30. September 2008
The Executive Board of Continental AG, Hanover, reorganized the tasks of its members to concentrate on two core business fields.
As of October 1, 2008, Continental Executive Board chairman Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann will head the Automotive group, consisting of the Chassis & Safety, Interior and Powertrain divisions. On the same day, deputy chairman Dr. Alan
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4. September 2008

Two „Long distance“ additions have been made to the now ten member Marathon family. Both are successors to the „Globetrotting“ Marathon XR: The high tech, folding Marathon Extreme and the Marathon Plus Tour with substantially more „Flat-less“ Technology.
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4. September 2008

Although now nearly ten years old Fat Albert is still one of the most popular Mountain bike tires and it was one of the first large volume, light weight tire. Now Schwalbe has created a whole new generation of all-rounders.
Fat Albert excels in Alpencross. „Nothing is more important in Alpine crossings than a fat tire.
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4. September 2008

Ten percent lower rolling resistance, reduced risk of punctures and at just 180 grams the lowest weight of any professional racing tire on the market: Schwalbe have again improved the Ultremo through the application of three new innovations. The result of which is the new Ultremo R.
The „R“-Factor reflects the innovative additives that have been
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29. August 2008

As Formula 1 cars raced the new street circuit in Valencia for the first time on 24th August, there was another landmark achievement being written in Formula 1 history: Bridgestone’s 200th Grand Prix. Watching how successfully the Potenza super-soft compounds took on 46°C track temperatures – well enough even to allow one-stop strategies – was
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12. August 2008

It’s no secret BFGoodrich Tires knows its way around the desert. For more than three decades of desert racing, BFGoodrich tires have dominated events and brought home more class wins and overall trophies than any other tire manufacturer. BFGoodrich Tires has also developed a racer support network that is as close to its heart as
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1. August 2008

The BFGoodrich® Mud-Terrain T/AKM2 tire can take anything and throw it right back. Designed from the mud up, it is built to eclipse any obstacle – and any other tire – on the trail. BFGoodrich Tires is releasing phase II of the Mud-Terrain T/AKM2 sizes which
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14. July 2008
Dunlop introduces its new premium, ultra-performance SP Sport Maxx GT summer tire. The tire is original equipment on the 354-horsepower Audi S5 and 670-hp Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series, and is now available in several replacement sizes for owners of Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Audi S5, Audi A5, BMW M5 and M6.
Developed and
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6. July 2008
The ContiSportContact Vmax has set a new record. Jan Fatthauer, boss of the Porsche Tuners 9ff team, took his GT9 up to a speed of 409 km/h with the high-tech tyre on the Papenburg test circuit (Emsland), a new record for the street-legal 987 horsepower racing car, as well as for Continental’s high-tech sports tyre.
The
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1. July 2008

Uniroyal introduces the new Laredo AWT II Tire. This high-quality tire offers outstanding on- and off-road performance and durability, all at an affordable price. This all-terrain tire has improved tread life and wet and dry handling compared to the original Laredo AWT because of the advanced polymer
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