News : Motor sport

FALKEN shod 910bhp Suzuki sets new Pikes Peak course record

7/5/2011 5:43 AM EST - Propel Technology

For the first time in the 89-year history of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb the “Race to the Clouds” course has been completed in under ten minutes. Record breaker Nobuhiro Tajima sped up to the 4,301-metre summit in just 9:51.28 minutes in his GoPro Suzuki SX4 Hill Climb Special using FALKEN tyres
60-year old Nobuhiro Tajima beat the “young guns” in his 910bhp GoPro Suzuki SX4 HillClimb Special racing...

Advanced Zircotec coating cools Aston Martin V12 Zagatos at arduous Nürburgring ...

6/30/2011 5:36 AM EST - Propel Technology

Formula One ceramic based coatings used on exhaust manifolds ensure lower underbonnet and cockpit temperatures for new Aston Martin.
OXFORD – Advanced ceramic technology played its part in ensuring that Aston Martin’s latest V12 Zagato endurance racing car was able to stay cool at the epic Nürburgring 24 Hours. The coating, derived from Zircotec’s ThermoHold° based ceramic, was selected by Aston Martin as a...

Competitors offered 20 percent discount off Zircotec thermal barrier coatings in...

6/16/2011 5:51 AM EST - Propel Technology

20 percent discount for all motorsport licence holders ordering a ThermoHold® heat resistant ceramic coating from Zircotec during July and August
OXFORD – Race and rally licence holders ordering a ThermoHold® ceramic thermal barrier coating from Zircotec during National Motorsport Week will receive a substantial 20 percent off of the retail price. The offer, in support of National Motorsport Week, will enable...

FALKEN Motorsports announces strong driver line up for VLN championship and Nürb...

4/1/2011 8:22 AM EST - Propel Technology

Dumbreck, Bergmeister, Ragginger, Henzler and Asch confirmed for 2011 Porsche 997 GT3 R campaign
Offenbach, 1st April: The FALKEN Motorsports Team has announced its team line up for the first VLN and Nürburgring 24 Hour races. Driving FALKEN’s new Porsche 997 GT3 R at the first race this weekend, the 58th ADAC Westfalenfahrt, will be Porsche factory driver Jörg Bergmeister and Peter Dumbreck. Dumbreck will also...

FALKEN Motorsport selects Porsche 911 GT3 R for 2011 Nürburgring 24 Hour assault

1/24/2011 4:05 AM EST - Propel Technology

Long time participant in the Nürburgring 24 Hour race, FALKEN Motorsport Team, has signalled its intent for this year’s event (June 25th-26th) with the decision to run a highly competitive GT3 R specification Porsche 911
The high performance tyre manufacturer’s decision to switch to the competitive Porsche follows a successful history of campaigning Japanese sports cars in the ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race and ties...

ZircoFlex heat resistant foils now in multi layer, self adhesive and more size o...

1/12/2011 7:00 AM EST - Propel Technology

Versatile thermal barrier options make it simpler to find ZircoFlex product for every application
OXFORD – Coatings specialists Zircotec is expanding its range of ZircoFlex™ thermal barrier foils to make installation simpler and more cost effective. Available now, ZircoFlex is offered in two and three layer versions, with and without self adhesive backing, all in a greater range of sizes, starting with A4....

Smooth, heat-resistant ceramic minimises turbulence in 2011 F1 ‘blown’ exhaust d...

1/12/2011 6:02 AM EST - Propel Technology

New smooth surface ceramic minimises airflow disruption for retaining exhaust gas speed through composite structures. Requirement to maintain high speeds to regain losses with banned Formula One double diffuser
OXFORD –Zircotec is to offer a new derivative of its heat resistant ceramic composite coating for engineers looking to maintain the higher airflow speeds of exhaust gases that deliver improved downforce....

CRP Technology becomes first reseller of Zircotec composite coatings

9/2/2010 6:38 AM EST - Propel Technology

Composites specialists to offer Zircotec’s range of composite coatings for race and road applications including F1, NASCAR and Single Seater formulae
OXFORD – Increasing demand for high quality durable coatings that protect composites against the effects of wear and abrasion has led Italian specialists CRP Technology to become the first reseller of Zircotec’s technologies. CRP will now offer its customers a...

‘24 Hours of Le Mans’ fans can recreate their own sports car race while in Franc...

6/8/2010 6:28 AM EST - Propel Technology

I-WAY simulation centre invites British race-goers to avoid the gendarmes and get their speed fix on its professional Pescarolo endurance race car simulators instead

Lyon, France – As thousands of Brits prepare for the annual homage to La Sarthe for the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race this weekend (June 12th-13th 2010), I-WAY – the world’s only high-end venue dedicated to motor racing simulation – is advising...

The world’s most realistic motion simulators to help automotive, motorsport and ...

5/28/2010 8:14 AM EST - Propel Technology

Australian and Asian Pacific industrial sectors to benefit from new sales and support base for driver-in-the-loop motion simulators—as developed for professional race teams

MELBOURNE – Cruden B.V. – the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of interactive motion-based racing simulators – has set up a new Australia office to help Asia Pacific’s automotive, motorsport, defence, mining and civil engineering...

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