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Ken Motonishi piloted his 1989 Honda Civic Si equipped with Toyo Proxes R1R extreme performance tires to his third successive victory in SCCA Solo competition March 7-8 in San Diego. Competing in the Street Touring (ST) class, Motonishi won by a margin of more than two seconds to trounce the competition at the SCCA regional event.
This is the third in a string of victories for Motonishi on the R1Rs, having won at the SCCA regional in El Toro, Calif. the preceding weekend by a margin of more than one second, and by winning a previous SCCA regional competition held in San Diego.
Also scoring a victory on Proxes R1R tires this past weekend was Tim Smith, competing in the SCCA Atlanta Region Solo. Driving his ST Class 1989 Honda Civic Si, Smith defeated a large field of 26 cars in the Pro Class, while also scoring a Top-Time-of-Day at the event.
Smith won the 2008 SCCA Solo National Championships in Topeka, Kan. in the Street Touring S class while running on the R1Rs. He will be competing this weekend in the first event of the 2009 Solo National Tour, which will be held at South Georgia Motorsports Park.
“We congratulate Ken Motonishi on his outstanding string of Solo victories in California and Tim Smith for his dominance in Atlanta,” says Stan Chen, Toyo’s manager of motorsports and events. The R1R “is proving to be the tire of choice for winning in the ultra-competitive Street Touring classes of Solo.”
The 140-UTQG rated tire has a dynamic arrowhead tread pattern for excellent water drainage and wet performance, according to Chen, adding that “its wide footprint delivers maximum dry weather traction and an aggressive appearance for the enthusiast driver.” Aggressive street driving, time attacks and autocross are other suitable applications, he says. Vehicles equipped with the tire also won the 2007 D1 GP championship and the 2007 and 2008 Formula Drift championships.
For more information, visit www.toyo.com.
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