BRIDGESTONE CLAIMS ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

Bridgestone-shod rider Russ Pearson clinched his first AMA National Hare & Hound Championship at Winnemucca, Nevada. Pearson took the overall win on the 105-mile final race of the series, on October 19th, riding a Yamaha equipped with Bridgestone off-road tires.

Last year Pearson was runner-up in the championship to Yamaha & Bridgestone teammate, Ty Davis. This season, Pearson took three victories in the six-race series, and took the championship by an 11-point margin.

“Bridgestone could not be happier” said Bob Graham, who manages Bridgestone motorcycle business for North America. “The Bridgestone / Yamaha combination have now won this championship, plus the AMA National Hare Scrambles and the AMA Grand National Cross Country championships. These events are quite grueling, so it speaks very well about the durability of our off-road motorcycle products.”

Nashville-based Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC, is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BFNT develops, manufactures, and markets Bridgestone, Firestone, Dayton and associate and private brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off-road, agricultural, motorcycle and other tires to its customers in North America.