STOW, OH – Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels’ new Baja MTZP3 tire has earned two 2014 SEMA Global Media Awards.

After reviewing more than 2,000 products at this year’s SEMA Show, journalist Mikhail Lastochkin of The Russian Federation’s Polny Privod 4×4 Magazine and journalist Perry Mack of Canada’s 4WDrive Magazine selected the Baja MTZP3 for these unique awards.

“The Baja MTZP3 is an incredible mud-terrain tire, and we were so pleased that it was selected by industry journalists to receive these special awards,” stated Ken Warner, Vice President of Marketing for Mickey Thompson. “This tire delivers rugged style, reliable performance in a variety of terrains, longer tread life and responsive handling on the street.

Scheduled to debut in June 2015, the new Mickey Thompson Baja MTZP3 has been specially designed with a unique silica-reinforced tread compound for longer wear, enhanced wet weather capability and superior cut and chip resistance. Its tread also features siped tread lugs with variable draft angles for responsive handling and stone ejection, and angled shoulder scallops with mud pocket scoops for better traction in mud and loose soil.

The sidewall is reinforced with Mickey Thompson’s triple-ply PowerPly™ technology along with decoupling grooves and four pitch SideBiters that deliver better flexibility and traction on irregular surfaces.

The Baja MTZP3 will debut in 22 popular 15- to 20-inch fitments. For more information, visit http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/truck.php.