There seems to be some confusion as to who and how the new Deegan 38 tire manufactured and sold by Mickey Thompson Performance Wheels & Tires was designed. That is, if you talk to the guys at Mickey Thompson. Brian Deegan has no doubt that he was the mastermind behind the entire affair.

Of course, the engineers, designers, compound chemists, market strategists, accountants, and numerous other business people from left coast to right may tell you that they had everything to do with it.

But hey, who are you going to believe? Men and women wearing white lab coats, guys that fly desks most days? Or are you going to put your trust in a guy who drives race-tuned motorcycles, rally cars and 900+ HP off-road race trucks for a living nearly every day of his life? I know where my chips are getting thrown on the craps table.

The video you are about to watch is the story of how Brian Deegan helped create the race-proven, off-road tire called the Deegan 38 for Mickey Thompson Performance Wheels & Tires.

Deegan is one of the Mickey Thompson-backed drivers who competes in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, as well as many other competitive motorsports ventures such as the exciting Rally Cross at X Games, and cut a wide swath in the world of Freestyle Motocross doing things that had never been done before.

The video is funny, it’s wacky, it’s Brian Deegan in rare form. The bottom line is that whether or not Deegan or a bunch of scientists designed the tire, or if it was a collaboration, the Mickey Thompson Deegan 38 is a race-proven mud terrain tire with a unique design that offers deep voids and sharp-edged tread blocks that bite into terrain and grab deep and hold on, delivering excellent traction while still offering a civil highway ride.

The Deegan 38 not only features the traditional Mickey Thompson side-biters that help create superior traction, but are also branded with the Deegan 38 Shield and stylized raised white lettering. As of this report, the Deegan 38 was available in 13 sizes. For more information, go to the Mickey Thompson Performance Wheels & Tires website.