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MG Tires Ushers In New Era of Product

DECEMBER 17, 2019 BY DAVID COLE EKN LEAD STORY / TOP STORIES / UNITED STATES PRO KART SERIES

The 2020 season marks a new homologation period for the Federation Internationale de
l’Automobile (FIA) for the karting tire on the world-wide market. MG Tires, one of the largest tire
manufacturers in the world, is proud of the new lineup of compounds for the 2020-2022 period,
including those available to the United States market through MG Tires USA and the whole
distribution network in the US.

“We are excited about the future and the

transition to the new homologation tires,” stated
Eric Jones of MG Tires USA. “As one of the
largest kart tire manufacturers in the world, MG
Tires has put a lot of time and effort into making
sure the new tires have the same performance
values as before, and even better quality. I’d
like to thank all the tracks, clubs and series that
continue to stand by our product in the past and
into the future.”

The color branding remains the same for the MG Tires available to the USA for karting, however,
the names change moving forward. The two most popular and successful models spanning back
several years in the United States have been the FZ (Yellow) and HZI (Red). The names are
reverting to the SM (Yellow) and SH (Red). A great deal of development went into the new
compounds, focused on providing better performance and even better wear then the previous
models, especially in the new SM tire.
The popular YZ (Green) is now labeled as the SS (Green), and the intermediate tire IZ (White) to
the name of SI (White). No significant changes were made to the compound integrity.

The 4-Cycle and rental kart line compounds also remain unchanged, however, the names are
updated. The VK (Orange) is now RL1 (Orange) with the IR (Blue) to the RL2 (Blue). The newest
rental tire on the market in the USA – RL3 – remains the same.

The MG Tires WT for rain racing in the USA market remains unchanged.

The United States market is adapting to the new homologation tire for the 2020 season, including
major programs such as the United States Pro Kart Series, Route 66 Sprint Series, and Sunshine
State Karting Championship. Tracks and clubs, including the MG Tires USA home facility at the
GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge, are making the transition to the new compounds. In addition to
the new compounds and names, those programs listed above are switching the spec tire for the
IAME X30 Junior division. The change is mandating the SH (Red) tire for class in 2020 and beyond.

Find a full list of dealers where you can purchase MG Tires from at mgtiresusa.com, with details
regarding the new models to be available on the site at the first of the year.

MG Tires…For the Drivers

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