Sculptures Made From Nothing but Used Tyres

He uses up to 50 different tyres on a single sculpture, with each artwork taking anywhere from a few weeks to several months to finish.

Sébastien Loeb hands MICHELIN its 240th WRC win

This weekend marked the Rally Mexico debut of the hard-compound ‘H1’ version of the MICHELIN Latitude Cross which was introduced in 2011. After the weekend’s wide, technical stages in the Sierra Madre, near Leon, Mexico, today’s result provides further evidence of the potential of this tyre which was used last year in Jordan, Greece and Spain. It is a promising pointer, too, for the rest of 2012 when the same tyre will be available for all the remaining gravel rounds, with the exception of Rally Finland.

Maxxis President Receives Honorary Doctorate

Taiwan’s National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech) has awarded its first ever honorary doctorate degree to Mr. Wally Chen, president of Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. d/b/a Maxxis Internationa

Aussie’s Love for SUVs Bring Strong New Car Sales

“These impressive numbers are due to a 73.4 per cent increase (2,148) in the sales of small SUVs since January 2012, which is a 68.1 per cent increase (3,767) in the sales of small SUVs over that same period in 2011.”

JAXQuickfit Tyres congratulates Mitch Cooper from Gold Coast United FC

Mitch is a part of the JAXQuickfit Tyres family as his father, Robert Cooper, is the owner of our Caloundra store on the Gold Coast.

In an Australian first, Mitch, aged just 17, made his professional debut whilst also wearing the Gold Coast United captain’s armband.

Strong Start to New Vehicle Sales in 2012

Official VFACTS data released recently by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries shows that 76,783 passenger cars, SUVs and commercial vehicles were sold in January (up 4.3 per cent or 3,199 vehicles compared to the same month in 2011).

MICHELIN X-Ice North, for world class rallying at -30°C!

Certain stages of the 2012 Rally Monte-Carlo starred the studded MICHELIN Pilot Alpin WRC which was specially designed and developed for the season’s opening clash. Competitors on Rally Sweden will run the MICHELIN X-Ice North

Bridgestone Starts 2012 MotoGP testing

Six lap records were set on Bridgestone tyres last yet, but feedback from riders suggested that additional safety features needed to be built into new tyres, and Bridgestone Motorsport general manager, Tohru Ubukata says this is where the focus has been.

OZ Selected as Ferrari F1 Wheel Supplier

In announcing its selection of OZ wheels, Ferrari described the 1971-established wheel maker as “an Italian company that is a world leader in the world of competition and the motor industry in general and in the field of alloy wheels

Pirelli Tyres – Most Recommended Brand in 2011

The analysis from Encircle Marketing, which continuously monitors brand recommendations, found that Pirelli came top with 6.7 per cent of all recommendations.