Rider Equipped with DUNLOP Tires Celebrates the 2024 MX2 Motocross World Championship
Oct. 01. 2024
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. is pleased to announce that Kay de Wolf, a rider equipped with our high-performance DUNLOP Brand tires, clinched his first MX2 World Championship title at the final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship (MXGP) that took place on September 29 in Ciudad Real, Spain. De Wolf is the first rider equipped with DUNLOP tires who won a MX2 World Championship title.
In the MX2 class where up-and-coming young riders run in fierce competition, a pair of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammates, Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen, have fought a season-long battle for supremacy. It was de Wolf who came out on top, having taken a hat-trick of wins at the opening three rounds and continued his winning streak, securing his first championship title.
The MXGP is a motorcross world championship that is contested primarily in Europe with additional races in Asia and Latin America. The races take place on courses featuring jumps, whoops, and long straights, and other terrain variations, with changing surface conditions each lap. This demands high levels of tire performance in terms of traction, braking force, and cornering ability, among other areas.
Riders running DUNLOP tires in the MXGP are equipped with the GEOMAX series of off-road racing tires. In particular, the DUNLOP GEOMAX MX14 designed for sand and mud terrains and the GEOMAX MX34 for soft terrains are the main tires used in races, providing exceptional surface traction and adaptability to a wide range of surfaces.
■Comment from Kay de Wolf
The performance and reliability of DUNLOP’s GEOMAX range has been a key factor in our success, delivering the grip and traction needed to push hard and stay ahead of the competition. Winning the championship this season wouldn’t have been possible without riding on DUNLOP tires as they really help me push the bike to the limit. I think we have an excellent choice of tires at the moment; we’ve been really strong at different tracks this season and have consistently outperformed other teams.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries will continue to provide high-performance tires to riders around the world, supporting them from the ground up in every riding scenario.
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| Kay de Wolf has secured the series championship |
In the MX2 class where up-and-coming young riders run in fierce competition, a pair of Nestaan Husqvarna Factory Racing teammates, Kay de Wolf and Lucas Coenen, have fought a season-long battle for supremacy. It was de Wolf who came out on top, having taken a hat-trick of wins at the opening three rounds and continued his winning streak, securing his first championship title.
The MXGP is a motorcross world championship that is contested primarily in Europe with additional races in Asia and Latin America. The races take place on courses featuring jumps, whoops, and long straights, and other terrain variations, with changing surface conditions each lap. This demands high levels of tire performance in terms of traction, braking force, and cornering ability, among other areas.
Riders running DUNLOP tires in the MXGP are equipped with the GEOMAX series of off-road racing tires. In particular, the DUNLOP GEOMAX MX14 designed for sand and mud terrains and the GEOMAX MX34 for soft terrains are the main tires used in races, providing exceptional surface traction and adaptability to a wide range of surfaces.
■Comment from Kay de Wolf
The performance and reliability of DUNLOP’s GEOMAX range has been a key factor in our success, delivering the grip and traction needed to push hard and stay ahead of the competition. Winning the championship this season wouldn’t have been possible without riding on DUNLOP tires as they really help me push the bike to the limit. I think we have an excellent choice of tires at the moment; we’ve been really strong at different tracks this season and have consistently outperformed other teams.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries will continue to provide high-performance tires to riders around the world, supporting them from the ground up in every riding scenario.