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