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Quality not quantity – Fewer tyres for WRC and WTCC in 2012

Current FIA strategy is to increase its championships’ association with “road relevant technologies and environmental sustainability in motor sport” while maintaining control of the costs involved. This focus was reflected in several decisions approved at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) on September 23. Amongst a number of points agreed upon at the Singapore-based meeting was the decision to reduce the number of tyres available to competitors in next year’s FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and World Touring Car Championship (WTCC).

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Federal supports Zimbabwe Castrol 4×4 Jamboree

Federal fit its Couragia Mud Terrain tyres and branded livery to its sole sales distributer’s Jimmy Jeep in the recent Castrol 4×4 Jamboree in Zimbabwe. The event was held at the 4×4 Club site at Donnybrook, and “trail junky” Clarry Viljoen, sales manager from Taita Trading, ran the company’s Mud Terrain tyre to cope with tough conditions that varied between sand, dirt, hills and mud.

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And now; electric roads

An article on the website TruthDive suggests that cars could, in the future, be powered by electrified roadways, thus eliminating car batteries. Masahiro Hanazawa at Toyota Central R and D Labs in Nagakute, Aichi, Japan, and Takashi Ohira at Toyohashi University of Technology, also in Aichi, are developing a system that transmits electric power through steel belts placed inside two tyres and a metal plate in the road.

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Applying motorsport technology to road use a focus for Michelin-FIA partnership

Over the coming two years Michelin will implement a partnership agreement with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) in order to develop new actions to foster safer, more sustainable mobility. On September 8 the French manufacturer reported that its working relationship with the FIA during this time will be built on three policies, namely the improvement of road safety with a focus on raising awareness amongst young people, developing tyre innovations through motorsport competition that can be utilised to contribute to improved road use, and using competition as a vehicle for developing new solutions for reducing the environmental footprint of mobility in everyday life.

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Bridgestone fits Ecopia tyres to Nissan GreenSource Team in e-Miglia rally

The first 100 per cent electric car, Nissan’s Leaf signed Bridgestone to provide its Ecopia EP150 tyres as original equipment earlier in the year. Now the tyre manufacturer has helped to cement its relationship with the 2011 European Car of the Year with fitment on the Leaf of Nissan GreenSource Team Holland in the e-Miglia rally across the Alps on 5 August.

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Kumho Australia appoints NSW motorsport tyre distributor

Kumho Tyre Australia has appointed a new motorsport tyre distributor in the state of New South Wales. North Parramatta, Sydney-based Peak Race Tyres is now responsible for handling sales of motorsport tyres to competitors in track-based events around the state. Despite this arrangement, F-SPORT will continue to service major motor sport events around the country.

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Avon Tyres to supply Classic Safari Challenge competitor’s tyres

Shropshire couple Keith and Norah Ashworth, owners of Avon Tyres fleet customer Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental, are to tackle the Classic Safari Challenge 2011. The pair will contest a classic 1964 Mercedes-Benz 190 Fintail, shod with Avon rubber, in the event, which runs from August to September. The event, organised by the Endurance Rally Association, covers more than 3,500 miles of stunning African landscape as it crosses Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa on its mammoth journey.

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ATS Euromaster wins Arc Fleet deal

ARC Fleet Solutions has switched its tyre-servicing relationship from a large national provider and appointed ATS Euromaster to supply, fit and service tyres across its 300-strong business rental fleet. The executive car and van hire specialist reportedly chose ATS Euromaster for the wide range of tyres it stocks in each of its 370 centres.

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Hankook sponsors Royal International Horse Show

Hankook Tyres recently sponsored The Royal International Horse Show, one of the biggest outdoor shows in the UK, in a move to reach out to a new audience. The Royal International Horse Show, which took place at its venue at Hickstead, attracting more than 15,000 visitors. The event ran over 6 days (26 – 31 July) and was televised on Sky Sports. Spectators were given the opportunity to see a wide variety of show jumping, eventing, dressage and showing competitions from the world’s elite horses and riders.

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Bridgestone's Eco Rally showcases green technology

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The Bridgestone Eco-Rally took place for the fifth year running this year and was more relevant than ever as motorists are hit in the pocket by ever-rising fuel costs.The rally started from Broad Street, Oxford at 10.00am on Sunday 31st July and culminated in the UK's largest sustainable transport exhibition at The Mall in London at 3pm, after a pitstop at the BRE Innovation Centre in Watford. As always the rally was a convoy of the world’s best low and zero emission vehicles from cars and motorbikes to vans, trucks and taxis.

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Yokohama highlights motorsport diversity in July

Yokohama’s commitment to motorsport in its many different forms has been illustrated in a busy July schedule that included touring cars, rallying and endurance racing. The brand is the official supplier to the FIA World Touring Car Championship, which visited Donington on 16-17 July for its UK leg. Yokohama supplied drivers at the recent FIA European Touring Car Cup in Salzburg, Austria, on 23-24 July, where Fabrizio Giovanardi clinched the title with a victory and a second-place finish in the Austrian rain.

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TAFF Awards 2011: Industry Advertising Campaign

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This award category is sponsored by this magazine and in the past has showcased a series of creative and effective advertising campaigns, across a variety of media. Four of the finalists – Continental, Hankook, Michelin and Pirelli – are also nominees in the 'Tyre Manufacturer' category and they are joined this year by newcomer Infinity Tyres Europe. Winners for the past two years have been Continental – can they maintain their high standard?

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Apollo partners Mahindra & Mahindra in Monsoon Challenge 2011

Apollo Tyres partnered with vehicle manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra for the first time in Monsoon Challenge 2011, one of the biggest rallies on the Indian off-roading scene. Beginning on Friday, 22 July from the western Indian city of Nasik with more than 50 participating teams, the rally covered 1,500 kilometres in three days, going via Aurangabad and Kolhapur to the beaches of Goa on Sunday, 24 July. The winning team of Somdev Chanda and Nirav Mehta, riding on a Mahindra Stinger, took home a cash prize of Rs 800,000, a sum Apollo says is the largest cash award ever given in any Indian off-roading adventure.

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Navarro to lead Pirelli NAFTA communications

Pirelli Tire North America has appointed Rafael Navarro, III to the newly formed post of vice-president, Communications and Media Relations. In his new position, Navarro is responsible for all internal and external communications for Pirelli in the NAFTA region. His job description involves integrating public relations and working closely with the marketing and motorsport departments of all three country offices, overseeing brand activity. Additionally, he will continue to manage key influencer relationships in the region.

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Grouptyre: New warehouses aid South East business growth

Grouptyre reports that it is winning new business across the south coast and Kent thanks to investment by member EG Wholesale. The company has opened several new distribution points to improve its service to franchised dealer networks and independent tyre retailers and garages. During the last nine months EG Wholesale has invested £2.5 million in distribution hubs in Canterbury, Strood, Bournemouth, Southampton and Portsmouth and, most recently, opened a new centre in Worthing.

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