WHAT: Hankook Tire America Corp., manufacturer of ultra-high- performance passenger, light-medium and heavy truck radial tires, officially unveils the world’s first Drifting Porsche – a custom 993 GT2 built by CROSS North America, the European division of JIC USA.
WHEN: 2006 SEMA Show through Friday, November 3.
WHERE: Hankook Tire Exhibit (Booth #40741)
THE DRIFT: Hankook’s title-sponsored Drifting Porsche, created to compete in North American drifting competitions, debuts with:
• Hankook Z212 Ventus Drift Tires • Special Hankook Tire Graphics by 5th Dimension Sign Works • Custom Pearl White Paint by DTM Autobody • 993 GT EVO body • Porsche GT2 GT rear wing • GT2 factory roll cage, custom gauges, and COBRA Imola Racing seat and COBRA Suzuka racing seat, provided by Sube Sports • Drift-spec JIC/CROSS competition race coil-over shocks • Custom JIC/CROSS suspension arms and rods
THE POWER: • Awesome 3.8-liter 6-cylinder fully built race engine rated at 600+ horsepower with twin IHI turbos • Six (6) individual throttle bodies • Custom exhaust system and manifolds by JIC