. Cooper Tire has been the official tyre partner of the championship since its inception in 2005, and was reportedly chosen as the sole tyre supplier for its rich motorsport heritage and expertise.

27th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Tyre on M-B C-Class for Driving Events

(Akron/Tire Review) Continental AG’s ContiSportContact 3 has been named the “official tyre” of Mercedes-Benz USA’s C-Drive national ride-and-drive series, featuring the automaker’s redesigned C-Class sedan. The ride-and-drive events began last month and continue through October, hitting major cities like New York, Washington, Atlanta, Miami and Dallas.

“We are very pleased to be a part of the Mercedes-Benz C-Drive series,” said Ed Marohn, director of automotive aftermarket sales, Continental Tire North America. “The ContiSportContact 3 is our premier performance tyre, and is a perfect fit with the sporty, agile performance of the Mercedes C-Class.”

10th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Continuing as Champ Car Supplier Until 2009

Bridgestone will remain the official tyre supplier of the Champ Car World Series until the end of 2009. An announcement to this effect was made by series CEO Steve Johnson prior to the current season’s fifth race in the US city of Cleveland.

“Bridgestone has been a strong and very valued Champ Car partner since the brand joined the series in 2002,” he said. “We’re delighted that Bridgestone is certain to remain the official tyre of Champ Car through at least 2009. At that time, the Bridgestone Firestone family will have been involved in Champ Car for 15 years.

“That longevity is a testament to the tremendous relationship we have cultivated, and it is much more than a sanctioning body/supplier relationship.” Bridgestone has supplied the entire grid since 1999, first through its Firestone brand and then under its own name.

25th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho Official Supplier to US MX-5 Cup

One of Kumho Tire’s main US market tyre lines, the ultra high performance ECSTA, has been selected as the official tyre of the Sports Car Club of America’s Mazda MX-5 Cup, U.S.A. Kumho will provide ECSTA V700 tyres to all cars participating in the competition for the next 2 years, a total of more than 2,000 tyres per year.

“Our being selected as the official tyre provider of Mazda MX-5 Cup will positively display our tyre making technology in Northern America, and it will all promote Kumho’s reputation and tyre exports” said a company representative. Kumho sold US$150,000,000 of UHP tyres in North American markets last year and is planning to increase tyre exports to $200,000,000 dollars per year in the same region through increased marketing and active participation in various motor sport contests.

8th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Bike Tyrestore Customers Gain Expert Insight from Racing Legend

Tyre retailers enjoyed a thrilling taste of life in the fast lane after Bike Tyrestore and Bridgestone enlisted the help of racing legend Ron Haslam for an adrenalin-fuelled reward day. More than 30 riders, all key customers of the leading wholesaler and tyre manufacturer, were invited to the Track Attack event at the former World Champion’s Race School at Donington Park.

They received expert tuition to find the perfect racing line for an array of different models. And they also had the opportunity to attend clinics hosted by Bridgestone technicians, who answered tyre-related questions and offered the low-down on Bridgestone products, including Battlax BT-014s, which is the official tyre of Ron Haslam’s racing school.

8th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli to Exclusively Supply WRC till 2010

The FIA has announced that Pirelli has won the tender to be the official tyre supplier to the 2008, 2009 and 2010 FIA World Rally Championships. It will now enter into a formal contract to supply tyres in all events of the Championship to all competitors with a four-wheel drive rally car (as defined in the International Sporting Code). After leaving the series last season, Pirelli representatives refused to rule out re-entry into the series, suggesting that supply was always a possibility. However, the news that the team will exclusively supply the series has been reported as a surprise by some commentators. Some have even gone as far as suggesting that the decision, which was made at an extraordinary meeting of the FIA in Paris, was a slap in the face to Michelin.

27th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Metzeler Renews Racing Commitment

Metzeler Racetec has announced it will continue to be the official tyre supplier and sponsor of both the National Superstock and Superstock Cup championships for the next two years. Metzeler Racetec has been the official control tyre of these two racing championships since 2005.

2nd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors