Kumho Tire Sponsors U.S. Hill Climb Event, Proving High-Performance Technology

All Six Sponsored Drivers Successfully Complete the Race

Kumho Tire announced on July 3 that all six of its sponsored drivers successfully completed the 104th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a globally renowned hill climb race held on the 21st of last month (local time) in Colorado, USA.

Kumho Tire announced on the 3rd that all six sponsored drivers successfully completed the race at the 104th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, a world-renowned hill climb competition held in Colorado, USA, on the 21st of last month (local time). Kumho Tire

Kumho Tire implemented the "Kumho Tire Gaining Traction Program," a rookie driver development initiative jointly organized with the event hosts, for the first time. The program was designed to discover and support promising drivers with less than five years of experience participating in the PPIHC, who are based in Colorado.

Four sponsored drivers—Matus Huska, Earl O'Malley, Ernie Ramirez, and Ben Ryan—successfully completed the challenging 19.99-kilometer course without incident. In addition, two Colorado-based father-and-son drivers, who have been sponsored by Kumho Tire since last year, also finished the race, marking a significant achievement with all six Kumho Tire-sponsored drivers completing the event.

All vehicles sponsored by Kumho Tire were equipped with the ultra-high-performance tire "Ecsta V730." As Kumho Tire's flagship high-performance tire, the Ecsta V730 was developed based on the company's technological expertise accumulated from various domestic and international motorsports competitions. Featuring an ultra-high-performance compound and a robust block design, it delivers excellent grip and stable handling even under high-speed driving conditions. The tire demonstrated reliable performance in the extreme driving environment of the PPIHC, characterized by steep elevation changes and a series of 156 consecutive corners, thereby supporting the sponsored drivers in successfully finishing the race.

Yoon Minseok, Executive Director of Global Marketing at Kumho Tire, stated, "We will continue to support the next generation of motorsports talent and, based on the technological expertise gained through various global motorsports activities, further strengthen our competitiveness as a performance brand."

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