Kumho Tires Help Diesel Peugeot RCZ Achieve Podium Finish on Nurburgring

Kumho’s newly established relationship with Team Peugeot RCZ Nokia kicked off with a bang at the opening round of the VLN endurance racing series at the Nurburgring on April 2. Stephane Caillet, Michael Bohrer and Jurgen Nett brought their RCZ 2.0 HDi FAP to a convincing second place in the class for diesel-powered cars.

The fastest lap around the daunting Nordschleife Circuit was achieved by Caillet in 10:00.848 minutes, which equates to an average speed for the Peugeot of 146.008 km/h (circa 90.7 mph).

Kumho has stated they are going to back the two-car strong RCZ team for all 10 rounds of the Nurburgring-based VLN championship and the German racing circuit’s annual 24-hour race.

“We applaud Peugeot Germany’s decision to promote their popular RCZ Sport Coupes by contesting the demanding VLN

series, and are pleased to find they are delighted with the performance of our S700 slick tyres and the support given by Kumho Motorsport Europe and DJ Lee from Kumho R&D. The result from the first race augers well for the team, who have set their sights on a class win in the 39th Nurburgring 24 Hour race on June 23-26,” Said Kumho’s European Motorsport Manager, Steve Thompson.

The VLN, which stands for Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nurburgring (Association of Nurburgring Endurance Cup Organisers) in German, comprises of a total of eight four-hour races and two six-hour ones. The arduous 24-hour race is not part of the event, yet most teams involved understandably see its as a must given their endurance orientation.