The number of diesel cars in Australia is on the rise, 2009 figures showed an 80% increase in the number of passenger vehicles (car and 4WD) registered with diesel engines in the five years since 2004.
Continental Tyres has taken out top honours in the first tyre test of 2010, carried out by respected German automotive magazine “Auto Zeitung”
“There’s no doubt Dunlop has set a new standard for street-based sportbike tyres with the Sportmax Q2. The outright performance really is simply staggering!”
- MotoUSA magazine
This is my first column for 2010 and so much has already happened this year! Recently I went back to Mt Panorama to race in the Bathurst 12 Hour with fellow ex-V8 Supercar driver Paul Morris and Gary Holt, sharing Gary’s Eastern Creek International Karting BMW 335i.
BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A BMW 335I 2WD, THE EXPERIENCED TEAM OF JOHN BOWE, GARY HOLT & PAUL MORRIS TOOK THE FLAG IN THE FIERCELY-CONTESTED BATHURST 12 HOUR RACE HELD FROM 6.30AM – 6.30PM ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT MOUNT PANORAMA, NSW
“Dunlop is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high and ultra high performance tyres with an impressive track record of motorsport success, so Ford Performance Racing is a great fit for our brand,” said Phillip Cavagna
The Dunlop SP Sports Maxx ‘Sprint’ tyre, trialled for the first time in V8 Supercars last year, will have a greater presence in 2010 with the announcement one event will be held entirely using these softer tyres.
DuraPlus, Goodyear’s latest product offering in the value passenger segment that was launched in mid 2009, was selected as 2010’s “Recommended Tyre of the Year” for its innovative technology and long mileage by the Chinese publication Auto Magazine
Barry Gall and sons David, Peter, Craig, Ashley and Glen are all involved in the business,manufacturing some of the most well known custom designed all-terrain caravans, and since the start of their production, first choice Original Equipment tyre fitment has always been Goodyear Wranglers
“The Sportmax Q2 is a brand new ‘racebred, road ready’ tyre, possessing steering characteristics unlike any other sport tyre,” said Ken Wieden, Dunlop Motorcycle & Motorsport Manager.