14-Year-Old GT Radial Driver Scores Another Podium in Formula DRIFT
(Aug. 12, 2024) – Hiroya Minowa, the 14-year-old drifting sensation from Japan, achieved his second straight podium on GT Radial tires in Round 6 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship in Seattle on Aug. 10.
Minowa made racing history at the previous Formula DRIFT event in St. Louis when he became the youngest driver in Formula DRIFT history to stand on the podium. Minowa came in second.
Minowa was knocking on the door of his first win again at the Evergreen Speedway near Seattle. Thousands of hours on the simulator helped him slide the Enjuku Racing / Cusco / Yellowspeed Racing Toyota GT86 into another second-place podium, continuing his climb up the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship table. He is now in third place in the driver point standings. Racing veteran Ryan Tuerck (USA) captured first place in Seattle.
“We knew Hiroya was going to be special, but he has amazed everyone with two podiums so early in his career,” said GT Radial Motorsports Manager Mike Meeiem. “We are thrilled that he is competing on GT Radial tires.”
GT Radial is defending its 2023 Formula DRIFT Tire Cup. Teams on Champiro SX2 RS tires, which are manufactured at the Giti Tire plant in Richburg, SC, scored the most points over the eight races in the 2023 season, enabling GT Radial to best four other tire brands to claim the Tire Cup.
About GT Radial
The GT Radial brand, manufactured and marketed by Giti Tire, has been sold in the US for more than 25 years. Comprehensive offerings of GT Radial passenger, light truck and commercial truck tires are available across North America through retailers and independent tires dealers. Giti Tire (headquartered in Singapore), which has been in the tire business since 1951, operates eight manufacturing plants and three technical centers globally, including the passenger/light truck tire plant and technical center in Richburg, SC. Giti Tire (USA) Ltd., based in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is the sales, marketing, and distribution company for GT Radial in North America. For more information on GT Radial, visit https://www.gtradial-us.com/.
