300 free 90 degree tyre valve extensions are available from the TyreSafe website

As April’s Bike Tyre Safety Month gets underway, TyreSafe is helping bikers to stay safe and check their tyre pressures with greater ease by offering 90 degree tyre valve extensions to the first 300 people to sign up to its e-newsletter at www.tyresafe.org. The valve extension can be simply screwed onto the tyre’s existing valve, making checking and inflating tyre pressures a simpler operation as the valve’s 90 degree bend allows bikers to attach air lines and pressure gauges with greater ease. When inflation is complete, the extension can be removed and stored under the seat so it is always to hand.

Choosing the right vehicle to protect, repair and maintain the UK’s busy road networks is a tough brief, requiring adherence to stringent duty of care laws and maximum efficiency on behalf of the tax payer. This special case highlights how the use of fully automatic transmissions is helping two major fleet operators keep the road infrastructure safe and operational, around the clock.

MG Rover parts distribution specialist XPart is supporting an MGTF LE 500 driven by one of its AutoService centre technicians in the MG Trophy Championship

XPart is supporting one of the first MG TF LE 500s to be raced since the launch of the redesigned MG sports car in this season’s MG Trophy Championship. The car has been prepared for racing by one of XPart’s approved MG Rover specialists and MG Motor authorised repairer, Dreadnought Garage, Callander, and will be raced by Dreadnought technician and racing driver Paul Luti.

Zircotec ceramic thermal coating helps twinscroll turbo spool up 500-750rpm sooner on new Subaru Impreza based Litchfield Type-20

An importer and modifier of Japanese performance cars has been so impressed with a zirconia-based thermal coating that it has returned for more. Following the success of its Type-25, Litchfield’s new Subaru Impreza STI Type-20 is the latest to benefit from Zircotec’s thermal coating, with the enhanced heat management helping the cars twinscroll turbo spool up to speed 500-750rpm sooner than normal.

XPart is strengthening its crash repair offering for MG Rover cars with new pricing discounts, helping bodyshops to win new business by avoiding write-offs

XPart is offering bodyshop managers the chance to win repair work by cutting the cost of crash repair products for Rover 200/400/600/800 models by up to 40 percent. The new reduction in pricing is the latest offering from the company’s Close Call programme, which aims to keep more MG Rover cars on the road by ensuring that the cost of repairing a car involved in a major collision is less than the residual value of the vehicle.  The discounts cover all major crash repair items, including panels, lighting, bumpers, mirrors, glass and air bags. With insurers’ budgets for MG Rover repair increasingly squeezed, the latest discounts allow bodyshops to provide even more compelling estimates to insurance assessors, helping them to win new business while preventing more cars from being written off the road.

Factor 001 – the definitive version of the innovative new road training bike –launched today, and now on public view

The most advanced bicycle in the world, by motorsport precision engineering specialists, BERU f1systems, was revealed today (March 11th) at the launch of the Science Museum’s new free exhibition “Fast Forward: 20 ways F1TM is changing our world.” Factor 001 is the first truly modern training aid for the serious athlete, combining innovative design and advanced electronics.

Zircotec ceramic thermal coating will be on show at forthcoming F1™ innovation exhibition

Zircotec’s ceramic thermal barrier technology that allows high strength, lightweight materials to be used in high temperature environments has been selected to appear at a forthcoming exhibition. Opening on March 11th, the Science Museum’s ‘Fast Forward: 20 ways F1TM is changing our world’ will be showing how Zircotec’s and other companies’ motorsport technologies can be transferred from the racetrack and applied to other fields of innovation.

IP Tickford brings value without compromise for vehicle emissions,fuels and lubes development testing

A new vehicle emissions test company has been established by powertrain engineering consultancy Integral Powertrain and test specialist Tickford Powertrain Test. The joint venture, IP Tickford Ltd, will provide highly efficient whole-vehicle gasoline and diesel testing to next-generation emissions standards, supported by a high level of expertise in powertrain design, test and development.

Factor 001 – the definitive version of the innovative new road bike using Formula One and biometric technology – about to break cover

A high performance bicycle, created and built by motorsport precision engineering specialists, BERU f1systems, will be revealed at the launch of the Science Museum’s new free exhibition “Fast Forward: 20 ways F1TM is changing our world” next week (March 11th). Factor 001 – a ground-breaking training tool combining innovative design and advanced electronics – promises to challenge the way athletes and serious enthusiasts use the bicycle and undertake fitness training.

XPart AutoService technicians are adding value to their high quality, affordable service offering by gaining advanced knowledge of New MINI diagnostic repairs

XPart AutoService centre technicians are adding value to their service offering for New MINI by expanding their knowledge of New MINI diagnostic repairs. Members of the network recently attended the first in a series of training courses on Autologic’s OE-equivalent diagnostic equipment for New MINI. The course provides an in-depth overview of the capabilities of the Autologic equipment, allowing delegates to gain valuable hands-on experience of the product and improve their knowledge of its diagnostic capabilities.