Owen Murphy / James O Brien are gearing up for an assault on the 2013 Valvoline Forest Rally Championship. The 2011 champions are back for another cut at the series in their Hankook Mitsubishi Evo 9.
Known for their long life and premium engineering since 1871, today’s Continental tyres are reaching new heights as they help operate some of the world’s most inventive engineering projects.
Cooper competitors in the 2013 Dakar Rally were celebrating at the weekend weekend as Xavi Foj took his second consecutive T2 class title, while the Race2Recovery team secured its place in the history books by completing the world’s toughest rally.
The Al Dobowi Group, parent company of Infinity Tyres Europe, has recently announced its intention to expand its European commercial team. During the early months of 2013, Al Dobowi plans to strengthen all customer-facing areas, focusing particularly on the sales, marketing and customer service departments at its European head office based in London.
Four years after trialling its first Montracon trailer with Michelin’s new X One MaxiTrailer tyres, Nestlé Customer Logistics reports that 25 per cent of its 200-strong tri-axle ‘Cooliner’ fleet is operating on the uniquely sized 445/45 R 22.5 tyres.
Avon Tyres has now added the family of 3D Ultra tyres to its Road Hazard Warranty. Avon is so confident in its products that, should a tyre become unserviceable as a result of qualified tyre damage, including punctures, a replacement will be offered at no charge. No other motorcycle tyre manufacturer offers such a scheme.
Infinity Tyres has confirmed its participation at the next edition of Motortec Automechanika Ibérica, Madrid’s ‘International Components, Equipments and Automotive Services’ trade show, organised under licence by Messe Frankfurt.
Westlake Tyres has confirmed its participation at the upcoming edition of Motortec Automechanika Ibérica, Madrid’s ‘International Components, Equipments and Automotive Services’ trade show, organised in conjunction with German trade fair operators Messe Frankfurt.
Avon Tyres are being fitted to a series of specially-built motorcycles which celebrate the ‘Spirit of the Seventies’ – classic bikes which have been overhauled into stylish, bespoke machines combining the best of retro style and modern performance.
Bridgestone is set o establish a new technical centre in Thailand, with a total investment of the project is approximately ¥3.7 billion. Currently, tyre development, tyre production technology development, and quality management for operations in the Asia Pacific region are handled by the company’s technical center in Japan.
