For Immediate Release.
Date: March 10, 2006
Contact: Trevor Hilliar, T Karts,
LLC 860-767-5012
Maxxis Tires Named as Spec Tire of the GrassPass Backyard
Karting National Series
Essex, CT: GrassPass,
the promoters of the GrassPass Backyard Karting National Series,
announced today that Maxxis Tires would be the official tire manufacturer
for all GrassPass sanctioned backyard karting events. “We
are very excited to be aligned with Maxxis, one of the world’s
biggest and most respected names in kart racing tires. This strategic
partnership will benefit both Maxxis and GrassPass by providing
competitors nation-wide with a control tire, while raising awareness
of the GrassPass concept and Maxxis brand,” said Trevor
Hilliar, founder of GrassPass and T Karts, LLC.
In November of 2005, Essex, Connecticut-based
GrassPass formed a Spec Tire Committee to evaluate and select
a spec tire for the 2006 season of backyard karting and beyond.
The Spec Tire Committee evaluated dozens of tires from no-name
to household name brands before selecting Maxxis as the official
tires. Criteria for the selection included physical properties
such as rubber compound, tire size, performance, wear characteristics,
availability and price. The selection of the Maxxis HG3 compound
was the result of the Spec Tire Committee’s search for a
high quality, affordable tire that competitors could run on a
variety of surfaces, including dirt and asphalt.
For the 2006 season, GrassPass
competitors will be able to select from six sizes of Maxxis HG3
compound tires, including four sizes for 5” diameter wheels
and two sizes for 6” diameter wheels. New rules added to
the GrassPass Suggested Rules for Backyard Karting allow competitors
to mix and match sizes in order to arrive at the best performance
for the individual driver and kart, while prohibiting tire cutting
and chemical or mechanical tire softeners or “preps.”
GrassPass was formed in 2004 to
create a nationwide network of backyard kart tracks, all using
a common set of preparation rules. GrassPass has seen exponential
growth in the number of compliant tracks in the past year and
expects growth to accelerate further in 2006. GrassPass also hosts
Kartstock, the Backyard Karting National Championship event, at
which a Backyard Karting National Champion is crowned. Daniel
Rutan was crowned 2005 Backyard Karting National Champion at the
October 24th event when he beat 26 of the country’s best
backyard karters in a 50 lap championship race held at the Lone
Wolf circuit in Winthrop, CT.
For more information about GrassPass
and the backyard karting concept, visit www.grasspass.org
on the web or contact Trevor Hilliar at 860-767-5012. For more
information about Maxxis Tires, visit www.maxxis.com
