PIRELLI Rider Kyle Regal Rides Hard, Reeps Rewards In Texas

ROME,
GA –
After
a tough start to the 2010 AMA Motocross Championships circuit where
he finished 14th at the Hangtown Motocross Classic, Pirelli rider
Kyle Regal was able to overcome his round one challenges and rode his
Pirelli Scorpion MX tires to a season-best third-place finish at
Freestone Raceway in Wrotham, TX last weekend. His first podium
finish of the year moved him up to a top ten position in the season
standings.

“We
are extremely proud of Kyle,” said Josh Whitmire, Pirelli’s MX
Manager. "We've been able to help him with his bike set up,
and he raised the bar this weekend with his third-place finish.
Kyle has a lot of heart and determination, and we look forward to
seeing more of his great finishes this summer.”

Regal
placed (6-2) placing him third overall behind 2010 AMA Supercross
Champion Ryan Dungey and 2009 AMA Motocross Champion Chad Reed. 
After 2 rounds of 12, Regal currently ranks 8th
in the AMA Motocross Championship points standings.  

450
Class (Moto Finish)

1. 
   

   Ryan
   Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (1-1)
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Chad
   Reed, Australia, Kawasaki (2-3)
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Kyle
   Regal, Kemp, Texas, Honda (6-2)
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Brett
   Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (7-4)
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Josh
   Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha (5-10)
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Tommy
   Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki (4-12)
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Mike
   Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM (12-5)
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Ben
   Townley, New Zealand, Honda (3-16)
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Kyle
   Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha (9-9)
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Michael
    Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Yamaha (8-11)
    

    
    

450
Class Championship Standings

1. 
   

   Chad
   Reed, Australia, Kawasaki, 87
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Ryan
   Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 76
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Mike
   Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 68
   

   
   


4. 
   

   Brett
   Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 66
   

   
   


5. 
   

   Josh
   Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 60
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Davi
   Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 55
   

   
   


7. 
   

   Ben
   Townley, New Zealand, Honda, 54
   

   
   


8. 
   

   Kyle
   Regal, Kemp, Texas, Honda, 51
   

   
   


9. 
   

   Tommy
   Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 43
   

   
   


10. 
    

    Andrew
    Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 37
    

    
    

Pirelli
Tire North America designs, develops, manufactures and markets tires
for passenger vehicles in both the original equipment and replacement
markets as well as markets and distributes tires for motorcycles and
motorsports. 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.pirelli.com.