Maxxis Provides 2009 Short Track UK Control Tyre

For its 2009 series Short Track UK has opted to make Maxxis the control tyre supplier. The series has chosen to follow the lead of other top motorcycle racing series like Moto GP and World Superbikes in choosing to run with a single tyre supplier. Maxxis believes that “the move to a control tyre will ensure no advantage is gained by riders using different tyres for different conditions, resulting in closer, more spectacular action.” The move will also lead to a reduced financial burden for the series to bear.

Maxxis tyre distributor Triple A Racing has agreed with the promoter of the British Short Track Championship that competitors in the main Short Track class will use the 19 inch Maxxis DTR-1 flat track tyre, which will be made available in both soft and medium compounds. The eight-round series opens in Kings Lynn on 3 May.

Maxxis International UK managing director Derek McMartin is full of praise for the series: “Short Track UK offers competitors excellent value for money and is a big crowd pleaser because it lures top stars from other motorcycle racing disciplines too, so we are delighted that Maxxis has been selected as the control tyre for the 2009 series.”

The manufacturer began its association with the British Short Track Championship in 2006, when Triple A Racing supplied tyres to a number of competitors and in 2007 champions Marco Belli and
Peter Boast both used Maxxis tyres to great effect. Last season Triple A Racing donated funds to the Championship in return for every pair of Maxxis DTR-1s purchased by competitors.

This year will see the British Short Track Championship and Maxxis benefit from a higher profile, as it visits the BMF Show in May and September. The BMF Show is supported by hundreds of manufacturer, trade and club stands and attracts an average of 70,000 visitors over the weekend events.