Kumho Tire Exclusive Supply 'Supercar Challenge' 2020 Season Kickoff

Season Kicks Off in Earnest with Opening Match in the Netherlands on the 21st

Kumho Tire Exclusive Supplier 'Supercar Challenge' 2019 Competition Scene (Photo by Kumho Tire)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Hankook Tire & Technology announced on the 20th that the European popular motorsport event 'Supercar Challenge,' for which it exclusively supplies racing tires, will officially kick off the 2020 season starting with the opening race in the Netherlands on the 21st.

The Supercar Challenge is a European motorsport competition featuring global supercars such as Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Audi. It is known as a race that demands not only vehicle performance but also tire grip and durability.

This season's competition will be held over five rounds from August 21 to November 1, starting with the opening race at the Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands from August 21 to 23, moving between the Assen TT Circuit and Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands.

Hankook Tire has been the main sponsor of the Supercar Challenge for four consecutive years since 2017, exclusively supplying racing tires. All vehicles participating in the competition are equipped with the dry surface racing slick tire ‘Ventus F200’ and the wet surface racing tires ‘Ventus Z206’ and ‘Ventus Z207’.

Additionally, the official name ‘Hankook Tire Supercar Challenge’ will be used for all races in the 2020 Supercar Challenge season. Hankook Tire plans to promote its passion and spirit of challenge for the development of global motorsports worldwide through the official title exposure at every race.

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