The end is nigh: Hankook Tires debuts Porsche 993 drift car
Filed under: Motorsports, Porsche
We imagine those brave souls who first turned oversteer into an art form on the dangerous twisties of Japan’s mountain passes never imagined what would become of their beloved motorsport on American soil. Samuel Hubinette now drives a four-door Dodge Charger, Rhys Millen will pilot a Solstice GXP this season and Ken Gushi pilots a Ford Mustang GT. All do so with a great degree of success, as well. Now word comes that Hankook Tires will debut a drifting Porsche 993 car at the Formula D season opener in Long Beach on April 7th. The car features a 600-hp motor to help peel away its Hankook Ventus R-S2 rubber in a controlled manner. Unlike other drift cars, since the Porsche carries so much weight over its rear axle, the rear suspension had to be softened so the car could “squat” to get better traction. It will be driven by Tyler McQuarrie in the upcoming 2007 Formula D season, and for the purists out there will be accompanied by an S15 Sylvia driven by Kenji Yamanaka. We wonder what the official folks in Stuttgart think about all this.
Official press release from Hankook Tires can be found after the jump.
[Source: Hankook Tire]
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