LeCont hits hard at the 24 Hours Karting of Le Mans

The delivery of LeCont tyres at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans Karting contributed to the success of this 31th edition which was entered on the CIK-FIA calendar as the officially labelled Endurance Championship using the new OK engines. With both performance and endurance, the tyres provided by the Italian manufacturer enthused every participant.

From this difficult challenge, LeCont came out with its head high by winning general approval, including that of the sceptics. The five sets of tyres proved largely sufficient to reach the end of the two clock towers at the classic Le Mans venue. Even without the shower in the early evening, the deal was fully completed by the LeCont LH03 EESs. Not only was there no concern about the safety of the event, but the consistency of the performance recorded until the end of the race allowed the teams to focus on the sporting and technical battle from the beginning to end of the event .

According to numerous testimonies collected during the race, the LeCont tyres fully completed their mission. Some sets reached and surpassed 5:30 hours running in GP1 without problems and experienced teams admitted that they could settle for four sets to reach the finish. A more convincing demonstration that the ability of LeCont to go the distance!

Moreover, the inevitable decline in performance due to wear of tyres was very low. According to the timesheets, confirmed on return to the paddock when hot tyres were collected, drivers lost less than a second a lap after four hours of driving with a set. The figures given by the bigger teams even reported a gap of only about 5/10 between new and used tyres. No doubt about it, this is exceptional.

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