to run a tire in formula D it has to be market available, so kuhmo did it and just slapped a rediculious price tag on it so no one in their right mind would buy them

 

good point... never thought of it that way

 

Charles -- good points.

No one is saying that Kumho expects to sell those red tires to the general public. We're evaluating whether or not the marketing effort of the red tires will generate other sales of tires.

Goodyear, Bridgestone, and Dunlop all sponsor some pretty serious drivers in Japan, but they are also unknown here.

I know the Scorcher T/A wasn't supposed to generate colored smoke. I was just saying that some of these gimmicky things have been done before. Although, the T/A wasn't debuted during some kind of "competition", it's a similar thing.

Overall I think the marketing impact was OK, but, with the way the media works and the internet, I think that word spreads too quickly for something like the red smoke to really make a lasting impression. It really could go either way. By Houston the whole thing could be totally played out, or it could have a line of people waiting to see it.

 

i understand that, i was replying to the person that said maybe someone would buy a pair to run at local events.

 

also, i was looking for them on tirerack to show my manager at work, but couldnt remember what size to look for...help? haha

 

ya, for some reason i couldn't find them either

255/45/17 or 255/40/17
MX-c

I searched by size, by kuhmo brand, by vehicle, humbug.

And I remember at the event when i was talking to the Kuhmo rep, he was saying what all you need to look for on tirerack to find them.

 

Marketing at its finest, you two have single handedly sent shock waves through the intire U.S. Drift culture. I know Kumho was not planing on selling these but the impact is so great and unique that the demand for originality may force Kumho in to a corner to produce them. I wish I could have gone.

 

Hmm. al,though they may not be on the website, you can definitely call tire rack and they can tell you about them!

 

does the smoke smell like regular burnt rubber smell? Would be cool if it smelled like cherry's or strawberries. What kind of carcinigen is let out in the smoke.

 

no it doesnt let out a carcinogen

yes it smells normal