BFNAT Back as Formula D Sponsor

(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire has signed on to sponsor the 2007 Need for Speed Formula Drift (Formula D) Championship Series.

Published: April 5, 2007

As part of the deal, BFNAT will offer Bridgestone brand-sponsored Formula D drivers “one of the highest guaranteed contingency purses in the series,” the company said.

BFNAT was a sponsor of the series last year, and Bridgestone-shod drivers posted five podium finishes.

“Formula D continues to raise the bar as the pinnacle drift series in the U.S.,” said Phil Pacsi, BFNAt’s vice president of North American consumer tire marketing.

Seven Formula D events are scheduled for 2007 series, including: Long Beach, Calif.; Atlanta; Summit Point, W. Va.; Monroe, Wash.; Sonoma, Calif.; Wall, N.J.; and Irwindale, Calif.

Gallery: Turbo Wholesale Tire open house

Highlights from this year’s annual Turbo Wholesale Tires open house event, which featured a trade show, dinner and buyers event.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 15, 2024

Turbo Wholesale Tires recently held its annual open house event, where it introduced the new Lexani Volt-EC EV tire. However, as any of the hundreds of people in attendance will tell you, the event included much more than a tire launch. After registration, guests entered Turbo's new tire-filled warehouse, with half the space set aside for the tire companies and dealers, food and drinks, games and stage with a nearby pile of 89 prizes worth over $25,000.