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Race to Road with Dunlop’s N-TEC Technology

By JAXQuickfit ⋅ December 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

N-TEC TECHNOLOGY was first created to meet the demands of Superbike racing, and is now available in selected Dunlop road tyres.

Pole Position Point Hands Waters the Win at Phillip Island; Allerton Crowned Champion

By JAXQuickfit ⋅ December 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The point for pole position, earned in difficult conditions, proved crucial as Waters and Maxwell rode to a win and second place each. Maxwell was disappointed to miss out on a second race win and vowed to work harder than ever in the off-season to hit the ground running in 2012.

Dunlop Dominates at Phillip Island 8 “Hour”

By JAXQuickfit ⋅ December 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The difference between the first Dunlop tyre on the winning Team Suzuki bike and the nearest competitor tyre was an incredible 9 laps. Dunlop National Motorcycle & Motorsport Manager, Ken Wieden, congratulated the winners at the event and commented on the Dunlop tyre performance at the race.

Redemption for Waters, Elation for Allerton

By JAXQuickfit ⋅ November 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Suzuki-mounted Waters annihilated his own lap record, set in February, to win by a comfortable margin after a race-long battle between the factory Honda and Suzuki teams.

Pirelli to supply 17” Diablo to World Superbike Championship in 2013

By admin ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Pirelli has announced that from 2013, it will replace the current 16.5” tyre in the World Superbike Championship with the larger 17” Diablo Superbike tyres, in a move to better allow it to develop its road-going products in the motorsport arena

Flag-To-Flag Victory for Stauffer at Queensland Raceway

By admin ⋅ August 27, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

TEAM HONDA’S JAMIE STAUFFER DEFIED THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF A DNF IN SATURDAY’S (AUGUST 20) RACE TO WIN THE SECOND RACE OF ROUND 6 OF THE QBE AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP AT QUEENSLAND RACEWAY ON SUNDAY AUGUST 21.

Four Isle of Man TT Wins for Dunlop in 2011

By admin ⋅ July 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Supersport and Superstock victories were achieved using Dunlop’s D211 GP tyre, with a road legal tread pattern, homologated for race use and built at Dunlop’s Motorsport department in Birmingham. The technology developed for this tyre is applied to Dunlop’s road legal GP Racer D211 tyres.

Pirelli Confirmed as Official Tyre Supplier to the FIM Superbike World Championship for 2013-2015 Seasons

By admin ⋅ July 28, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Pirelli has been renewed as the Official Tyre Supplier to the FIM Superbike World Championship after a new contract was signed between Pirelli and Infront Motor Sports. The agreement secures Pirelli its current role in the World Championship as unique racing tyre supplier for the four racing classes through the end of 2015.

Waters and Allerton star in Hidden Valley heat

By admin ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

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.
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Three Wins from Four Starts. Allerton Dominates Australian Superbike Championships

By admin ⋅ April 7, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Procon Racing’s Glenn Allerton was unstoppable during the first round of the Viking Group Australian Superbike Championships held February 25th – 27th, with triumphant wins in both races.

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