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Lowndes Clean Sweeps the Coates Hire Ipswich 300

By admin ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes has made a clean sweep of the Coates Hire Ipswich 300, winning all three races at the Queensland event.

Motorcross 1-2 for Dunlop in Australian MX Nationals

By admin ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A crowd of more than 5,000 fans packed into Queensland’s Coolum Pines circuit to watch the season finale on July 30-31, which saw Jay Marmont take out his fourth consecutive title ahead of teammate Josh Coppins.

Dunlop Wins Extension to V8 Supercar Control Tyre Contract
V8 Supercar ‘Car of the Future’ to run on Dunlop rubber

By admin ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Dunlop is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high and ultra high performance tyres with an impressive track record of motorsport success. Since 2002, Dunlop has exclusively supplied the V8
Supercar Championship control tyres, which are hand-made at the company’s specialised racing tyre factory in Nagoya, Japan.

The Belgian Grand Prix from a Tyre Point of View

By admin ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 22, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

By admin ⋅ August 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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

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