Archive for August, 2011
The Belgian Grand Prix from a Tyre Point of View
Eau Rouge is one of the most difficult but most satisfying corners of the entire championship. The drivers arrive at 290kph: the aerodynamic load takes in 1G of vertical compression and 5G of lateral acceleration, putting the equivalent of 1000 kilograms on the front-left tyre and 950 kilograms on the rear tyre
Sneak Peek of 2012 Pirelli Calendar
Shot by acclaimed fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti, the 2012 Pirelli Calender ‘emphasises feminine beauty’ and features beauties including Milla Jovovich, Saskia de Brauw and Kate Moss.
Pirelli releases Super Bike iPhone App
The Italian tyre manufacturer intends for the new App to honour the success of the Diablo family of performance tyres for sporty road and racetrack use and its renewed role as Official Tyre Supplier to the Superbike World Championship until 2015.
Pirelli Star Driver scheme revealed for 2012 British Rally Championship
Next year’s Pirelli Star Driver will compete in a Skoda Fabia R2, run by British team TEG Sport – which has fielded the Star Driver entry for the last three seasons. Pirelli has chosen an R2-specification machine to help drivers make the transition from the BRC to the FIA WRC Academy, a support category to the World Rally Championship, which uses the company’s tyres as standard.
An equation with several unknowns for the MICHELIN PILOT SPORT in Germany
For Friday’s visit to the Mosel Valley vineyards, CITROËN RACING’s tyre strategy helped the factory DS3 WRCs take a decisive lead. The ‘S’ (soft) version of the MICHELIN Pilot Sport contributed to the handsome gap pulled out by Sébastien Ogier and Sébastien Loeb over the morning’s loop, the three stages of which provided competitors with a challenging mix of damp, very wet and, finally, entirely dry conditions.
Pirelli Gets Ready for the Ultimate Driver’s Track
As well as the immense speeds and G-forces, one of the greatest challenges of Spa-Francorchamps is the variable weather that characterises the region. Due to the widespread layout of the circuit, similar in style to the old Nurburgring Nordschleife, different microclimates mean that it can be raining on one part of the track but completely dry at another.
Breen Clinches Maiden WRC Academy Win in Germany
Irishman Craig Breen has claimed his first victory in the FIA WRC Academy Cup on ADAC Rallye Deutschland, round four of the Pirelli-backed series that aims to nurture the next generation of rally champions
Academy Drivers Face First Asphalt Test with Pirelli
The opening day of Rallye Deutschland takes in tight and twisty roads through the vineyards of the Mosel, with several short straights and hairpin bends. Day two incorporates the notorious Baumholder military ranges, which are characterised by concrete roads that were previously used by the German army for testing tanks
Goodyear Recognised by Military Experts for Reducing Fuel Consumptions through Tyre Innovation
The visit to Goodyear’s world headquarters in Akron was part of a nationwide tour sponsored by the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, a group dedicated to highlighting critical linkages between national security, energy independence, the economy and climate change
Rally Deutschland
The ninth round of the 2011 World rally Championship takes teams to Germany for the first of the season’s three predominantly asphalt events. The host town for the rally’s service park is Trier, the country’s oldest city which was founded by the Romans.
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