Mighty Maxxis has done it again: Adding to a string of successes throughout the year, the company’s sponsored rock crawlers took multiple podiums at the 2006 W.E.ROCK World Championships. Jessie Haines and spotter Brian Howard took second place in the unlimited class, with Danny Rohrer and Chad Rolfert nabbing third in the limited class. Dan Patterson and Bob Roggy scored the third spot on the podium in the modified stock class. The W.E.ROCK Championships were held November 3-4 in Henderson, Nevada.
For Haines, the highlight of the contest was “to be able to compete against teams that are considered the best in the world - teams from Canada, Mexico, and Australia.” Haines rides Creepy Crawlers, and noted that “We haven’t had any trouble all year. I wouldn’t run any other tire.”
Rohrer found the contest challenging. “It was very tough,” he said. “From the super modified to the modified, they changed the course very little. It was very tight and tough to maneuver through, but it was really fun. The Trepadors did well – no problem at all.” Rohrer is no stranger to the podium, having won the modified class championship in the UROC East series in October.
In a break from his demanding schedule as a driver for the Jasper Performance drifting team, (also sponsored by Maxxis), Conrad Grunewald took a turn at rock crawling. Grunewald did well at W.E.ROCK, taking third in the celebrity class and fourth in the rhino class.
Maxxis congratulates all of these teams for their fine performances and thanks them for choosing Maxxis.
Maxxis’ sponsored rock crawling teams have one more contest scheduled for 2006: the UROC SuperCrawl V will be held December 1-3 in Phoenix, Arizona!
