{"id":33539,"date":"2016-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maxxis.com\/us\/maxxis-and-rally-america-announce-partnership\/"},"modified":"2021-04-16T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T15:05:15","slug":"maxxis-and-rally-america-announce-partnership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.maxxis.com\/us\/news\/maxxis-and-rally-america-announce-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxxis and Rally America Announce Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rally America<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rally-america.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rally America\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>, the premier sanctioning body for performance rally competition in the United States, has signed a contingency and spec tire deal with Maxxis for 2016-2017.\u00a0  he deal is expected to dramatically raise Maxxis\u2019 profile in the world of rally racing.<\/p>\n<p> he program will provide a level playing field for National 2WD competitors, for whom the <a href=\"\/catalog\/tire-332-107-victra-r19\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Maxxis Victra R19\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maxxis Victra R19<\/a> will be the new spec tire. Maxxis will continue to offer free shipping to competitors. National 2WD overall winners will have the opportunity to earn monetary prizes within the contingency program administered by Rally America: $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. National competitors in Open, Super Production and National Limited Open who race on the Maxxis R19 can win products through a contingency program, with two tires awarded for first place and one tire each for racers who finish second and third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 216px; height: 357px;\" src=\"\/media\/854033\/victrar19.png?width=216&amp;height=357\" alt=\"undefined\" rel=\"28846\" \/><\/p>\n<p> hrough the Honda team, Maxxis will also provide a self-service tire-mounting station to National 2WD teams competing in the Rally America National Championship, and to teams participating in the contingency program in all classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re both pleased and proud to make this announcement,\u201d said Bill Fogg Sr., owner of Rally America, Inc. \u201cMaxxis International is recognized around the world as a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of competition tires for professionals and enthusiasts. Having this top-level tire manufacturer and its technical assistance available at each of our National Championship events for the next two years is a tremendous step forward for the sport of rally, and it will provide a lot of support for the teams, in addition to being very convenient from their point of view. We\u2019re all very excited about this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> he relationship between Rally America and Maxxis began in April 2014 with Maxxis\u2019 sponsorship of the Honda Performance Development  eam. Maxxis\u2019 presence at Rally America National events led the company to immediately recognize the viability of the rally racing market.  he company has continued to reap benefits from its involvement with the organization, including receiving feedback on tire performance directly from racers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0px; height: 0px;\" src=\"\/media\/854034\/rally2.jpg?width=0&amp;height=0\" alt=\"undefined\" rel=\"28847\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 898px; height: 472px;\" src=\"\/media\/854034\/rally2.jpg?width=898px&amp;height=472px\" alt=\"undefined\" rel=\"28847\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8221; he sport of stage rally in North America has continued to grow, and we\u2019re excited to be a part of it. We have a strong presence in rally racing in many other parts of the world, supporting many of the teams in Europe, South America and Asia,\u201d said Ritche  ay, senior marketing specialist for Maxxis. \u201cIn 2014 and 2015, we gained valuable insight from consulting with US teams regarding their tire needs. We were thrilled that after running the entire season on Maxxis rally tires, Steve LaRoza won Rookie of the Year in 2015, and that James Robinson, running the Maxxis-sponsored Honda FI , won his third B-Spec Class championship in a row.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both regional and national Rally America teams can order tires directly from Maxxis at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.maxxis.com\/c\/automotive_victra-r19\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Victra R19\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/shop.maxxis.com\/c\/automotive_victra-r19<\/a>\u00a0, with\u00a0FREE SHIPPING! For additional information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rally-america.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rally America\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rally-america.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"news_category":[269],"class_list":["post-33539","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_category-automotive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maxxis and Rally America Announce Partnership<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxxis.com\/us\/news\/maxxis-and-rally-america-announce-partnership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maxxis 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