Category: News

The Irish Tyre Industy Association (ITIA) has confirmed dates and venues for its regional meetings in May.

  Daly Tyres has added the Cooper range of car tyres (PCR) and the Infinity range of radial agri-tyres to its ever-growing product portfolio.

Workshop equipment specialists, Techplus has just launched BlitzRotary’s new HydroLift S2 8.2 and  6.2 tonne capacity mobile column lifts to a very discerning and knowledgeable audience.

In Quarter 4, 2012 Bridgestone conducted a truck tyre survey at Mayfield services at Junction 14 on the M7. A total of 818 tyres were inspected on trucks and trailers. All major brands were checked for inflation pressure and tread depth.

Yokohama enjoyed what can only be described as a perfect start to this year’s BRDC Formula 4 Championship, running under the MSV Racing banner at Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix. No less than 21 drivers competed in the opening round of the new series, based on single seat racecars using Yokohama control

Continental has received the 2013 Automotive News PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award for its tyre  pressure monitoring system (TPMS) with patented LocSync software.

Bridgestone is concerned about a clear decline in the safety of drivers in Europe due to poor tyre maintenance.

After one of the longest and coldest winters in recent memory, touring caravan and motorhome owners are being reminded about the importance of checking their vehicle’s tyres before hitting the roads this spring.

Avon Motorsport is an official tyre partner to the British-based Time Attack series for 2013 and is supplying its acclaimed ZZR tyres and full competition slicks to competitors. In the first event of the year at Cadwell Park, Avon claimed the fastest outright lap of all the 51 drivers and a Time Attack lap record

Observant visitors at the recent Motor Show in Geneva will undoubtedly have noticed that the Mansory Sanguis based on the Bentley Continental GT, was on 22-inch wheels surrounded by  Vredestein Ultrac Vorti tyres.

Bridgestone is advising motorists to switch now to summer tyres. As soon as the clocks change and the weather gets warmer, it is in the best interest of the driver and his tyres to switch back to summer tyres, the company says.