The 2016 Bridgestone Tyres
| 4 November 2015 |
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The Bridgestone brand makes a return to KA karting next year, the Japanese rubber the mandated control tyre for Karting Australia's "Group One" categories.
Australian importer, Paul Feeney Group, had examples of the tyres at the Australian Kart Championship round at Geelong on the weekend.
Bridgestone YJL
The YJL will be used in the Cadet 9 and Cadet 12 classes. Unlike previous brands where the same tyre is used on all four conrers of the kart, the YJL has distinct front and rear tyres. This is the rubber used in the Mini ROK class in Europe.
Above: Front tyre on top, rear on the bottom
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
YJL front will retail for $54.00 each
YJL rear will retail for $58.50 each
YJL set will retail for $225.00
Above: YJL front steer tyre is very narrow
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: YJL rear drive tyre has a wider square-edged tread
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Bridgestone YLR
The YLR will be the tyre for Junior National, Senior National, KA Junior and TaG 100 categories.
Above: Bridgestone YLR front and rear tyres
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
YLR front will retail for $56.50 each
YLR rear will retail for $61.00 each
YLR set will retail for $235.00
Above: YLR front has a very rounded tread surface
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
Above: YLR rear
pic - Mark Wicks, KartSportNews
