Ukrainian Drift King Aleksandr Grinchuk Visits Cyryx College

World famous Ukrainian drift racing champion and Red Bull competitor, Aleksandr Grinchuk, visited Cyryx College on Sunday, 26 April 2015.

Grinchuk was received at Cyryx College by Vice Rector Ibrahim Waheed and Dean of School of Information Technology Jothi Stalin. This celebrity meet-and-greet offered exclusively to Cyryx College students was attended by a large number of excited students.

When asked by a student how he developed his underlying love for drifting, Grinchuk surprised the students by saying that it was after watching the movie Fast and Furious!

The highlight of the visit was a raffle drawing among students; the prize was a chance to drift with the celebrity Drift King in Hulhumale on 01 May 2015. The lucky winner was Ali Shiuneez, a Diploma in Business Administration student in Cyryx College’s School of Business.

Grinchuk was in Maldives to perform in the Red Bull Piston Cup held in Hulhumale from 01 May – 02 May 2015 as well as to conduct a workshop for the motor racing community of Maldives.