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    GT Radial Continues to Defend Formula Drift Tire Cup

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Giti Tire (USA) Ltd.
    In doing so, Bakchis remained in the competition for the 2024 Formula Drift Pro Championship.
    In doing so, Bakchis remained in the competition for the 2024 Formula Drift Pro Championship.

    GT Radial, a brand from Giti Tire (USA) Ltd., scored a first-place finish in Round 7 of the Formula Drift Pro Championship with driver Aurimas Bakchis.  

    In doing so, Bakchis remained in the 2024 Formula Drift Pro Championship competition.  

    The championship title will be decided at the final round at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, Calif. on Oct. 18-19.  

    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, S.C.  

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