Bridgestone To Be Title Sponsor Of CMRA Sprint Series

Bridgestone To Be Title Sponsor Of CMRA Sprint Series

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Bridgestone Becomes The 2016 Title Sponsor For CMRA’s Championship Sprint Series

Performance Tire Service Company, the US and Canadian distributor for Bridgestone motorcycle race tires, will be sponsoring the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association’s (CMRA) Championship Sprint Series, beginning the first round of the new season on Sunday, February 21, 2016. The Bridgestone/CMRA Championship Sprint Series is ten rounds this year, and encompasses CMRA’s “big bike” sprints – motorcycles 600 cc’s and up with a couple KTM RC 390 cup bike classes in for good measure – for a total of 21 races in Sunday’s time slot.

The sponsorship also carries a championship bonus in the form of a prepaid Visa card for the top five Expert and Novice riders that are on Bridgestone tires for the entire 2016 season and will be given at the awards banquet. Payouts are as follows:

Top 5 Expert riders:1st = $300, 2nd = $200, 3rd = $100, 4th = $75, 5th = $50.

Top 5 Novice riders: 1st = $250, 2nd = $200, 3rd = $100, 4th = $75, 5th = $50.

Quentin Vester, Motorcycle Manager for Performance Tire Service Company said, “Performance Tire looks forward to partnering with the CMRA Sprint series to build the Bridgestone brand while supporting club level racing. With the growth of CMRA we are certain together we will achieve that goal. We encourage racers to visit our trackside vendor Moss Powersports for more information on Bridgestone’s competitive products and pricing for 2016.”

In addition to the series sponsorship, Bridgestone will also be offering a staggering amount of contingency across all Championship, Lightweight, and Mini sprint classes, USNE and Championship endurance, Ultra Lightweight endurance, Solo 30, Team 60, and podium bonuses, totaling $173,300.

For more information about Bridgestone motorcycle race tires, or to find a dealer near you, please call (800) 828-9143, or go to the website: www.ptscin.com.

For more information about CMRA, please call (817) 570-9779, or visit the website at www.cmraracing.com.

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