PIRELLI TO CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP WITH JGRMX IN 2012

Rome,
Georgia, December 12, 2011
­– Pirelli and JGRMX will continue their technical partnership
through the 2012 AMA Supercross Championship season. With the recent
addition of supercross rider James “Bubba” Stewart, team owner
Coy Gibbs believes that the JGRMX/ Toyota/ Yamaha Team of Stewart and
veteran Davi Millsaps, who will race exclusively on Pirelli’s
Scorpion MX tires, has the potential to be a championship contender.

"We
are excited to continue our partnership with JGRMX,” said Pirelli
North America Off-Road Manager, Josh Whitmire. “Working with a
first class team and organization like Joe Gibbs Racing will allow us
to continue the success of the Scorpion MX family of tires in the
USA.” Millsaps echoed Whitmire’s sentiments: “Pirelli has been
working really hard to develop for us the best possible tires. 2012
is going to be a great season.”

Whitmire
continued, “Pirelli has won 56 World Championships to date, making
us a leader in off-road tires worldwide." This legacy of success
has led to an expertise in engineering and optimum tires to support
the Toyota/ Yamaha/ JGRMX Team at each of the 17 rounds next season.

Stewart, a
multiple championship class winner commented,
“I was really impressed with the commitment that the guys at
Pirelli [showed] during testing, including bringing engineers over
from Italy. I am looking forward to the 2012 racing season.”

The
2012 AMA Supercross and FIM World Championship Series will kick off
January 8th at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.

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.