Pontiac Solstice GXP Drift

CSI has added a Solstice GXP Drift car to their line-up for 2008, and, with the new car comes driver Ali Aljibouri.  Ali will be behind the wheel of CSI’s new Cooper Tires/Matco Tools Pontiac Solstice GXP Drift Car and will also act as a driving coach for Dan Sugrue at the regional races.  Ali is a SCCA Pro Licensed Driver and graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School in Advanced Techniques.  He competed in the Formula Dodge RT 2000 Race Series and in the early years of Formula Drift.    Ali most recently has been a drift instructor and competition judge for NASA and Daily Drifter.  You might have seen Ali’s skills as a driver on various commercials for Cooper Tire, K Sport and Enkei. 

Crew Chief: Dan Sugrue
Class: NOPI Drift
Links: www.myspace.com/matcotoolsracing, Flickr Gallery

Career Highlights

• Currently working as a full-time handling evaluator and performance test driver for Cooper Tires.

• Drove in various commercials for Cooper Tire, K Sport and Enkei
• Drift instructor and competition judge for NASA and Daily Drifter
• Graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School in Advanced Techniques. 
  

2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP

Production 2.0L ECOtec LNF turbocharged with race-only calibration

330 hp @ 4500-6000rpm

425 lb-ft @ 3600rpm

7000rpm rev limit

Straight-thru 3” exhaust, with catalytic converter delete

Production 5speed manual transmission

Modified-production uprights, tie rod ends and wheel hubs

Custom upper a-arms

KW Suspension Coil-over shocks

Konig wheels

Cooper Tires

Interior roll cage

Racing seats with Impact belts

Quick-release steering wheel

Fire suppression system

Single
Resides in San Antonio, TX
Enjoys time with his girlfriend, Kandice and their menagerie of cats and dogs.