Hankook’s First Ever Win Puts the tire maker in the Running for 2009 Championship
WAYNE, N.J. – Hankook Tire drivers Tanner Foust and Ryuji Miki placed first and second respectively at this weekend’s Formula Drift event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The one-two finish marked Hankook’s first ever Formula Drift win and the first time two Hankook drivers finished together on the podium.
This weekend’s results put two Hankook drivers within reach of the Formula Drift championship.
For Immediate Release
July 12, 2009
Formula DRIFT Round 4: All In Results;
Tanner Foust Takes the Victory and Chris Forsberg Moves to Top Spot
Long Beach, Calif. – July 12, 2009 – Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Round 4: All In. Champion Tanner Foust takes the victory in his Rockstar / Hankook Scion Racing tC, while Chris Forsberg in the NOS Energy Drink / Maxxis Nissan 350Z moves to the top position overall in the chase for the Formula DRIFT Pro Championship.
For the 2nd consecutive year, Formula DRIFT returned to Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 2-day weekend event was filled with non-stop Formula DRIFT and Pro Am action. Fans were also treated to the Jtuned Auto Gallery car show, Wicked H.P. drag competition, and Bikini Jam.
Hankook Tire Adds Premier Drift Racer to Its 2009 Motorsports Roster
Introduces 2008 Champion Tanner Foust at Streets of Long Beach
WAYNE, N.J. April 9, 2009 – During the kick-off of Formula Drift’s 2009 season in Long Beach, Calif., this weekend, Hankook Tire will unveil the newest addition to its racing team, 2008 Formula Drift Champion Tanner Foust.
In its third season of participation in the Formula Drift series competition, Hankook is sponsoring two official race teams, team Papadakis and team Dynamic Autosports. Papadakis team members include the 2007 and 2008 Formula Drift champion Tanner Foust, who will be making a run at his third straight Formula Drift title this year, with a new Scion tC drift car and new Hankook Ventus tires.
We saw this snap and after checking over the car and the many pics we have of Miki’s RX-7. We came to the conclusion that this is the Apex’i car. We will be seeing many more snaps of the car come out soon enough.