APRIL | 2009

CONTENTS5 2009 SUPERCROSS UPDATE

6 BRITTON

6 PERIS PIT STOP

7 RICKY DIETRICH ON TOP AT LAKE HAVASU

7 ATTENTION ALL RACERS

8 DAYTONA UNDER THE LIGHTS

10 TIRE RETROSPECTIVE DAYTONA 2009

12 BOSTROM WINS FIRST-EVER DAYTONA 200 NIGHT RACE

14 DAYTONA SUPERCROSS EXCITEMENT OUTDOORS

18 FONTANA NATIONAL: BUFFALO RACE TIRES MAKE THEIR DEBUT

24 2009 TEAM DUNLOP LAKE WHITNEY WELCOME

28 DUNLOP DOMINATES 2009 AMA ATV MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES OPENER

30 UPCOMING EVENTS

ON THE COVER:

The very first made-in-Buffalo Dunlop GP-A to win a Daytona

Sportbike AMA National, as signed by winner Danny Eslick.

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After 11 rounds of Supercross racing, Dunlop riders continue to pose a force to

be reckoned with, having racked up six podium finishes at the last three rounds—

four Supercross East Lites and two Supercross podiums. Piloting Yamaha’s

YZ450F, Boost Mobile/ampm/Monster Energy/Troy Racing’s Jason Lawrence and

Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps—aboard Honda’s CRF450R—finished

second and third on the Daytona Supercross podium. KTM’s Martin Davalos

followed suit riding his KTM250SX-F in the Daytona Supercross East Lites event,

placing second. Canidae MotoSport Kawasaki’s Brandon Jesseman piloted his

KX250F to second place on the New Orleans podium with GEICO Powersports

Honda’s Blake Wharton finishing a close third aboard his CRF250R. Wharton

continued his podium climb, racing to the top step and winning the following

week in St. Louis.

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Between his stints as an extreme rider, Hollywood stunt man, host of the TV show “Superbikes” and more, Jason Britton is one very

busy guy. He’s also very particular about how he sets up his Kawasaki ZX600RR to accomplish a dazzling assortment of tricks.

BRITTON

ATTENTION ALL RACERS

Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Ricky Dietrich successfully

dominated the third round of the 2009 WORCS series held

at Lake Havasu, AZ, on March 20-22, piloting his Dunlop-

shod KX450R to the top step of the pro class podium. With

this win, Dietrich has now won two of the three rounds run

and is in second overall in the series points standings.

Fellow Dunlop racers, Johnny Campbell Racing’s Tim

Weigand, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Damon Huffman,

and Vali Motorsports Bobby Bonds and Bobby Garrison,

were among the top 10 finishers at Lake Havasu. With

seven rounds remaining, Dunlop riders occupy six of the

top 10 spots in the championship.

No matter which off-road racing venue you’ve chosen, Dunlop

has the right tire and specific recommendations for your racing

needs. From professional Supercross and Arenacross to

Off-Road/Enduro and Amateur National MX, we have all the tire

info you’ll need to get ready to win!

CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE TIRE USAGE GUIDE

PERIS PIT STOPPit stops play a pivotal role the outcome of the Daytona 200 and

always have, but night racing at the speedway brought a new

twist to pit stops. Check out the quick work of the Erion team

during one of their pit stops caught on video.

CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO

RICKY DIETRICH ON TOP AT LAKE HAVASU

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT A VIDEO OF JASON EXPLAINING ALL THE MODS TO HIS MACHINE

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Daytona Bike Week 2009 introduced vast changes

to the American roadracing scene, as new classes,

new rules and the naming of Dunlop as the series’

official motorcycle tire supplier made their official

debut. At the same time, some things at Daytona

International Speedway never change: The banked

oval portions of this gargantuan track produce

huge demands on tires purpose-built for Daytona

alone, with loads and speeds surpassing any other

venue in the world.

Despite these tall hurdles, from a tire standpoint Daytona 2009 emerged

as a complete success as the Dunlop slick tires mounted on the

American Superbikes and the DOT-legal treaded Dunlop GP-A tires for

the Daytona SportBike, SuperSport and Moto-GT classes all withstood

their new trial by fire in exemplary fashion, adding to the close racing

found throughout the week.

The week’s racing posed extraordinary challenges, but Dunlop’s

superlative technology and extensive engineering experience carried the

day at Daytona.

DAYTONA UNDER THE LIGHTS

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Now that the history-setting 2009 Daytona

Bike Week is complete, we asked Dunlop’s

Senior Road Race Manager in the USA, Jim

Allen, to give us his expert eye’s opinion of

how Dunlop’s new responsibilities as official

tire supplier meshed with the harsh realities

of racing at Daytona International Speedway.

“As most race fans know, Daytona is a unique situation; with-

out a doubt it is the fastest, toughest racetrack in the world.

But this year, Daytona was pretty exciting and a very good

learning experience to a large extent. We were very, very

happy with the way Daytona went this year. Essentially, all of

our races were trouble-free. The comments from the competi-

tors were very good from a standpoint of both durability and

performance.

“For example, in the Daytona SportBike class Jason DiSalvo

finished third and he used one front tire for the whole 200

miles. He was excited because it saved him a lot of time in

the pits and we were really pleased because it indicated the

product had good durability and good performance.

“All in all, it was truly the most trouble-free Daytona race

we’ve ever had. By trouble I mean keeping people happy and

making sure the quantities were adequate to supply the job.

So we were really happy with our Daytona results.”

TIRERETROSPECTIVEDAYTONA 2009

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR DAYTONA VIDEO

The 2009 Daytona 200 was held at Daytona International

Speedway on March 6, and 2008 Supersport Champion Ben

Bostrom decisively won the prestigious Daytona race.

Bostrom qualified fastest aboard Yamaha’s YZF-R6, and will

go down in history as the rider to win the first-ever nighttime

Daytona 200 race.

Amidst a race filled with action, drama, safety cars and more,

Bostrom had a lot of things both go his way and go against

him—in the end the champion racer reigned supreme.

“It’s always an awesome feeling to win at Daytona. It’s an

amazing track and an amazing race, and to finally be on top

at one of the biggest races of the year is the best! It actually

feels a lot like deja vue from last year after winning the

Supersport race in Daytona. There were a lot of crazy things

going down in that race and at times I wasn’t sure where I

was—but I had a lot of confidence because I knew I had a

great bike, running on great tires and to take the checkered

flag first sure feels great!

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WINS FIRST-EVER DAYTONA 200 NIGHT RACEBOSTROM

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT A PHOTO GALLERYFROM UNDER THE LIGHTS

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DAYTONA SXSUPERCROSS EXCITEMENT OUTDOORS

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ONCE A YEAR, THE SUPERCROSSSERIES MIXES THINGS UP BY TAKINGALL THE EXCITEMENT OF INDOORRACING ACTION OUTDOORS.

The Daytona Supercross is by far the most unique event on the

Supercross calendar. Distinctively, Supercross takes center stage

before hundreds of thousands of fans by delivering exhilarating

racing action within the confines of large indoor sports stadiums.

But once a year, the Supercross series mixes things up by taking all

the excitement of indoor racing action to the outdoors—specifically,

to the infield of the giant-sized Daytona International Speedway

racetrack. Every year, the carefully designed, tough, sandy track

brings a distinctively different Supercross look compared to all

other races in the series, mixing long, high-speed straights with

notoriously big jumps—equaling fast, exciting racing action.

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR DAYTONA SX PHOTO GALLERY

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FONTANA NATIONALBUFFALO RACE TIRES MAKE THEIR DEBUT

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR FONTANA PHOTO GALLERY

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Following soon after the season opener of AMA

road racing at Daytona International Speedway, the

second round of races held at Auto Club Speedway

in Fontana, CA, on March 21-22 signaled the

second beginning of the series in a very real way.

The high-speed expanses of DIS require special

tires unique to that track, so this second race at

Fontana saw the debut of Dunlop’s Buffalo, NY,

made GP-A tire that will be used at the remaining

track venues in 2009.

Produced in Dunlop’s Buffalo plant, the GP-A

debuted in the Daytona SportBike and SuperSport

classes. These are the same tires available to the

public, and the racers gave them a workout at

Fontana with lots of close racing. As per series rules,

the Superbike class continued to run on slick tires.

Mat Mladin took double Superbike wins on his

Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000,

Danny Eslick made history by giving Buell its

first national wins, taking both Daytona SportBike

victories on his Bruce Rossmeyer’s/RMR GEICO

Powersports Buell 1125R, and Kawasaki Ninja

ZX-6R rider Dustin Dominguez took the

SuperSport victory.

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An equally enthusiastic group of fans gathered

around the Supermoto action held the same week-

end at Auto Club Speedway, where a recently un-

retired Jeff Ward captured the checkers in the

450/Premier main aboard his Troy Lee Designs/Red

Bull Honda CRF450R. Matt Burton won the

250/Lites race, piloting his MDK KTM, while in the

Unlimited class, Kurt Nicoll nabbed the win with his

Jagermeister KTM.

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2009 TEAM DUNLOPLAKE WHITNEY WELCOME

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The 2009 Team Dunlop rider lineup was introduced at the

Lake Whitney Spring Classic on March 10, and this year’s

squad of elite amateur racers emerged ready to further the

Team Dunlop legacy. The 18-rider squad came together at the

first major national amateur race of the year, enjoying a wel-

coming dinner at WB Ranch, followed by the team’s annual

photo shoot.

Team Dunlop members Adam Cianciarulo and Mark Worth,

now in their second season with Team Dunlop, were successful

in putting Dunlop on the top step of the podium—winning the

team’s first titles for the 2009 season. Cianciarulo rode his Dun-

lop-shod KX100 to first place in Super Mini (12-15) and Mark

Worth followed suit by winning the Jr. Mini (9-11) title. Team

Dunlop racers scored a combined total of 12 podium finishes—

two title wins, five seconds and five third-place finishes.

Now in its third consecutive year, the Team Dunlop amateur

support program brings together some of the most talented

racers in the amateur ranks and provides them with special

tire support and preferred-treatment service at select races

during the 2009 amateur racing season.

The 2009 Team Dunlop members are:

Rider Name OEM Brand Class

Adam Cianciarulo Kawasaki 85/105

Sean Cantrell KTM 65

Thomas Covington Kawasaki 85

Conner Pearson Yamaha 85

Zach Bell Kawasaki 105

Jordan Bailey Cobra, KTM 50/65

Michael Young* Cobra 65

Jake Riggle Suzuki 105

Steven Gretchen Suzuki 85

Matt Bisceglia Yamaha 85

Jordan Smith Suzuki 85

Chase Sexton Polini 65

Mark Worth Kawasaki 85

Lance Kobusch Cobra 65

Clay Woeste Cobra 65

Rookie White Suzuki 85

Tanner Stack Kawasaki 65/85

Bradley Esper Kawasaki 65/85

* Not shown in group photo

CLICK HERE TO SEE TEAM D PHOTOS FROM LAKE WHITNEY

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Dunlop racers made an outstanding showing at the

opening 2009 ITP/Yamaha Quadcross Series and AMA

ATV Motocross Championship series rounds at Glen

Helen Raceway, CA. In Quadcross action, Can-Am pilot

Jeremie Warnia lead the Dunlop charge and pulled off a

double win in both Open Pro and 450 Pro Production

classes. Fellow Can-Am rider Josh Fredericks captured

the runner-up spot and Yamaha pilot Romain Couprie

took third to give Dunlop the Open Pro podium sweep.

Couprie went on to also finish third in the 450 Pro

Production class—with four of the top 10 riders racing on

Dunlop Quadmax Sport radial tires. Dillon Zimmerman

pushed his Can-Am to the top step of the 450 Production

Expert class podium, and Honda racer Adrienne Cooper

was runner-up in the 450 Production Intermediate class.

The AMA ATV Motocross Championship saw Joe Byrd

finish third on the ATV Pro Motocross podium and three

more Dunlop riders filled out the top 10.

DUNLOPDOMINATES

GLEN HELEN NATIONAL

©2009 Dunlop Tires • P. O. Box 1109, Buffalo, New York 14240-1109 • 1-800-845-8378 • dunlopmotorcycle.com

Quadcross Series

April 12

Arizona Cycle Park

Buckeye, AZ

World Mini Grand Prix

April 13-18

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, NV

AMA Supercross

April 18

Qwest Field

Seattle, WA

WORCS Bikes

April 17-19

Hollister Hills Park

Hollister, CA

GNCC

April 18-19

Loretta Lynn’s Ranch

Hurricane Mills, TN

ATV-MX National

April 18-19

Birch Creek Motorsports

Danville, VA

AMA Supercross

April 25

Rice-Eccles Stadium

Salt Lake City, UT

AMA Supermoto

April 25-26

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas, NV

Hare and Hound

April 26

Vikings MC

Lucerne Valley, CA

UPCOMING EVENTS