Pirelli tyres have dominated the second round of this year’s FIA European Historic Rally Championship, the 63rd Rally Costa Brava, with all three podium finishers using the Italian firm’s products.
‘Billy Coleman Young Driver Of The Year 2014’ Dean Raftery had never driven a WRC car before achieving a memorable sixth place overall on the recent (February 6-8) Colm Quinn BMW Galway Rally at the wheel of a Kumho-shod BMW Mini. The result was all the more remarkable for the fact that he and co-driver
Robert Kubica, running on Pirelli tyres, showed this combination to be the fastest one on this year’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, winning four stages and finishing second on two more. Kubica’s winning margin on the longest stage of the rally (Lardier et Valenca-Faye, at 51.70 kilometres) was the biggest one of the entire rally at 33 seconds.
Hankook Tire is about to kick off the new motorsport year with a top-flight event. The tenth anniversary of the 24-hour racing spectacle in Dubai (January 8 – 10, 2015) sees the premium tyre producer making its debut appearance as the event’s exclusive tyre partner and headline sponsor.
Cooper Tire Europe ambassador Xavier Foj is ramping up Foj Motorsport’s final preparations for what will be the Spanish driver’s 25th Dakar Rally next year.
One of the most eventful weekends of racing for the BRDC Formula 4 championship, using Yokohama control tyres, saw the top of the series leaderboard move around for the first time since the opening race weekend and set up a thrilling last round finale in five week’s time.
Marco Attard became the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Champion at the end of a dramatic season finale at Donington Park last weekend. For the third year running, the title went down to the wire with another intense and unpredictable showdown.
Pirelli Star Driver Daniel McKenna has become the latest driver to win the British Rally Championship with the help of Pirelli, thanks to his victory on the final round at the Rally Isle of Man last weekend.
A strong performance from the Pirelli drivers on Rallye Deutschland showcased the capabilities of the latest generation of RK and RKW tyres that were introduced to the World Rally Championship in Germany.
Darragh Daly from Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, has been selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Month for July, for his performances in the Formula Libre class at the wheel of a Formula Renault Tatuus.
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