Raising the standards of drifting and motorsports in the country, Goodyear Malaysia has teamed up with the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), to kick start the KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010 as part of Hari Belia 2010, held at Putrajaya.
The event will be officiated by YB Dato’ Dr Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi, Minister of Defense and witnessed by Goodyear Malaysia’s Managing Director, Nasution Abdul Rahman as well as Putrajaya Holdings’ Chairman, Tan Sri Samsudin Osman.
“Goodyear Malaysia is pleased to be supporting the government’s initiative to nurture local budding talent and in playing a role in KBS’ program – 1 Belia 1 Malaysia. Activities such as the KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge further reaffirm our commitment to developing grass root skills aimed at building young talent in the field of motorsports,” said Nasution.
From 15 to 16 May 2010, the KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010 will showcase both local novice and expert drifters. Goodyear drivers – Ariff Johanis, Azrina Jane Abdullah, Hanizam bin Hamzah and Michael Gan will be giving spectators an exhilarating, heart stopping experience as they demonstrate churning smoke, burning rubber and powersliding along the track at Precinct 3. They promise to wow the crowd by pushing their cars to the hilt while maintaining remarkable precision and control – all while running on Goodyear’s renowned Eagle F1 Asymmetric tires.
The Eagle F1 Asymmetric was designed with a keen understanding of what the ultra-high performance segment needs for faster, more powerful and heavier vehicles requirements. The tires’ cornering ability plays a vital role in drifting because of its Active CornerGrip technology which was developed with the objective of increasing the tire-to-road contact area by distributing a more even pressure across the width of the tires’ tread patch thus resulting in better control especially in tight corners.
The Goodyear Team will also be on hand to take lucky individuals on an adrenaline-filled “taxi rides” around the circuit. Catch the action at the KBS Goodyear Drift Challenge 2010, this weekend – 15 and 16 June 2010 at Precinct 3, Putrajaya. Entrance is free.
