News 20 Jul 2016

Moto wins in MX1 and MX2 for Pirelli riders at Motul MX Nationals

Link International press release:

MX1
In MX1 Todd Waters (Wilson Cool Air Motul Suzuki) was the leading Pirelli rider for the round. Waters qualified 2nd in Superpole, then followed that up with an impressive Moto 1 race win, Todd chose Scorpion MX32 front 80/100-21 and Scorpion MX32 MUD for the rear to score this impressive result. Fellow Pirelli rider Kade Mosig (National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team) also had a string Moto 1, finishing 3rd.

In Moto 2 Waters fought his way back to 3rd after a challenging start, using Pirelli Scorpion MX32 front and rear, with Mosig again Mr consistent in 4th place. These results were enough to place Waters on the 2nd step of the podium for the round and Mosig 4th overall for the round. Pirelli was the tyre of choice for more than half of the top ten in the MX1 field.

MX2
Nathan Crawford (Husqvarna) again showed his pace at the front of the pack, choosing 80/100-21 and 110/90-19 MX32 to take the Moto 1 victory in the hotly contested MX2 class. A 6th in the second saw him finish 2nd overall for the weekend and retain the championship leaders red plate. Davey Motorsports Jayden Rykers finished 3rd overall for the round with 6-2 results. Pirelli continues to be the tyre of choice for privateer riders in this field like Crawford, Rykers and Wills, with again more than half the field racing on Pirelli Scorpion MX.

Don Nicholas – Pirelli Moto Product Manager “May congratulations to Todd and Nathan on their moto wins this weekend. The riders and teams we work with at the MX Nationals continue to prove the race winning performance of our Scorpion MX 32 range, available straight off the shelf of your local motorcycle store Australia wide. It also shows versatility of our tyres, with some mixed and challenging conditions presented to riders at the Conondale track. We look forward to the rounds ahead.”

Pirelli Motorcycle tyres are imported and distributed exclusively in Australia by Link International. www.linkint.com.au

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