Hankook Racing Team clinches the title of the 1st round of Drift Force Championship

Once again the Saudi Hankook Racing Team proved themselves as the undisputed first team in Saudi drift races, where they recently clinched the title of the 1st round of the Second edition of the Force Drift Championship, which was held at Take Off track in Jeddah.

After a visit to Bin-Shihon Group headquarters in Jeddah, exclusive distributor of Hankook Tires and meeting Mr. Marwan Bin Shihon, the President of Bin Shihon Group, they briefed him about the new season and displayed their racing car which will carry Hankook logo in the new season. The Team's leader demonstrated the team's training program for the new generation that was embraced by the main sponsor. At the conclusion of the visit, Bin Shihon wished them all the best to compete in the Championship in high spirit.

With the start of the 1st round competitions, with the presence of a large audience, Hankook Racing Team proved to be the strongest candidate to win this round of the Championship, where they came in the second place in the qualifying phase, and thus they were qualified for the final stage of the strongest eight participants.

In the official race Saeed Al Mouri encountered mechanical problems in his car engine, but that didn't stop him from achieving an advanced position, while his teammate Ahmed Orabi achieved a stunning and excellent result that enabled him to race against the talented driver Zakaria Silwan. 

After presenting an amazing drifting race that startled the audience, Orabi, who is coming back strongly to the drifting races, he started the tandem drifting against Zakaria Silwan, where both matchups in two proved to be the strongest and fastest races in the 1st round. However, the vast experience of Orabi played a vital role in placing the Hankook Racing Team the first place.

After winning the race, Orabi expressed his delight with this win and praised the directions and instructions of the Team's leader, Captain Saeed Al Mouri that have had an impact on this positive result. Later on the coronation, Orabi commented as saying: "winning on our land in Jeddah has a different taste, thanks God for this precious achievement. Our long experience and the strong and high performance of Hankook tires “Z222”, which were supplied by Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., enabled us to achieve this remarkable result. We do hope to keep up this sensational performance in the coming rounds.