Josh Toth and Ricky Russell Help Pirelli Claim Three of the Top Four Spots in the Pro 1 Class as the Series Welcomes Nearly 700 Racers at the Season Opener
ATLANTA, GA – February 12, 2025 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Pirelli-supported riders and teams started the 2025 National Enduro Series season opener with a flurry of impressive performances, led by Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki’s Stew Baylor, who claimed the overall win in the Pro 1 class. Baylor, a top championship contender, demonstrated his skill and determination, securing the victory aboard his Kawasaki KX450. His teammate Josh Toth fought hard against Baylor for the win, finishing the day in second, a mere 32 seconds off the top step of the podium. In the Women’s Elite class, teammate Rachael Archer also earned a hard-fought second-place finish, solidifying a stellar weekend for the Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki team.
Additionally, Enduro Engineering Triumph off-road team rider Ricky Russell delivered an impressive performance, finishing just off the podium in fourth place. Russell demonstrated the speed and confidence to battle for a podium finish, setting a solid foundation for the season ahead.
“The opening round of the National Enduro Series was an incredible way to kick off the season with nearly 700 racers on the start line, and we’re excited to see the Rocky Mountain Red Bear Kawasaki and Enduro Engineering Triumph team deliver such strong performances,” said Josh Whitmire, Director of Sales, Pirelli Tires. “We’re proud to support these talented racers and team teams. We’re also happy to be able to offer these very same race-winning tires to all riders at each of the nine National Enduro rounds.”
Official Tire Sponsor of the National Enduro Series
In addition to supporting elite racing teams, Pirelli is proud to be the official tire sponsor of the National Enduro Series for the 2025 season. Pirelli tires will be available for purchase at all series rounds, ensuring that riders at all levels have access to the same championship-winning technology.
Aiming for Hometown Victory
Baylor and his teammates will shift their focus to the Grand National Cross Country(GNCC) series, which gets underway this weekend with the Big Buck GNCC in Union, South Carolina. This round also marks Baylor’s hometown GNCC, where he will compete alongside fellow Pirelli-supported racers Toth, Russell, and others.
ABOUT PIRELLI
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.
Source: Pirelli
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