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Zircotec partners with Falken drifters to test thermal barrier coatings

Zircotec says its new technical partnership with Maxxis British Drift Championship holders Falken Tyres drift team will enable the coatings specialist to test and measure the performance of its coatings in the extremely harsh, high underbonnet temperature environment of the growing sport. Initial results completed after engine mapping have already demonstrated the turbo spools up 200rpm quicker than the previous uncoated housing, suggesting that both performance and reliability gains are possible.

2nd May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis Japspeed drivers take top two drift spots

Maxxis-sponsored Team Japspeed dominated the opening round of the Maxxis British Drift Championship on 21-22 April at the Teeside Autodrome, as the team scooped three of the top four spots in the Super Professional class, which the title sponsor refers to as the premier league of drifting. Maxxis-sponsored SATS Motorsport, also using the MAZ1 Drift tyre, leads the constructor’s title race after Steve Moore made it on to the second step of the podium in the Super Pro class. The Infinity Tyres sponsored Acorn Motorsport Division team also had a successful time at the Teeside Autodrome, finishing in third place in the team standings.

1st May 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis-sponsored BSB team celebrates double podium

Maxxis-sponsored Swan Yamaha got its 2012 MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship campaign off to a flying start at round two, when reigning champion Tommy Hill posted a double podium finish. The brand says it is reaping the benefit of its sponsorship deal thanks to the exposure it provides, not least through the TV coverage, to one of the tyre manufacturer’s key consumer audiences. The company said that it eagerly awaits round three of the series at Oulton Park. Hill’s two second places at Thruxton mean he is lying fourth in the overall standings after two rounds. All championship competitors ride on Pirelli Diablo tyres.

27th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis International to emphasise range breadth at Reifen

Maxxis International has announced that its stand at Reifen 2012 will highlight the latest technologies feeding through its R&D centres and to reinforce the breadth of its product range and variety of applications served. The 5-8 June international showcase event is an important platform for building new contacts, reinforcing existing relationships and doing business for the Taiwanese company, a fact underlined by the presence of Warren Lin, managing director of sales, the company says. In Hall 3 on Stand 123 the latest Maxxis high performance and cold weather tyres will line up alongside specialist competition products.

13th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis offers website competitions with Liverpool FC

Tyre manufacturer, Maxxis has announced three exclusive competitions in conjunction with the Premier League football team Liverpool to win official signed memorabilia. Maxxis is asking visitors to its website to identify past and present Liverpool stars whose faces have been disguised with its tyre patterns, with a signed shirt or ball up for grabs for one winner. Maxxis has a sponsorship deal with the Anfield club, which the company has called “one of our biggest successes”. The Taiwanese Maxxis brand has stepped up its sponsorship of major sporting events recently, with Major League Baseball, NBA and Australian Open tennis sponsorships joining existing Premier League football deals.

12th April 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis launches ‘unprecedented’ motorsport reward scheme

Maxxis has launched what it calls an “unprecedented” reward scheme for UK motorsport drivers, making bonus prize money available for any Maxxis-shod podium finish in the 2012 four-wheel race season. Including every format on four wheels except for karting, Maxxis believes the scheme underlines its commitment to the roots of motorsport with a season of cash injections.

30th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis joins EDIWheel

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Maxxis has announced that it has become the most recent tyre manufacturer to sign up with EDIWheel. “The economic environment means that tyre retailers are looking to maximise their existing resources to reduce the costs involved in running their businesses and EDIWheel represents a no cost benefit to them because they do not have to upgrade their software to access it,” says Maxxis International UK’s managing director Derek McMartin.

29th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity to supply tyres to British drift team

Infinity Tyres has secured a partnership with Acorn Motorsport Division (AMD) for the Maxxis British Drift Championship (BDC) season. 2012 marks the event’s fifth year, which this time starts on Saturday 21 April at the Teesside Autodrome. Championship are already said to be at record levels, with drivers from all over Europe – including France, Sweden, The Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Ireland – registering their intention to take part.

13th March 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis congratulates Liverpool on record win

Tyre manufacturer Maxxis was among the first to offer congratulations to Liverpool FC after it won the Carling Cup yesterday (26 February), to establish a record eight victories in the League Cup competition.

27th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis unveils swish new sponsorship

In addition to the sponsorship of three Major League Baseball sponsorships, Maxxis announced that it will be an official partner of the New York Knicks basketball team for the season’s remaining games. During home games, Maxxis’ signage will appear courtside for 30 seconds of TV coverage on an LED board at Madison Square Garden. The Taiwanese manufacturer revealed that the form of Jeremy Lin had encouraged its decision to buy sponsorship of the New York team.

16th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis sponsors Major League Baseball franchises

Maxxis has announced that it will sponsor the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals baseball franchises in 2012. During the regular season, beginning in early April, Maxxis signage will be visible behind home plate for many Yankees, Dodgers and Nationals home games, increasing the brand’s visibility and extending its policy of major sports teams such as Liverpool Football Club in the UK, giving the brand important exposure to legions of baseball fans around the world.

16th February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis adds “next generation” MCV3 van tyre to range

Available through Stapleton’s Tyre Services in the UK, Maxxis International has a range of economically priced van and light truck tyres that the company says deliver value through good durability and handling capabilities in all conditions. The company has announced that it has added a “next generation” product to its extensive van range, the MCV3.

3rd February 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis sponsors Australian Open

Maxxis is sponsoring the Australian Open tennis tournament, the finals of which are this weekend in Melbourne. It is the second time that the company has sponsored the grand slam event, and adds to the company’s marketing strategy of top-level sport sponsorship; the brand has put itself alongside the New York Yankees, Liverpool Football Club and a number of high profile motorsport series.

26th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Falken drifters provide novel Top Gear celebration

Falken’s 2011 British Drift Champion, Matt Carter and his teammate, Paul Cheshire have marked British television programme and magazine Top Gear’s ascension to 10 million Facebook fans. Using a number of Sumitomo brand, Falken’s FK452 tyres, a stretch of old runway in Oxfordshire and two of its cars, the drift drivers used techniques from the sport to write the number 10 on the tarmac. A video of the stunt, completed in a single take, is available on the Top Gear website.

24th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis turf tyre now delivers extra life

Tyre manufacturer Maxxis says it is one of the top three brands engaged in the amenity market. The manufacturer is currently promoting its Turfmaxx product – the first road legal turf tyre to go on sale in the UK – saying that it is, ahem, “lawns ahead”. Available in a range of sizes and OE accredited by all the major turf machinery suppliers, the Maxxis Turfmaxx is purpose designed to address the safety issues associated with the extra roadwork implements cover between jobs.

17th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors