<h1>Motorsport team runner-up at high-altitude rally faces safety, sponsorship, and product liability issues after altered stages</h1> A regional motorsport team, represented by a state's first entrant, finished runner-up at a high-altitude rally; the team was supported by a tyre manufacturer, private promoters and state authorities. The event involved altered or canceled stages due to extreme weather, raising potential operational and liability considerations related to participant safety, course changes and equipment performance. The team used manufacturer-supplied tyres and vehicles promoted by sponsors, implicating commercial promotion and endorsement rights, sponsorship obligations, and potential warranty or product-liability exposure if equipment failure had occurred during altered stages.