New Goodyear Innovation Could Make Tyre Pumps Obsolete

Goodyear’s Air Maintenance Technology (AMT) will enable tyres to remain inflated at the optimum pressure without the need for any external pumps or electronics, as all components of the AMT system, including the miniaturised pump, will be fully contained within the tyre.

Frog feet could help tyres stick

“Tree frog feet may provide a design for self-cleaning sticky surfaces, which could be useful for … tyre performance and even long lasting adhesives,” said researcher Niall Crawford at the University of Glasgow.

Michelin’s self-seal technology to become standard

Unlike other systems which claim to seal over a puncture, the Michelin system, said Denimal has no significant drawbacks in service. There is a small weight gain of the order of 500g for a car tyre, and a bit more for a truck tyre, as the innerliner is a bit thicker, but there is no penalty in terms of rolling resistance or lifetime.

The Turkish Grand Prix from a Tyre’s Point of View

Istanbul, 5 May 2011. This weekend, Pirelli’s new Formula One tyres come home. The grand prix rubber is exclusively made in Izmit, Turkey: the location of Pirelli’s high-tech competition tyre facility. The research and development of the tyres takes place in Milan, using mathematical modelling and chemical analysis in the laboratory as a starting point. [...]

Dandelion Rubber “of great interest” to Continental

A team at the University of Münster (Germany) has conducted research into the latex properties inherent in dandelions and observed that the member of the Asteraceae family produces a gum elastic equal in quality to rubber tree latex.

Michelin to Upgrade Global Research & Development Centre

A 300m long corridor, called Rue de la Recherchè (“Research Street”) will encourage informal discussion and stimulate the emergence of new ideas, according to Michelin.

The project is expected to be completed by 2017, and represents an investment of more than €100 million.

Pirelli-shod Bentley Continental Supersports Shatters World Speed Record on Ice

What better conditions to demonstrate the capabilities of Pirelli’s winter tyres than at an icy track built on 70 centimetres of frozen sea ice and a temperature of minus 30 degrees centigrade off the coast of Finland in February?
Combine this with the Bentley Continental Supersports convertible and not only are the tyres being tested to [...]

Supercar Tyre Development

The British Newspaper “The Daily Telegraph” has recently featured an interesting article regarding tyre development and suitability for supercars.
The article covers the launch of Michelin’s New Pilot Super Sport and in summary covers how high performance developments benefit all drivers in the long run.
This is well worth a read.
JAXQuickfit is a major supplier of Michelin [...]

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric tyre technology – Tyre Talk

Eagle F1 has more road contact across the entire width of the tyre tread and consequently produces far more grip through the corners.

Continental develops game for iPhone

Available for free from the iTunes Store, the exciting ‘ContiTireRace’ is the first tyre race to be run on the iPhone.