Nova Motorsport relaunches ACB11 rallycross tyre

Newly formed British tyre brand, Nova Motorsport, has relaunched the ACB11 rallycross tyre, which uses the same moulds, compound and construction as previously manufactured under the Avon Motorsport and Cooper Tires brands.

The ACB11 rallycross is the first Nova Motorsport-branded tyre to be produced at the old Avon Motorsport factory in Portugal, which was recently purchased and refurbished by Nova Motorsport.

To ensure the highest possible levels of consistent manufacturing quality and product performance at its new manufacturing facility, Nova Motorsport says it transported 200 lorries of equipment from the former Avon factory in Melksham in the UK, to Portugal.

The refurbished manufacturing facility is now said to host a state-of-the-art research and development laboratory to replicate the previously produced tyres and formulate new tyres for existing or future rallycross championships.

The ACB11 has been a success story in numerous global rallycross championships that have run on open and contracted tyre supply basis. The series-specific tyre has now won 10 FIA World Rallycross Championships, over 20 successive European crowns, and numerous national titles.

Nova Motorsport commercial director James Weekley explains: “We are delighted to bring back the ACB11 for rallycross competitors across the globe. Rallycross is one of the fastest, most exciting and most competitive, some might say most combative, forms of motorsport on the planet. And its values align precisely with Nova Motorsport’s ethos.

“Of all motorsport disciplines, rallycross is one of the most challenging for a tyre manufacturer. The combination of high-powered cars, jumps, bumps, aggressive kerbs, and ferocious wheel-to-wheel action places significant loads and forces on the tyre.

“Due to their extensive previous experience with the Avon Motorsport and Cooper Tires brands, the Nova Motorsport team members have unmatched in-depth expertise of the sport.”