A plant fire in South Korea has forced Hankook to give up its tyre supply deal with SuperTaikyu_STO. Bridgestone will supply tyres for the Fuji 24 Hours and take over fully as the series' new supplier in July:
On March 12, Hankook's No. 2 plant in Daejeon, located 150km outside the South Korean capital of Seoul, was almost completely destroyed in the blaze. According to the Earlier this month, it was announced that Bridgestone would be taking over from Hankook as Super Taikyu's official supplier from 2024, although no mention of the fire was made in the championship's official communication.
Bridgestone will supply all dry tyres for the Fuji 24 Hours on May 27-28, with Hankook only providing wet tyres, before the Japanese firm becomes the official sole supplier from the third round at Sugo in July. However, according to Super Taikyu's statement, the Korean firm said following the fire it would need a year-and-a-half to resume its supply.
Super Taikyu's two lowest classes, the ST-4 and ST-5 divisions, will use commercial Bridgestone tyres starting from this week's test, until such a time that slicks can be made available.
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