PRESS INFORMATION
July 2021
First race in the new BMW M4 Competition in Greinbach: The Red Bull Driftbrothers start with ST suspensions
Soon, it is finally time again. On
July 10, 2021, the Drift Masters European Championship celebrates its
kick-off event 2021 in Greinbach, Austria. The brothers Elias and
Johannes "Joe" Hountondji, aka Red Bull Driftbrothers, will also be
among the participants. The friendly Swabians reinforced the drift
activities of KW automotive’s brand ST suspensions in Europe since the
beginning of 2021. In addition to Steve "Baggsy" Biagioni from Great
Britain, the suspension manufacturer collaborates worldwide with
various drifters such as Ken Gushi and Dai Yoshihara in Formula D in
the USA. In 2021's season, Elias and Johannes Hountondji will both
participate with a BMW that was entirely adapted for drifting based on
the current M4 (G82) Competition. More at www.st-suspensions.net  Over the past years, drifting has become more and more professional in Germany. The Red Bull Driftbrothers’ career also reflects this development. While at the beginning of their career, they were drifting with modified BMW E30 and later with Nissan Coupés in various championships, a new era begins for the two brothers in 2021. They will compete with two new BMW M4 (G82) Competition on July 10 at the season opener of the Drift Masters European Championship in Greinbach (Styria), Austria. Both BMW M4 were redesigned in collaboration with BMW M GmbH for professional drift use. Nearly all aerodynamic components were specifically manufactured in the BMW M prototype production facility and some of them were enhanced with BMW M Performance components. The modified BMW M4 straight-six engines can achieve over 1,000 hp. A ST suspensions labeled 3-way adjustable KW Competition racing suspension in "Drift-Spec, is used to guarantee maximum traction. The Driftbrothers have already been participating in the European Drift Masters Championship since 2018. In 2017 they were King of Europe Champion and Vice-Champion and they also won the Team Championship in 2016 and 2017. For more information, please visit www.st-suspensions.net.  Publication with Photo Credit Red Bull
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About KW automotive: The KW entrepreneurial group includes the suspension manufacturer KW automotive with its brands KW suspensions, ST suspensions, ap Sportfahrwerke, as well as the SimRacing brands TrackTime and Ascher Racing. With its immense suspension portfolio, state-of-the-art production technology and its development and test center, KW successfully operates in all markets for more than 25 years. Over the past years, KW automotive has developed over 16 distinct damping technologies in order to fulfill its own requirement of supplying "the perfect suspension for every demand". Beside its core business, the development and production of manually and adaptively adjustable coilover kits and other suspension components for the aftermarket as well as the range of accessories of various automobile manufacturers in the premium segment, the business field of original equipment for special models and super sports cars of the automotive industry is developing tremendously positively for the Swabian suspension manufacturer. Since KW is a development partner of sophisticated controlled suspension systems, the manufacturer disposes of the entire product portfolio of hydraulics, electronics, sensor technology, control units and damper control systems as well as the necessary know-how for the application and tuning of complex vehicle performance systems from a single source. KW has become an indispensable part of customer motor sports throughout the past years and produces homologated racing dampers and suspensions for a constantly growing number of racing cars of several manufacturers. Worldwide, successful racing teams rely on the patented valve technology of KW Competition suspensions. The entrepreneurial group has subsidiaries in the most significant markets, such as Belgium, Great Britain, China, Japan, Switzerland, Taiwan and the USA. Approximately 330 of closely 800 employees worldwide work at the headquarters in Fichtenberg. Software and hardware solutions are further business segments as well as events for virtual motor sports in the scope of the brand RaceRoom. Equally, the suspension manufacturers Belltech and Reiger Suspension as well as the alloy wheels manufacturer BBS are brands of the KW entrepreneurial group. The ST suspensions product range with springs, height adjustable springs, sports dampers, sports suspensions, coilovers, spacers and stabilizers combines leading KW technology for the road with the best price-performance ratio. In addition, the flexible manufacturing structure allows ST coilovers and ST height adjustable springs to be ordered customized. Contact und Copy Address: MediaTel Communication & PR, Haldenweg 2, D-72505 Krauchenwies-Ablach Tel.: +49/7576/9616-12, E-Mail: presse@mediatel.biz Press Contact: Christian Schmidt, E-Mail: Christian.Schmidt@kwautomotive.de, Tel. +49/7971/9630-547 KW automotive GmbH, Aspachweg 14, D-74427 Fichtenberg, Web: www.stsupensions.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/STsuspensionsINT, ST suspensions at KW Blog: http://blog-de.kwautomotive.net/ |
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