Mickey Thompson Overview

1963 marked the onset of the tire company known as Mickey Thompson. Thompson had a history with race cars from all aspects. He designed them, drove them, and even promoted them. He teamed up with Gene McMannis, who was a tire designer. McMannis had already designed tires that were used in various international racing events. Thompson and McMannis would join forces to build tires for racing, off-road, and street driving. These products would go on to be recognized worldwide among the best in the automotive industry.

Since its founding in 1963, the company has championed many firsts in the tire industry, from wide low-profile street tires to rugged, aggressive-tread off-road tires. Designing and producing innovative tread patterns and compounds to build the best performance tires in the world was our focus then, and is still our focus today.

Mickey Thompson has a variety of specialty off-road tires in unique sizes to fit many off-road racing applications. Each tire features bias belted construction for superior strength and impact resistance; these tires are built to handle the toughest off-road conditions on the planet.

The possibilities are almost endless for off-road motorists when they venture into the Mickey Thompson stores to choose the wide variety of styles and sizes for all of the customers’ truck tire needs. Motorists can choose the Baja STZ or maybe they can go with the Baja ATZ Radial Plus. Additionally, Customers may opt for the Baja MTZ Radial or the Baja Claw TTC Radial. Furthermore, motorists may decide to choose the Baja Claw TTC. All of these choices offer features and benefits that are of superior quality.

Mickey Thompson Performance Tires is known worldwide as a leader in high performance tires and wheels for use on the track and in off-road racing. Our commitment and dedication to racing began with Mickey Thompson and Gene McMannis. Thompson, an innovative race car driver, designer, and promoter held 485 National and International speed and endurance records. Gene McMannis' racing accomplishments included designing and developing tires for the Pan American Road Race, Daytona, LeMans, Indy 500, and Bonneville Salt Flats. He holds various patents. The list of innovations from Mickey Thompson Performance has grown along with the company. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company's purchase of Mickey Thompson Tires in 2003 has helped to continue the company passion for innovative product design and helped to grow Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels into an industry leader with a network of thousands of dealers worldwide.