Racers equipped with Toyo Proxes R1R extreme performance tires
scored seven wins and swept three podium finishes in the Street
Touring classes during the recent 38th running of the SCCA
(Sports Car Club of America) Solo National Championship in
Lincoln, Neb.
Using coned courses set up on the open expanses of the Lincoln
Airpark, 1,200 of the country's top amateur racers converged,
making it the largest competition of its kind in the
world.
Team Toyo's Jeffrey Wong captured the ST class win with his 1991
Honda Civic Si, while Bill Bounds scored a second place finish
in Tim Smith's 1989 Honda Civic Si. Smith came in fourth.
Successful Team Toyo women included Leslie Cohen, who won the ST
Ladies class driving a 1989 Honda Civic Si, while Michelle
Seelig finished second in STS Ladies while driving a 1989 Honda
CRX Si.
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Another Team Toyo cone specialist, Ken Motonishi, scored the
first-ever SCCA Solo National Championship win for the STR
class. He defeated a field of 51 cars while behind the wheel of
his 2009 Mazda MX-5.
"This was a big win for me, especially as the class had 51
drivers and we were one of the only people in the class on Toyo
tires," says Motonishi. "My 17-inch Proxes R1R tires proved to
be the right fit for us. They had no issues, delivered high
grip, were confidence inspiring – not lacking in any
department."
"This has been an outstanding week for the Proxes R1R in SCCA
racing, and we are proud it has become the tire of choice for
capturing championships," notes Stan Chen, the company's manager
of events and motorsports.
For more information, visit www.toyotires.com.
