Riders Equipped with DUNLOP Tires Crowned Series Champion in Every Class at the 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Sep. 02. 2024
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 2024 AMA Pro Motocross Championship, one of the top off-road motocross racing tournaments in the USA, at the final race of the tournament which was held on August 24 in Crawfordsville, Indiana (USA). This marks the fifteenth consecutive year in which riders using DUNLOP tires have dominated in every class at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
In the 450 Class, Chase Sexton of Red Bull KTM earned 7 overall wins out of 11 rounds of races with a stable performance, clinching his first title of Series Champion at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
In the 250 Class too, Haiden Deegan of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing chalked up 5 overall wins, including 3 consecutive ones in the early stages of the season, winning the title of Series Champion at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the first time.
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 15 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.
DUNLOP GEOMAX MX34, specifically designed for soft motocross terrain, was used by the champions of every class and many others, and contributed to the excellent performance of the riders in every class 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.
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| Celebration on the podium | |
| (Left: 450 Class, Chase Sexton (#4), Right: 250 Class, Haiden Deegan(#38)) | |
In the 450 Class, Chase Sexton of Red Bull KTM earned 7 overall wins out of 11 rounds of races with a stable performance, clinching his first title of Series Champion at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
In the 250 Class too, Haiden Deegan of Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing chalked up 5 overall wins, including 3 consecutive ones in the early stages of the season, winning the title of Series Champion at the AMA Pro Motocross Championship for the first time.
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| Chase Sexton | Haiden Deegan |
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 15 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.
DUNLOP GEOMAX MX34, specifically designed for soft motocross terrain, was used by the champions of every class and many others, and contributed to the excellent performance of the riders in every class 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.
| Class | Team | Machine | Rider |
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| 450 | Red Bull KTM | KTM | Chase Sexton |
| 250 | Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing | YAMAHA | Haiden Deegan |