VOL. 52 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 20, 2015 P27
DUNLOP NAMED
SPEC TIRE OF
AMA SUPERBIKE
M
otoAmerica announced that Dunlop will con-
tinue as the exclusive tire supplier of the Mo-
toAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing
Series. The upcoming season will mark the tire
company's seventh successive year as the spec-
tire of the AMA Superbike Series and its support
classes.
Racers competing in the premiere MotoAmer-
ica Superbike, Superstock 1000 and Supersport
classes will use Dunlop's KR448 and KR449
racing slicks while the Superstock 600 racers will
use Dunlop's GPA-Pro DOT tires built in Dunlop's
factory in Buffalo, New York. The KTM 390 Cup
machines will run on Dunlop Alpha 13s.
"Dunlop has always been a big part of AMA
Superbike racing and I'm glad they're stepping
up to do so again in 2015," said MotoAmerica
president Wayne Rainey via a release. "I had great
success using Dunlops during my career and
they were a big part of my World Championship in
1991. I know our racers and teams will be happy to
have Dunlops on their motorcycles for the coming
season."
Dunlop, who has been supporting racers and
teams in AMA Superbike racing for 30 years, will
offer the same tires used in the MotoAmerica
AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series to
its club racers across the country.
"Dunlop has supported American road racing
longer than any other tire company, and we've
been the exclusive tire supplier since 2009," said
Mike Buckley, Dunlop's senior vice president of
sales, marketing and R&D. "Our commitment to
the paddock has never been greater, and we're
very excited to extend our exclusive agreement
into 2015 with MotoAmerica."
Dunlop will
again be
the spec tire
for the AMA
Superbike
Series in 2015.
MONSTER KRT DEAL
M
onster Energy announced a new sponsorship
agreement with the factory Kawasaki Rac-
ing Team (KRT) for the 2015 FIM World Superbike
Championship. Kawasaki and Monster Energy
have enjoyed a global sponsorship relationship in
both motocross and Supercross racing. This part-
nership will now expand to include the champion-
ship-winning KRT World Superbike squad.
The factory WSB Ninja ZX-10R machines to be
raced by 2013 World Champion Tom Sykes and
Jonathan Rea will now feature prominent green
Monster logos as part of a new graphics package.
The final design of their 2015 machines will be
unveiled at the official team launch in Barcelona
on February 5.
The Monster Energy logo will be prominent
on the KRT World Superbikes.
