Whenever somebody first sets eyes on a Monster Truck or vehicle of similar gargantuan proportions the first thing to be commented on are the four 60” high tyres propping the truck up. Despite the trucks paintwork, chassis or custom build its normally the tyres which instantly steal the lime light. The reason for this is that they are as ... [ Read: Monster Truck Tyres ]

The F1 season finally got underway on the weekend at Melbourne, Australia. Everybody was eager to see the pecking order for the 2011 Formula One season. The eventual winner was the champion Vettel, again in the very fast Red Bull, leading Hamilton in the McLaren. Besides how fast each team’s car was, the other interesting aspect was the effect ... [ Read: Pirelli Degrading Tyres Causing Interesting F1 Results ]

The spectacular night race in Singapore returned on the weekend allowing Formula 1 cars to race around its track, made out of the streets of Singapore. Tyres played an interesting role in the storyline but it was interesting to see their durability and how tyre information is read through telemetry by the teams. The tyre strategy in this race ... [ Read: Tyre development in show with F1 technology ]

Slush planing occurs as a tyre loses contact with the road, similar to the term aquaplaning when in the wet, which leaves the driver without control of the car. Changeable conditions from snow to slush Last winter saw heavy snowfall and sever cold weather conditions that were constantly changing. The big problem with the cold snap was the constant yet ... [ Read: Winter slush planing dangers and concerns from Nokian Tyres ]

After Bridgestone announced it was to withdraw as the sport’s sole tyre supplier in November 2009, several tyre manufacturers entered the fray. It was recently confirmed that Pirelli were to be the sole F1 tyre supplier for the 2011 season and they are now set to begin tyre testing at Mugello, in preparation for the new season. Tyre Testing, ... [ Read: Pirelli begin tyre testing for new F1 season ]

We have previously talked before about the Formula 1 tyre war, with various suppliers keen to take on the role and that is was Pirelli rumoured as the Formula 1 tyre supplier. The rumours appeared true, as on June 23rd it was announced that Pirelli were to be the number one tyre supplier. World Motor Sport Council said “Pirelli ... [ Read: Pirelli confirmed as F1 tyre supplier ]

Tyre development in the auto industry has a rich history dating back to 1888 when we saw the pneumatic tyre presented by John Dunlop for bicycles. Tyres have evolved since then but there hasn’t been anything as revolutionary as the pneumatic tyre. That was until Michelin presented the ‘Tweel’ (a combination of the word tyre and wheel) with the ... [ Read: Michelin Tweel airless tyre development ]