Giti-sponsored British Truck Racing Championship heads to Thruxton

Giti Tire will travel to Thruxton this weekend as the 2021 British Truck Racing Championship, of which the manufacturer is the sponsor, prepares for its second round. Last time out at Brands Hatch (5-6 June), Giti’s drivers secured the team’s first victory and four further podium finishes over five races. Martin Gibson, Giti Tire’s manager – EU Testing Centre and Motorsport UK, and Stuart Oliver of Team Oliver Racing, are competing in Giti Tire Motorsport designed trucks. Gibson won the fourth race at Brands, while Oliver finished in second place, repeating his achievement in race one.

Giti’s Volvo VNL leads its MAN TGX at Brands Hatch; both trucks roll on the Giti Race-Tuned v1 global competition truck tyres in size 315/70R22.5

Both the Giti MAN TGX and bonneted Volvo VNL trucks race on Giti Race-Tuned v1 global competition truck tyres in size 315/70R22.5, which are available to purchase by any team across Europe via Truck Sport UK. The tyre has been specially designed with an even pressure distribution and footprint optimisation assuring competition cornering and braking performance.

Gibson said: “It was simply fantastic to get out there and enjoy truck racing again, and of course to secure the first win of the season, and five podium finishes in total with Stuart, shows that we are going to be competitive again this year.”

In the shortened 2020 season, Oliver finished third and Gibson fourth in the final standings.

“The Giti Race-Tuned v1 tyres continue to prove themselves at the ultimate level, and in truck racing, where five-plus tonne machines are regularly reaching 100-plus mph, you have to trust the rubber implicitly,” continued Gibson.

“Competitive racing is hugely important for Giti as it’s only by pushing your technology to extremes that you can improve your everyday portfolios, and that is why our truck and bus range is constantly improving to surpass the demands of today’s UK and European fleets.”

After Thruxton, the BTRC will visit Donington, Zolder in Belgium, Snetterton, and Pembrey, before finishing back at Brands Hatch.