Dunlop has been the supplier to the British Historic Rally championship for the last four years, but as they have now decided to move to a more open choice, tyres will also be supplied by Pirelli, Kumho and Dmack in 2013. The championship organisers have taken this move now since there are more tyre manufacturers […]

Stage SS4: Ourique, last Friday. This stage is 11.10 kilometres, the first part of which is quite fast. It was won by Estonian Ott Tanak in his first stage victory on a gravel round of the FIA World Rally Championship driving an M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Fiesta RS WRC.. He was 1.4 seconds quicker […]

Avon Tyres is going to be the official tyre supplier for the European GT4 Cup and Dutch GT4 Championship for the next three years, demonstrating their reputation as a “world class supplier” of the product. Happily for the United Kingdom manufacturing industry, all the tyres for both championships will be manufactured in the UK at […]

Bridgestone met with Dorna’s safety advisor Loris Capirossi, to discuss the MotoGP 2012 specification tyres that were tested in Sepang, Malaysia in Februrary. Capirossi said that he“shared a long and positive relationship” with Bridgestone: “[In] Malaysia we made our plans for the season and most importantly for this time, we discussed the 2012 specification tyres […]

Dunlop tyres was founded by John Boyd in 1888 after inventing a pneumatic tyre. The first success for Dunlop was for bike tyres when Willie Hume won four races on his bike. By 1902 Dunlop had won the prestigious Paris to Vienna race. With many other accolades over the years Dunlop has become a premium […]

The World Rally Championship has seen its first race in Monte Carlo. Although Sebastien Loeb won the rally he was given a run for his money with Ford’s newly signed driver Petter Solberg achieving his personal best for the first race of the season. Petter has never achieved higher than fifth position in the first […]

Pirelli was founded by Giovanni Pirelli nearly 140 years ago, making its first car tyres 110 years ago. With rapid expansion over the following 20 years from 1901, Pirelli had plants in Spain, Argentina and from 1914 UK tyres were being produced. Prior to making car tyres Pirelli made insulated and underwater telegraph cable. It then did not take […]

Tyre pressures – do they really make any difference? Well, surprisingly lots! Fuel economy, tyre wear, superior handling, reduced braking distances, reduced CO2 emissions and reduced chance of aquaplaning. These are obviously important to everybody from owners of vehicles with 4×4 tyres to car and van tyres. So first things first, how do you know what the correct tyre pressures […]

Despite both being called ‘tyres’, an ordinary road car tyres and a formula one car tyres couldn’t be more different. While a tyre made for the vehicle you use for commuting to work and doing the weekly shop is made to last around 10.000 kilometres, a formula one car’s tyres are designed to last on […]

Grippy.co.uk are suppliers of Event tyres – a great range of modern tyres at exceptionally competitive prices – all available to buy cheaply online. Event Tyres BV was founded in 2005, and offers budget passenger car and light truck tyres made from top quality materials. Event tyres cover a variety of requirements, from 4×4 tyres […]