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What to know about this week’s IndyCar St. Pete Grand Prix
Festivities for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg begin today in downtown and culminate with Sunday’s IndyCar Series season opener at the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street course. Here’s what you need to know about this year’s version of one of the area’s biggest annual sporting events. It’s bigger than usual The first turn will have more cars vying for space than ever this year. [ IVY CEBALLO | Times (2021) ] The field for the headlining IndyCar Series is expected to feature 27 cars. That’s the most in Grand Prix history (there were 26 entrants last year and in 2012). The event has also been able to resume the Thursday night 5K…
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Continental’s Generation 5 Regional Truck Tires & Winter Tire – Products
The Conti HSR5 is available in tire size 225/70R19.5 load range G, at 16/32-inch tread depth. Rendering: Continential Continental Tires has introduced its Generation 5 truck tires for regional applications. The tires will be available in the North American market in the last quarter of 2023. The Conti HSR5, a regional all-position tire, and the Conti HDR 5, a regional drive tire, were developed over the past few years at research and development centers in Hannover, Germany, and Uvalde, Texas. Both tires have the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake (3PMSF) certification, are sensor-ready and can be retreaded. The Conti HSR 5 and Conti HDR 5 are replacing the Conti Hybrid…
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New Hampshire lawmaker, Safelite look to mandate windshield recalibration
A bill has been filed in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives that seeks to inform consumers of the need for recalibration of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), specifically auto glass, to ensure the safety systems work correctly post-repair or replacement. Rep. Tim McGough (R-District 12), as the prime sponsor of the bill, pitched it to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee on Feb. 15. “House Bill 304 is a good consumer protection bill designed to inform consumers about some potentially bad practices that you really could not possibly know about, or at least would be very unlikely to know about, related to windshield repairs,” he said. McGough shared a…
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Ascenso Tires North America Enters Next Growth Phase
With a new name, a new distribution center and new products, Ascenso Tires North America (ATNA) – previously known as Tyres International – is ready for its next phase of growth under the ownership of Mahansaria Tyres Private Ltd. (MTPL). MTPL – which is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and owned by off-highway industry veteran Yogesh Mahansaria – acquired majority stake in Tyres International in 2021. Longtime Tyres International owner Marty Bezbatchenko controls the rest of ATNA’s shares. (Marty and his son, Mike, run the company.) MPTL wanted a more extensive presence in North America as part of a bigger initiative to broaden its reach. With the 2021 acquisition, Tyres…
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Continental Introduces ContiConnect Live Solutions, Tire Sensors – Products
Shaun Uys, head of Continental US Market Truck Tires Replacemen, discusses Continential’s new ContiConnect tire management features at the TMC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 26. Photo: Jack Roberts Continental Tires has introduced new ContiConnect Live cloud-based solutions to assist fleets in real-time, intelligent digital tire monitoring of all vehicles in the fleet. Continental tire sensors collect data from inside the tires and forwards it to a telematics unit or Bluetooth dongle and driver app. The data is transmitted to the ContiConnect web portal in real time. The information can then be viewed on a computer or mobile device. The information can be used for truck and…
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The Next-Gen Toyota MR2 Will Inspire The Cheapest Mid-Engine Sports Car
The Toyota MR2 was a mid-engined sports car that was a lot of fun for a low price tag. It hasn’t been produced since 2007, and the MR2 name has sat dormant for more than 15 years, waiting for its chance to rise again. With the Supra being revived a few years ago, rumors are beginning to swirl around Toyota that the MR2 will soon rise from the grave as well. According to the Japanese auto publication Best Car, a turbo three-cylinder is being developed with the help of Suzuki to bring the MR2 back to life. And supposedly, the new MR2-inspired hoot will be the cheapest mid-engined sports car…
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