Feb 16, 2015

Avon takes control

Avon has announced its appointment as control tyre supplier for the Thundersport GB Aprilia RRV450GP race series. Avon's 3D Ultra Xtreme track tyres will be the official dry race tyre, with Avon's racing wet tyres for use during wet rounds. Racing is the...

Feb 2, 2015

Earthroamers evaluate the Avon Distanzias

Every day we put our faith in these tyres. They are after all the only contact between us and the planet we travel on. A good tyre with grip under all conditions can be the difference between enjoying the ride or limping around in plaster... or worse! I'...

Jan 19, 2015

Group C Racing partners with Avon Tyres Motorsport in 2015.

  Avon Tyres Motorsport announced today it has signed a three year deal to supply Group C Racing with Avon slick and wet race tyres. The Group C championship caters for cars from the golden era of sports car racing in the '80s and '90s and are some of...

Jan 16, 2015

Avon embarks on a very British adventure

Avon Tyres has extended its adventure touring motorcycle tyre range with the launch of a new adventure sport tyre – the Avon Trailrider. Applying the very latest know-how in terms of carcass construction, compound characteristics and tread pattern...

Nov 19, 2014

Avon Tyres celebrate another fine season of road racing

With the end of the TT Festival in August, Avon Tyres celebrated a successful season supporting the road racing scene in Ireland and the Isle of Man. The highlight of the year for the Wiltshire-based firm, Britain's only motorcycle tyre manufacturer, was...

Oct 2, 2014

Showtime for Avon Tyres

Britain's only motorcycle tyre maker is exhibiting at Europe's biggest motorcycle show – the Intermot motorcycle show, in Cologne, Germany. The sun may still be shining, but it’s now autumn and time once again for the giant European motorcycle shows to...

Sep 18, 2014

Marco Attard crowned 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Champion

Marco Attard became the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Champion at the end of a dramatic season finale at Donington Park last weekend. For the third year running, the title went down to the wire with another intense and unpredictable showdown. For Attard, an...

Sep 16, 2014

Marco Attard wins Avon Tyres British GT Championship title

Trackspeed celebrated their second GT3 win in succession as the #63 combination of Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen took a late lead and victory in a dramatic season finale to the 2014 Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Donington Park on Sunday. Whilst the...

Sep 12, 2014

Avon Tyres, title sponsor of the British GT Championship, has unveiled a new slick tyre for the 2015 season.

It has been three years since Avon introduced a new tyre to the championship, after series organiser – SRO Motorsports Group – requested that the tyres remain the same thanks to team and driver satisfaction. However, for next season, there will be a...

Sep 10, 2014

Donington Park finale to crown 2014 British GT champion

The Avon Tyres British GT Championship will take place over the weekend of 13-14 September at Donington Park Grand Prix track, widely acknowledged as one of the world's great circuits; the fast, sweeping curves and undulation changes making it a worthy...