Riders Equipped with DUNLOP Tires Crowned Series Champion in Every Class at the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Sep. 05. 2023
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. is pleased to announce that riders equipped with our high-performance DUNLOP Brand tires won the title of Series Champion in every class (450 class and 250 Class) at the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, one of the top off-road motocross racing tournaments in USA, at the final race of the tournament which was held on August 26 in Crawfordsville, Indiana (USA). This marks the fourteenth consecutive year in which riders using DUNLOP tires have dominated in every class at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
In the 450 Class, Jett Lawrence of Team Honda HRC, despite this his rookie year, won all 22 races of 11 rounds achieving his 11th overall win*1 with an overwhelming performance outdoing all other racers. In the 250 Class, Hunter Lawrence of Team Honda HRC, the older brother of Jett Lawrence, chalked up 7 overall wins out of 11 rounds of races to be the season’s champion. The Lawrence’s are double crown winners, both also winning titles at the AMA Supercross championship*2.
At the AMA Pro Motocross, one of the top off-road motocross racing tournaments in USA and with fans throughout the world, racers compete in long courses designed using native soil and geographical features. The surface of the race course changes with each lap, and for courses with long straights, ups and downs, jumps and hoops, tires must excel in traction, braking and cornering performance. In addition to winning all classes for 14 straight years, DUNLOP riders dominating the podium in all classes throughout the season is proof of the high overall performance of the off-road GEOMAX series produced by DUNLOP.
Specifically designed for soft motocross terrain, the GEOMAX MX 34 was launched in the current season and was chosen by the 450 class champion, Jett Lawrence, and many others, and contributed to the excellent performance of the riders by providing high traction and adaptability to a wide-range of track terrain.
We at Sumitomo Rubber Industries will continue to meet the needs of riders encountering challenging riding conditions around the world by developing and supplying our high-performance DUNLOP tires to ever more riders worldwide.
*1 For the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross, riders compete in two races per round for a total of 22 races in 11 rounds. The riders with the highest score for the two races win the round.
*2 At AMA Supercross, Jett Lawrence won the championship in the 250 WEST class and Hunter Lawrence in the 250 EAST class.
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| Celebration on the podium |
| (left: 450 Class, Jett Lawrence (#18), right: 250 Class, Hunter Lawrence (#96)) |
In the 450 Class, Jett Lawrence of Team Honda HRC, despite this his rookie year, won all 22 races of 11 rounds achieving his 11th overall win*1 with an overwhelming performance outdoing all other racers. In the 250 Class, Hunter Lawrence of Team Honda HRC, the older brother of Jett Lawrence, chalked up 7 overall wins out of 11 rounds of races to be the season’s champion. The Lawrence’s are double crown winners, both also winning titles at the AMA Supercross championship*2.
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| Jett Lawrence | Hunter Lawrence |
At the AMA Pro Motocross, one of the top off-road motocross racing tournaments in USA and with fans throughout the world, racers compete in long courses designed using native soil and geographical features. The surface of the race course changes with each lap, and for courses with long straights, ups and downs, jumps and hoops, tires must excel in traction, braking and cornering performance. In addition to winning all classes for 14 straight years, DUNLOP riders dominating the podium in all classes throughout the season is proof of the high overall performance of the off-road GEOMAX series produced by DUNLOP.
Specifically designed for soft motocross terrain, the GEOMAX MX 34 was launched in the current season and was chosen by the 450 class champion, Jett Lawrence, and many others, and contributed to the excellent performance of the riders by providing high traction and adaptability to a wide-range of track terrain.
We at Sumitomo Rubber Industries will continue to meet the needs of riders encountering challenging riding conditions around the world by developing and supplying our high-performance DUNLOP tires to ever more riders worldwide.
*1 For the 2023 AMA Pro Motocross, riders compete in two races per round for a total of 22 races in 11 rounds. The riders with the highest score for the two races win the round.
*2 At AMA Supercross, Jett Lawrence won the championship in the 250 WEST class and Hunter Lawrence in the 250 EAST class.
| Class | Team | Machine | Rider |
| 450 | Team Honda HRC | HONDA | Jett Lawrence |
| 250 | Team Honda HRC | HONDA | Hunter Lawrence |