Pirelli Daytona Results Include New Lap Record And 2nd Place In 200
By all accounts the Pirelli Daytona results are quite good: a new overall lap record of 1:45.911 by Stefano Mesa and a second place by Cory West in the Daytona 200.
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Stefano Mesa and Pirelli Set the Pace at Daytona with New Motorcycle Track RecordÂ
Cory West Earns Runner-Up Finish at 77th Annual Daytona 200Â
ROME, Ga. (March 21, 2018) ? Pirelli Tire North America and Stefano Mesa made history at Daytona International Speedway by breaking the absolute motorcycle track record during the third round of the 2018 Championship Cup Series (CCS). Mesa piloted a Kawasaki Ninja® ZX-10R equipped with Pirelli DIABLO SUPERBIKE slicks and set the blistering lap time en route to winning the Unlimited GP race. Mesa brought Pirelli its third track record bounty of the season. In the same weekend, the green flag waved for the 77th time on the Daytona 200 and rounded out the week-long racing activities at the world-renowned ?Daytona Bike Week?, with Pirelli?s Cory West taking second overall among 57 participants. ?All Pirelli riders showed improvements from at least a half second per lap faster at Daytona this year,? said Oscar Solis, road racing manager, Pirelli. ?The record Stefano set is proof that our products continue to propel riders to the top. Daytona is a very challenging track and Pirelli is on the leading edge with technology designed to set records and win races.?
Mesa?s new lap record of 1:45.911 eclipsed the previous record of 1:46.525 ...
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