Exciting Pro Solo News

[Tom Berry]

Another reason to run the Pro Solo!
Kumho Tires is adding to their contingency program for our Pro. In addition to the normal top 3 places pay out, they are awarding a SET of tires.... yes as in 4 tires for the top finishing Kumho shod car car in every recognized SCCA class at our event. Doesn't matter what your finishing position is, as long as you are the fasted Kumho car in your class. Kumho is jumping back into the national SCCA Solo program in a big way and want to spread the word ( and salt the mine, so to speak ). So if you have not signed up for it yet.... grab you Kumhos and come play with us.
A couple items here:
1) Only SCCA classes... sorry, SK1 and SK2 do not qualify
2) Gotta run Kumhos for the whole event.
3) You need to register with Kumho before the event.
4) Need to put the proper decals on you ride. One on the front bumper and one on each fender.
5) Within 30 days of the event, you have to submit results and a photo of the car with decals at the event.
6) Sorry, only one set of tires per class/driver.
More info will be posted soon here... so stay tuned. But dont forget to sign up for the event before friday afternoon when the price goes up. We can thank our own Brian " Fireball " Robertson for this deal.
See you at the Pro !!
Tom

[George Schilling]

WOW!

[Don Salyers]

Now:

Michael Wood, I have that 5th FS entry (1998 Cobra) sitting in my yard with a set of V710's (really old---cooked). What are you all running----if everyone is running A6's DFL is worth about a grand...

Don

[Steve Towers]

Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

[Tom Berry]

Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

Steve, I wll check on that.

[Jason Isley BS RX8]

Any CS RX-8 guys want to rent some wheels with V710s? ;)

[Jeff Stuart]

Any CS RX-8 guys want to rent some wheels with V710s? ;)

Very tempting. Sending PM.

[James Yom]

Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

I'd be more than happy to co-drive with someone in AS to help make a class!

Tom, thanks for the wonderful news! Great to see Kumho supporting Solo again! Now if only that "other" Korean tire maker would wake up and get more involved with Solo...

[Tom Berry]

Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

Steve, I wll check on that.

Steve, Because the Pro Solo format calls for bumping when a class does not have 5 entrants, this will not be an issue.
In your case.... if you are not able to talk enough folks into the class, you will get bumped to "Bump1" and that will be your "class" for the weekend. If by chance there are not 5 in Bump1, then Bump1 gets combined with Bump2.
The bottom line if you get "bumped", is that you will need to be the top finishing Kumho shod car in the bump class to win the set of tires.
As a side note! Brian has told me that if you win a "set" of tires, that it can be "any set". Need tires for you street car or truck?? no problem! Personally, I think thats cool 'cause my tow vehicle could use some new shoes.

[Steve Towers]

Tom,

Thanks for doing the research. Appreciate the info.

[Steve Towers]

James Yom on 24 Mar 2011 16:01

Steve Towers wrote:
Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

I'd be more than happy to co-drive with someone in AS to help make a class!

James,
I'm going to stay with one driver for this and the Pro.
Steve T.

[Mark DeShon]

Any CS RX-8 guys want to rent some wheels with V710s? ;)

Very tempting. Sending PM.

Now this I've gotta see. Jeff would be scary-fast on 710s!
Mark D.

[Arthur Grant]

Highly unlikely that AS will have enough for a class. What happens?

Steve, I wll check on that.

Steve, Because the Pro Solo format calls for bumping when a class does not have 5 entrants, this will not be an issue.
In your case.... if you are not able to talk enough folks into the class, you will get bumped to "Bump1" and that will be your "class" for the weekend. If by chance there are not 5 in Bump1, then Bump1 gets combined with Bump2.
The bottom line if you get "bumped", is that you will need to be the top finishing Kumho shod car in the bump class to win the set of tires.
As a side note! Brian has told me that if you win a "set" of tires, that it can be "any set". Need tires for you street car or truck?? no problem! Personally, I think thats cool 'cause my tow vehicle could use some new shoes.

I thought you ran Hoosiers?

[KJ Christopher]

I thought you ran Hoosiers?

Contingencies have a way of changing things....

[Toby Larsson]

I thought you ran Hoosiers?

Contingencies have a way of changing things....

Three drivers in Tom's Evo on Hoosiers could potentially win 15 tires in one event....

[Michael Smith]

anyone have used 205/50-15 kumho xs for cheap?

[Steve Ekstrand]

Hmmmm....

Can one car run different tire brands for different drivers in the same class at a pro?

[Rick Brown]

Is there a class for tow vehicles............?

[Aaron Goldsmith]

Hmmmm....

Can one car run different tire brands for different drivers in the same class at a pro?

if you can change tires REALLY fast.. though I think contingency is checked in impound so it'd be whatever the second driver ran.

[Marshall Grice]

I thought you ran Hoosiers?

Contingencies have a way of changing things....

Three drivers in Tom's Evo on Hoosiers could potentially win 15 tires in one event....

you can win even more tires if you bring two cars. :ibrightdea:

[Tom Berry]

you can win even more tires if you bring two cars. :ibrightdea:[/
Now your catchin' on!!

[Daniel Y.]

Hmmmm....

Can one car run different tire brands for different drivers in the same class at a pro?

if you can change tires REALLY fast.. though I think contingency is checked in impound so it'd be whatever the second driver ran.

I remember the contingency folk checking cars in grid too... I may consider bringing my old XS' from two season ago }:)

[Arthur Grant]

Looking at the BSP list, looked like everyone but the lowly Corvette were running Hoosiers

[Tom Berry]

Looking at the BSP list, looked like everyone but the lowly Corvette were running Hoosiers

That might change

[Morgan Trotter]

interesting. Im glad Kumho wants back in Solo action. They have not changed their Contingency listed on http://www.scca.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

I emailed Charles Van Huesden, hopefully he can confirm. If so, Kumho is a good option for Pro-Solo as my car can destroy 4 Hoosiers in 1 pro.