Pirelli to Serve as Tire Sponsor of the 2022 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch

The 41st Annual Amateur National Championship Will Commence August 1-6

ATLANTA, GA – July 27, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Pirelli Tire North America will make its return to the highly prestigious AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, which is set to commence August 1-6. Pirelli will serve as a tire sponsor for the 41st annual event held at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and be on-site to provide technical assistance and advice to all racers competing on SCORPION MX tires.

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Pirelli remains dedicated to providing amateur racers access to the very same tires used by the brand’s professional racers and factory race teams, including 9-time World Champion and recent Pro Motocross Championshipcompetitor Antonio Cairoli as well as World Champions such as Tim Gajser and Jeffrey Herlings. Continuing with the approach of “we sell what we race, we race what we sell” ensures the development of the SCORPION MX range and that the consumer is receiving the latest technology available for motocross-specific tracks.

“The grassroots part of the sport remains incredibly important to Pirelli and that is why we’ve continued to up our support for the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in 2022,” said Nick Walton, off-road race manager, Pirelli. “Each year the up-and-comers continue to take their riding to the next level and we are excited to roll out the semi-truck and provide them with the support needed to succeed. As a brand, everything Pirelli does is geared towards putting the best products possible into the consumer’s hands.”

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Carter Schutte took his Pirelli tires and PW to an AMA Championship in 2021. | Photo: Align Media

Loretta Lynn’s brings decades of history within the sport and has played an instrumental role in helping shape some of the sport’s brightest stars. Pirelli’s 18-wheeler race transporter will be set up on vendor row, servicing racers and families who have sacrificed so much throughout the year for the opportunity to compete.  Pirelli will support a wide variety of racers for 2022, including race teams such as Club MX Yamaha and BarX Suzuki as well as rising minibike stars and returning professional racers such as Jimmy Albertson.

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Loretta Lynn’s Ranch is a week to remember for families who have sacrificed so much for the chance to compete. | Photo: Align Media

The SCORPION MX lineup ranges from 10-inch to 21-inch sizing and offers race-winning performance for 50cc – 450cc riders. Pirelli’s motocross range consists of three primary tread patterns – the SCORPION MX Soft, SCORPION MX32 Mid Soft, and SCORPION MX32 Mid Hard. Pirelli racers will use the SCORPION MX32 Mid Soft front and rear tires as a starting point when the gates drop in Tennessee. The SCORPION MX Soft rear will be an option for riders who are looking to get that extra traction during an early morning moto or if rain is in the forecast due to the softer and deeper soil.

For more information about the complete line of Pirelli motorcycle tires, please visit Pirelli.com

SCORPIONTM is a registered trademark of Pirelli Tire S.p.A

ABOUT PIRELLI

Pirelli was founded in Milan in 1872 and today stands as a global brand known for its cutting edge technology, high-end production excellence and passion for innovation that draws heavily on its Italian roots. With around 30,000 employees, Pirelli is a major player in the tire industry and the only global player focused solely on the consumer tire market, which includes tires for cars, motorcycles and bicycles. In particular, Pirelli is a global leader in the production of racing and high performance motorcycle tires both for on and off road applications. Pirelli has a long link with motorsport and the multitude of successes include a record of seventy-two world titles gained in the FIM Motocross World Championship thanks to the performance of its mx product range. In road-racing, since 2004 Pirelli has made the FIM Superbike World Championship for production-based motorcycles the ideal proving ground to develop not only the products used in competition, but also tires used daily by motorcyclists all over the world. Inspired by the philosophy now become a motto “We sell what we race, we race what we sell”, Pirelli has managed to bring to fruition all the experience acquired in this championship, applying some of the patents and materials developed for racing activity to the product portfolio dedicated to road use.

Source: Pirelli Tire S.p.A

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MX Sports to Hold Cereal Food Drive at 41st Annual Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

Help Support Local Food Pantry – Joseph’s Store House of Hurricane Mills

MORGANTOWN, WV – July 21, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – MX Sports Inc., producers of the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, are asking riders and their families to bring boxes of breakfast cereal to rider registration on Sunday, July 31 and Monday, August 1 at Loretta Lynn’s to support the Joseph’s Store House of Hurricane Mills.

MX Sports encourages families attending the event to bring a box of breakfast cereal for the food drive, with the goal being to collect 1,000 boxes during rider registration. It doesn’t matter what kind of cereal you bring, what size the box is or how many boxes you donate. Joseph’s Store House has seen an increase in a need for breakfast cereal and knows the motocross community is a great family-oriented group of people.

Mark Bohanon, who is a senior pastor and leader within the store house, and his brother Brian rescued 15 people during the floods back in August 2021 by using their jet skis to navigate the currents. Mark along with the rest of his staff and volunteers continue to serve the Hurricane Mills, Waverly and other nearby communities with items donated and collected at the storeroom, which is located just 10 minutes from Loretta Lynn’s Ranch.

Joseph’s Store House of Hurricane Mills is a 5,000+ square foot warehouse in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee where food and essential supplies are stored and distributed to those in need.

For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National, visit the official series website at www.mxsports.com or call (304) 284-0101. Join the conversation on the event’s social media channels, along with receiving the most up-to-date news and exclusive content.

About the Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

The Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship is the world’s largest and most prestigious amateur motocross racing program. The national qualifying program will consist of 51 Area Qualifiers (February through May) and 18 Regional Championships (May through June), hosted at select motocross facilities across the country. The qualifying system culminates in the National Final (first week in August) hosted annually since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Christened “The World’s Greatest Motocross Vacation”, the National event serves as a launch pad for some of the biggest names in professional motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey. The national program is produced by MX Sports, Inc., a West Virginia-based race production company and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). For more information, visit www.mxsports.com.

About the American Motorcyclist Association

Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com. Not a member? Join the AMA today: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/membership/join.

Source: MX Sports, Inc.

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