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Apollo Vredestein participating in rubber-alternative research

Apollo Vredestein has announced its involvement in research into sources of natural rubber as a partner in the EU-PEARLS project. The objective of the project is to find a European alternative to Hevea brasiliensis-derived natural rubber. The tyre maker notes that replacing natural rubber with a synthetic variant is not always a practical consideration for tyre makers, and with demand for natural rubber continuing to rise, other sources are becoming increasingly attractive. The threat to rubber trees posed by diseases such as South American Leaf Blight provides additional incentive to find an alternative.

3rd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Zafco to show Idiada-proven Zeetex ZT1000 at Essen

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Zafco has tested its new Zeetex ZT1000 pattern at the Idiada testing facility in Spain, assessing its strengths and areas for improvement against two other brands from Korea and Taiwan respectively. The tyre tested strongly in aquaplaning, braking distance, steering, comfort, noise and estimated tyre life, consistently performing as well as, or better than, at least one of the other tyres tested, the company says. Testing on a scale of 1-10, where 10 denotes “exceptional” performance, the tyre scored consistently between seven (“good”) and eight (“very good”). Raghavendra Sanga, business & technical insights manager at Zafco, commented that: “R&D at Zeetex will incorporate the results of this study in its future product developments.” He also revealed that Zeetex will showcase the ZT1000 “as an environment friendly tyre at Reifen 2012 in Essen, Germany."

23rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Facebook safety contest offers young drivers Citroën C1

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Michelin has announced details of a road safety competition for young drivers run through Facebook. The company explains that social media is a logical means for disseminating information to the young; nearly 80 per cent of young Europeans aged 16 to 24 are regular users of social media. They are also the main victims of road accidents, twice as likely to be involved in accidents as older, more experienced drivers. Every year nearly 5,000 young people aged 18 to 24 are killed in road accidents in the European Union on average. Named Tom European Tour, Michelin’s game invites young people who drive – or are learning to drive – to travel with a virtual character named Tom through the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Spain.

19th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Rosberg dominant as McLaren’s use Pirelli medium tyre for podium charge

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Nico Rosberg has stamped his name on the 2012 Formula One season with a dominant weekend in China, during which Pirelli says the Mercedes driver managed his allocation of the P Zero White medium tyre and P Zero Yellow soft tyre perfectly. With Ross Brawn behind him – as he was for teammate, Michael Schumacher’s seven Championship titles – Rosberg is now firmly marked out as a contender, claiming pole position by half a second, and taking his debut victory over 20 seconds ahead of the pursuing McLarens of Jensen Button and Lewis Hamilton. Both British drivers showed masterful use of pit stops and tyre compounds as Button, Hamilton and Mark Webber all passed defending champion Sebastian Vettel, who used a two-stop strategy, on fresher sets of P Zero White medium tyres.

16th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Further Michelin guide apps released for iPhone

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Michelin has launched an iPhone version of its Great Britain & Ireland 2012 guide. This app, released along with Apple-friendly guides for Italy, Spain, Portugal and Europe, is downloadable from the App Store and contains information for all the restaurants and hotels featured in the 2012 guide.

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16th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

P Zero Yellow soft tyre 0.6 seconds faster in China

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Pirelli has taken its P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero White medium tyres to China for the forthcoming Grand Prix weekend, and it looks likely that the softer tyre will provide drivers with around 0.6 seconds per lap following Friday practice. Mercedes driver, Michael Schumacher used the P Zero Yellow to set the fastest time of the day during the second session, setting a time of 1:35:973 on his first flying lap. Pirelli said this display underlines the rapid warm-up of the soft compound.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone CAIS wins Spanish safety award

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Bridgestone’s new Contact Area Information Sensing technology (CAIS) has won an industry award for the second time in as many months. Spain’s leading economic and financial magazine, Actualidad Económica has selected Bridgestone’s CAIS safety technology as one of the “100 Best Ideas of the Year” in the automotive category.

10th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli announces Bahrain, Spain, Monaco GP compound selections

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Pirelli has announced its tyre nominations for the next three rounds (four to six) of this year’s FIA Formula One World Championship in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco. The supplier will take the P Zero Yellow soft tyre to all three events. Accompanying it in Bahrain will be the P Zero White medium; in Spain the manufacturer breaks with its convention of keeping compounds one step apart, supplying the P Zero Silver hard tyre; in Monaco, Pirelli will use its supersoft P Zero Red compound for the first time this season, helping to rubberise the road surfaces used at one of motorsport’s most iconic events, in addition to providing greater grip on the most twisty circuit of the year.

3rd April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Alguersuari, Di Grassi to test Pirelli F1 tyres

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Pirelli has appointed Spain’s Jaime Alguersuari and Brazilian, Lucas di Grassi as its test drivers for the 2012 season. Their joint appointment marks the first time Pirelli will have two permanent Formula One test drivers; di Grassi carried out the role single-handedly last year, and Pirelli says the addition of Alguersuari will give the company broader knowledge of the most current generation of Formula One machinery. The latter driver made seven top-10 finishes in 2011 for the Toro Rosso team, while di Grassi started 18 races for Virgin Racing in 2010.

30th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Avon 3D Ultra – three road/track options for sportsbike riders

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In mid-March, Avon Tyres officially launched its latest high performance motorcycle tyre range – the 3D Ultra. Tyre dealers and members of the press got their hands on the new tyres for the first time during a launch event at the Almeria circuit in Spain, and Avon says the tyres “exceeded expectations” despite the difficult weather conditions experienced. All three versions of the 3D Ultra were put through their paces, and riders attending the launch commented favourably on the new Avon rubber.

28th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Wegmann appoints Iberian sales manager

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Wegmann automotive has appointed Esteban Urgel as its new sales manager for the Iberian region. The company says the appointment represents an increase in its efforts to spur “rapid growth in European countries outside Germany”. Urgel took up his post, covering Spain and Portugal, in February.

27th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

MotoGP pre-season testing ends as Stoner sets pace

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MotoGP’s pre-season testing has concluded at Jerez with a late dash by Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner confirming the Australian’s place at the top of the 21-rider lap-time table. Jerez was the first time all twenty-one riders campaigning the upcoming MotoGP season shared the same circuit, and the reigning champion’s 1:38.780 ensured he was the fastest man at each of the IRTA pre-season tests. Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo, the 2010 champion, achieved a best time of 1:38.953, showing potential and promising some exciting duels throughout the upcoming season. Shinji Aoki, manager, Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Development Department, said that the company will “leave Spain having achieved all our technical objectives.”

26th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Growth continues at Euro-Tyre

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A year ago the newly appointed managing director of Euro-Tyre BV, Frank van Leeuwen, reported that the Netherlands-based wholesaler enjoyed growth in excess of 25 per cent in 2010. Yet the company, like many in the business, needed to remain on the ball in order to avoid the widespread tyre availability issues brought on by an improving economy. Now, 12 months later, Euro-Tyre says that while the problem of availability and supply lies in the past, the pattern of strong growth has continued.

19th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

7.1 per cent fall in EU car registrations

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ACEA, the European Automoblie Manufacturers' Association, has published figures showing that, in January, demand for new cars dropped by 7.1 per cent in the EU, compared to the same month a year earlier. In total, 968,769 new registrations were recorded in the region, with on average one more working day than in January 2011. These figures exclude Malta, for which data was unavailable.

21st February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

F1 testing moves to Catalunya

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Pirelli has accumulated several thousand kilometres on Spain’s Jerez circuit in private and official Formula One testing, but the Italian tyre supplier will be hoping for better weather as it moves north to the Circuit de Catalunya. A fortnight ago, varied conditions made testing a challenge, as teams try to simulate the conditions they will face when the F1 season commences in Australia on 16 March. Pirelli has announced that the P Zero White medium compound will be available alongside the P Zero Yellow soft compound, and with the weather colder than expected in Jerez, the former has proved the most popular tyre for testing. Pirelli has also nominated the P Zero White for China and Malaysia, the second and third Grands Prix respectively.

20th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

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