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FORMULA DRIFT 2022: ENGLISHTOWN, NJ

Travis Reeder Takes First at Formula DRIFT New Jersey!

Round 4 of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship in New Jersey on June 11 saw a couple of firsts- the first-ever 1st place win for GT Radial driver Travis Reeder and GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS, a tire that is designed and manufactured at Giti Tire’s Richburg, SC plant, after two earlier 2nd place podium finishes.

Reeder’s win at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ, follows the two podium finishes by GT Radial driver Chris Forsberg in Orlando and Atlanta.

Reeder, who has been a FD PRO driver for four years, had to battle some of the sport’s top drivers to claim his first win with his BMW M3 riding on GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS tires.

While the established drivers were trying to mount a championship challenge, several of the newer names snuck in the back door and grabbed the silverware from under their noses. The Final was fought between two drivers who’d never been in a FD PRO Final or even stood on the podium. Interestingly, both use BMW M3 race cars with Chevrolet LS V8 engines; a combination that is becoming increasing popular throughout the FD series.

Reeder qualified in 29th so his victory was unexpected to say the least, but he pushed his BMW on GT Radial tires to its limits and beyond.

Reeder’s opponent in the Final was Rome Charpentier who also had never been to a Formula DRIFT podium. The Final Round saw the two cars make contact in the first run, sending Charpentier’s car across the grass. Charpentier returned to the starting line for the chase run but couldn’t find the proximity he’d shown in previous heats and Reeder was awarded his first ever Formula DRIFT win. He is now in 7th place in this season’s driver standings.

“To get a PRO trophy is absolutely unbelievable. It’s totally been worth the wait, the stress and the hard work,” Reeder said after receiving the first-place trophy.

Three-time Formula DRIFT champion Forsberg finished second at the Orlando event on May 21 after reaching the podium with a second-place finish in Atlanta on May 7.
Seven drivers are now competing on GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS tires at Formula Drift and continues to win drivers over with its performance.

GT RADIAL DRIVERS 2022 FD STANDINGS

Rank 3

Chris Forsberg

301 Points

Rank 14

Michael Essa

174 Points

Rank 13

Dan Burkett

189 Points

Rank 30

Ryan Litteral

122 Points

Rank 24

Jeff Jones

154 Points

Rank 23

Kazuya Taguchi

156 Points

Rank 7

Travis Reeder

255 Points

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