TOPEKA, Kan. (March 10, 2016) – Once again in 2016, top finishers at each Tire Rack® ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv National Tour event can collect contingency awards from several manufacturers and racing-related companies. The contingencies below apply to and Saturday events.
Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Products of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv, offers product certificates this year to podium finishers. The schedule breaks down to the winner earning a $100 certificate, second a $50 certificate and third able to claim a $25 certificate.
Mazda is back in 2016 with a $300 award for a win and $175 for second. For those competing in a 2002 or newer MINI vehicle with original MINI powertrain, MINI USA offers a cash prize of $250 for a win, $100 for second and $50 for third.
Several tire manufacturers are also supporting Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv National Tour with some cash for top competitors. Drivers using Bridgestone rubber on all four corners can earn $200 for a class win, while the remaining two podium positions earn $150 and $100 each. Falken Tire, too, is offering cash prizes of $300, $200 and $100 to podium finishers, in that order, running on Falken products. And those using Toyo Proxes R1R tires, Toyo Tires will give a cash award of $300 to winners, $200 for second and $100 for the final podium position.
Kumho Tires is also helping those in the Solo community using Kumho rubber with product credits in the amount of $300, $200 or $150 for in-class podium finishes. That amount is doubled for any Street or Street Touring category. And those that arrive on the Match Tour podium can also win $300, $200 or $150 in product credits.
Hoosier Racing Tire is back aboard this year and awarding drivers using their product with two free tires for a win and one free tire for finishing second. BFGoodrich Tires is mirroring that offer, too, for those riding on BFGoodrich rubber, as well as two free tires for a win and one free tire for finishing second during Match Tour events.
And this year, FR Sport will be offering $75 product certificates to eligible winners, $50 certificates for those finishing second and $25 product certificates for third.
Many contingency opportunities require pre-registration. Details and instructions to register for each of these programs are available at the . Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv ProSolo contingency awards can also be viewed at the same webpage, with a detailed article on what is available for ProSolo this year coming in the next couple weeks.
For additional information about the Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv Solo Championship Tour, visit . Background on the Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv Match Tour can be found at . Info about Tire Rack ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû51xxtv ProSolo is available at .
Image: David Whitener driving his STF Honda Civic
Credit: Rupert Berrington
