Pirelli Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Liqui Moly Beta Racing in Off-Road Championships Across North America

The Seven-Rider Team Will Compete Aboard Pirelli-Equipped Beta’s and Rely on the Performance of the SCORPION XC Range

ATLANTA, GA – January 20, 2023 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – has announced a multi-year partnership with the Liqui Moly Beta Racing team that will see its racers competing on Pirelli SCORPION XC tires across North America for 2023 and beyond. This new partnership showcases Pirelli’s commitment to off-road racing, which will include competing in GNCC, NEPG, US Hard Enduro, EnduroX, NHHA, WHS, WORCS, and NGPC Championships.

The Liqui Moly Beta Racing team will rely on the performance of Pirelli tires for 2023 and beyond.

“Everyone at Pirelli is extremely excited to partner with the Liqui Moly Beta Racing team,” said Nick Walton, off-road race manager, Pirelli. “For the past several seasons, we’ve watched off-road racing grow at a rapid rate across the nation. With Pirelli’s focus being the consumer at the grassroots level of the sport, it has been a priority for us to continue expanding our presence within the off-road community. The Liqui Moly Beta Racing team has a history of success and allows for us to showcase the high capability of the SCORPION XC range in the premier off-road racing series on both the East and West Coasts.”

The team will consist of three riders on the West Coast, which includes Joe Wasson and Zane Roberts competing in the NHHA and WHS championships and Dare DeMartile in WORCS and NGPC. All three riders will compete aboard Beta Factory 480 RRmotorcycles.

Beta’s seven-rider lineup will compete in various premier off-road championships across North America.

For the East Coast, Evan Smith and Jon Johnson will line up on their Beta Factory 250 RR’s in the GNCC XC2 and NEPG NE PRO1classes, while Jay Lipscomb will head the XC3 class in GNCC on a Beta Factory 125 RR. Danny Lewis will be the sole rider in the US Hard Enduro and EnduroX Championships aboard his Beta Factory 300 RR.

The Pirelli SCORPION XC lineup offers several different tread patterns, including the XC Mid Soft and XC Mid Hard. Pirelli continues to stand by its motto “we sell what we race, we race what we sell” and offers consumers access to the same tires found on its racing teams. View the complete range of SCORPION XC tires on the Pirelli website.

Dare Demartile kicked off his 2023 season with a runner-up finish at the NGPC round in Delano, California. 

Pirelli is currently accepting riders for its 2023 #PirelliNation rider program. To submit your application CLICK HERE. All applications must be submitted by February 28, 2023.

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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.

For Additional Information Please Contact:

Scott Roegner
Pirelli Moto Communications and Media Relations
Tel: 805-729-1078
Mail: [email protected]

Heather Wilson
Pirelli Moto North America Marketing Director
Tel: 706-403-9501
Mail: [email protected]

Source: Pirelli Tire North America

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