EXTREME PERFORMANCE TYRES MAKES ITS MARK
Pirelli, Michelin, Goodyear might be names that immediately spring to mind when thinking of motorsport tyre suppliers, so you could be forgiven for not having heard of Extreme Tyres UK. That is, at least for the moment – but Extreme Tyres UK is hoping to change that by making its mark on the British national motorsport scene.
Having enjoyed considerable rallying and drifting success in its native Poland after launching six years ago, Extreme Tyres came onto the UK market three years ago, offering high-performance compound tyres unique for their high-temperature operating window, making them ideal for drifting, hillclimb and sprint events.
In 2018, Extreme Tyres UK took a total of 19 championship class wins and are now in the process of developing a new professional tyre casing – used by more high-profile suppliers like Pirelli and Michelin – as it eyes a championship supply deal with the Fiesta Cup in 2020.
Extreme Tyres UK also offers clients the opportunity to join its Brand Ambassador Programme, allowing customers to create a long-term cooperation with the brand.
“We decided to go with Extreme Tyres this season as we had heard good reports from other drivers. We decided on the R5 initially and with great success, winning our class in the first 10 events. The car was handling very well but we wanted more from it so we decided to change to Extreme Tyres’ W3 compound as hillclimbs are not that long and overheating shouldn’t be a problem,” said Extreme Tyres UK ambassador and hillclimb competitor Adrian Lewis.
“Since changing, and bearing in mind that the car has been double driven at some events, we have had another seven class wins, a second place and a class record! At our last event we were sixth overall - only beaten by five single seaters - and we were quicker than all of them on 10 of the 20 runs they did between them!”
Another Extreme Tyres UK ambassador who has enjoyed success using the new compounds is Paul Hunter, who secured a personal best in April’s
Doune hillclimb.
“The Extreme
Performance Tyres
Extreme VR2 R5 were absolutely incredible and had much more grip than I was brave enough to find the limit of!” he said.