{"id":535,"date":"2021-04-29T20:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T20:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtradial-us.com\/blog\/?p=535"},"modified":"2021-04-29T21:22:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:22:48","slug":"gt-radial-is-the-official-tire-of-formula-drift-prospec-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gtradial-us.com\/blog\/gt-radial-is-the-official-tire-of-formula-drift-prospec-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"GT RADIAL IS THE OFFICIAL TIRE OF FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"

All drivers in the 2021 PROSPEC Championship will compete on GT Radial Champiro SX2 RS<\/span><\/a> tires, which are made at the company\u2019s plant in Chester County, SC.<\/p>\n

PROSPEC, an evolution of the 2020 PRO2 Championship, will allow fields of up to 32 drivers to compete in four events throughout the year alongside the Formula DRIFT PRO teams. The season begins in Orlando, FL, on May 21-22 and ends at the series finale in Irwindale, CA, on October 22-23.<\/p>\n

2021 FORMULA DRIFT LINK ECU PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE<\/h2>\n
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Venue<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

Month<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Orlando Speed World<\/p>\n

Orlando, FL<\/p>\n

May<\/p>\n

21, 22<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Englishtown Raceway Park<\/p>\n

Englishtown, NJ<\/p>\n

June<\/p>\n

18, 19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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World Wide Technology Raceway<\/p>\n

Madison, IL<\/p>\n

August<\/p>\n

27, 28<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Irwindale Speedway<\/p>\n

Irwindale, CA<\/p>\n

October<\/p>\n

22, 23<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWith solid performance from our new Champiro\u00a0SX2 RS\u00a0during its Formula DRIFT debut in 2020, the drifting community took notice!\u201d\u00a0said Mike Meeiem, GT Radial USA Motorsports Manager.\u00a0\u201cAs a result, we decided to build the\u00a0SX2 RS\u00a0in the popular\u00a0255\/35R18\u00a0size at our South Carolina plant to showcase our American manufacturing at US racetracks.\u00a0With eight solid PRO drivers and now the Official Tire of PROSPEC, it\u2019s a huge testament to what we have accomplished in our motorsports endeavors of late. We are looking forward to enjoying exciting competition on GT Radial tires.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Champiro SX2 RS is an evolution of the venerable SX2 design which has been popular with competitive drivers and everyday enthusiasts. Utilizing all the strong points of the original SX2, including an extremely aggressive and proven asymmetric tread design, the Champiro SX2 RS features an all-new tread compound that delivers a step up in performance in dry and wet conditions.<\/p>\n

Features and benefits include:<\/p>\n