Remembering Jim: Dedication to Safety

Published: February 23, 2016

In life longtime Tire Review Editor Jim Smith was a dedicated advocate of automobile safety – not only how it affected tire dealers, but also the general population.

Sometimes Jim’s concerns were shared publicly in his columns or blogs. Other times Jim’s concern wasn’t public; quietly pulling a coworker aside to discuss their bald tires and helping them get new ones.

Here are some of Jim’s more recent columns on various safety topics.

Click here to read Jim’s latest blog on safety issues pertaining to demounted tires/wheels.

Click here to read Jim’s October 2015 column on raising the bar for safety systems.

Click here to read Jim’s September 2015 column on tire registration.

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.