AMA Pro Racing Riders Kick Off Two-Day Dunlop Tire Test

• Larry Lawrence

(NEWS RELEASE)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Attached are photos from the first day of the two-day Dunlop tire test at Daytona International Speedway.

Select AMA Pro Racing riders are participating in the tire test in advance of the 2013 Daytona 200 Week, which is highlighted by the Daytona Supercross By Honda on Saturday, March 9 and the Daytona 200 on Saturday, March 16.

Among the riders participating include Graves Yamaha riders Josh Hayes, Cameron Beaubier and Garrett Gerloff, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young and M4 Suzuki’s Dane Westby.

Tire testing continues on Tuesday and a section of the Oldfield Grandstands is open to the public with free access through the Daytona International Speedway Ticket and Tours building.

AMA National Guard SuperBike champion Josh Hayes heads out to the course for a testing run during Dunlop tire testing. Hayes won the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Race 1 earlier this year at DIS.

AMA National Guard SuperBike champion Josh Hayes heads out to the course for a testing run during Dunlop tire testing. Hayes won the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Race 1 earlier this year at DIS.

 

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young (79), who won the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Race 2 at Daytona earlier this year nipping Josh Hayes by .002 seconds, takes a corner during Dunlop tire testing.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young (79), who won the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Race 2 at Daytona earlier this year nipping Josh Hayes by .002 seconds, takes a corner during Dunlop tire testing.

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