Metzeler Racetec will continue as the official tyre supplier and presenting sponsor of both the National Superstock and National Superstock Cup championships in a two year contract announced today by Dorna UK, the commercial rights holder of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Metzeler Racetec has been the official control tyre of these two heavily subscribed production racing championships since 2005 and the partnership will continue through both the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
The Metzeler Racetec National Superstock Championship and Metzeler Racetec National Superstock Cup will each be decided over 13 rounds held alongside the country’s premier motorcycle racing series, the British Superbike Championship.
The agreement with Metzeler Racetec confirms that they continue as the Official Tyre Supplier to the championships, providing all competitors with a tyre package throughout, and at a significantly subsidised rate. Additionally Metzeler Racetec will also reward performance on track with the provision of free of charge tyres for podium-placed riders against their season package.
Tony Partis, managing director of Dorna UK, commented: “We are very pleased that the competitive nature of the Superstock series has attracted so much support from Metzeler Racetec. With the packages that they have put in place we are maintaining the key values of the Superstock series, of terrifically close racing at a very affordable price.”
Managing Director Business Unit Moto Pirelli Ltd, Gianmarco Spigolon, added: “We have watched as the British Superbike Championship has gone from strength to strength and wanted not just to be part of it, but to add to the spectacle. The Superstock series always sees full grids and full-on racing so Metzeler Racetec are very exited about our association and look forward to seeing it develop even more throughout the next two seasons.”
(Nick Harris Media Communications)
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Metro Tyres – India‘s one of the leading tyres manufacturers is planning to roll out Tubeless motorcycle tyres in technical collaboration with continental AG of Germany. These tyres will be manufactured primarily for overseas markets to cater to the demand of tubeless tyres among the global two wheeler players like Honda, BMW and Yamaha etc.
Avon is to launch a new sport-touring tyre range named Storm-ST, replacing its highly popular Azaro-ST product. Storm-ST has already been tested and approved for fitment to all major motorcycles in conjunction with the well-respected German TUV agency.
Available from Autumn 2006, Storm-ST is available in 15 sizes:
Fronts AV55 - 110/70ZR17, 110/80ZR18, 120/60ZR17, 120/70ZR17, 120/70ZR18, 130/70ZR17
Rears - AV56 150/70ZR17, 150/70ZR18, 160/60ZR17, 160/70ZR17, 160/60ZR18, 170/60ZR17, 180/55ZR17, 190/50ZR17, 200/50ZR17.
Storm-ST is the first tyre to include Avon’s new ‘Reactive Footprint’ [RF] technology.
Reactive Footprint technology marries Avon’s unique variable belt density [VBD] carcass with Lifetime Profile Engineering [LPE] to produce a footprint which changes size and shape, depending on the bike’s lean angle, for the full life of the tyre.
The result is a contact patch that grows as the bike leans, giving more grip in corners whilst minimising wear rates when travelling in a straight line.
This technological breakthrough could eliminate the need to use dual compounds and would help solve the uneven wear problems associated with them.
Pete McNally, Avon’s Motorcycle Product Manager explained, “These new technologies combine to make a tyre that doesn’t just handle well when new but also in the last 25% of its life.” He continued, “With Storm-ST it’s not just the compound that’s harder in the centre and softer at the edges, it’s the whole tyre. We believe we are the first manufacturer to produce a reactive footprint tyre for motorcycles.”
In addition to Reactive Footprint technology and Lifetime Profile Engineering, Storm-ST is bristling with an impressive array of advanced features:
A new Super-Rich Silica compound [SRS] delivers sure-footed grip in both wet and dry conditions and allows the tyre to quickly warm up to reach optimum working temperatures.
‘Inverted Front Grooves’ (IFG) on the front tyre, a system pioneered by Avon in the late eighties and only now being adopted by the competition, resists ‘stepped-wear’ and ‘cupping’ to deliver smooth handling throughout the tyre’s life. A further advantage of the IFG configuration is improved wet braking and shorter stopping distances.
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The highlight of the Werner Race in Germany on the Sachsenring Racetrack, was a sunny weekend when 111 motorcyclists set a world record with a mass motorcycle tire burnout and secured entry into the Guinness Book of Records.
