Soon after the tire smoke cleared at Round 3 of the Formula DRIFT Championship in Orlando, the GT Radial drivers and teams headed to the Giti manufacturing facility in Richburg (where the Champiro SX2 RS competition tires are manufactured) for the 2nd annual Drift Along community event. On May 30 and 31, the drivers provided exhilarating, heart-pumping rides to special guests and plant employees on a temporary course at the Giti plant. The smiles on the faces of the participants as they climbed out of the passenger seats of the high-powered race cars told it all!
Participating in the Drift Along were approximately 50 local community and government leaders, as well as GT Radial dealers, news media, local high school students enrolled in advanced automotive courses and plant employees whose names were selected in a random drawing. For the guests, the event also included a tour of the lab where GT Radial tires are tested and the high-tech plant facility where they are produced.
“The Drift Along event achieves many important objectives for our company,” Meeiem noted. “For our guests, it gives them a first-hand look at one of the world’s most advanced tire plants and creates a sense of pride that the plant is located right here in Richburg. For employees, it lets them experience and witness how the SX2 RS tires they produce perform at extremely high levels. And, of course, all participants enjoyed a thrill of a lifetime by getting to ride shotgun with some of the sport’s most accomplished drivers. Drift Along will certainly be back by popular demand next year.”
