| | 28.10.2011
World Champion takes on a new challenge
The newly crowned two-time Formula One world champion, Sebastian Vettel, took on Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery in a unique tyre fitting challenge at the Buddh International Circuit in India yesterday afternoon.
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| | 28.10.2011
Charthire chooses Bridgestone
Charthire, the national truck contract hire company specialising in truck rental and fleet management has opted for premium provider Bridgestone UK to supply new and retread tyres to its full fleet....
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| | 27.10.2011
Techplus raises standards of tyre repair
The Uni-Seal and Radial Seal repair system, from Tech International delivers significant benefits to the tyre shop, when compared to traditional, time consuming and expensive repair methods, according to distributors Techplus.
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| | 26.10.2011
Rema Tip Top Minicombi for plug / patch repair
In today’s economic climate, budgets are tight and price awareness amongst consumers is in overdrive. Offering favourably priced solutions without diminishing quality, is one guaranteed way to win empathy with the customer....... More...
| | 25.10.2011
Bridgestone check record number of cars
Bridgestone Ireland along with some of its key dealers have carried out a record number of tyre safety checks around Ireland coinciding with national tyre safety events in the Republic and Northern Ireland. More...
| | 25.10.2011
ITIA members make roads safer
ITIA member outlets nationwide got involved with Irish Road Safety Week (10-16th October) by offering free tyre safety checks to motorists and giving out free safety packs. More...
| | 24.10.2011
Stephen Wright makes mark on Down Rally
The list of eligible vans for the title of Continental Irish Van of the Year 2012 has been announced by the Irish Motoring Writers’ Association (IMWA) Van of the Year Jury. More...
| | 21.10.2011
€25,000 Toyota cash give away
To celebrate the launch of the new third generation Yaris, Toyota Ireland is kicking off an exciting promotion on Monday, October 24th, on its Facebook page, which will see the company give away €25,000 in cash and prizes over the next four weeks. More...
| | 21.10.2011
Continental confirms football sponsorship
Continental has confirmed that it will be playing an active role as exclusive partner and Official Sponsor for UEFA EURO 2012TM in Poland and Ukraine as well as UEFA EURO 2016 TM in France. More...
| | 20.10.2011
Rathcormac Tyres seeks Sonar agents
Blackwater Tyre Services Limited t/a Rathcormac Tyres, the long established tyre wholesaler is seeking agents for the Sonar range of of Car, Van and 4x4 tyres. More...
| | 20.10.2011
Team PR Reilly unveils winter specific Planogram
Team P R Reilly has put together a winter specific Planogram for stores to include all winter essentials such as ice scrapers, de-icer, anti-freeze, coolant, screenwash, salt and snow chains. This 1M planogram comes complete with a ‘Winter Motoring’ banner. More...
| | 18.10.2011
Tread carefully in wet weather
As we enter the wettest four months of the year, motorists are being urged to check the tread depth on their tyres to ensure they stay safe on the roads. More...
| | 18.10.2011
Dunlop's Moto2 Sepang Preview
From Phillip Island Dunlop heads straight to the tricky challenge of Sepang for round sixteen of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, the Malaysian Grand Prix, held on October 21-23 near to Kuala Lumpur. More...
| | 18.10.2011
Tyrexpo Africa 2012 update
Tyrexpo Africa is now firmly established on the international tyre and equipment calendar and the 2012 show will build on the importance of the southern African market to both domestic and international manufacturers, distributors, traders and buyers. More...
| | 17.10.2011
Vettel wins 10th grand prix of season
Newly-crowned world champion Sebastian Vettel has won his 10th grand prix of the season, after claiming the lead on the opening lap from his grid position of second place and using the correct pit stop strategy to maintain his advantage. More...
| | 14.10.2011
Murray ready for final race in the SEAT Supercopa Series
Eoin Murray, one of Ireland’s best known motoring personalities and SEAT brand ambassador, took to the track last month in the first of a two-part race programme in the Italian Seat Supercopa series driving for Drive Technology Italia at Vallelunga “Piero Taruffi”. More...
| | 14.10.2011
Tyrexpo Africa 2012 preview
International interest in the southern Africa tyre industry is helping to set new records for next year’s Tyrexpo Africa 2012 exhibition. More...
| | 14.10.2011
Yokohama scores category victory in Rally Scotland
Japanese tyre manufacturer Yokohama helped to guide Subaru driver Toshi Arai to victory in the Production Cup category of last weekend's Rally Scotland, the penultimate round of the 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. More...
| | 13.10.2011
Pirelli to launch new long haul truck tyre
Pirelli has developed a long haul truck tyre range that uses innovative technology to increase mileage up to fifteen per cent, as well as to offer high safety standards and improved acoustic comfort. More...
| | 13.10.2011
Auto Bild rates the Blizzak LM-32 as exemplary
German magazine Auto Bild has tested 12 tyres in size 225/45 R 17 on the ice-covered lakes of northern Sweden and Bridgestone's Blizzak LM-32 has emerged from this evaluation with the expert judgement of “exemplary”. More...
| | 12.10.2011
Defective tyre prosecutions hit seven year high
Yesterday was 'National Tyre Safety Day' in Ireland. Interestingly, news comes to us that the number of drivers successfully prosecuted by courts in England and Wales for driving on defective tyres has risen by 14 percent to more than 4,300 convictions. More...
| | 12.10.2011
CV Show 2012 looks set to be a sell-out
With truck and van sales up in the UK and the service and repair sector serving a busy road transport business, confidence is building for the 2012 CV Show and its dedicated Workshop zone. More...
| | 11.10.2011
Today is ‘National Tyre Safety Day’
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) have launched a campaign to improve awareness among drivers of the need to maintain their tyres, particularly as winter approaches. More...
| | 11.10.2011
Equip Auto opens in Paris today
Equip Auto 2011 open its door this morning. The international automotive aftermarket trade fair runs until Saturday 15 October 2011 at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, in the French capital. More...
| | 10.10.2011
Fisher flies to IRC points on Rally of Scotland
Alastair Fisher marked a one-off appearance in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge by finishing RACMSA Rally of Scotland in Perth yesterday (Sunday) as the leading British driver following a standout performance at the wheel of his M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000. More...
| | 10.10.2011
Vettel claims F1world title on Pirelli tyres
Sebastian Vettel, driving for Red Bull Racing, has joined an exclusive club of drivers to have won Formula One World Championships on Pirelli tyres: Giuseppe Farina (1950), Alberto Ascari (1952, 1953) and Juan Manuel Fangio (1951, 1954,1957). More...
| | 06.10.2011
Pirelli looks forward to Suzuka
Suzuka in Japan has been the scene of many battles for the championship, but this year Sebastian Vettel needs just one point to make sure of his second consecutive title..... More...
| | 05.10.2011
RSA and ITIA launch National Tyre Safety Day
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) have launched a campaign to improve awareness among drivers of the need to maintain their tyres, particularly as winter approaches. More...
| | 05.10.2011
Audi driver Martin Tomczyk is DTM Champion
Audi driver Martin Tomczyk, from Rosenheim, Bavaria has been crowned champion of the Hankook sponsored 2011 DTM with a third place at the penultimate race of the season at Valencia at the weekend. More...
| | 04.10.2011
Hankook unveils new DTM tyre
Hankook, the exclusive tyre partner to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) has unveiled its new competition tyre for next season. More...
| | 04.10.2011
Graham Matcham leaves Avon Tyres
Graham Matcham, former motorcycle sales manager, has left Avon Tyres after 23 years’ service to pursue other opportunities in the motorcycle industry. More...
| | 03.10.2011
Multiple titles for Dunlop at Petit Le Mans
Dunlop scored title success in the 14th running of Petit Le Mans at the weekend, with Dunlop team Signatech Nissan taking the LMP2 title of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup (ILMC) and BMW taking the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) manufacturer’s title for a second season. More...
| | 30.09.2011
Continental tops winter tyre tests
Continental's ContiWinterContact TS 800 and the ContiWinterContact TS 830 have topped the rankings in the subcompact, compact and mid-range vehicle classes of a number of important winter tyre tests. More...
| | 29.09.2011
Moto2 moves to Motegi
Dunlop heads to Motegi for the Japanese Grand Prix, the 14th round of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, held on September 30 – October 1. More...
| | 27.09.2011
Leonard back to class winning ways
Following a difficult season, Jonny Leonard returned to class winning ways at the Bushwacker Rally, the latest event in the Northern Ireland Rally Championship. More...
| | 27.09.2011
Vettel wins in Singapore
Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel claimed his ninth victory of the year with Pirelli, but second place for McLaren’s Jenson Button, Vettel’s only potential challenger, means that the title fight will continue to the next round in Japan. More...
| | 26.09.2011
Rathcormac Tyres seeks Sonar agents
Blackwater Tyre Services Limited t/a Rathcormac Tyres, the long established tyre wholesaler is seeking agents for the Sonar range of of Car, Van and 4x4 tyres. More...
| | 26.09.2011
Eoin Murray takes podium finish in the SEAT Leon Supercopa
Eoin Murray, one of Ireland’s most well known motoring personalities and SEAT brand ambassador, took to the track on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September in the first of a two-part race programme in the Italian Seat Supercopa series driving for Drive Technology Italia at Vallelunga “Piero Taruffi”. More...
| | 26.09.2011
Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month
Gary Thompson from Donabate, Co Dublin has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for August, the third year in a row that he has joined the shortlist for the Young Driver of the Year Award. More...
| | 23.09.2011
Bridgestone unveils OTR tyre plant plans
Bridgestone Americas Tire operations, LLC, will begin production of large and ultra-large off-the-road radial tyres for construction and mining vehicles (“large and ultra-large ORR tyres”) at a new plant in Aiken County, South Carolina, U.S. More...
| | 23.09.2011
SEAT backs TyreSafe campaign
SEAT may be synonymous with its sunny Spanish homeland, but the brand is supporting TyreSafe's campaign to highlight the major safety benefits of winter tyres. More...
| | 22.09.2011
National Tyre Safety Day confirmed
National Tyre Safety Day organised by the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) in association with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) will take place on Tuesday, October 11. More...
| | 22.09.2011
Why winter tyres?
There is a huge lack of awareness in the UK and Ireland about winter tyres. Research conducted by Continental identified that nearly half (47 per cent) of motorists in the UK and Ireland are unaware that winter tyres exist. More...
| | 20.09.2011
Hankook unveils new UHP tyre
Hankook has unveiled its new high end,ultra high performance tyre - Ventus S1 evo² - the company's first UHP tyre engineered with DTM racing technology. More...
| | 15.09.2011
ITIA Golf Outing in review
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) held its Annual Golf Outing at Mount Wolseley Hotel & Golf Club in Tullow, Co. Carlow, last Friday September 9. More...
| | 15.09.2011
Michelin in joint venture in China
The Michelin Group, Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company have signed the final agreement to create a joint venture in China to produce and market Warrior brand passenger car and light truck tyres for the local market. More...
| | 14.09.2011
Moto2 Dunlop Aragón preview
Dunlop heads to Spain for the third time this season for the Aragón Grand Prix, round 13 of the 2011 Moto2 Championship, held on September 16-18 at the Motorland Aragón circuit. More...
| | 12.09.2011
Kartmania.ie Rally Sprint on horizon
Entries are streaming in for the upcoming Kartmania.ie Rally Sprint promoted by the Imokilly Motor Club (IMC) on Sunday the 18th of September. The event will take place at the Corrin Event Centre, Rathcormac, Co. Cork. More...
| | 12.09.2011
Pirelli enjoys thrilling home race at Monza
At Pirelli’s home race in Monza, the tifosi were treated to a spectacular race that resulted in another victory for Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel, bringing the young German even closer to his second consecutive drivers’ title. More...
| | 12.09.2011
Season finale beckons for Dunlop's Motocross stars
After a stunning return from injury by Evgeny Bobryshev in last Sunday's European Grand Prix, Dunlop heads to the 15th and final round of its 2011 Motocross MX1 comeback with two riders looking to climb further inside the championship top six. More...
| | 12.09.2011
FIA and Micheiln co-operates on sustainable mobility
Starting in 2011, and for the next two years, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Michelin will be implementing a partnership agreement designed to develop new actions to foster a safer and more sustainable mobility, a mobility that also respects the environment. More...
| | 09.09.2011
Alliance unveils new loader tyre
Alliance, represented in Ireland by Kirky Tyres, has released a new wide based radial in the 650 design for use on loaders / dozers and graders. More...
| | 09.09.2011
Dunlop scores LMP1 clean sweep in Baltimore
Dunlop achieved a dream result in the inaugural Baltimore Grand Prix, the seventh round of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) on Saturday 3 September, with Dunlop tyres gracing the top three finishing LMP1 cars. More...
| | 08.09.2011
Campaign for fairer commercial rates
A new national business organisation, Irish Employers for Affordable Rates (IEAR), which wants the government to reform the present local authority commercial rates system, was launched in Dublin on Wednesday. More...
| | 07.09.2011
McNulty gets Mór in Galway
Even though they incurred a time penalty of one minute and 15 seconds, Tim McNulty / Paul Kiely (Subaru WRC), still emerged comfortable winners of the Mór Oil Galway Summer Rally, the seventh round of the Dunlop National Rally Championship at the weekend. More...
| | 07.09.2011
Vredestein introduces Wintrac Nextreme SUV
In preparation for winter, Vredestein has unveiled the Wintrac Nextreme SUV, the latest ultra high performance (UHP) winter tyre for SUVs, designed in close cooperation with Italian design company Giugiaro. More...
| | 07.09.2011
TyreSafe launches new website
TyreSafe, the UK tyre safety organisation has launched its new website and visitors will find a cleaner layout, enjoy easier navigation, plus have access to a wide range of handy tyre safety hints, tips, videos, animations and other useful resources. More...
| | 06.09.2011
Norwegian Drift ace to star at Mondello
2010 Formula Drift Rookie of the year Fredric Aasbo will headline an international grid of world-class drifters at the forthcoming Prodrift Ireland Finals, September 11th 2011 at Mondello Park. More...
| | 06.09.2011
Pirelli looks forward to Italian Grand prix
The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is one of the most historic and eagerly anticipated races of the year for Pirelli, which is located in parkland just half an hour from the Italian firm’s headquarters to the north of Milan. More...
| | 05.09.2011
ITIA Annual Golf Day reminder
The Irish Tyre Industry Association's (ITIA) Annual Golf Day will be held this Friday September 9, at Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow Co. Carlow. More...
| | 05.09.2011
Hankook tyre stars in DTM series
Since the start of the current season, Hankook has been the exclusive tyre partner of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters)which is amongst most popular international touring car series. More...
| | 05.09.2011
Marangoni consolidates its presence in Germany
With effect from September 1, Ellerbrock Reifenrunderneuerungs-Technologie GmhH, acquired by the Marangoni Group in the early 1990s and specialising in the development of tyre retreading materials, will trade under the name of Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH. More...
| | 02.09.2011
Hankook to exhibit at Frankfurt
In keeping with its motto “Driving Emotion,” Hankook will present cutting-edge tyre solutions and an exciting programme at the 64th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt from 15th – 25th September 2011. More...
| | 02.09.2011
Tyrexpo Africa 2012
Major names from Southern Africa’s tyre and equipment sector have announced plans for a strong presence at Tyrexpo Africa 2012 in Johannesburg (6-8 March’12). More...
| | 01.09.2011
Hire specialist chooses Michelin X-Terminal T tyres
Transport hire specialist William Gilder is targeting reduced operating costs and increased uptime across its fleet of terminal tractors, following a move to fitting Michelin’s X-Terminal T tyres – a dedicated industrial tyre designed for shunting applications. More...
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