Kumho National Rally Challenge

[FSPORT]

KUMHO TYRES NATIONAL RALLY CHALLENGE
Kumho Tyres in association with the Kumho Motorsport Distributors are looking for one high performance rally crew in each Australian state (ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, Tas, Vic, WA) to be awarded a tyre contract for 2006 worth upto $7500.
Crews will be evaluated on event results and stage performance throughout nominated state and club rally series in 2005 with the highest performing crew in each state being awarded a contract providing rally tyres for their competition use at 50% of the Recommended Retail Price for 2006.
All you have to do is display Kumho signage on your car, register with and purchase new Kumho R800 or R700 Rally tyres from your local Kumho Motorsport Distributor and you could win a tyre contract for 2006.
In addition, simply by registering you will receive discounted prices for any tyres in the entire Kumho range including car, 4x4 and even truck tyres.
Contact your nearest Kumho Motorsport Distributors for more details:-
NSW/ACT – FSport - 0418 404 945
Qld – Hornibrook Motorsport Tyres – 07 3865 1072
SA – Autowerx Performance Centre – 08 8182 5311
Vic/Tas – Rallycat Motorsport – 03 9428 3871
WA – Tubs Competition Tyres – 08 9459 5084

[Bogan]

Did anyone else register for this in 2005? I'm wondering who my competition is in the ACT.

T.

[Ric Cary]

Maybe its just the cynic in me,

1.Buy Kumho tyres for 2005 at small discount.display sticker
2. be fastest competitor
3.Get 2006 tyres at 50% off RETAIL

cost to expectant competitor heaps
cost to Kumho SFA

[FSPORT]

Ric

I am not sure how much profit you think are on rally tyres but I can tell you there is SFA. 50% of RRP is less than the cost price of the tyres but lets not also forget the tme and cost of providing at event support or fitting of the tyres.

The challenge was also aimed at the midde or lower part of the field many of whom do not purchase many tyres across the rally year.

You say the cost to the competitor was heaps. Dont these competitors purchase tyres anyway, so the way I see it there is a chance to win something for only purchasing what they would be anyway. That is unless they are given tyres for free.

John Mills

[Ric Cary]

Originally Posted by FSPORT

Ric

I am not sure how much profit you think are on rally tyres but I can tell you there is SFA. 50% of RRP is less than the cost price of the tyres but lets not also forget the tme and cost of providing at event support or fitting of the tyres.

The challenge was also aimed at the midde or lower part of the field many of whom do not purchase many tyres across the rally year.

You say the cost to the competitor was heaps. Dont these competitors purchase tyres anyway, so the way I see it there is a chance to win something for only purchasing what they would be anyway. That is unless they are given tyres for free.

John Mills

Yeah sorry my mistake John, Kuhmo is listed in my Top Ten philanthropic organizations World Wide book. I should have checked in it first. Before cynically assumeing it was an attempt to gain market share by dangling a revenue neutral leader.

[Bogan]

*ding ding*

And there's the end of round one. Thanks Ric for your input.

Originally Posted by Ric Cary

Maybe its just the cynic in me...

Ya think???

So does anyone know how many ACT registered Rally Challengers there are?

John can you help us out? Here's your chance to plug the challenge, and tell me who I'm up against.

T.

[Spac]

Originally Posted by Bogan

So does anyone know how many ACT registered Rally Challengers there are?

The cynic in me suggests that the answer is "one", based on the previous avoidance of the question...

[smee]

Other than Tony Sullens and Gig Boy, who else is running Kumho's and what sort of results are they getting. I think Gwyn Mullholland runs them on his Commode.

I would look at running them if they were available to me for the same price as the Dunlops and there was feedback available from similar level competitors. But, the Kumho's are $50 dearer in the 15 inch size and I have heard nothing about them, other than they make a good F3 tyre and Tony raves about them.

[Bogan]

I thought Sullens was on something else this year? Russ Winks and Sophia both run Kumhos AFAIK.

T.

[raybak]

Sophia has changed to Silverstones.

Ray

[Corty]

You could be right Tony is on something....

There some funny stuff up in them hill north west of gosford.


But as far as i am aware. Tony has been and still is running Khumo R800 & R700 on WRX

[gloworm]

Tony Sullens is definately running Kumho's this year.

Steve and I are also running them and haven't been able to fault them.

Steve has been playing with combinations this year but believes that the car steers better with R700's on the front and R800's on the back.

Steve ran brand new tyres on the rear at Bathurst and ran the same rears at Bega and had no (lack of) traction issues.

I believe that if more people start running Kumho's they may get a little cheaper

[Jme]

Craig's set about 5 top 5 ARC times on R800's and a few top 10 on R700's... we were first to go on them.

Really, it don't matter with tyres. They are all good products. Drivers drive differently and cars have different settings.... you just got to make the tyres work for you and be comfortable with the "man" your dealing with.

I'm assuming Tony is still on Kumho- unless things have changed. He was definately on them at the start of the year.

[Gwyn Mulholland]

Smee is correct, I am running Kuhmo Tyres.
I have run them now for nearly two years and can give them nothing but praise.
The Mazda ran R700's and handled extremely well on them with no problems.
I purchased the Commodore and decided to run R800's after cold canvassing most of the other tyre suppliers and running the car on the tyres that were on it at the Mini Natcap.
One of the main reasons behind this decision was that to this day I am yet to have a tyre failure unlike some of my fellow competitors running one of the better known brands.
On my pricing exercise they were neither the dearest or the cheapest.
At Bega despite my car being a six cylinder the only Commodore in front of me at the finish of the short event was Russell who coincidentally also runs Kuhmo.
GM.

[Ric Cary]

Ah I don't think anybody said Kumho tyres were no good! just that their Challenge may not be as generous as they would like us to believe