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An international motor sport event has not taken place on Russian soil since before the First World War, when the St Petersburg Grand Prix was held on 31st May 1914 with victory going to the German Willy Schoel, driving a Benz. This almost century-long absence from the international motor sport scene is now finally being remedied, with St Petersburg hosting the start of Rally Russia, the fourth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Pirelli Competizioni is participating in this significant event through its support of European champion Renato Travaglia, competing in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX Group N, and the official Honda Civic Type-Rs driven by Dani Solà and Luca Betti. After leaving St Petersburg, the rally stages will be based in the Vyborg region near the Finnish border, about 140 Km to the north of the city. The race will be held on extremely fast unsurfaced roads with lots of jumps.

13th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Fragrant Tyres Online

The world’s first lavender-scented tyres will soon be beguiling traffic and its drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Delticom has begun selling Kumho’s fragrant tyres in size 205/55 R 16 W Ecsta SPT through its online shops across Europe.

The Ultra High Performance (UHP) tyres from Kumho’s Ecsta line disperses its fragrance at warm atmospheric conditions to a radius of around 10 metres. The secret of the fragrant tyres is heat resistant oils, which give off a pleasant aroma. These unique tyres also have all the characteristics of a high performing tyre. Kumho Ecsta tyres are impressive for their high safety standards and driving stability on wet and dry roads, their long lifetimes and low noise levels.

18th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Motorists Urged to Remember Tyres

June 5 to 12 is Auto Safety Week in the Australian state of Victoria, and this year the campaign is placing a heavy emphasis on tyre safety. As part of the program motorists are being given a timely reminder of the same important safety issues that would sound very familiar to – and are unfortunately largely ignored by – drivers in most countries.

Appropriate tyre maintenance is no less overlooked in Australia than in other parts of the world, and the preliminary results of an ongoing test conducted by the business group VACC (Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce) and motorists’ organisation RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) confirm the finding of previous surveys, showing that one in every five cars on the roads in the state of Victoria are fitted with at least one unroadworthy tyre, while a further twenty per cent of vehicles have at least one tyre that has reached the end of its safe working life. Even more disturbing was the finding that more than half of those motorists stopped as part of the test said they did not know how, or when, to check their tyres.

6th June 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

BFGoodrich Backs Donnelly in Scotland to Take Irish Points

The leading Irish Tarmac Rally Championship contenders are in Scotland this weekend for the Jim Clark Rally, which counts for their domestic series, and Eugene Donnelly is banking on his new BFGoodrich tyres to take him to victory over the 260 kilometres of special stages.

The Jim Clark Rally is the only international event held in Scotland that runs on closed public roads with the route running across the Berwickshire countryside during Saturday and Sunday.Reigning Champion Donnelly has finished second three times on the Jim Clark and needs a maximum points score to strengthen his Championship challenge. He is confident that the Reid Motorsport entered car will be competitive from the start.

29th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

OTR Tyre Shortage Hits Botswana Mining Industry

Officials at a mine in Botswana claim the inability to source sufficient earthmoving tyres has led to almost a third of their 240 tonne load trucks being put out of action. This tyre supply crisis is occurring at the Jwaneng mine, owned by Debswana, the world’s largest producer of gem diamonds and one of the two largest mining operators in Botswana. Jwaneng mine section manager Kabelo Letlhoma said that, with each truck hauling 7,000 tonnes of soil per day, having seven of the mines 22 trucks laid up has created a negative impact on the mine’s production, and he believes that the re-opening of several dormant mines in China have contributed to the tyre shortfall.

Mining is responsible for approximately 34 per cent of Botswana’s GDP and half of the country’s taxes, so the OTR tyre shortage has the potential to have a marked impact on national well being. Mr Letlhoma said the shortage of tyres at the Jwaneng mine began in late February, and mine authorities do not expect the situation to normalise until 2011.

15th May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Alaskan Studded Tyre Season Extended

Alaska’s Department of Public Safety has extended the studded tyre season for two weeks because of poor driving conditions around the state. The order makes it legal to use studded tyres until 29 April on roads south of 60 Degrees North Latitude. Motorists who live north of that have until 15 May to remove studded tyres. Anyone who doesn’t change their tyres by the relevant deadline could be subject to a $50 fine from a state trooper.

18th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Minister Considers Law Over Snow Tyres

New Zealand’s Minister for Transport Safety says he’ll consider whether the country needs to introduce a law requiring snow tyres fitted to second-hand Japanese imported cars to be replaced by tyres designed for the New Zealand market.

The nation of 4 million people has no domestic new car industry and a large proportion of cars sold in New Zealand have previously seen up to seven years’ service on Japan’s roads before arriving in their new country. The suitability of some tyres the cars arrive with has been called into question following several fatal collisions involving vehicles wearing Japanese snow tyres.

The Minister for Transport Safety, Harry Duynhoven, says that the police have raised concerns about the tyres, therefore he will look at whether such a law banning such tyres is necessary.

10th April 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Noise Directive Delayed

A proposed European Directive on reducing noise from car and truck tyres has been put on the back burner, according to the lobby group Transport & Environment (T&E). The directive sponsored by the Enterprise Directorate should have been published last summer, but has been delayed on several occasions, T & E claims.

15th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Quayside Frozen Foods Ltd Choose Michelin High Grip Fitment

Newcastle-based Quayside Frozen Foods Ltd has started fitting Michelin XFN2 Anti-Splash tyres onto the steer axles of its 26 tonne Volvo FM9s and reports that the company has noticed a significant increase in grip whilst driving in wet and slushy conditions.

Incorporating elements of Michelin’s Durable Technologies, the XFN2 Anti-Splash features patented three-dimensional double wave sipes which makes the tread block more rigid, thereby helping combine enhanced tread wear with excellent on-road grip. This tyre also features an anti-splash deflector which dramatically reduces the projection of water when the truck is driven on wet roads.

14th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Hummer to Ride on Goodyear

While the original Hummer and the subsequent H2 found few friends on this side of the Atlantic due to their massive dimensions, the new Hummer H3 may have shed sufficient pounds to make it a less rare sight on UK roads. The H3 is 389mm shorter, 119mm lower and 73mm narrower than the H2, although at 4.78 metres (almost 16ft) in length it still cuts an impressive figure.

22nd January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

London to Mongolia Charity Drive

Driving 8,000km through desert and bandit country in a 998cc 1989 Nissan Micra might not appeal to everyone, but two students from Buckinghamshire – with the support of Marangoni Tyre, Broadway Tyres and M&M Autos – are doing just that, all in the name of charity. Billed as ‘The Greatest Adventure in the World’, the Mongol Rally is a real test of courage and initiative, as there is no entourage of support vehicles or carefully marked courses. The 2005 rally was a massive success, despite only 14 entrants completing the trek. Competitors will travel across deserts and on roads that range from bad to non-existent to reach their final destination, and will prove to be an exceptional test for the Marangoni 155/70 T13 Trio tyres.

7th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Get Yourself Seen by the Roadside

Workwear manufacturer, Dickies, has launched a new range of high visibility clothing designed specifically for the vehicle rescue and recovery industry. In distinctive high visibility orange and navy all the garments feature regulation 5cm reflective strips and are fitted with a number features intended to assist those working in this tough occupation. For example the Recovery Poly/Cotton Trousers are fitted with multi-entry cargo pockets complete with a pocket for a mobile phone and radio. Kneepad pouches that will take flexible cushioned kneepads are also fitted to relieve the discomfort of working in a kneeling position on hard road surfaces. Combining regulation safety and detailed construction, this range of high visibility garments offers comfort, durability and protection when working at roadside.

5th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Wrangler Tyre for Working Pickup Trucks

In the USA, Goodyear has introduced a new tyre to its Wrangler range, designed for working pickup trucks that regularly tow heavy loads. Called the Wrangler SilentArmor Pro-Grade, the tyre incorporates Kevlar belts and a new tread compound for extended treadwear. There are over 39 million registered pickup trucks on US roads and sales of heavy-duty models have increased as a proportion of total pickup sales, from 25.3 per cent in 2003 to 31.9 per cent last year.

16th August 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

VOSA to Target Foreign Trucks

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is to wage a year-long campaign, targeting foreign lorries on the roads of Britain. This follows news that Government inspectors have found that foreign trucks are more than three times more likely than British trucks to be flouting safety rules. One quarter of foreign truck drivers checked in the year up to the end of March had exceeded the maximum number of driving hours allowed between breaks; this compares to only eight per cent of British drivers. Romanian, Turkish and Irish drivers proved to be the worst offenders, while it was found that Romanian trucks were twice as likely as British lorries to have major safety defects, such as faulty brakes and bald tyres. VOSA plans to check 22,500 foreign trucks over the next 12 months.

10th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

From Concept to Completion – Next Generation Tyre Recycling

Van Aarsen, a leading turnkey project supplier has introduced “Next Generation” tyre recycling systems for the production of tyre derived value added rubber powders and granules. Van Aarsen became involved in Tyre Recycling during the early eighties when a former employee took the first steps in tyre recycling. When leaving the diversification strategy in the late eighties their roads split.

12th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors