Toyo will be supporting motorsports competitors across the
country with a series of contingency programs.
Amateur racers in a variety of events such as autocross, Time
Attack, road racing and desert off-road racing have the
opportunity to win cash and prizes while running on the
company’s tires.
In SCCA, racers contingency payouts include the Solo National
Event Tours, Solo Divisional Championships, Solo National
Championships, the ProSolo National Series and National Spec
Miata road racing.
In 2010, racers won several championships while competing in
the Street Touring classes on Toyo’s Proxes R1R extreme
performance tires.
NASA road racers can earn “Toyo Bucks” for podium finishes
while using Proxes RA1 R-compound tires. NASA spec classes
using these tires include: American Iron, Camaro-Mustang
Challenge, Factory Five Challenge, Honda Challenge, Spec
3/Spec e30 (BMW), Spec Miata, and 944-spec.
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Competing on road courses across the country, Redline Time
Attack racers can also earn Toyo Bucks contingency payouts for
their podium wins. Numerous drivers on the circuit choose the
Proxes R888, street legal R-compound tire, according to Stan
Chen, manager of events and motorsports.
SCORE-International desert racers can win funds for running
with tires such as the Open Country M/T tires in classes
including Trophy Truck, Class-1/2 1600, Class 8, Class 7,
Class 7S and Class Stock Full.
In addition, competitors in the Best in the Desert off-road
series can also win cash contingencies for earning podiums on
Open Country M/T tires.
“Toyo Tires is proud to continue our extensive contingency
support of amateur race drivers across the U.S.,” says Chen.
“Whether racing on our Proxes UHP and R-compound tires on the
pavement, or with our Open Country products in the desert, we
offer a tire that will deliver a winning advantage.”
For more information, visit www.toyotires.com.
