Hankook driver Rhys Millen brought home a first-place
finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this past weekend
during Round 6 of the Formula Drift season.
Millen’s Hankook Hyundai Genesis, which his father Rod
Millen recently drove to a first-place win in the Time
Attack Two-Wheel-Drive class at the 2011 Pikes Peak Hill
Climb, powered Rhys past Darren McNamara for the
victory.
The win comes on the tail of last month’s Round 5 podium
finishes by Hankook racer’s Chris Forsberg and Fredric
Aasbo at Evergreen Speedway in Washington and Round 4’s
victory by Hankook’s Conrad Grunewald at Wall Speedway
in New Jersey.
“With temperatures above 100 degrees and entry speeds in
excess of 100 miles per hour, consistent performance and
confidence is what the teams were looking for from their
tires,” says Millen. “While other teams tires were only
lasting two laps in the blistering heat, the Hankook
Ventus R-S3 allowed us to get in four laps and lead us
to victory in round six of the Formula Drift
championship.”
The competition was fierce as seeing many of the
championship’s points leaders failed to reach the top
16, allowing the series’ other drivers to compete and
tighten the 2011 championship points spread
standings.
“This weekend was a true testimony of Hankook’s Extreme
Performance Ventus R-S3 tires to perform in demanding
conditions,” says Hankook motorsports manager Paul
Jho.
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“Competitors were driving over 100 miles per hour in
weather conditions that topped 115 degrees,” Jho notes.
“Rhys Millen came out on top with our Ventus R-S3 tires
and gave Hankook its second win of the season.”
The circuit’s drivers have one more event this season,
the Oct. 7-8 Round 7 at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale,
Calif.
This season marks the eighth year for the Formula Drift
series and Hankook’s sixth year of involvement. The
company garnered enhanced visibility and sales increases
in 2010 as a result of its motorsports sponsorships and
special racing programs, according to Jho, and it has
multiplied its involvement for 2011 by becoming an
official sponsor of Formula Drift. Hankook also supports
teams competing in the Redline Time Attack series, Rally
Cross and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb.
For more information, visit www.hankooktireusa.com.
