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Dmack completes Corsican asphalt challenge

A solid performance saw Dmack World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak equal his best finish on the Tour de Corse as Dmack tackled the arduous asphalt conditions on Corsica for the first time. Round 11 of the FIA World Rally Championship was the final all-tarmac event, with Dmack’s DMT-RC2 tyre improving on the firm’s debut outing in Corsica. With limited experience on asphalt, Dmack played its joker to introduce a new range of tyres at Rally Germany in August. They helped Tänak set top-three stage times.

3rd October 2016/by Andrew

Dmack takes win, while Pirelli claims 4 of top 5 spots in ‘wet and wild’ Ulster Rally

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Dmack drivers Elfyn Evans and Craig Parry were crowned 2016 MSA British Rally champions after sealing their fourth overall victory on a difficult Ulster Rally. It was the Welsh pair’s fourth overall rally win from five finishes, moving them into an unbeatable position in the series with one round still remaining. Evans, from Dolgellau in mid-Wales, followed in the footsteps of his father Gwyndaf – who won the British Rally Championship exactly 20 years ago. Using Dmack’s range of recently launched tarmac rally tyres, he and Parry finished over a minute ahead of the competition after winning half of the 14 demanding special stages.

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22nd August 2016/by Andrew

Pirelli looks to add to BRC asphalt success on Ulster Rally

Motorsport, Product News

Pirelli will supply its crews with the P Zero RK range of asphalt tyres, including the RK7B medium compound, as it seeks another strong showing at the Ulster Rally, the latest stage in the British Rally Championship. Pirelli locked out the podium places on the one previous all-Tarmac event this season – the Circuit of Ireland in April – and will be supplying a strong contingent of drivers on the 19-20 August event.

18th August 2016/by Andrew

Michelin to introduce Pilot Sport FW2 WRC rain tyre

Motorsport, Product News

Michelin will introduce a new iteration of its FIA World Rally Championship full wet tyre, developed for use on asphalt rounds, at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland on 18-21 August. The new Pilot Sport FW2 (FW stands for “full wet”) features a higher water clearance capacity and a contact patch double the size of its predecessor. The German event is the first of four consecutive sealed-surface events, which also include October’s RallyRACC Catalunya-Rally de España.

2nd August 2016/by Andrew

Fast Parts Rainbow Rally surpasses Ty Hafan target

UK News

Automotive parts distributor, Fast Parts Wales, has exceeded its original target of £11,000 towards Ty Hafan’s ‘Pay for a Day’ initiative, raising more than £16,000 pounds from the Fast Parts Ty Hafan Rainbow Rally hosted on the bank holiday weekend from Sunday 1 May to Monday 2 May.

17th May 2016/by Andrew

Dmack makes upgraded gravel tyres available in Portugal

Motorsport

Dmack new range of UK-made gravel tyres will be available at next week’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, round five of the World Rally Championship. The British firm has developed products specifically for both world rally cars and R5 specification machines for the first time. The FIA regulations allow tyre manufacturers to change the specification of homologated tyres once during the season. Dmack has taken the opportunity to introduce new soft and hard options of its DMG+2 tyre for both WRC and WRC 2 competitors.

13th May 2016/by Andrew

10 crews to start Drive Dmack Fiesta Trophy

Motorsport

Ten crews representing 12 different countries will line up for the start of the third edition of the Drive Dmack Fiesta Trophy at Rally de Portugal next month. Continuing the successful format, competitors will battle behind the wheel of identical Ford Fiesta R2T rally cars built by M-Sport and powered by Ford’s 1.0 EcoBoost turbo-charged engine. They will use Dmack’s latest gravel and asphalt rally tyres.

20th April 2016/by Andrew

Dmack launches UK-made gravel tyre range

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After what it says was an intensive development programme, FIA World Rally Championship tyre supplier Dmack has launched a new range of gravel tyres. These tyres have been designed and produced in the UK and developed specifically for competitors in WRC 2 and those driving R5 class cars.

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13th April 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho becomes key partner, official tyre supplier to British Rally Championship

Motorsport

Kumho has been appointed a key partner and official tyre supplier to Britain’s premier rallying series, the MSA British Rally Championship (BRC). Having developed new products for the 2016 season, Kumho joins rival tyre suppliers Michelin, Pirelli and Dmack in a four-way battle over seven gravel and tarmac rounds, encompassing the slippery asphalt of Ireland, the gravel of the Kielder forests and more surfaces.

29th February 2016/by Andrew

Dmack WRC team fifth after best-ever Rallye Monte Carlo finish

Motorsport

Dmack scored its best-ever finish on the season-opening Rallye Monte Carlo, as the Dmack World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak claimed seventh overall, helping his team to fifth in the Manufacturer Championship. The tyre supplier also brought its latest asphalt tyre – the DMT-RC2 – to the event.

25th January 2016/by Andrew

Kumho looks back on 2015 motorsport successes

Motorsport

Kumho’s year in motorsport was capped by its continued association with single-seater racing in the form of the Formula 3 Masters weekend in Zandvoort, which celebrated its quarter-century anniversary in September. The manufacturer has supplied all the tyres for the event since 2002, and took the opportunity for a strong marketing presence.

22nd December 2015/by Andrew

Pirelli tyre supplier to ERC Junior Championship

Motorsport

Under a two-year agreement starting in 2016, Pirelli will become the exclusive tyre supplier to the FIA ERC (European Rally Championship) Junior Championship. Under the deal signed with promoter Eurosport Events, the tyre maker will provide rubber designed specifically for latest R2-specification cars, namely its P Zero RK for the championship’s asphalt rounds and the Scorpion K range for gravel rounds. The Sottozero Ice is likely to be used on the season-opening Rally Liepāja.

21st December 2015/by Tyrepress Editors

Dmack partners Junior British Rally Championship

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Dmack has extended its support for British rallying with the creation of the Dmack Junior BRC category. The tyre brand will offer a subsidised prize drive in the 2017 Drive Dmack Fiesta Trophy, worth £60,000, to the winning driver. Dmack stated that the series creates a career ladder to help bring young drivers from club rallying level in the UK to the top of the FIA World Rally Championship. As part of the package, the Junior BRC category will be supplied by Dmack tyres throughout the 2016 season.

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16th December 2015/by Andrew

Cooper Tire Europe ambassador Xavi Foj prepares for 26th Dakar Rally

Motorsport

Cooper Tire Europe and Foj Motorsport are putting their final plans in place for the 2016 Dakar Rally, as Cooper Tire Europe ambassador Xavier Foj confirms his 26th entry into the world-famous endurance event. Foj’s Toyota Land Cruiser 150 is similar to the models in which he claimed two Dakar victories, and he will fit the recently launched Cooper Discoverer STT Pro tyres. Unveiled in October 2015 the new tyre is designed specifically for adventurous driving, with balanced performance characteristics across a range of off-highway surfaces – sand, tarmac, and even the thickest mud.

15th December 2015/by Andrew

Dmack launches first WRC team as Tänak rejoins

Motorsport

Tyre manufacturer Dmack has launched its first FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) team, with Estonian driver Ott Tänakat the helm. The Dmack World Rally Team will run a Ford Fiesta RS WRC in close partnership with M-Sport, with the 28-year-old Tänak competing on all 14 rounds of the series. It will be the first time Dmack will compete against the factory teams of Volkswagen and Hyundai in the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, and will allow its tyres the opportunity to rub shoulders with Michelin and Pirelli at the top level of the sport.

3rd December 2015/by Andrew

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