All posts by studio3

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Apr

GT RADIAL SUPPORTS THE VETERAN TICKETS FOUNDATION

Published: April 30, 2014

Veteran Tickets Foundation (VetTix) provide Military Veterans and family members of troops Killed In Action (KIA) with free event tickets to sporting events, concerts, performing arts and family activities. GT Radial donated tickets to the recent Formula DRIFT event in Long Beach, CA, and will do so again for the upcoming second round at...

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30

Apr

GT RADIAL GLOBAL TIRE GIVEAWAY

Published: April 30, 2014

Congratulations to Robert Rogers from Frederick, MD – one of five winners of the GT Radial Global Tire Giveaway. Rogers chose to equip his 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 Extra Cab 4x2 with a brand new set of GT Radial Savero HT2’s, size 255/70R16. Roberts had this to say about his new Savero HT2 tires after picking them up from GT Radial...

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30

Apr

GT RADIAL QUALIFIES FOR MAIN COMPETITION IN FIRST FORMULA DRIFT EVENT

Published: April 30, 2014

Weather conditions were nearly perfect all weekend, enthusiastic Formula DRIFT fans filled the grandstands amidst the stoic backdrop of downtown Long Beach and GT Radial was there to capture all of the excitement. Below is an awesome video that documents the new GT Radial drift team’s inaugural Formula DRIFT competition. GT Radial’s...

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30

Apr

Q&A WITH FORMULA DRIFT VETERAN AND NEW GT RADIAL DRIVER, KYLE “THE MENACE” MOHAN

Published: April 30, 2014

Seems like you’ve been on the Long Beach drift scene from day one; how did you get started in the sport and who were some of your early influences? When I started drifting there really was no US drift scene. I loved motor sports and looked to professional drivers for inspiration like Rod Millen, Ron Bergenholtz, people who had been able...

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28

Mar

FORMULA DRIFT VETERAN KYLE MOHAN JOINS GT RADIAL

Published: March 28, 2014

Just weeks after announcing its status as an official tire supplier for the 2014 Formula DRIFT series, GT Radial has added a second driver to the team, Kyle Mohan, who will be competing in a turbocharged Mazda RX-8 An eight-year veteran of Formula DRIFT, Mohan joins fellow Mazda driver, rookie Tyler Wolfson, on the GT Radial roster. An...

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21

Mar

ANOTHER VETERAN JOINS THE RANKS AT GITI TIRE.

Published: March 21, 2014

Giti Tire is proud to announce the addition of seasoned sales and marketing professional, Armand Allaire to our management team. Allaire, a 36-year veteran of the tire industry, has recently been named vice president of marketing at Giti Tire USA. With previously held positions as national vice president of sales at Kumho Tire USA and vice...

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21

Mar

TYLER WOLFSON ROLLS WITH GT RADIAL

Published: March 21, 2014

San Diego native Tyler Wolfson is hard at work – preparing his GT Radial/SAE Motorsport Mazda RX-7 for round 1 of the 2014 Formula DRIFT series in Long Beach. We caught up with Tyler for a quick Q&A session and here’s what he had to say: Rumor has it that your new Mazda RX-7 is nearly ready for testing; how is the build coming...

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20

Mar

WILL ALL-SEASON TIRES GET ME THROUGH A HARSH WINTER?

Published: March 20, 2014

It is not uncommon for consumers to assume that All-Season Tires are built to perform well under severe winter conditions, which is why most fail to see the value in purchasing sets of both All-Season Tires and Winter/Snow Tires. While it is true that All-Season Tires perform well under a wide range of operating conditions, only dedicated...

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4

Mar

GT RADIAL JOINS FORMULA DRIFT AS OFFICIAL TIRE SUPPLIER

Published: March 4, 2014

GT Radial is now an official tire supplier for Formula DRIFT and will make its debut at round 1 of the series, April 4-5 at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Street Course. Driver Tyler Wolfson will be competing on GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme performance summer tires. TheChampiro SX2, introduced recently to North America, was...

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20

Feb

INTRODUCING THE NEW CHAMPIRO SX2.

Published: February 20, 2014

The GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tire is coming to the streets of North America. Developed for driving enthusiasts who want higher levels of traction, response and driving control in dry and wet conditions, theChampiro SX2is equally at home on the street and the track. “We’ve been anxiously awaiting the...

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