Donegal driver Donagh Kelly, the former National and Tarmac rally champion, extended his already long list of achievements by becoming the first driver ever to win the Quality Hotel Clonakilty West Cork International five years in a row. At the finish in Clonakilty yesterday, he and co-driver Conor Foley had almost two minutes to spare
Firestone, the iconic tyre brand, has launched its online public voting platform for the 2018 Firestone Battle of the Bands. Firestone aim to encourage and support emerging music talent in Ireland with this initiative, which is now in its second year. The competition, run in conjunction with the Vantastival Music Festival, offers a number of
BMW has elected to make the Kumho Crugen HP91 standard fit on the latest generation of its popular X3 model. Kumho tyres are already fitted to examples of BMW’s 1, 2 and 3 Series cars and the Munich-based motor manufacturer has now decided the HP91 is the right product for its mid-size SUV. The 245/50
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly supported the adoption of the ‘Own Initiative Report’ on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems. The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has added its voice of support to the 633 MEPs that requested the European Commission to publish a legislative initiative to guarantee fair, unrestricted and in real time access
Nominations for the Irish Auto Trade Awards 2019 are now open. This is the fifth year of the phenomenally successful Irish Auto Trade Awards which has brought recognition to the best in the Irish automotive aftermarket. You can self nominate your own business or nominate another business in practically all auto retail and supplier sectors
The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) held its AGM and Annual Dinner in the Gibson Hotel, Point Village, Dublin 1 on Thursday, March 8. At the event, ITIA President Paddy Murphy set out the vision for the association for 2018. He acknowledged to members that the industry has been going through very turbulent times recently,
Ulster Tyres in conjunction with Nankang tyres is running a competition, where you can experience the adrenaline-fuelled thrills of the Fast & Furious Live Global Arena Tour when it comes to the Belfast SSE Arena in May. Two lucky fans will get to watch Fast & Furious Live weaving together the iconic cars from the
Kevin Burke Tyres has an all-encompassing agri-tyre portfolio that offers choice, availability and value for money, writes John Loughran. The Starmaxx backbones the company’s range of agri-tyres and the ever-popular TR-110 65 Series is the mainstay of the range with new sizes being added all the time. To bring the new sizes to market, Starmaxx
Since its introduction to Ireland and launch at last year’s National Ploughing Championships, the Agrimax V-Flecto tyre range from BKT Tyres continues to turn heads among Irish farmers and contractors. This Agrimax V-Flecto tyre is BKT’s version of a V.F. Technology (very high flexion) tyre designed for high-power tractors used both on and off the
Continental is extending its radial portfolio for agricultural machinery this summer after revealing the names of its new tyre line-up. The TractorMaster is the advanced tractor series 65 tyre and complements the standard tyres Tractor70 and Tractor85. In addition, the company will launch a harvester tyre in the size 800/65R32 178 A8 which will be
The New Renault Mégane R.S. has been updated with state-of-the-art technology for greater agility, efficiency and driving enjoyment. These innovations still rely on the right tyres which is why Bridgestone engineered every aspect of the Potenza S001 to match the new design of the iconic French hot hatch. A tailored approach was a must for
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