Racing vlogger Broadbent takes wheel of GT Radial Fun Cup car

The GT Radial 2021 Fun Cup Endurance Championship car was piloted by vlogger and esports gamer Jimmy Broadbent and director at Tegiwa Imports, Luke Sedzikowski at Oulton Park. The pair finished 10^th in the one-hour sprint race, but exited the four-hour race after an hour and 34 minutes due to gearbox failure in the penultimate rounds of the 2021 championship. Nevertheless, Broadbent’s 25-minute video detailing his participation at the event has racked up more than 135,000 views so far, demonstrating the Giti brand’s social media strategy for the series.

GT Radial has invited racing legends, celebrities and influencers to enjoy the series’ unique challenges and share their experiences with their followers. Broadbent has 738k YouTube subscribers plus 98.4k Instagram and 93.9k Twitter followers.

Other icons who have enjoyed time behind the wheel of GT Radial car number 97 include Freddie Hunt, professional racing driver and son of Formula One legend James Hunt, Honda TT legend John McGuiness and Steve Peat, renowned multiple World and British Downhill Mountain Bike Champion.

Giti Tire remains Official Tyre Partner of the Fun Cup Endurance Championship. All cars in the competition run on GitiCompete GTR2 tyres which form part of a comprehensive range of competition racing tyres which are used in events around the world. The proven technology findings are adapted to further develop its everyday passenger car portfolios.

At Oulton Park, GT Radial’s car number 97 started 21st on the grid in the one-hour race, climbing through the field to gain its respectable 10^th-place finish. The team started in 15^th position in the four-hour race before the car was shunted off the track early on. It span at the fast island, which resulted in splitter damage, and the subsequent gearbox failure finished their race early.

GT Radial number 97 at Oulton Park