PIRELLI Adds New Mid Hard 554, Updated Tread Patterns And An Additional Size To The Scorpion MX Range

Since 1980 - its first year in the FIM MX World Championship –
Pirelli’s high-level racing involvement has represented the driver for
growth and continuous improvement all its off-road professional racing
tires, up through the latest technologies bearing the SCORPION MX brand.
Pirelli has won 56 editions of World MX, including this year’s victory
in MX1 and MX2 with Red Bull KTM’s Tony Cairoli and Ken Roczen.

Today, Pirelli further demonstrated its experience and technology when
it presented a renewed range of Scorpion MX tires in new treads and
sizes: the MX Mid Hard 554 which replacing the existing MX Mid Hard 454
in a brand new tread pattern; a 110/85-19 size rear of the popular MX
Mid Soft 32; the MX eXTra X which replaces the existing MX eXTra with a
new front and renewed rear in 18 and 19 inches; and the MX eXTra J which
assumes the minicross range of the current MX eXTra.

The updated SCORPION MX line of professional motocross tires is
composed of six products to cover all possible terrain applications of
most racing circuits of today: the Soft 410, for soft terrains like sand
and mud; the Mid Soft 32, for soft to medium terrain such as light mud,
loose loam and soil; the Mid Hard 554, for medium to hard terrain such
as heavier or hard-packed soil and stones; the Hard 486, for hard and
rocky terrain; the eXTra X, for training purpose and semi-pro riding;
and the eXTra J, an all round solution for training purpose in minicross
sizes for future champions. The relevant naming scheme and products’
capabilities make it easy to choose the right tires to suit track
conditions.

The new Scorpion MX Mid Hard 554 tires, new 110/85-19 sized MX Mid Soft
32, and new MX eXTra X and eXTra J are now available throughout
Pirelli’s dealer network. For more information on Pirelli’s entire range
of Scorpion tires, please visit www.pirelli.com. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pirelli and follow us on Twitter: @Pirelli_Media.

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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.