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Team Falken Achieve Several Autocross Podiums

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA – Falken Tires delivered three podiums at several autocross events nationwide. Team drivers Koda Atwood, Lane Farka, Jeff Wong, and Nick Relampagos recently displayed their talents with the all-new Falken Azenis RT660+ tires.

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Over at the New Orleans Motorsports Park in Avondale, Louisiana, Team Falken driver Koda Atwood took his 2022 Tesla 3 Performance to compete in the Optima USCA GTS class. Atwood was the only competitor in the class competing with a Tesla 3 performance, as other competitors filled the roster with Chevrolet Corvettes. Throughout the event, Atwood and his adversaries had their luck tested with intermittent rain, causing the courses to be slightly slippery and unpredictable. Atwood also experienced issues with charging since superchargers were far from the event. This drawback caused Atwood to run low on power for one event segment. Despite the setbacks, Atwood performed well and placed 2nd in class with an autocross time of 49.368, just .125 behind 1st place.

Going west of Avondale, Team Falken drivers Lane Farka and co-driver Jeff Wong competed in the B Street class with their 2024 BMW M2 at the 2025 Tire Rack SCCA Las Vegas Pro Solo event at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The SCCA B Street Class, which falls under the Street Category, is limited to certain road-legal vehicles, and the only modifications allowed to the car include shocks, anti-roll bars, and tires. These restrictions provide a low barrier of entry with minimal impact on daily public highway use of the vehicle. In this event, Jeff Wong slightly outperformed Lane Farka by just 0.087 points, scoring 64.453 points, putting them in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. This achievement is also Farka's back-to-back podium at the same event.

And lastly, Team Falken driver Nick Relampagos competed in the Goodguys Pro-X class with his 1970 Chevy Camaro at the "American AutoCross" Shootout at the All-American Get-Together event in Pleasanton, CA. The Pro-X class features vehicles that must be 1999 or older, representing a production car. This class also does not have a minimum weight requirement but requires drivers to compete with 200-treadwear tires. Relampagos finished 1st in class and overall, without any issues, with a total time of 1:02.949, 0.299 seconds faster than the next competitor. "Our team performed well this past weekend, and all the races were very competitive, with times being as close as a tenth of a second from each other," stated Gerald Alvarado, Falken's Motorsports & Events Supervisor. "We can always count on the team to push the limits and showcase the abilities of the new Azenis RT660+ tires, and it's also great to see our tires run throughout the country."

The next SCCA Pro Solo event will be at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA, from April 4th – April 6th, and the next Optima USCA event will be at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, from May 2nd – May 4th