Kumho SL Motorsports Team Wins Round 2 of the "Hyundai N Festival"

Proving Excellence in Motorsports Technology

Kumho Tire, led by CEO Jeong Iltaek, sponsors the Kumho SL Motorsports Team, which is managed by Director Shin Younghak. The team demonstrated its motorsports technology by securing both first and second place in Round 2 of the Hyundai N Festival.

At the eN1 Class Round 2 of the Hyundai N Festival held at Inje Speedium, Gangwon Province on the 31st of last month, Lee Changwook of the Kumho SL Motorsports Team, sponsored by Kumho Tire, took first place. (Center in the photo) Second place went to Noh Donggi (Kumho SL Motorsports Team, left in the photo), and third place to Kim Youngchan (DCT Racing, right in the photo). Provided by Kumho Tire

On August 31, at the Inje Speedium in Inje County, Gangwon Province, Lee Changwook of the Kumho SLM Team was the first to cross the finish line in the Hyundai N Festival eN1 Class Round 2, recording a time of 12 minutes 10.278 seconds (7 laps). He was followed by teammate Noh Donggi, who finished second with a gap of 3.677 seconds.

Both Lee Changwook and Noh Donggi had already taken first and second place in the qualifying round on August 30. In the finals on the 31st, they maintained a stable performance, earning the Kumho SLM Team the honor of a one-two finish, where two drivers from the same team secure both first and second place.

Lee Changwook, the champion, stated, "From the qualifying round, the car's balance and tire condition were perfectly matched, allowing me to race with stability. I will continue to focus on the remaining races, leveraging the strong teamwork and solid skills of the SLM Team and Kumho Tire."

Meanwhile, the eN1 Class is the electric vehicle race of the Hyundai N Festival, the largest one-make (single model) race in Korea. It is notable for being Korea's first-ever electric vehicle race and the world's first to use racing-exclusive slick tires for electric vehicles.

Last year, Kumho Tire was crowned the inaugural "Tire Manufacturer Champion" in the eN1 Class, and the Kumho SLM Team won the overall team championship.