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Dunlop, Tyres

Dunlop adds endurance-winning expertise to the GP Racer D212 range

Dunlop has announced new Endurance specifications of the highly-regarded GP Racer D212 track tyre. These new variants are aimed at track day riders who demand high levels of durability as well as consistent high performance. The existing GP Racer D212 was a race-winning tyre from its debut. Available in slick and road legal versions, the latter has been used to win Supersport races at the highest National level, including in the French Superbike Championship. Dunlop has now brought their FIM Endurance World Championship (EWC) winning expertise by adding a new GP Racer D212 ‘E’ Endurance specification to the range.

Dunlop Motorcycle Europe Product Manager, Dmitri Talboom, explained why the time was right to introduce a new Endurance option: “The track tyre market has broadened into distinct segments. Many serious track day riders and racers are choosing professional racing tyres such as the Dunlop KR slick range and our Isle of Man TT winning D213 GP Pro for bikes with a full race set-up. Amateur racers and regular track-day riders have been praising the user-friendly nature of the GP Racer D212 which is much less sensitive to set-up. By adding an endurance option to the existing GP Racer D212 range, we offer a tyre for every type of track rider”

Dunlop is the most successful tyre company in the history of the EWC and we’ve learnt a lot about durable and consistent compounds in those long-distance races. We’ve taken those learnings from the Bol d’Or and Le Mans 24h to offer a long-lasting track day and club racing tyre.”

The upgraded Endurance (E) version is available in both 190/55R17 and 200/55R17 rear sizes and either as a road legal treaded version and as a slick.

The revised Multi-Tread compound configuration of the “E”-version offers greater durability but still features the revolutionary NTEC system, which allows pressure tuning for optimum performance for race track use.



Dunlop, Tyres

One year, four new tyres. Dunlop leads in hypersport tyre development

GP Racer D212

The addition of the Dunlop Sport Smart TT to the tyre manufacturer’s portfolio gives Dunlop the youngest and most innovative range in the hypersport sector. 

The SportSmart TT is the fourth new Dunlop hypersport tyre to be launched in the past year and completes the strategy, announced last year, of taking a new approach to the segment. Dunlop chose to redefine their hypersport range around the goal of a ‘tyre for every rider’.

The launch of the SportSmart TT marks Dunlop’s comeback to a segment of the hypersport market where they last competed with the renowned Qualifier RR over a decade ago.

Dunlop has the youngest and most innovative hypersport range. 

Professional Rider  – D213 GP Pro – Launched Summer 2017

Seasoned Track Rider – GP Racer D212 – Launched January 2017

Experienced track rider with road use: SportSmart TT –Launch March 2018

Road Rider with occasional track use – SportSmart2 Max –Launched March 2017

“Because of this proactive and continuous development, Dunlop now has the youngest and most innovative range in the market. This intensive year of launches shows Dunlop’s focus on developing new technologies. We have taken the time to listen to the needs of riders. This has helped us define a range that proves we understand the subtly varying needs of the different types of hypersport rider. In some cases, the bikes may be the same, but the type and mix of riding may be very different. Our new range gives riders the choice they need to ensure they have a tyre that exactly matches their needs” commented Dmitri Talboom, Product Manager, Dunlop Motorcycle Europe.