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Dunlop Tyres Christchurch

Dunlop Tyres Models

Dunlop SP10 Dunlop Direzza DZ102 Dunlop Direzza ZIII Dunlop Grandtrek AT21 Dunlop Grandtrek PT3A Dunlop Grandtrek SJ6 Dunlop Grandtrek ST30 Dunlop Grandtrek WT M3 Dunlop SP10 Dunlop Sport Maxx Race 2 Dunlop SP Sport 2050 Dunlop SP Sport 5000 M Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Dunlop SP Sport Maxx A1 A/S

▷ Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2: Max Performance Summer tires are for serious driving enthusiasts who want a combination of a performance appearance, competent handling and Z-speed rated (orhigher) durability with enhanced dry and wet traction.

▷ Dunlop Direzza ZIII: The Direzza ZIII is Dunlop’s Extreme Performance Summer tire designed for the drivers of sports cars and performance vehicles with all the Dunlop technology.

▷ Dunlop GrandTrek AT5: Tough and long-lasting, excellent off-road performance and great handling stability.

Dunlop Tyres History 

Curiously, the story does not begin on four wheels; not even about two, but about three. In 1888 the founder of Dunlop, John Boyd Dunlop, noticed his young son, who was driving a tricycle with solid rubber tires on the cobblestones. He noted that the boy was not going very fast and that he did not seem very comfortable either.

Trying to make his son ride more smoothly and maneuver better, Dunlop took the trike, wrapped the wheels in thin rubber sheets, glued them together, and inflated them with a soccer ball pump. In this way he created the first air damping system in history, and laid the foundation for the first proper tire.

Less than a year later, Dunlop’s invention made its racing debut on two wheels. By making it possible for a little-known racer to easily beat superior opponents in a series of bicycle races, thanks to the advantage that tires gave him, sporting competition immediately became a constitutive feature of Dunlop tradition.

Dunlop then patented the idea and began to refine his invention as a trading company, founding what would soon be known as Dunlop Pneumatic Tire Co. Ltd. In 1890 he opened his first tire factory in Dublin, and three years later the first in continental Europe, in Hanau (Germany). In 1895 Dunlop tires were also sold in France and Canada, and manufactured in Australia and the United States.

By 1898 business had outgrown the Dublin base, and production moved to England, first to Coventry and then, in 1902, to a 400-acre site in Birmingham, later to be known as Fort Dunlop. In 1910 Dunlop planted the flag in Malaysia, establishing a 20,235 hectare rubber plantation. In 1913 the first Japanese tire factory opened in Kobe. In twenty years, Dunlop had made the solid tire obsolete and gone from pioneer to first global multinational company. It manufactured all over the world and sold all over the world.

Tyres in Christchurch

There are an estimated 293.000 vehicles in Christchurch, which means there are 1.460.000 tyres in this city.

Christchurch is located on the east coast of the South Island; it is the second-largest city and third most populated in New Zealand. It is also the gateway to the Canterbury region. It is a city prone to earthquakes were recently in 2011, unfortunately, caused much destruction and thousands of deaths. There are several museums like the Quake City to know this kind of phenomena with testimonies and their different technical aspects. It is also the oldest city, which was founded in 1850 where it is the seat of the Canterbury Regional Council. It is next to the New Zealand Alps and the Banks peninsula and is a beautiful destination both for its cultural richness and its spectacular surroundings.