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New For 2019!
For 2019 Konig is bringing out wheel additions to both their Flow Formed & Main Line wheel lines. Check the new wheels out below for the full product specs & sizing on these NEW wheels from Konig!
New Wheel Additions
Konig FreeForm
Sizing & Specs
The Freeform is a 10-spoke design that is developed with flow forming technology that offers benefits for both track and street use. Motorsport inspired, the Freeform’s spoke profile design lends to efficient brake cooling as well as exceptional brake caliper clearance. With widths up to 10.5″ wide, toughening up the stance on many popular vehicles isn’t a problem. With any wheel Konig develops with Flow Forming Technology, the end result is stronger, lighter and offers greater elongation and shock resistance than a traditional cast design. The Freeform is offered in 17×8″, 17×9″, 18×8.5″, 18×9″, 18×9.5″, 18×10″, 18×10.5″, 19×8.5″, 19×8.5″, 19×9.5″, 19×10.5″ and finished in Radium Bronze and Matte Silver.
Konig Tandem
Sizing & Specs
The Tandem is a 6-spoke wheel design built for the avid car enthusiast, but also perfect for the daily driver looking turn heads at all corners. The Tandem is offered in 16×7.5″, 17×8″, 17×9.5.″, 18×8″ and finished in Dark Graphite. The 17×9.5 5×114.3 et 15 is a specialty road race & drift fitment.
Konig Lockout
Sizing & Specs
The Lockout is a tuner-inspired, 8-spoke wheel that is able to provide many popular vehicles with a more aggressive stance. The Lockout is offered in 15×7″, 16×7.5″, 17×8.″, 18×8.5″, 18×9.5″ and finished in Bronze and Gloss Black with Konig’s unique dual drill hole pcd.
Konig Dekagram
Sizing & Specs
New Fitment Released for the Konig Dekagram in Semi Matte Black! 15×10 et25, 4×100! Preorder it exclusively with Goodwin Racing only, 14.35 lbs!
Hard Times Racing hit the track at GRIDLIFE Mid-Ohio!
2018 GRIDLIFE MID-OHIO | APR 14TH & 15TH
RACEDAY
“The first event each year is always the Hardest…”
After a 7 hour drive to Mid-Ohio, we unloaded all the cars and gear, made sure all the cars got through tech inspection, then we set up camp and got prepared for the next morning. Everyone knew we would have one, maybe two session to lay down a respectable time before the rain came, much easier said than done, the team was basically shaking down their new cars, Lester had never driven this track so he really had his work cut out for him. Sitting in the Silvia I had multiple concerns with over-heating due to the new front mount and ducting, I wasn’t sure if the wheels and tires would rub under load, was the grip going to be there? had I done everything right to have a safe car? I would soon find out the answers to all these questions, and as team captain my thoughts were about all my teammates and that they were going through the same thought process. As we started our out lap Mark led the team followed by Mike and Les as I brought up the rear. My goal was to load up the car a little bit more every lap, lap two Mike and Lester gave me the point by and I bumped the car up to about 65%, constantly checking the gauges, trying to put heat in the tires and listening for odd sounds or tire rubbing. About 3 laps in I felt a wave of relief fall over me, the car was working! A quick look at the solo showed that I had cut a 146.08 not a fast time but all things considered it had felt like I had just won! And with the gas gauge showing I was on fumes I pitted with a huge smile on my face! parked the car and anxiously awaited for my teammates to finish up and come back to the pits, One by one they started rolling in, it was hugs and high fives all around! I was one proud man. After the track high subsided a bit we started looking at times. We knew our street FWD guys we looking good and boy were we right! after one session Lester was sitting in first place with a time of 156.55 followed closely by Mike with a 159.34 putting hard times in 1st and 2nd. All eyes would turn back to the radar as the rain was going to hit sooner than later. During the cold track lunch break the rain started to fall. I was on slicks and knew that my day was over, Mike had also decided to leave his car in the pits for the rest of the day. Rain is a funny thing at race tracks, after it had poured for hours it was apparent the the dry times would stand for everyone that weekend, Leaving hard times on top of street FWD. The end of Saturday would see conditions improve from soaking wet and standing water to a damp track, and with this street FWD would see the late entry of a brand new civic type R, a car known in this class as a ringer car, Anthony Cuthbert would end up bumping Mike and Lester down to 2nd and 3rd. The sun set and some hard earned beers were shared as we all swapped war stories. But once again all eyes were glued to the radar. It was pretty clear that Sunday would see more rain and with more rain we knew the times from Saturday would stand. Lester and Mark would go out and practice their wet driving skills as the rest of the team watched. Then it would be time to collect some hardware and hit the road back to Chicago.
All in all it was a great weekend and even though we only had four of the seven Hard Times car out the tone had been set. Gridlife Mid-West will go down in history for us as it will be the first time that all 7 cars hit the track together, as always there is a ton of work to get done between now and then. I have said it before and I’ll say it again. You gotta be there to win!
Hard TImes Racing drivers list for Round 2 is as follows
Lester-Street FWD -Integra
Mike -Street FWD -Integra
Mark- Street AWD r32 GTR
James- Street RWD Mustang GT
Ben- TrackMod- RWD Mazda RX7
Sam-Unlimited RWD s13 180sx
Charlie- Unlimited RWD s13 silvia
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Hard Times Racing is a supporter of the GRIDLIFE event series. Konig is proud to provide quality wheels for part of the Hard Times Racing team!
Charlie Ensslin 240SX is running the Flow Formed Konig Dekagram in 18×10.5 all around w/ et18mm offset. The Konig Dekagram is Flow Formed.
Make sure to follow Hard Times Racing on INSTAGRAM!
James Houghton Sends It at Gridlife Track Battle Round 1!
2018 GRIDLIFE MID-OHIO | APR 14TH & 15TH
The weekend of April 14/15 saw the K-Tuned Time Attack Integra head South for the opening round of the 2018 Gridlife Track Battle series. As last year, the season opener was at the famed Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
But it was not an easy 2018 debut as James noted, “It was a very busy offseason for the K-Tuned Time Attack Integra. We always try to accomplish a lot of modifications for both speed and reliability but this winter/spring was definitely one to remember. We set many records in 2017 so we largely focused on improvements in reliability for 2018. With the many improvements were made to both our engine package, our wiring and electronics we were very excited to get out to our first event, even though it would be without the benefit of a track test beforehand.”
Mid-Ohio saw James once again compete in the Unlimited FWD class where he set the record in 2017 on his first visit to the track. Watching the weather forecast on the week leading up to the event the Kitchener, ON based team came prepared with rain tires as well as full complement of slicks just in case the called for rain did not arrive. After tech inspection, the weather radar was forecasting a dry first session and maybe the second. As this could be the session that would decide the whole event, the team discussed the options and agreed to go for it on slicks.
The slicks were mounted on the car and got in the zone for the first session. Although he didn’t beat his record from 2017 James put down a solid lap time of 1.28.9 which held up for fastest in class (Unlimited FWD) as well as Fastest Overall for the event.
Later that day the Gridlife team announced that they would start keeping track of wet track records as well as regular dry records in 2018. As the team had brought their rain tires they mounted them as the rain fell before the second session. James ran one of the fastest wet times of the weekend with a 2.00.0 and the fastest wet time in Unlimited FWD by a large margin! Houghton was excited after seeing photos of the K-Tuned Time Attack Integra in the wet, “I would never have believed the rooster tails that were coming off the car. We could see on the pit straight and from various photos taken all around the track that our aero was really working. I have to thank the guys at Professional Awesome for their input and my team for their execution of the Professional Awesome’s ideas!”
James continued by saying, “With all of our improvements to the car working well at Gridlife Track Battle 1 we can focus on more small changes leading up to the Global Time Attack event at Road Atlanta next month. To that end, we will be testing at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in a little over a week to help further dial in the suspension and aero package. Thank you very much for the support in the 2018 season, we definitely couldn’t do it without you! James”.
The team was very excited the Monday after the event when the newly announced Gridlife partnership with Autoweek published the first event report online with the team’s Acura Type R as the lead photo. View the article using the link below.
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James Houghton is running the Flow Formed Konig Dekagram in 18×10.5 front and 17×9 rear w/ et40mm offset. The Konig Dekagram is Flow Formed.
Make sure to follow James on INSTAGRAM!
Images provided by: MotorWerks
Konig Ampliform 2018 release
Konig Ampliform
- The first introduction of the Ampliform was at SEMA 2017 and to our excitement the feedback was amazing. With its mesh inspired look, the Ampliform was built for most popular FWD, RWD, and AWD vehicles. There are applications for everything from Euro tuning cars like BMW, VW, Audi, etc, to avid race/drift performance vehicles and most popular vehicles that are looking for something that will turn heads on the street and stand strong on the track! The Ampliform is available for pre-order now and will begin shipping early March of this year!
- The Ampliform is constructed utilizing Flow Forming Technology making the wheel much lighter & stronger than traditional cast designs. Making the Ampliform an ideal choice on the track or on the streets!
- For projected weights and more detailed specs on the wheel, feel free click the link below!
More info
For more information on Flow Forming Technology wheels and how that process happens, check out our tech article: What is Flow Forming Technology?
Konig Dekagram 2018 release
Konig Dekagram
- Every year we go to the drawing board to try and develop wheels that are both functional and representative of the car culture we all love. This year, at the 2017 SEMA show in Las Vegas, one of the new wheels we introduced was the Konig Dekagram. It’s been exciting to hear all of the positive feedback of the Dekagram. The Dekagram should be available for pre-orders early 2018 and begin shipping around March of 2018!
- The Dekagram is developed using our specialized Flow Forming process which produces an end result of a lighter and stronger wheel. These properties make it an ideal choice for the rigors of the track and even the harsh nature of streets.
- For projected weights and more detailed specs on the wheel, feel free click the link below! More info
For more information on Flow Forming Technology wheels and how that process happens, check out our tech article: What is Flow Forming Technology?
New For 2018!
For 2018 Konig is bringing out wheel additions to both their Flow Formed & Main Line wheel lines. Check the new wheels out below for the full product specs & sizing on these NEW wheels from Konig!
New Wheel Additions
Konig Dekagram
Sizing & Specs
The Dekagram is a lightweight, 10-spoke design that has been developed utilizing Flow Forming Technology to offer the benefits that are both functional and desired for track and street use. The Dekagram has been developed to offer efficient brake cooling as well as exceptional brake caliper clearance. The Dekagram offers widths up to 10.5″ wide, and is offered in 15×7.5, 15×8, 16×8, 17×8″, 17×9″, 18×8.5″, 18×9″, 18×9.5″, 18×10.5″, 19×8.5″, 19×9.5″, and 19×10.5″ and finished in a Semi-Matte Black finish.
Konig Ampliform
Ampliform Sizing & Specs
The Ampliform is our second flow formed offering for 2018. The Ampliform is a mesh inspired design with face-forward styling. Finished in Dark Metallic Graphite and Gloss Bronze, the Ampliform is available in 17×8, 17×9, 18×8.5, 18×9.5 18×10, 19×8.5, 19×9.5, 19×10.5, 20×8.5, 20×9.5, 20×10, and 20×11. The Ampliform has fitment for many popular passenger vehicles including sport tuning and eurotuning vehicles.
Konig Myth
Sizing & Specs
The Myth is a premium styled split 5-spoke design that offers a unique PCD and multi-axis spoke machining around the PCD. The Myth is offered in Gloss Black, Gloss Black with Red Tinted clearcoat and Gloss Black with Blue Tinted clearcoat. Available in 16×7.5, 17×8, 18×8 and 19×8.5
Adam Roberts wins SCCA Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway!
2017 SCCA RUNOFFS AT INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY | SEP 28TH & OCT 9TH
This Guest Blog is written by Adam Roberts. Adam messaged us to tell us about his experience at an event. We love receiving all of the stories we receive of Konig wheels in use. Adam talks about his win, and issue he ran into and his thoughts on the Flow Formed Konig Dial-In. We thank Adam for sending in this write up but also for his support!
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Quick little intro about myself, I started racing in NASA and SCCA racing at the beginning of 2016. I formerly raced Carts and Legends Cars. This year was my 2nd SCCA National Championship Runoffs. I also Race my personally owned Spec Miata.
We qualified on pole for this years Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Coming to the Green Flag the driver on outside of me (2nd place) made contact with my left rear wheel. Unknown to myself and my crew, one of the spokes on my wheel had broken from the impact of the other vehicle directly to the wheel. The other driver suffered a flat tire.
I fell to as low as 3rd place and three seconds back from leader. But I kept my head down, pumped out some great laps in traffic and capitalized on a mistake to take the lead. For the last 5 laps myself and Eric Kutil went side by side, bumper to bumper for a epic last 5 lap shootout for the Win. I was able to hold off Eric for the Win.
The damaged wheel survived 40 minutes of side by side, curb hopping, racing. I can’t be more thankful to KONIG for the great product they have manufactured. It not only brought me my first National Championship but most importantly myself, and all other competitors that were with me on track are safe because it held together.
I not only finished the entire 40 minutes of the race but we won the largest amateur racing event of the year! Over 1,000 competitors attended and over 5,000 visitors attended.
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Adam Roberts was running the Flow Formed Konig Dial-in in 15×7 w/ et 35mm offset all around. The Konig Dial-in is Flow Formed.
You can watch the whole race, in car, here:
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Curb hoping shot courtesy of: SCCA / Jay Bonvouloir
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