Archive for April, 2011

Here and Now with John Bowe

By admin ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Well the V8 Supercar season is now in full swing with some fantastic racing already held at Abu Dhabi, Adelaide, the Australian F1GP with some exhibition races, and most recently over the ditch at the Hamilton 400.
There is a real buzz around the series and racing this year more than ever before and I think [...]

Van Gisbergen Scores Breakthrough V8 Win

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KIWI ACE SHANE VAN GISBERGEN HAS WON HIS FIRST V8 SUPERCAR RACE AT HIS HOME EVENT, THE ITM400 HAMILTON IN NEW ZEALAND ON APRIL 15-17.

Tyre talk

By admin ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The DZ03G is the latest evolution in Dunlop’s line-up of street-legal race tyres

Goodyear Again Named One of Most Reputable Companies

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Goodyear ranked 38th overall on the magazine’s sixth annual listing of companies with the best reputations with a score of 73.62, representing an improvement of two positions over 2010. Goodyear is the only tyre maker on the list and the highest-ranked company in the automotive industry.

Waters and Allerton star in Hidden Valley heat

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A BATTLE ROYALE RAGED BETWEEN TWO FORMER AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONS AT HIDDEN VALLEY ON APRIL 14-17, WITH PROCON MAXIMA BMW RIDER GLENN ALLERTON CLAIMING RACE 2 AND TEAM SUZUKI’S JOSH WATERS GETTING THE NOD, BY A SINGLE POINT, FOR THE ROUND WIN AFTER RESETTING THE TRACK RECORD DURING QUALIFYING AND TAKING OUT RACE 1.
2008 champion [...]

Goodyear Pulandian Celebrates First Official Tyre

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Located in Pulandian, China, the plant cost US$700 million to build and integrated some of the world’s most advanced tyre manufacturing technologies.

Dunlop Takes Targa Tasmania Podium Clean Sweep

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Queenslander Tony Quinn claimed his second modern Targa Tasmania title in three years with an emphatic display across five days and 500 kilometres of intense competition around the island state.

MICHELIN pleased with results of Le Mans test day

By admin ⋅ April 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

MICHELIN and its partners profited from the official pre-Le Mans test day to complete eight hours of testing ahead of the 2011 Le Mans 24 Hours. The aim was to validate its latest ranges of tyres ahead of the French endurance classic which will take place in seven weeks’ time (June 11-12)

Pirelli set to use new markings on its F1 tyres

By admin ⋅ April 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Pirelli has revealed it will introduce more distinctive markings on its Formula One tyres from the Turkish Grand Prix, which will make the different compounds ‘far more visible’.

Goodyear Breaks Ground on Global HQ Project

By admin ⋅ April 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Goodyear has announced that it has officially broken ground on its new global headquarters complex in Akron, Ohio.
The new complex will serve as headquarters for the company’s global operations and North American tyre business team and will connect to the existing Innovation Centre.
The project was announced several years ago, but the global financial crisis and [...]

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