Pirelli Congratulates Army of Darkness Race Team on Capturing Fifth Consecutive N2/WERA National Endurance Championship

AOD Prevails at Barber Motorsports Park with DIABLO Superbike Slicks to Take 18th and 19th National Endurance Championships

ATLANTA (October 24, 2022) – Pirelli Tire North America congratulates the Army of Darkness (AoD) racing team on capturing their fifth consecutive N2/WERA National Endurance Championship with a second-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park. The AoD team consisting of Chris Peris, Ben Walters, Cody Wyman, Geoff May, and Robertino Pietri prevailed against a star-studded field for the team’s 18th and 19th National Endurance Championships. The AoD Yamaha YZF-R1 relied on the performance of Pirelli’s DIABLO Superbike range throughout the season

“Another incredible season for the entire Army of Darkness team,” said Oscar Solis, senior racing manager, Pirelli. “There are so many variables in endurance racing, but together, we’ve been able to be as prepared as possible and it’s really shown with the results that they have delivered each season. The DIABLO Superbike range has had a lot of success this season and the performance and durability in these endurance races speak for itself.”

The AoD race team displayed consistency throughout the year, collecting four-second place finishes and the victory at Road Atlanta. With a 15-point advantage heading into the Barber finale, AoD needed to finish third place or better to secure the championship. At the checkered flag, a conservative second-place ride would be more than enough to complete the mission aboard their Pirelli-equipped Yamaha.

​“These championships never come easy, and today, we were in a position of needing to ride fast enough to finish inside of the top three, but conservatively enough to not make any errors,” said Team Captain, Sam Fleming. “I had to make sure the riders didn’t push it too hard in order to achieve our end goal, which was the championship. Pirelli has been a partner of ours for the past two seasons and tires are such an important factor when it comes to these races. A huge thanks to Pirelli for giving us the tools needed!”

In addition to the N2/WERA National Endurance Championship, Pirelli continues its successful 2022 racing season with the DIABLO Superbike slicks, which includes a podium sweep of the Daytona 200, Bagger Racing League Series title, and track record after track record across the nation. Pirelli remains the go-to option for racers competing at event that do not require the use of a spec tire.

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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.