JAX Tyres & Auto is stepping up its interests in Australian motorsport with the sponsorship of drivers competing in the popular Porsche Dixon Carrera Cup, Queensland Super Sprint, and Queensland Production Cars championship. 

Perennial podium-finisher, David Russell, competing in the Porsche Dixon Carrera Cup for JAX Tyres & Auto Bowen Hills, and Mark Bailey, competing in the Queensland Super Sprint and Queensland Production Cars championships, will both receive the backing of JAX Tyres & Auto for their remainder of their respective seasons. 

Russell heads into the next race in the Porsche Dixon Carrera Cup 2023 at The Bend in South Australia from August 18th-20th, followed by Sandown (15th-17th Sept), Bathurst (5th-8th October), Gold Coast (27th-29th October), and Adelaide (23rd-26th November). 

Bailey heads into Round 3 of the Australian Production Cars competition at Queensland Raceway by competing in the Enduro night race from August 11th-13th, then into the third round of the Queensland Super Sprint from 14th-17th September, and the final two rounds of Queensland Production Supercars from 22nd-24th September and 17th-19th November. 

Both drivers’ cars will enter into their next races with updated liveries to including JAX Tyres & Auto branding, with other sponsor benefits including merchandise branding, logo on dash, race suit and helmet branding, pit signage and event banners, online and social integration and competition media brand inclusions, and more. 

Commenting on the news, Porsche Dixon Carrera Cup’s David Russell, says: “I’m stoked to have JAX come on board for the rest of the season. Their support is a massive boost as we get set to give everything we’ve got for the rest of the season, and it’s great to have a brand in our corner that lives and breathes cars every bit as much as we do.” 

Queensland Super Sprint and Queensland Production Cars’ Mark Bailey adds: “Having JAX in my corner with some tough races coming up is a huge deal, with a new set of tyres and wheels set to put me in the best shape possible as we head into the tail end of the 2023 season.” 

Adam Montocchio, Head of Network at JAX Tyes & Auto says of the sponsorships: “As car fanatics , there’s nothing more exciting than seeing top drivers go head-to-head in competition, and we’re delighted to give both David and Mark a boost as they head into the second halves of their respective seasons. Good luck, lads.” 

The new sponsorships build on JAX Tyes & Auto’s support for Grove Racing, which has seen the service and tyre specialists support Supercars’ star driver, Dave Reynolds, and up and coming young driver, Matt Payne. JAX Tyres & Auto is also a sponsor of the Sunshine Coast Dunga Derby, taking place from August 17th-20th.  

About JAX Tyres & Auto

Founded in 1949, JAX Tyres & Auto is one of Australia’s most well-respected and professional tyre and mechanical retailers, specialising in tyres, wheel, suspension, vehicle servicing and vehicle safety checks. The company operates through more than 90 stores in Australia. Monthly, it serves more than 60,000 customers and provides them with the best tyre brands, advice, service and price for cars and 4x4s. JAX Tyres & Auto is also at the forefront of tyre retailing technology through a strategy called JAXIT, which encompasses digital deployment to stores and consumers from the central source of data, which allows consumers to search and choose a solution 24/7/365 for all their tyre and automotive maintenance needs from the convenience of online. Its complimentary JAX Inspect report assesses all the vital parts of customer vehicles so that no matter the journey, JAX can get people there with surety and safety, enabling peace of mind driving. www.jax.com.au