PIRELLI POSTS OVER $2.5 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY FOR 2005 NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING Paying Deeper and In More Series; Big Increase In Canadian Series Participation (Rome, GA) In a stated attempt to “keep our sales curve vertical”, Pirelli has announced that its 2005 North American road racing contingency postings will exceed $2.5 million dollars U.S., an increase of almost $300,000 over 2004. The biggest difference in the ’05 program is an increase in the number of road race series in which Pirelli pays, most notably in Canada which will see the company’s participation jump from two to nine Canadian provincial series as well as the Parts Canada Canadian Superbike Series. This is the second year Pirelli has posted over $2.3 million in road racing contingency, a marked difference to its $1.3 million in 2003. Pirelli will again be paying deeper into the finishers’ list, as deep as 10th place depending on race organization and class. Additionally, Pirelli has again eliminated the restriction that limited contingency payments to a racer’s top-four finishes during a race weekend. There is now no limit to the number of race payouts, once a minimum starting-grid number is met. Bike-stickering requirements remain the same: stickers must be displayed on the front forks and/or fender, the main fairing, and the tail section and/or swingarm. All of the details and qualifications of Pirelli’s expanded 2005 contingency program are posted on the “Pirelli Racing Contingency” link of the company’s U.S. website at www.us.pirellimoto.com. Please contact one of the following Pirelli race vendors for full information and technical help: COMPETITION MOTORSPORTS SOUTH Jacksonville, FL 1-904-384-8398 STREET & COMPETITION Troy, NY 1-518-279-4597 THE RACER SUPPLY CO. Shawnee, KS 1-816-550-1992 TIGERSHARK RACING Boring, OR 1-503-358-5704 TRACKSIDE RACERS SUPPLY Canton, NC 1-828-235-8400 Wheel Two Wheel Support Lebec, CA 1-661-248-6869 ORION MOTORSPORTS (Canada) Toronto, ON Canada 1-416-414-9911