On January 6, 2009, Kumho Tire officially stated that it will participate in the Dakar Rally, known as the "Extreme Motorsports", to provide tire products for NEMESIS, the British Bole Team. NEMESIS was modified from the top off-road vehicle Land Rover Range Rover Sport Edition for the Dakar Rally Racing.
The starting point and end of the 2009 Dakar Rally is Buenos Aires, Argentina, passing through Chile. The schedule of the game is from January 3 to January 18, which lasted 15 days. There are more than 530 teams participating in the competition. The journey lasts 9,574KM. The Dakar Rally is a motor sport that challenges the limits of mankind. It is called "Dancing with Death" due to the high mortality rate of competitors. Last year, the Dakar Rally, originally scheduled to open in Lisbon, Portugal, was forced to cancel the game for the first time on the eve of the opening due to terrorist incidents and other security issues. The Dakar Rally, as the first grand motor sports in 2009, has attracted worldwide attention.
The Kumho Tire provided for the Dakar Rally is a ROAD VENTURE with the highest performance in dry and wet areas, sand dunes, and mud, confident in Kumho Tire Quality and ROAD VENTURE's outstanding performance. Can help the Bole team maximize its advantage. The British BBC also introduced ROAD VENTURE last year. It has also participated in other rally and gained wide acclaim.
The international famous brand Kumho Tire had a good performance in many world-class off-road rally competitions before participating in the Dakar Rally. In the cross-country rally competitions that took part in 1992 and 2000, it successfully completed more than 10,000 kilometers of the entire race and won great results; in 2007 it achieved the excellent results of the SOLO CLASS championship with the French SMG team.
“The tire products that participated in the Dakar Rally are the first-ever 18-inch Dakar tires that have been successfully developed over the years in terms of technical strength accumulated in the competition. As a result, the global competitiveness of Kumho Tire will be further improved."
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