The story so far... Introduction

The iconic Dymag brand has been synonymous with high performance wheels for 4 dec- ades.

Dymag technology has evolved maintaining a leading posion, starng with Cast Magnesium wheels, through Forged Magnesium and into the state-of-the- art Carbon Fibre wheels for high performance cars and . Many Formula 1, Indy Car, Rally/RAID, GP Moto, Superbikes, Isle of Man TT champions and race winners have used Dymags, as well as many producon Supercar manufacturers. Dymag is a globally recognised brand for perfor- mance, innovaon, and quality.

The Story So Far Started in the early 1970s, Dymag quickly moved to the technology pinnacle invenng the world’s first 3-spoke Magnesium wheels. It was on these very motorcycle wheels that the legendary won the AMA Superbike Championship on a Kawasaki KZ1000-S1 in 1981 and 1982, and went on to win the 1984 World Motorcycle GP Championship on a Yamaha YZR500.

Building on their successes, Dymag expanded into manufacturing Forged Magnesium wheels, Forged Aluminium wheels and finally Lightweight Carbon Fibre wheels with an equally enthusiasc response from bike owners around the world.

Ayrton Senna racing on Dymag magnesium wheels

Inside this scrapbook are stories, media, and news covering the presgious history of the Dymag brand and its uniquely Brish growth in to the globally recognised leader of high performance and quality wheels it is today. Dymag has a proud racing history and has provided wheels for winners In Indy car, F1, Supercar, Su- perbike, and many other events

Jordan F1 car with Dymag Wheels, at one point in F1 history Dymag provided wheels for 80% of the grid

Nigel Mansell is the most successful Brish F1 driver of all me, he also won the CART Indy car world series in 1993 being the first person to ever achieve this in their debut season, he did this on Dymag die cast magnesium wheels. (picture above of Mansell’s 1994 Newman Haas Lola Cosworth)

Dymag has a proud history in Indy car racing. Arie Luyendyk (pictured) broke the average speed Indy car record of 185.981 mph in 1990 on Dymag wheels and won the Indianapolis 500. The record sll stands to this day. Aston Marn AMR1 (1989)

Max Bostrom (Dymag Racing UK Ltd’s founder and former MD) was lead designer on the AMR1 and along with help from Mike Wilson (Dymag Designer) not only designed the carbon fibre wheels but also parts of the suspension, bodywork, and chassis for the former C1 racer and Le mans 24 hour car.

The AMR1 sll appears today at historic and classic racing car events and showcases.

Dymag provided wheels for many concept and custom cars including the Isuzu Zen in 2001 And The instantly recognisable Ariel Atom 500 (below)

Dymag wheels featured on off and on the across many different formats on both four and two wheels Dymag wheels featured on the original TT100 Fireblade. Dymag wheels featured on the original Honda TT100 Fireblade. Eddie Lawson 4 mes Moto GP champion and motorcycle hall of fame inductee

Eddie Lawson rode on Dymag Magnesium wheels both in his back to back win in the AMA championship 1981 and 82 on the Kawasaki KZ1000-S1 , and when he transioned into World Moto GP series in 1983 for Yamaha.

Eddie went on to win the Moto GP in 1984 and won three more tles while riding on Dymag wheels. MBE

Barry Sheene won the World Championship in 1976 and 1977 with team Suzuki riding on Dymag magnesium wheels, and is the only rider to have won both 50cc and 500cc Grand Prix’s

Sheene is oen remembered for his historic fight with Kenny Rodgers in the 1979 500cc season at Silverstone and many recall this as one of the best races in the history. Dymag’s reach is worldwide Dymag’s reach is worldwide “Dymag has built a special set of wheels for —the carbon fibre rims are reputedly the bike lighter than the packaging they came in!”

Extract from MCN magazine 2008

The first Brish Vyrus bike takes its maiden win on Dymag carbon fibre wheels, showing Dymag’s passion for new technology Track day in Bergamo Italy 2011 with our Italian distributors IRC components. Extract from MCN magazine

The Enigma 1050 bike celebrates Brish engineering and manufacture and includes custom made Dymag wheels Arcle in Fast Bike magazine Chris Shelley MD of CSA Internaonal who own the rights to Dymag answering quesons in Superbike Magazine (Jan 2012)