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Pirelli Fontana WERA West Report
Fontana, California: Jimmy Wood led the Pirelli Diablo domination at California Speedway during the WERA West races, with three wins in Expert classes on Pirelli’s racing tires. Wood earned these wins in A Superstock EX, C Superstock EX, and C Superbike EX.
Adding to Wood’s wins are those of Kawasaki rider Elena Myers in B Superbike EX, and Austin DeHaven in B Superstock EX.
Did we say domination? Each race mentioned above had at least two Pirelli riders on the podium, with C Superbike and C Superstock each won by Pirelli riders five times over; each of those races had five Pirelli riders owing the top five positions, in exactly the same order for each race: 1 Jimmy Wood, 2 Brant Wiwi, 3 Elena Myers, 4 Austin DeHaven, 5 Patrick McCord.
Testing the all-new, all-wild, all-grip 190/60/17 Pirelli Superbike Slick, Derek Keyes finished 4th in Formula1 on a stock Kawasaki ZX-10, against a field of modified racebikes.
Pirelli Tire North America designs, develops, manufactures, and markets tires for passenger vehicles in both the original equipment and replacement markets, as well as marketing tires for motorcycles and race cars. Located in Rome, Georgia, Pirelli’s Modular Integrated Robotized System (MIRS) employs state-of-the-art technology to manufacture tires for both export and domestic markets. For more information please visit: www.us.pirellimoto.com.
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