Archive for October, 2010
Pirelli Stars Rise to Mixed Surface Challenge in Spain
Pirelli’s motorsport manager Mario Isola said: “It’s really exciting to see the next year of Pirelli Star Drivers coming through. Once again, I think we have found some real talent. Having drivers coming from across the world for the Shoot-Out has made this a very interesting event for us. Pirelli is proud to have backed the FIA’s young driver development initiative and we are delighted to see this continue into next season, maintaining Pirelli’s presence in the FIA World Rally Championship and furthering our rich history at the pinnacle of world rallying.”
De La Rosa on Home Territory as Pirelli Continues Testing
In total de la Rosa completed two days and 262 laps of running, the equivalent to around 1218 kilometres. Pirelli carried out a number of endurance runs in Barcelona, running for around 35 laps at a time, in order to verify the new tyre’s consistent performance and reliability in the long term.
Continental Wins Evo Magazine’s Tyre Test
ContiSportContact 5 P “set the standard in many of the tests, taking an almost clean sweep in the dry tests and rating very highly in the wet tests too. It also garnered praise for its feel and abilities in the subjective tests.”
JAXQuickfit Tyres Franchisee Cameron McConville Heads North in Search of V8 Glory
JAXQuickfit Tyres Franchisee, Cameron McConville will take time out from his busy day job, to contest the final endurance race in the current V8 Supercar Championship series, the Armor All Gold Coast 600, this weekend.
Pirelli Ready For Mixed-Surface Rally
On Friday (October 22), crews will tackle three stages run twice using the hard compound version of Pirelli’s Scorpion WRC gravel tyre. The first, the 35.94-kilometre Terra Alta stage, runs mainly on gravel, albeit with a section of asphalt measuring approximately six kilometres. Stage two, La Ribera d’Ebre, is all-gravel with the third test, Les Garrigues, half on asphalt and half on gravel.
Pirelli Creates Fashion Footwear Line
Italian tyre manufacturer, Pirelli has branched out from tyres, into the shoe business with the creation of its new footwear range.
JAXQuickfit Tyres Launches New Look Website
Leading Australian independent tyre retailer JAXQuickfit Tyres has today launched a brand new website, creating a dynamic on-line showcase for its huge range of products and services at www.jaxquickfit.com.au
Scented Tyres ? What Will They Think of Next ?
A new marketing craze, ‘scent marketing’ – the process of using smells to attract consumers – is proving quite popular around the world and is soon to hit Australian shores.
Google Cars Can Drive Themselves
Google, the world’s largest internet search engine, has developed technology for cars that can drive themselves.
Loeb Takes WRC Crown on Pirelli Tyres
While Loeb’s triumph on his home rally was widely considered a foregone conclusion before Thursday’s ceremonial start in Strasbourg, the tricky stage conditions put the onus firmly on survival as the rain-hit asphalt tests of the Alsace region became coated in mud and gravel dragged onto the road by competing crews taking ‘cuts’ through corners
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