Continental Joins the Holden Racing Team

Continental Tyres General Manager, Steve Brown said the opportunity to partner with the famous Holden Racing Team was exciting for the company.

“Continental is one of the most highly regarded tyre manufacturers in the world,” Brown said.

Whincup Takes V8 Championship After Dramatic Sydney 500

After two tense days of racing in Sydney, Whincup sealed the title for his third crown in four years. While Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom claimed the final race win in front of Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen, the day belonged to Whincup as he became the first driver in the modern era of the V8 Supercars to take the Championship in both a Ford and a Holden.

Dunlop Celebrates Major Milestone at Sydney 500 – 100,000th Control Tyre Provided to the V8 Supercars

“It’s an achievement that we are understandably proud of at Dunlop. Since 2002, we have provided 100,000 purpose built, hand-made tyres, or around 10,000 tyres a year, and we’re thrilled to have reached such a landmark moment in our relationship with the V8 Supercars,” Dunlop V8 Supercars Operations Manager, Kevin Fitzsimons said.

Future V8 Supercar Unveiled at Sydney 500 – Driven by Dunlop

The three-year project, led by Mark Skaife and a key team of engineers, designers, car builders, V8 Supercar team personnel and drivers, is complete with a 2013-spec Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon fully tested and on the showroom floor.

Ford Performance Racing in Seventh (Surfboard) Heaven at Surfers Paradise

Winterbottom and Lyons combined to defeat 54 other drivers around the concrete jungle that is the Surfers Paradise street circuit. The win moves ‘Frosty’ into fourth in the championship and solidifies FPR’s second place in the Team Championship.

Whincup Clean Sweeps Tasmania Challenge

“Every race is unbelievably important and we just need to keep our head down and keep the focus.

“Once again, I had a fantastic car and a big thanks to the crew. Roll on Sandown.”

Vintage Victory for Veterans Skaife and Lowndes at L&H 500

TeamVodafone pair Skaife and Craig Lowndes dominated for the second year running and later predicted they were in a better position than leading into last year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, which they won.

Lowndes Clean Sweeps the Coates Hire Ipswich 300

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

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

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.

Tander and Whincup Reign Supreme in Townsville

Tander won the 49th race of his career to surpass the great Peter Brock, labelling it a better victory than his last Bathurst 1000 title and then said it’s only the start. He now sits behind contemporaries Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes on the all-time winners list.