umm... yea.. just read and watch (Kumho Tires)

[1PhatCX]

i was fucking amazed by this

read the article then watch the video... taken from... ( http://www.kumhousa.com/News/News2005.asp#may06 )


KUMHO debuts red smoke tire for drifting competition
FONTANA, CA … May 6, 2005… In the last few years, KUMHO Tire has achieved a number of firsts: the first company to make a 26-inch light truck tire; the first company to produce a 28-inch light truck tire; a class win in the company’s first race in the American Le Mans Series. And now, KUMHO has another first: a tire that produces red smoke. This special version of KUMHO’s ECSTA MX ultra high performance street tire--dubbed the ECSTA MX-C--will make its public debut with Enjuku Racing at the Formula Drift event at Road Atlanta on May 6 and 7.

Enjuku tested the MX-C for the first time the week of April 18, and it literally left the team’s members speechless. “When we saw the red smoke boiling off the rear tires, we just stood there and stared in awe,” said Enjuku lead driver and team captain Matt Vassallo. “I think people will be blown away when they see this.”

The ECSTA MX-C was developed at the KUMHO Technical Center in Akron, OH. “At a product meeting here late last summer, several people were talking about the sport of drifting,” said Guy Edington, manager of the Technical Center. “While watching a drifting video, someone opined that it would be cool if the tire smoke coming off the cars was colored.”

From there the idea blossomed, and Jim Palombo, KUMHO’s senior product chemist, and Gary Bradnick, lead lab technologist, set about looking for a way to make colored smoke. They developed the right mix of chemicals and now have a patent pending for their colorful compound (they’ve also developed a compound that produces blue tire smoke). Following successful testing, KUMHO produced a limited number of the tires.

“We don’t intend to sell the ECSTA MX-C to the general public,” said KUMHO brand director Rick Brennan. “We built them to demonstrate our forward thinking, technical capabilities and ability to respond quickly to the market. Like our race-winning ALMS tire, the MX-C was developed in a very short time—about six months. And like our 26-inch and 28-inch light truck tires, the MX-C gets attention by charting new territory that no other tire company even thought about entering.”

Enjuku’s Vassallo agrees. “ With the car show market and drifting scene ever-expanding in the U.S., the constant effort to make your vehicle stand out in the crowd is the ultimate goal,” he said. “KUMHO has upped the ante with the ECSTA MX-C.”



http://www.kumhousa.com/News/Images/KUMHO-redsmoke.wmv

[doug294]

Man thats crazy. They say they are not for the general public...yeah I wonder how long that will last.

[1PhatCX]

i know, i'm already waiting to get a surplus of blue ones for my car to smoke off

[doug294]

When they do come out there is no telling how much they will charge for them. I will stick to my regular Kumhos for dailys and falkens for track.

[SiZ]

Originally Posted by 1PhatCX

i know, i'm already waiting to get a surplus of blue ones for my car to smoke off

Umm.. You're going to need a motor with some power to do that. Unless you want to keep breaking trannys and axles.

[Twyztidmind]

Thats bad ass, the car was awsome too.

[FuLL BLown STD]

Originally Posted by SiZ

Umm.. You're going to need a motor with some power to do that. Unless you want to keep breaking trannys and axles.

I couldn't agree to that anymore u might also have to sell your car to even buy a set of those tires which will prolly cost $175 a piece or MORE!

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by SiZ

Umm.. You're going to need a motor with some power to do that. Unless you want to keep breaking trannys and axles.

fine! i'll buy some and just light them on fire haha

[amy@af]

those are some expensive tires to just burn up in smoke

[hatchitup]

i had that idea years ago DAMN!

[BLU CIVIC]

there are already tires with the colour tread...as far as i know they only leave the colour on the ground

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by BLU CIVIC

there are already tires with the colour tread...as far as i know they only leave the colour on the ground

yea, i wouldnt mind those mixed with the kumho tires, leaves a red patch with red smoke

[ci5ic]

I'm still waiting for them to make tires that smell like a fart when you roast them.

[1PhatCX]

Originally Posted by ci5ic

I'm still waiting for them to make tires that smell like a fart when you roast them.

weirdo

[turtlecrxsi]

Originally Posted by ci5ic

I'm still waiting for them to make tires that smell like a fart when you roast them.

I have some of those... Nope... wait a minute, that's just me ripping ass... LMAO!