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04 Oct 2013
Continental showcases new generation of Coach and Bus tyres
Continental Tyres showcased new generation of products at Coach & Bus Live, at the NEC in Birmingham this week. With the ever increasing environmental and safety requirements placed on tyres in the passenger sector, Continental has for the first time created a range specifically for that market. The new tyres, Conti Urban, Conti CityPlus and
16 Sep 2013
Avon Tyres sponsors ‘Four Corners of Britain’ charity ride
Avon Tyres recently backed a successful sidecar charity ride which reached all four corners of the United Kingdom, in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
28 Aug 2013
Boyles head to Ballinasloe as Dunlop Champions
Newly crowned Dunlop National Rally champions, Donegal cousins, Declan and Brian Boyle (Subaru WRC) are the top seeds for Sunday’s penultimate round of the national series, the Carlton Shearwater Galway Summer Rally.
21 Aug 2013
Dunlop Riders Fill X Games 2013 Podiums in Los Angeles
The Summer X Games in Los Angles, California, USA always deliver hours of exciting viewing to millions of extreme sports fans, and the competition in 2013 seemed better than ever. Dunlop athletes fared very well; in the eight Moto X categories, Dunlop-sponsored riders scored 23 of 24 podium positions. In the dry, hard-packed track conditions
16 Aug 2013
Bridgestone Potenza tyres OE first Volvo Polestar
Bridgestone ultra high-performance Potenza tyres have been chosen as factory fitment for the new 350-horsepower Volvo S60 Polestar. The tyre in size 235/40 R19 96Y has been extensively tested by the Swedish company and approved for its first-ever Polestar production road car. A limited production run of the 4 wheel-drive Volvo S60 Polestar has been
13 Aug 2013
Cullen to race in Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship
Multiple Irish champion Michael Cullen will come out of semi- retirement to race in the Patch Tyre Equipment Fiesta Championship at Mondello Park on August 25th.Cullen is probably Ireland’s most successful saloon car driver, having won an incredible 8 titles between 1993 and 1996 before winning the European Ferrari Challenge twice and coming third in
07 Aug 2013
Tyre Safety Week on horizon
Tyre Safety Week run by the The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) and the Road Safety Authority takes place this year, October 7-13.
29 Jul 2013
Motorists advised to stay pumped up
Drivers are being reminded about the need to make sure their tyres are properly inflated, to avoid temperature induced tyre failures.
03 Jul 2013
Goodyear launches innovative new coach tyres as retreads
Goodyear is launching its innovative new coach tyres as retreads in the TreadMax premium retread range. The TreadMax Marathon Coach all position tyre and TreadMax UltraGrip Coach winter drive tyre are now both available in size 295/80R22.5 as moldcure retreads.
01 Jul 2013
Cooper launches new wet-weather rallycross tyre
Cooper Tire has launched a new 17-inch wet-weather rallycross tyre, raising the standard in wet-weather performance, as Cooper continues its ongoing commitment to research and development in the Rallycross arena.
19 Jun 2013
Westlake sponsored NTDA Golf Day 2013 on horizon
Following on from last year’s event held at the prestigious Brabazon championship course at The Belfry, this year’s Westlake Tyres sponsored NTDA Annual Golf Day will take place on 24 July at the Brocket Hall Estate, one of England’s finest golf venues.