PIRELLI TIRE POST $336,200 IN CONTINGENCY FOR RACERS COMPETING IN THE TOYOTA AMA MOTOCROSS NATIONALS Rome, Ga. – After
making their footprint in the 2008 AMA Supercross Championship, Pirelli
Tire will continue their support at the 12-stop Toyota AMA Motocross
Championships this summer, offering a lion’s share of $336,200 in
contingency. In
addition to Pirelli’s professional-level support, they will maintain
their quality assistance to the hard-working amateur racers around the
country. At each of the respective Toyota AMA Motocross nationals,
Pirelli will provide, via their new, full-sized support trailer, help
to both the professional and amateur-ranked racers. Pirelli’s dedicated
staff will be on-hand to meet the needs of racers using their Scorpion
MX Tires. “As
we continue to build our brand and support for professional and amateur
racers this summer at the Toyota AMA Motocross Championships, we
promise to extend our passion for the sport of off-road racing to those
competitors that race around the country’s top tracks on our tires,”
said Pirelli’s MX Manger Josh Whitmire. Pirelli
will open the 2008 Toyota AMA Motocross Championships at Glen Helen
Raceway over the weekend of May 24-25 and will continue their support
through Round 12 at Steel City Raceway August 30-31. Pirelli
Tire North America specializes in manufacturing and marketing
high-performance tires for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, ATV’s and
motorsports. An industry leader in technology
and quality, Pirelli operates its highly advanced Modular Integrated
Robotized System (MIRS) in Rome, Georgia, to better serve the American OEM and Replacement markets. For more information please visit: www.us.pirelli.com.
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