A new penalty point regime for tyre safety came into force in May 2016 – since then only 853 penalty notices have been issued – compared with nearly 28,000 notices for mobile phone use. An analysis of the penalty point notices issued for tyre-related offences shows that there were just 853 detected infringements since the
Europe’s largest auto aftermarket show this year, Autopromotec 2017 opens it doors today. And we are there to bring coverage to you. The international exhibition of automotive equipment and aftermarket products, will take place at the Bologna Fiere exhibition centre. For more than 50 years, the event in this Italian city has been bringing together
Starmaxx, represented in Ireland by Kevin Burke Tyres has added a number of new sizes to two of its most popular tyres. Starmaxx has added a new size to its popular all-season Novaro ST 552 car tyre range. The tyre is now available in 195/50/R16. The company has also added a new size, 265/35/R18 to
Kumho has been appointed the exclusive tyre supplier of the revolutionary InMotion electric racing car. It is currently one of the world’s fastest fully-electric racing cars that will shortly make its debut at the Zandvoort motorsport circuit in Holland, shod with Kumho tyres. During the track’s annual Pinksterraces meeting (June 3-4), the young Dutch racing team InMotion,
In another thrilling duel between two R1 Yamaha machines, the Bridgestone-equipped YART Yamaha Official EWC Team finished a close runner-up at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben in Germany on May 20. YART on Bridgestone completed 318 laps less than 31 seconds behind its fellow factory-backed Yamaha team, and 3 laps ahead of the rest of
Michelin is set to unveil its wireless tyre pressure management system at Automechanika Birmingham from June 6-8. The user-friendly accessory, which is being distributed by Fit2Go, can be installed in under three minutes – helping to give motorists maximum performance, safety and fuel efficiency with the minimum of fuss. The valve-mounted part of the MICHELIN
Kevin Eves has been nominated for this year’s Motorsport Ireland Billy Coleman Young Rally Driver Award for his performances in March and April. The 25 year-old from Pettigo, Co Donegal, drove his Toyota Corolla to outright wins in the National sections of both the West Cork and Killarney Lakes Rallies, having earlier taken third place
Yorkshire-based Coast to Coast Recycling is benefitting from a 75 per cent reduction in its tyre puncture and repair bill after adopting a Michelin CargoXBib High Flotation tyre policy across its fleet of agricultural slurry tankers. The recycling company, whose tankers are on 24/7 emergency call-out, decided to trial the premium fitments on two of
After an overwhelming inaugural event in 2016, Automechanika Birmingham is set to be 70 per cent bigger and host over 800 exhibitors for the second edition of the UK’s leading exhibition for the automotive aftermarket and supply chain at the NEC June 6-8. From fast growth and a staggeringly positive response from the automotive industry,
So far this year, nominations for the prestigious Irish Auto Trade Awards 2018 are up 30 per cent. And it’s still not to late to be nominated but the deadline is fast approaching. It is Friday, the 9th. June, 2017. Nominations can be made in two ways. You can nominate a business provided you inform
At the forthcoming Isle of Man TT, due to be held from 27 May 27 June 9, Avon’s motorsport team will be marking the 60th anniversary of the first ever 100 mph lap of the TT, set on Avon tyres. The record-breaking lap was ridden by legendary Scottish rider, Bob McIntyre, on a four-cylinder
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