Postat: 6 januari 2005, 17:01
– The hottest new tire to hit the track is a DOT radial drag tire from Dunlop, known as the Inferno and emblazoned with leaping flames on the sidewall.
The Dunlop SP Sport Inferno is a competition drag tire that also is street-legal, allowing enthusiasts to motor their high-performance machines from the street to the track.
Viewed from the side, the Inferno sports a wild “racer” look, with the image of flames climbing across the sidewall. The treadface view is consistent with the side, as the tread pattern is equally eye-popping. It consists of directional, sweeping grooves, which optimize treadlife and maximize the tire’s longitudinal (straight-line) performance.
The tire, available in a 205/50R15 size in the first quarter of 2004, has a tread compound based on the Dunlop drag racing slick. The InfernoÂ’s outstanding traction compound delivers consistent launches and quarter-mile times.
The tread, carcass and nold shape were fully computer-designed. It also comes with a rimguard feature that helps to protect expensive aftermarket wheels.
“Targeted directly at the sport-compact drag segment, the Inferno is a head-turner in a segment that just about seen it all. It requires something really unique and high-demand to get the attention of this crowd, and this tire is sure to accomplish that,” said Mike Pulte, Dunlop’s manager of extreme performance.
“As radical as the appearance of the Inferno is, with its flaming sidewall images and distinctive tread pattern, the technology below the surface is really what will fire up this crowd. It’s also a great track-side complement to our SP Sport FM 901 tire, which is Dunlop’s street version for ultra-performance on sport compacts.”
The SP Sport Inferno will be available from select race tire distributors. Additional information can be found by visiting <a href="http://www.dunloptire.com" target="_blank">http://www.dunloptire.com</a>.
The Dunlop SP Sport Inferno is a competition drag tire that also is street-legal, allowing enthusiasts to motor their high-performance machines from the street to the track.
Viewed from the side, the Inferno sports a wild “racer” look, with the image of flames climbing across the sidewall. The treadface view is consistent with the side, as the tread pattern is equally eye-popping. It consists of directional, sweeping grooves, which optimize treadlife and maximize the tire’s longitudinal (straight-line) performance.
The tire, available in a 205/50R15 size in the first quarter of 2004, has a tread compound based on the Dunlop drag racing slick. The InfernoÂ’s outstanding traction compound delivers consistent launches and quarter-mile times.
The tread, carcass and nold shape were fully computer-designed. It also comes with a rimguard feature that helps to protect expensive aftermarket wheels.
“Targeted directly at the sport-compact drag segment, the Inferno is a head-turner in a segment that just about seen it all. It requires something really unique and high-demand to get the attention of this crowd, and this tire is sure to accomplish that,” said Mike Pulte, Dunlop’s manager of extreme performance.
“As radical as the appearance of the Inferno is, with its flaming sidewall images and distinctive tread pattern, the technology below the surface is really what will fire up this crowd. It’s also a great track-side complement to our SP Sport FM 901 tire, which is Dunlop’s street version for ultra-performance on sport compacts.”
The SP Sport Inferno will be available from select race tire distributors. Additional information can be found by visiting <a href="http://www.dunloptire.com" target="_blank">http://www.dunloptire.com</a>.
