GITI’S ANGELS DEBUTS IN NüRBURGRING

An all-female driver and crew racing team took the track on March 23-24, 2019, weekend, for the first time in Nürburgring’s history of nearly 100 years. With the Giti-branded Volkswagen Golf VII GTI TCR #300 car in partnership with WS Racing, the ‘Girls only’ squad was one of Giti’s four participating vehicles in the first VLN race of the season at Nürburgring, titled ’65. ADAC Westfalenfahrt’. The all-female team had a very successful debut, overcoming foggy conditions to place second in their SP3T Class, and beat out nearly 80 other vehicles in the overall competition involving all classes. The team also achieved the fastest lap in the SP3T class at 9:21.725.

In addition to this successful VW Golf performance, Giti’s Audi R8 made a highly noted showing, taking second place in the SP8 category and overall placing an impressive #34 out of all 157 vehicles participating. All four Giti Tire vehicles in the race are fitted with GitiCompete GTR1 tyres in size 260/650-18, Giti’s highly successful high-speed track racing tire that is produced in both wet and dry pattern versions.

The Giti All-Female team is special, not only for the three drivers – Jasmin Preisig, Carrie Schreiner, and Ronja Assmann – but also the vehicle’s entire technical and track crew are women, bringing their motorsports strength and expertise against some of the world’s toughest competition. Led by Team Chief Ellen Lehmann, this is the first time such a team has raced in Nürburgring, and the team will look forward to continuing challenging the VLN competition, as well as taking on the main 24 Hours Nürburgring event in June.

Team manager Nicole Willems, said, “This was such an emotional moment today. To be honest, the words are missing for the moment. Thanks to the girls for such a great job, and thanks to all our supporters who believed in us and in our project. I think today we were able to prove to everyone that we are really competitive. I am so proud. And now we are celebrating!”

Giti continuously reaches out to female consumers around the world, from passenger car to truck drivers – which included sponsorship of ‘Empowering Our Female Truck Drivers’ campaign in 2018. In 2019, Giti will also focus on special internal and external campaigns on the “Giti’s Angels” theme to recognize its female employees, drivers, and fans.

Established in Germany during the 1920’s, Nürburgring (also known as the “Green Hell”) is one of the world’s most famous and notorious racetracks. Known for its extremely challenging track and frequent changes in weather conditions, the track provides the ultimate challenge for drivers. During 2019, it will host nine VLN races and culminate in the 24 Hours Nürburgring race on June 22-24, which routinely draws over 200,000 guests from around the world over the weekend.

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