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Thousand Oaks, California: Where brand is by choice, it was a great weekend for Pirelli and supplier CT RACING at the Infineon Raceway Round 5 of the AFM series, taking 14 wins and three podium sweeps in classes from liter bikes to little bikes.

In the Formula Pacific fast premier class, BMW rider Chris Siglin won with a last-lap pass, showing the consistency of Pirelli’s racing rubber. Siglin took the win with Pirelli Diablo Superbike Slicks: 120/70/17 SC2 front, and the new 200/60/17 SC1 rear. Siglin said, “The tire grip was incredible all weekend long. This win means a lot to me and my team and CT RACING. We’ve been working so hard all year long.”

Joey Pascarella won in 600 Superbike and 600 Production, while walking away from the field. Pascarella ran Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT’s 120/70/17 SC2 and 180/55/17 SC1 for the first race, and the all-new Diablo Supercorsa 180/60/17 SC1 for his second win of the day, on his Jonblockphd.com Yamaha R6. Pascarella said, “My bike was hooked up and it showed. I felt really strong on the brakes and on the exits I could just pin it.”

Owner of Pirelli distributor CT RACING, Corey Neuer, said, “From last-lap passes to race-long domination, we had a great weekend. I’m so proud of everyone. The weekend started off great with a top-four sweep in Formula AFemme, with Christie Cooley getting the win. She’s really getting fast and I admire her performance this weekend, considering how she was seriously injured four weeks ago in a bicycle race and needed sixty stitches in her hip. She put all that behind her and raced great. Joey was incredible and simply dominated the 600 classes. And I can’t say enough about Chris Siglin; the kid works so hard. He trains and races hard. He has so much heart for this sport. Pirelli is constantly updating our tires and the results prove it with fast lap times and wins from 250cc to 1000cc motorcycles. Along with our loyal customers, I have to thank the AFM for running such a good series. I truly feel it’s the best run organization in the USA and one of the most competitive.”

Winning CT RACING Pirelli Riders:

Chris Siglin: 1st FP

Joey Pascarella: 1st 600 Superbike

Joey Pascarella: 1st 600 Production

Jason Lauritzen: 1st 750 Production

Dan Sewell: 1st 650 Production Twins

Kirk Korenko: 1st 250 Production, plus a Pirelli Podium sweep

Neil O’Reilly: 1st Formula 4

Neil O’Reilly: 1st 650 Twins

Max Caps: 1st Formula Singles

Christie Cooley: 1st Formula AFemme. Top four in class on Pirelli

Patrick Corcoran: 1st Formula 40 Heavyweight

Dan Sewell: 1st Formula 40 Lightweight. Top three on Pirelli

Greg Olson: 1st Clubman Middleweight

Charles Almy: 1st Clubman Lightweight

About CT RACING: CT RACING is the west coast distributor for Pirelli competition tires. For more information go to http://www.ctracetires.com