Toyo Tires ® Continues to Reach Fans around the Globe as the Official Tire of SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS
Toyo Tires ® Continues to Reach Fans around the Globe as the Official Tire of SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks Presented by TRAXXAS
Toyo Tire U . S . A . Corp ( Toyo Tires ) announced the company has extended its commitment as the Official Tire of SPEED Energy Stadium SU- PER Trucks presented by TRAXXAS for 2016 .
This is the third year that the Stadium SUPER Trucks™ ( SST ) compete exclusively on Toyo Open CountryA / T II tires , and is the fourth year that Toyo Tires has supported the series . The off-the-shelf Open Country A / T II tires demonstrate their remarkable durability and handling ability by living up to the extreme punishment dished out by the 600-plus horsepower spec trucks . During competition , the trucks often land hard on asphalt tracks from extreme heights .
Founded by Team Toyo member and both off-road and SST champion , Robby Gordon , the identically prepared SST race trucks compete on both dirt tracks and road racing courses using specially constructed ramp jumps .
Joining Team Toyo this year is defending 2015 SST champion Sheldon Creed from Alpine , CA . At only 18-years of age , Creed is the youngest member of Team Toyo , and the youngest champion in the history of SST . He leads in 2016 having won Rounds 1 and 3 in Adelaide , Australia ; Round 4 in St . Petersburg , FL ; and Rounds 6 and 7 in Long Beach , CA .
“ We are happy to support the ever growing Stadium SUPER Truck series ,” said Amy Coleman , senior director of marketing , Toyo Tire U . S . A . Corp . “ The series is a great way to demonstrate the quality of our products to fans around the world , while its television coverage in the US continues to generate awareness of the Toyo Tires brand on American soil .”
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