Yamalube/Westby Racing Welcomes Beta Tools As Official Team Partner
Tulsa, OK – Yamalube/Westby Racing is proud to announce that Beta Tools has joined the team as a supporting sponsor for the 2016 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship. The announcement was made by Tryg Westby, owner of Westby Racing.
“Beta Tools is a premier brand throughout the world,” commented Tryg. “We’re proud to have them join the Yamaha/Westby Racing family, and we’re also proud to introduce them to the MotoAmerica road racing paddock. Everyone at Yamalube/Westby Racing is excited to represent such a well-known and well-respected company and brand.”
Team manager Chuck Giacchetto commented, “Our crew chief and technicians are already fully equipped with Beta Tools products–including wrenches, ratchets, and screwdrivers, as well as tool storage units. We’ve been putting their products to good use while working on the #00 Yamalube/Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock 1000 bike as we prepare for the MotoAmerica racing season. Beta Tools are the best in the business, and our team is proud to have their support and honored to use their products.”
Peter Speitel, Vice President of Peerless Hardware, the Authorized Importer of Beta Tools in the U.S. and Canada, added, “The Beta Tools factory in Italy has long been sponsoring MotoGP and Moto2 in Europe. We also wanted to support MotoAmerica here in the U.S., and we are excited to partner with a great team like Yamalube/Westby Racing to make our U.S. motorcycle road racing debut.”
Since 1939, Beta Tools of Italy has been one of the preferred brands of professional tool users in Europe, and they now have distribution in more than 80 countries around the globe.
Beta Tools has a rich history in motorsports. More than 40 years on the tracks and in the team workshops have helped to test many advanced technical solutions, constantly raising the quality levels of Beta Tools products. The Beta Tools logo and signature orange color are prominent throughout MotoGP, World Superbike, and now, MotoAmerica. The unique design of Beta Tools, tailored to specific applications, makes them the must-have items in the toolboxes of professional tool users around the world. In the U.S. and Canada, Peerless Hardware is the Authorized Importer of Beta Tools. For more information and to check out the complete line of Beta Tools products, visit http://www.peerless-betatools.com
Yamalube/Westby Racing will participate in the Official MotoAmerica Preseason Test at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), which will take place on Wednesday, March 23, and Thursday, March 24 from 10 AM to 5 PM each day. The Test is open to the public, with free admission provided by Dunlop Tires. The MotoAmerica road racing season will begin at COTA on April 9-10.
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More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:
ParkinGO becomes Official Partner of Ducati Corse
ParkinGO and Ducati Corse have signed a prestigious collaboration agreement for the forthcoming MotoGP season.
Under the terms of the agreement, the ParkinGO Group will provide its support to the Ducati Team at all rounds of the MotoGP World Championship, offering the factory squad its parking facilities throughout Italy. As a symbol of this partnership, the ParkinGO logo will appear on the leathers and helmets of the four Ducati riders: Andrea Dovizioso, Andrea Iannone, Michele Pirro and special test-rider Casey Stoner.
In its role as Official Partner, ParkinGO will accompany the Ducati Team for the entire 2016 season.
Giuliano Rovelli, Chairman and founder of ParkinGO: “Ducati is synonymous with passion, efficiency, attention to detail, dynamism, but also absolute reliability; all aspects that we share and which for twenty years have characterized the activities of the ParkinGO Group. The starting-point for the partnership is this affinity and it materializes in logistical and functional support for the Ducati Team in MotoGP, which can now count on ParkinGO quality for the entire 2016 season.”
Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati Corse Sporting Director: “We are very satisfied to have reached this agreement with the Italian company ParkinGO, a leader in its sector, a growing company on the international market and in the front line for innovation in the field of mobility. ParkinGO is a prestigious brand, one that is also synonymous with success in the world of racing, and so we are proud to be able to wear their logo on the helmets and leathers of our factory riders in the MotoGP season that is about to get underway.”
ParkinGO Group
ParkinGO is a service company dedicated to active mobility with 24 locations (19 in Italy and 5 in Spain) and market leader in airport parking. ParkinGO is present on the market with two brands: ParkinGO and Fast Parking. ParkinGO was created in June 1995 with the aim of satisfying the growing demand for parking areas close to Milan’s Malpensa airport, and it soon became the leading network for all those who want to arrive at Italy’s main airports with their own car. ParkinGO’s service activities for its car parks in Italy’s main ports have the brand name ParkinGO Cruise.
Our locations: Malpensa T1 Malpensa T2 Linate Bergamo Fiumicino Ciampino Venezia, Verona Torino Bologna Napoli Cagliari Olbia Brindisi Pisa
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. – A Sole Shareholder Company – A Company subject to the Management and Coordination activities of AUDI AG
Since 1946 Ducati has been producing sport-inspired motorcycles characterised by high-performance Desmodromic engines, innovative design and cutting-edge technology. Situated in Bologna, the factory is located in the Borgo Panigale district. The model range covers several market segments with the following families: Diavel, Hypermotard, Monster, Multistrada, and Superbike. In 2015 Ducati presented the Ducati Scrambler: a new brand made of bikes, accessories and apparel that provide the last word in creativity and self-expression. These authentic icons of “made in Italy”, together with an extensive range of associated accessories and technical and lifestyle apparel, are distributed in 90 countries around the world. In 2015 Ducati delivered more than 54,000 motorcycles to customers, an all-time company record. Ducati competes in both the World Superbike and MotoGP World Championships. In Superbike Ducati has won 17 Manufacturers’ titles and 14 Riders’ titles and in 2011 passed the historic milestone of 300 race victories. Ducati have participated in MotoGP since 2003, winning both the Manufacturers’ and Riders’ titles in 2007.
More, from a press release issued by K-Tech Suspension:
TEN KATE RACING / HONDA WORLD SUPERSPORT CHOOSE K-TECH FOR THE 2016
Further to the recent test Ten-Kate Racing and Honda World Supersport chose to use K-Tech as there Suspension supplier for the 2016 World Supersport season with rider PJ Jacobsen.
After fighting to an excellent second place in the hard-fought 2015 championship, the 22-year-old American from Montgomery, New York, has used pre-season testing to compare three different suspension manufacturers available to the Honda Racing team run by Ten Kate Racing.
After back-to-back tests with the options available, PJ felt confident with the K-Tech product compared to the other suspension options.
Throughout the test PJ was consistently improving lap times using the K-Tech DDS PRO shock and DDS Front Fork cartridges and the team felt this is the best option for the coming season.
PJ Jacobsen: “It’s great to have the opportunity to race with Honda, Ten Kate and K-Tech. The goals for the season are high; I finished second in the championship last year, so the only thing left is to get the number one spot. It’s not going to be easy as there are a lot of competitive riders out there this year, but the key will be to be riding at the front, race in, race out. I intend to take every round as it comes though, starting at Phillip Island of course.”
Ken Summerton of K-Tech: “ We are really excited to be working with Ten Kate Racing as they are a high profile professional team with the same ambition to win races. We have also worked with PJ for many years within different teams so we have built a good relationship with him and an understanding of his suspension requirements. Ken continues: “Further to our positive testing in Spain using the latest K-Tech DDS products, PJ put in a lap record at Jerez on worn tyres, showing the potential of the collaboration and we are really excited for the first round.”
See PJ and the Honda team in action as the season kicks off in Australia at the beautiful Phillip Island on February 26th-28th.
The product you see on the Honda World Supersport CBR600RR is exactly the same as you can buy off the shelf. K-Tech has an ever increasing range to cover most of the latest bike releases.
For more details on the K-Tech product range view our website www.ktechsuspension.com and contact your local dealer or distributor.
More, from a press release issued by Gresini Racing:
SAG TUBI AND GRESINI RACING: A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP RENEWED FOR 2016
SAG TUBI and Gresini Racing have renewed their collaboration for the 2016 season: the agreement, which follows on from a long-time partnership, which began in 2011 and grown strong over the years, will see the Italian Group, leader in Europe in the field of tube manipulation and its components, supporting the activities of the team in the MotoGP and Moto3 World Championships.
The new logo of SAG TUBI, which recently renovated its corporate identity, will be featured on the leather suits of the two Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders, Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl, and on the bikes of the Gresini Racing Team Moto3, ridden by Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio, as well as on the team equipments.
Making use of highly qualified personnel and advanced equipment, and thanks to over 40 years of experience, SAG TUBI is today capable to produce any kind of rigid tube or flexible hose combination for any application. High quality competitive products, accompanied by an extraordinary service, which led SAG TUBI to become a partner of the most important manufacturers of engines, agricultural machinery, earthmoving equipment, forklifts, passenger and freight transport.
WALTER ZINI (CEO SAG Group)
“In 2016 we will be on track with Gresini Racing for the sixth consecutive year: we are approaching a very interesting season, with the debut of a completely new Aprilia prototype in MotoGP and an all-Italian rider line-up in Moto3, that for sure will give us a lot of satisfactions. Since 2011 we have been sharing with Fausto Gresini’s team a great passion for motorcycling, but that’s not all: Gresini Racing, exactly like our group of companies, is an Italian company with a strong international vocation, always ready to take on new challenges. Now we just have to wait for the start of the season to live many more good times together with the whole team!”.
FAUSTO GRESINI
“SAG TUBI has now become a nice constant with regard to our major racing programs: during the 2015 season Walter Zini, a big fan of the sport who I personally thank, has followed closely and with great enthusiasm our new partnership with Aprilia in MotoGP and together we collected a lot of satisfactory results in the smaller displacement, the Moto3 class, where Enea Bastianini was able to fight for the World Title, giving us the great victory at Misano. 2016 promises to be even more interesting: the upcoming season will see the debut of the new Aprilia prototype in MotoGP, while in Moto3 we have all it takes to be protagonists. We hope therefore to be able to achieve great results together with SAG TUBI!”.
More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:
Trenkwalder on track again with Ducati Corse
For a third successive year Trenkwalder is Official Sponsor of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer based in Borgo Panigale. The confirmation of the partnership for the 2016/2017 seasons, in MotoGP as well as Superbike, reaffirms the affinity between the two companies, which believe in and invest a lot in values such as innovation, technology and speed.
Pasquale Gravina, Marketing Director of Trenkwalder and CEO of Trenkwalder Training, declared after the launch of the MotoGP team: “The accord with Ducati forms part of the framework of support for sport that the company has followed for years and through which, in its different variations, we communicate our backing for those who wish to achieve excellence through preparation and the constant commitment of people who work every day to reach prestigious results”.
Luigi Dall’Igna, General Manager of Ducati Corse, added: “It gives us great pleasure to be able to announce the renewal of the agreement with Trenkwalder. This will be a challenging year for Ducati Corse: we want to achieve prestigious results in both the championships in which we officially take part, and for this reason it is important to be able to count on the support of all of our sponsors and partners.”
Trenkwalder is a company specialized in human resources. It has been successfully present in the Italian market since 2000 and is the first job agency to have made access to its own database of candidates available to the public free of charge. It currently has a network of 40 Job Centres throughout Italy.
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. – A Sole Shareholder Company – A Company subject to the Management and Coordination activities of AUDI AG
Since 1946 Ducati has been producing sport-inspired motorcycles characterised by high-performance Desmodromic engines, innovative design and cutting-edge technology. Situated in Bologna, the factory is located in the Borgo Panigale district. The model range covers several market segments with the following families: Diavel, Hypermotard, Monster, Multistrada, and Superbike. In 2015 Ducati presented the Ducati Scrambler: a new brand made of bikes, accessories and apparel that provide the last word in creativity and self-expression. These authentic icons of “made in Italy”, together with an extensive range of associated accessories and technical and lifestyle apparel, are distributed in 90 countries around the world. In 2015 Ducati delivered more than 54,000 motorcycles to customers, an all-time company record. Ducati competes in both the World Superbike and MotoGP World Championships. In Superbike Ducati has won 17 Manufacturers’ titles and 14 Riders’ titles and in 2011 passed the historic milestone of 300 race victories. Ducati have participated in MotoGP since 2003, winning both the Manufacturers’ and Riders’ titles in 2007.
More, from a press release issued by Meen Motorsports:
Anaheim, CA – McGraw Powersports returns to MotoAmerica, fielding 2015 Superstock 600 champion Joe Roberts in Supersport 600, and 2013 Superbike champion Josh Herrin in Superstock 1000. A leader in the industry for 40 years, McGraw Powersports works with dealerships to provide powersports enthusiasts extended service contracts through Western Service Contact Corp, also part of The McGraw Group. The 2015 sponsor of Elena Meyers and Team 21 Motosport, McGraw Powersports now looks forward to expanding its reach within the motorcycle racing community by joining the Meen Team for 2016.
“Since Elena is not racing this year, this sponsorship gives us the opportunity to continue our support of MotoAmerica, and motorcycle racing,” comments John Chu, chief executive officer of McGraw Powersports. “We’re always looking for opportunities to expose the Motorcycle industry to the history of McGraw Powersports and with the success of Meen Motorsports, we have a great partner to represent our brand,” said Chu.
“A big part of our program is to work with companies who provide quality services to our racing fans, so working with McGraw for the 2016 was a no brainer. The Meen Team looks forward to putting the McGraw brand on the box this season,” comments Ameen Sajjadi, owner of Meen Motorsports
For live team updates follow @meenmotorsports and @mcgrawinsurance on Twitter, as well as @meenmoto and @mcgrawpowersports on Instagram.