Kumho Tire Takes Winning to XS
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA… Kumho Tire flexed some muscle at the Sports Car Club of America San Diego National Tour and the El Toro ProSolo over the past two weekends. The proven Ecsta V710 and hot new Ecsta XS ended at the top of the podium.
Jeff Ringer of Los Angeles, California competing in the Index 1 street tire class in a Honda S2000 and Morgan Trotter of Temecula, California, driving a Subaru Impreza in the Index 2 class both swept their respective street stock classes on the Ecsta XS on back-to-back weekends. The Ecsta XS is Kumho’s newest Ultra High Performance street tire designed for extreme handling capability for the most demanding cars and drivers. “Back to back wins in the street tire classes where we compete against all the best performance tires in the world proves the unbeatable performance of the Ecsta XS,” said Rudy Consolacion, Kumho’s Motorsports Manager. “
Gary Thomason, multi-national champion, swept both weekends in the Super Stock class in his Porsche GT3 wrapped in Ecsta V710 rubber. “I really enjoy Super Stock because of the deep talent pool, and the fact that there are fully five cool cars that can win in this class. The San Diego Tour weekend was a perfect example of what I mean with three previous national champs running in the class, each in a different type of car,” stated Thomason. “I was fortunate to come away with a close victory, and part of that win is certainly directly attributable to the big grip and excellent drivability of the Kumho V710.”
Reigning national champion Scott McHugh of Encino, California, also swept the B Stock class in his Chevrolet Corvette. “The Kumho Ecsta V710s delivered incredible turn-in to maximize corner entry speed and outstanding traction off the corners,” McHugh exclaimed. “Along with the Ecsta’s longer lasting grip, Kumho should be everyone’s first choice for Solo competition!”
Jason Isley of Coto de Caza, California was at the top of the A Stock podium at the San Diego Tour event. Andy McKee of San Jose, California, also found victory in the Super Street Modified class at the El Toro ProSolo event. “Wins in different classes demonstrate Kumho’s competitiveness across our entire product line of ultra high-performance tires,” noted Consolacion “We are flattered that veteran champions such as Gary Thomason and Scott McHugh believe in Kumho performance tires as part of their winning formula,”
The Solo National Tour and ProSolo National Series gather top racers from around the country and culminate at the finale event in Lincoln, Nebraska, to crown National Champions. Visit the SCCA’s web site at www.scca.com for details.
