Maxxis is King of the Valleys!
Under: Maxxis Sport on
11 August 2012
Tyre manufacturer Maxxis is celebrating victory in King of the
Valleys, a new 4x4 endurance event that looks set to take the UK's
off-road world by storm and become the country's 'toughest off-road
racing challenge'. Maxxis sponsored the inaugural event at
Walters Arena, near Glyn Neath in South Wales (27-29 July), which
was won by Team Acerni Racing from Italy on Maxxis Trepador
competition tyres.
King of the Valleys was organised by the Neil Whitford on behalf
of the All Wheel Drive Club - the largest all-makes off road club
in the UK with some 2,000 members - and supported by Ultra4 Racing,
who organise the Griffin King of the Hammers event in
California. The impressive 34-strong entry list included many
of the UK's top off-road teams plus visitors from France, Italy and
Malta, in vehicles ranging from 'Challenge' Land Rovers to
custom-built buggies. Around a dozen of the teams were using
Maxxis tyres.
The event is a Challenge, one of the fastest growing forms of
off-road motorsport, in which teams are pitted against tough
natural obstacles and aim to reach key points on the course and
collect proof that they have successfully made it through each
stage. Over three days teams tackled more than 60 course
miles, encompassing every type of terrain available at the 1,600
acre.
Walters Arena motorsports complex, and Team Acerni Racing
dominated from the start, with driver Pier Acerni and co-driver
Romeo Manzan setting fastest times on all but one of the four runs
and the prologue section. The winners will now enjoy
automatic entry into Griffin King of the Hammers 2013 - an event
with which Maxxis already has a major association - while the
organisers will also meet the costs of shipping their vehicle to
California to compete.
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