Dunlop celebrated 120 years of the pneumatic tyre at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK with a series of interviews, events and high speed runs up the famous hill on which the Earl of March first held a private competition in 1936.His grandson, Charles, inspired by his grandfather's achievements which included victory at the Brooklands Double 12 race in 1931 and opening the Goodwood circuit in 1948, invited racing back to the hill in 1993.
On 21st July 2008 in Motorsport
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Martin Depper strengthened his hopes of becoming crowned 2008 Mini Challenge champion with a double victory, winning both races at a well-supported Castle Combe racetrack in Wiltshire, which was the setting for the latest installment of the Great & British Dunlop Motorsport Festival. He'd finished third in the previous day's race, which was won by former title-holder Arthur Forster. The bridesmaid award went to Jack Stanford who took second place in all three races and somewhat ironically he now moves up to second overall as Depper's nearest challenger. In the Club class category of the series, Graham Parsons won all three races with Tim Crighton in second place every time.
On 21st July 2008 in Motorsport
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Lift the bonnet of any car and you'll see the marvel that is the internal combustion engine. But when you go to buy a car are you worried what's under the bonnet beneath? Engines have been in development since 1206 but it was only in 1879 when Karl Benz working independently was granted a patent for his internal combustion engine that they truly went into production. In today's technological advanced age we have numerous choices, we are going to look a variety and see how they differ - the straight/inline unit, the Flat/Boxer engine, which you can find in the Subaru family or you can plumb for a Rotary engine called the Wankel - best known for powering the Mazda Rx-7 and Rx-8.
On 17th July 2008 in Cars & kit
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Dunlop came away from the Le Mans 24 hour delighted with the performance of its dry and light wet tyres after a difficult race in which the changing conditions contributed to the overall result.
On 19th June 2008 in Motorsport
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