June’s calendar is here just in time for Summer. PASMAG model Shan Jones heats things up with the KÖNIG Flatout. Choose from either the calendar or desktop wallpaper calendar version!
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Moen at Formula Drift Round One: Long Beach
KÖNIG is proud to be partnered with Lutz Performance and Kenny Moen for the 2012 Formula Drift Season. Check out the FD Round 1 recap from Lutz Performance below.
Last year, Lutz Performance had the opportunity of partnering with Kenny Moen and helping him with the 2011 Formula D season as a sponsor. Fast forward to today and we are pleased to announce that we are this year’s title sponsor for car #22. This is the FIRST time in Formula D’s history that a local performance shop is the main sponsor on a car.
We obviously couldn’t do all of this without the help of our other sponsors:
KÖNIG Wheels, Carbonetics, Stance Coilovers, GT Spec, Powered by MAX, VIS Racing, SPL Parts, Prosport Gauges, Falken Tires
Round One
Went a lot better than we had expected for our first round as a Main / Major sponsor. Our first run was against Darren McNamara in Falken Tire’s Saturn Sky who unfortunately crashed on his first run and knocking himself out of the event.
Next we took on Conrad Grunewald in the Hankook Camaro and defeated him and advanced to the top 8. Up next we had to beat Matt Powers in the Need 4 Speed 240sx to make it into the top 4.
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen and our Round 1 experience came to an end. Although we did not have a podium finish we feel that the team did a great job for our first event,
we hope this is the beginning of a great season with much more to come. We are also pleased to announce that Kenny Moen has signed with team Lutz Performance for the 2013 FD season, look out for his 2013 season car design being release after Round 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Images courtesy of Wrecked Magazine and Lutz Performance
May Calendar
May’s calendar is here and features PASMAG model Megan Retzclaff and the KÖNIG Backbone. Choose from either the calendar or desktop wallpaper calendar version and you’re all set for May!
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Brad Hettinger to return for half season of Formula Drift
Konig sponsored driver, Brad Hetttinger returns with his S14 to finish half of the 2012 Formula Drift season. Read the more on this at Wrecked Magazine.
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Wrecked Magazing Issue 22
We would like to thank our great friends over at Fuel Culture and Wrecked Magazine for the feature in Wrecked Magazine Issue 22, which shows off the Hyundai Veloster featuring some great aftermarket options including KÖNIG Deception wheels. “The wheels are lightweight, attractive and affordable! They were the obvious choice.” If you would like to check out Wrecked Magazine’s current issue, head over to Wrecked Magazine and scroll down to Issues.
Image courtesy of Fuel Culture and Wrecked Magazine
April Calendar
Spring is here and so is Amy Markham and the KÖNIG SSM wheel. Choose from either the calendar or desktop wallpaper calendar version and you’re set for April!
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Diving into the Scion FR-S
Its always great to be a part of something new and exciting, and KÖNIG Wheels is more than excited to be one of the invited guests amongst a few other aftermarket companies by Scion for the new FR-S. We were able to send some of our team down to a measuring session to ensure that we knew what would fit on the vehicle as well as see the vehicles styling. We take vehicle styling into account anytime we are designing wheels. The Scion FR-S will share a base platform with the new Subaru BR-Z which is also going to be released soon. Both cars will be an exciting addition to the tuning segment.
What we found to be interesting was the fact that the FR-S is said to be designed with aftermarket wheels in mind according to Motor Trend’s review. Smooth front and rear fender lips appear seem to eliminate much of the need for fender rolling and allow for a flush wheel fitment. Motor Trend has also stated in their review of the FR-S that both front and rear brake calipers are nice and compact with the wheel hubs. This really allows for fantastic caliper clearance when making a decision to purchase aftermarket wheels.
Both the Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ appear to already have an exciting buzz about them and it looks like they will mesh well with the tuning enthusiast. Thanks to Scion for the invite and Motor Trend for the great review.
Images courtesy of Scion and Motor Trend
Motor Trend Article: http://wot.motortrend.com/tuners-delight-the-aftermarket-dives-deep-into-2013-scion-fr-s-180887.html
10 Thousand “Likes”
Today was definitely an exciting day for KÖNIG. Our Official Facebook Fan Page has reached just over 10 thousand “Likes”. We certainly couldn’t have done it without our fans and friends. One lucky fan will receive an official KÖNIG T-Shirt along with a small care package stuffed with some cool swag and will get a shout out on our Facebook page. Thanks to all of our fans and friends out there for your continued support!
2012 Philadelphia Auto Show (Kia Optima Hybrid)
Our friends over at GoGoGear Attended the 2012 Philly Auto Show to show off their Kia Optima Hybrid Pace Car. The car made it’s debut at the 2011 SEMA show, and the 2011 San Francisco Auto Show, which you can see our blog Here. If you didn’t know, Kia is now the official safety car of USTCC.
GoGoGear chose to run the lightweight KÖNIG Backbone They applied a light neon green stripe to match other cool styling cues of the Optima.
The 2012 Philadelphia Auto Show was sponsored by AutoTrader , PHL17 and powered by City Voter.
Be sure to stay tuned as we post more coverage of the Kia Optima Hybrid Pace Car throughout the year.
Image courtesy of GoGoGear
Injen ad feat. our favorite Hyundai Veloster
If you’ve gotten your copy of Performance Auto & Sound Volume 13 Issue 10 then you may have come across the Injen ad featuring our favorite Hyundai Veloster. The Veloster has been getting all kinds of love from being a featured SEMA vehicle to making an appearance in Forza Motorsport 4. Front and center is the Veloster rolling on KÔNIG Deceptions.
Scanned image courtesy of Performance Auto & Sound Magazine & Injen
