{"id":16804,"date":"2017-04-12T12:19:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T11:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=16804"},"modified":"2017-04-12T12:19:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T11:19:22","slug":"federal-tyres-king-of-europe-season-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/federal-tyres-king-of-europe-season-gets-underway\/16804","title":{"rendered":"Federal Tyres King of Europe season gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 Federal Tyres King of Europe Pro, Pro2 and Queen of Europe Series got underway at the<br \/>\nlegendary PS Racing Center Greinbach in Austria last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s best drivers travelled from across the continent to fight for the precious podium spots in the opening round as the sun beamed down in front of thousands of spectators who had turned up to witness the action unfold.<\/p>\n<p>After an exiting weekend of drifting, brothers Joe and Elias Hountondji of Tea, Driftbrothers faced each other in the final.<\/p>\n<p>In the battle everyone had been waiting for, the Team Driftbrothers faced each other on the start line as the crowd watched on. 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