Maxxis impresses at BMW Car Club track days
Under: Maxxis News on
13 January 2010
Maxxis and Grouptyre, its exclusive UK
distributor, were more than happy to oblige when Total BMW Magazine
got in touch and asked to put the Maxxis MA-Z1
tyre through its paces.
The magazine is currently running a BMW 318ti Compact on
long-term test and features regular updates on upgrades and
improvements it has made to the car. Last summer journalist Andrew
Everett joined BMW enthusiasts at a BMW Car Club track day at the
Croft circuit and after getting some laps under his belt switched
from Pirellis to the MA-Z1 high performance tyre
(225/50x16).
Andrew was impressed with this 'decent set of rubber' and
quickly discounted suggestions that Maxxis tyres
can suffer from road noise, saying: "…I've not noticed a single
decibel more than the previous 205's. The car doesn't feel squidgy
in corners like it would on cheap tyres.'
When the BMW Car Club took a last minute decision to run an
evening track event at Cadwell Park, Andrew was quick to accept an
invitation and notched up 118 miles in the space of one and a
quarter hours.
Again, he was impressed with the performance of the
Maxxis MA-Z1s, writing in the Running Reports
section of the December 2009 issue of Total BMW Magazine: "Well, if
you want tyres that work well on the road and really stack up on
the track, you won't be disappointed by these and I doubt the
expensive brands would do much better. Even some big name (and big
price) tyres will start to go off after 10 or 15 laps, but even
after 27 laps the Maxxis tyres were doing
fine."
In fact, grip was so good that the 140bhp Compact - the least
powerful of the cars taking part in the Cadwell Park event -
attracted comments on how well it was circulating. Andrew took
great pleasure in carrying a speed of 90mph through Coppice without
lifting which enabled him to catch up cars that had overtaken him
on the long straight out of Barn Corner.
"Feedback is important to us and we were delighted to learn that
Total BMW Magazine had such a positive experience with the
MA-Z1, which is available in almost 50 sizes up to
285/30 ZR20 and has quickly established itself as one of our
top-selling UHP products since its addition to the UK range in
2006," says Maxxis International UK's managing
director Derek McMartin.
The full range of Maxxis high performance tyres
is available exclusively through Grouptyre, the UK's leading
independent tyre wholesaler. Contact Grouptyre on 01928 706166 or
visit www.grouptyre.co.uk or www.maxxis.co.uk for
further details.
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