Get a Grip with Nordicca

(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Slovakia’s number one tyremaker has held its “Matador Winter Grip” event for a second year, this time at T

Published: February 28, 2007

Testing on what has been called difficult and snowy terrain in weather not conducive to the event, participants were able to experience driving the company’s tyres on a range of vehicles, including models from Mercedes, Skoda, Seat, Jeep, KIA and Honda.

For Winter Grip 2007, Matador’s Nordicca tyres were tested on the challenging terrain in a series of tests, including slalom, road circuit and off-road routes. Guests at the event and journalists from around Europe, including representatives from the Czech Republic, Croatia, Great Britain, Germany and Russia were apparently “satisfied” with the tyres’ performance.

Yokohama Rubber partners with Haupt Racing Team

Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) with Advan tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 24, 2024

Yokohama Rubber has signed a partnership agreement with Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing’s Haupt Racing Team (HRT). As part of the Advan Challenge that seeks to maximize sales of Advan tires, Yokohama Rubber said it is aiming for victories at the Nürburgring 24-Hour Race and Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) by supplying its Advan racing tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT3 being entered in those races by HRT.