Giti Tires team overcomes rugged terrain to conquer Silk Way Rally

The Giti Tires team overcame rugged terrain and extreme conditions to come 13thoverall and 4thin group TI in the 2019 Silk Way Rally that concluded recently.

This was the first time Giti Tires took part in the all-terrain cross-country rally that saw Giti4x4 AT70 and GitiCompete Desert1 tires test their mettle across the 5,008km rugged distance covering three countries, from the coniferous forests of East Siberia in Russia to the vast grasslands of Mongolia, challenging the famous Badan Mountain and the magnificent sand mountains of the Chinese Gobi Desert.

Over10 days, 10 stages, adverse weather and bad road conditions, the Giti Team broke through in the Siberian Mountains and successfully completed the race.

Giti adjusted the formula when developing the AT70, increasing the content of natural rubber, and improving the tear resistance of rubber, providing strong support for the drivers in the Silk Way Rally.

The Giti4x4 AT70, available for all drivers, utilise a special tread block design, multi-tread combination technology, and unique casing technology with piercing resistance. It comes with a three-tier casing, enhanced sidewall, with strengthened grip on off-road surfaces. Its special 3.5mm guardrail type anti-friction strip also helps the tire bounce off rubble and reduce wear and tear while driving on bad roads. In order to combat the rugged cross-country road conditions,

Giti Tires is represented in Oman by Eint Automotive LLC, a division of the highly successful Towell Group.

A spokesperson of Eint Automotive said, “Giti Tires have been devoted to motorsports for more than ten years and have won hundreds of honours at home and abroad. The purpose of motorsport is to collect more data and information through the test of various extreme road conditions, helping the company to develop technology and create more trustworthy tire products for owners.”