Falken Archive
13 Mar 2015
Falken confirms 2015 VLN and Nürburgring campaign
Japanese tyre manufacturer, Falken Tyre Europe is continuing its motorsport campaign with the proven Porsche 911 GT3 R racing the Nordschleife once again in 2015. Peter Dumbreck, Wolf Henzler, Alexandre Imperatori and Martin Ragginger will again contend selected races of the VLN Championship along with the legendary ADAC 24 hour race.
18 Jun 2015
Falken tyres available for new Honda HR-V
The Honda HR-V will be rolling out across European showrooms this summer, with the option to order the new compact SUV equipped with Falken tyres.
06 Oct 2014
Falken unveils latest on/off-road truck tyres
Operators seeking affordable yet resilient truck tyres, versatile enough to cope with today’s growing market demands for mixed usage on a daily basis, have a new option from Falken.
07 Jan 2015
Falken Drift team to exhibit at MotoFest 2015
Falken Tyres’ iconic International Drift Team has confirmed its participation at the Coventry MotoFest, May 29-31.
16 Dec 2014
Coventry MotoFest to feature Falken International Drift Team
Falken’s iconic drift team is the first to announce it will perform at Coventry’s MotoFest on May 29th-31st 2015. The UK team of Matt Carter, Paul Cheshire and Kirstie Widdrington plus Irish Drift Champion James Deane are planning to get all four Falken-shod cars simultaneously driving around the Coventry ring road in a spectacular display
28 Aug 2014
Run-flat technology now available on Falken’s UHP range
Announced earlier this year, Falken’s run-flat tyres are now available to purchase offering benefits for the end user and fitter alike
12 Dec 2013
Falken Tyres provides support for Under 17 Motor Club Autosolo
Building upon the success of its inaugural support of the Under 17 Motor Club in 2013, Falken Tyre Europe is helping more young drivers to get involved in motorsport by providing tyres for their Autosolo event at Autosport International (Jan 9th-14th 2014).
15 Aug 2013
Victory at Lydden Hill for Falken drifter Paul Cheshire
Proving that quality not quantity counts, Falken drifter Paul Cheshire triumphed in the fourth round of the British Drift Championship at Lydden Hill; despite Team Falken UK being down on drift drivers. While teammate Kirsty Widdrington failed to qualify, Cheshire took the top podium position in the Pro class and even made it into the
20 Jun 2013
Falken Motorsports: The Movie is launched
Filmed across three countries and on location at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, a wealth of driver interviews, intense racing and pure action make up the newly released Falken Motorsports: The Movie. The 28 minute film telling the entire story of the team’s exploits is now available to view online via sites such as YouTube and
13 Jun 2013
Falken supports grassroots motorsports
An 11 year old girl is the latest youngster to gain tyre support from Falken as the Japanese manufacturer expands its presence in UK grass roots motorsport.
01 Jul 2015
Falken Tyre brings the smoke to the Goodwood Festival of Speed
European drift champion and Falken Motorsports professional drifter James Deane was one of the lucky few to be invited to drift the legendary and prestigious Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb in front of over 300,000 fans in attendance, and hundreds of thousands more online last weekend.