Kumho Tire 'Inobui' Proves Performance in Hyundai N Festival eN1 Class

Park Jun-ui of the Solite Indigo Racing Team and Kim Young-chan of the DCT Racing Team, both equipped with Kumho Tire's electric vehicle-exclusive racing tire EnnoV, each won the first and second rounds of the Hyundai N Festival eN1 class held at Everland Speedway in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province on the 11th and 12th. The two drivers wearing Kumho Tires showcased unstoppable driving skills and tire performance, crossing the finish line first.

The eN1 class is an electric vehicle race within the Hyundai N Festival, the largest one-make (single model) race in Korea. It is notable as the country's first electric vehicle race and the world's first electric vehicle race to apply racing-specific slick tires. In particular, this class uses the ‘IONIQ 5 eN1 Cup Car,’ a one-make EV race car based on Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 N, equipped with Kumho Tire’s electric vehicle-exclusive racing tire EnnoV.

Kumho Tire participated in this eN1 class to once again demonstrate the true value of its electric vehicle-exclusive racing tire ‘EnnoV’ and supported the successful operation of the race. EnnoV is Kumho Tire’s cutting-edge electric vehicle-exclusive brand, using an EV-specific compound that provides excellent grip and stable handling performance even at high speeds, perfectly realizing the driving performance of electric vehicles.

This year, the eN1 class will hold 10 races over a total of 5 rounds, operating in various race formats such as sprints and one-on-one tournaments as a pilot program. In this round, a total of six ‘IONIQ 5 eN1 Cup Cars’ participated in a tournament format, with Park Jun-ui of the Solite Indigo Racing Team and Kim Young-chan of the DCT Racing Team competing against Kumho SL Motorsports Team’s Noh Dong-gi in lap time battles, delivering an exciting race.

Park Jun-ui, who won the opening round, said, “I am very happy to stand on the top of the podium at the opening round of the eN1 class, Korea’s first electric vehicle race,” adding, “Kumho Tire’s durability allowed me to operate the race with ease, and I will show good performance in the remaining races as well.”

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