Press Release

PIRELLI MOVES TO THIRD OVERALL AFTER PODIUM FINISH IN FRONT OF SELL-OUT HOME CROWD AT 2012 ATLANTA SUPERCROSS

Atlanta, Georgia, February 26, 2012 ­– Two
Pirelli riders finished in the top five in the main event of the 2012 Monster
Energy AMA Supercross at the Georgia Dome this evening in front of a sold-out
crowd in Atlanta.  James “Bubba” Stewart and Davi Millsaps of the
Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX team placed third and fourth respectively. 



 “It
feels great being back in Atlanta,” said Stewart, who true to form, got the
party started early as he emerged in the rider introductions impersonating the
musician Prince with heartfelt rendition of the singer’s 1984 hit “Purple
Rain”.  No stranger to the Georgia Dome, Stewart won the 2007 AMA Supercross
main event here in 2007.  “I’ve got to give it up to Pirelli,” he continued.
“They gave me some good tires.  We’re building, the team is working hard
and we are getting better.”



 The
heat race was a Pirelli dominated affair with Stewart and Millsaps taking first
and second, both utilizing Pirelli Scorpion MX family of tires to put in solid
performances all night.



 “It’s
so rewarding to take home a podium finish in Atlanta,” commented Josh Whitmire, Off-Road
Manager for Pirelli. “Our whole team was here supporting JGRMX, including
engineers and the racing boss from Italy. The Georgia Dome hummed with
electricity all evening; James and Davi rode their hearts out and more
importantly, put points on the board.”



 The
East Coast swing of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series kicked off
last weekend at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas and continued this week in Pirelli Tire North
America’s own backyard – Atlanta – just 70 miles
from the company’s North American headquarters in Rome, GA.



 Round
nine of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship will be held March 3rd
at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis,
Missouri, airing live on SPEED at
7:00 p.m. (CST).

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