All change as Tebo announces AKA departure

With the news earlier in the week that his stint with Tekno RC was over, Jared Tebo has today announced that he will also not be continuing with long time tyre sponsor AKA in 2023.  The American started with the brand in 2009 and has been running their products every year since with the exception of the 2016.  Making the announcement on social media, in thanking everyone at AKA, he attributed their Three Rib front tyre as being a major part of his 2013 1:10 2WD Offroad World Championship victory.  Also switching engine for the new season, it will be interesting to see what new package Tebo hits the track with in 2023.

I’d like to say THANK YOU to everybody at AKA Products Inc. as we will not be continuing on together in 2023. We have had a great run together, starting in 2009, skipping 2016, and then again 2017-2022. I wanted to highlight my 2013 IFMAR 1/10 World Championship using the AKA Three Rib front tire. That tire was big part of that victory, and it was cool to do that together.

Thanks to everybody from AKA in the beginning, Mark, Gil jr., Joel, the guys at Kyosho. Thanks to Pops Losi later on, Pres, Jeremy, and thanks to the guys at Horizon this last year.

We had so much success together and many great memories together. I always loved the small and personal feel of AKA. Things change and it’s bittersweet making this post as well. I’m off to a new opportunity and a new journey, I wish everyone at AKA well, and thank them for what they have done for me!

Source: Jared Tebo [Facebook]