Goodyear Adds Size to Severe-Service Offering

Published: September 19, 2014

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has added the 11R22.5 size (Load Range H) to the G741 MSD – a tire for oil field, logging, construction and other severe-service.

Goodyear has also introduced a precure retread product for the G741, the PC G741, which is available for order, starting this month, in 8-1/2 inches (216 mm), 8-7/8 inches (225 mm) and 9-1/4 inches (235 mm) widths.

Features of the G741 MSD include:

•   A deep 33/32-inch tread with a wide footprint
•   An aggressive, self-cleaning tread design
•   A sidewall design that allows chains to be placed above tread blocks
•   A cut- and chip-resistant tread compound
•   Tread block sipes for traction in wet, snow and icy conditions, while maintaining optimal dry traction

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.