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A number of US GT Championship racers have already been using Pirellis due to their performance and durability. Photo by NARRA.
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Pirelli has been named 'Official Tire of NARRA' as
JX2 Performance Group becomes the exclusive tire supplier to the US GT Championship, Whelen US TimeTrial Championship and SRT Viper Cup.
Under the multiyear agreement, JX2 will supply Pirelli tires to the US GT Championship and SRT Viper Cup, and will reward competitors with generous contingencies for running Pirelli tires purchased from JX2 in the Whelen US TimeTrial Championship.
"We are extremely proud to be aligned with JX2, a leading US racing tire distributor, and we are thrilled they have offered Pirelli as the tire of choice," said NARRA General Manager Rob Morrison.
"Pirelli is one of the world's largest tire manufactures, and one of the most recognizable and reputable brands in motorsport. Aside from being the official tire of the Formula 1 World Championship, Pirelli is synonymous with GT racing, having become the predominant tire for GT series around the world.
This puts NARRA's US GT Championship competitors on the same family of tires used in the FIA GT1 World Championship, European GT3 Championship, Australian GT, as well as World Challenge and the Ferrari Challenge here in the USA.
Furthermore, a number of competitors in the US GT Championship, including the likes of Eric Curran already run Pirellis and have commented on the exceptional performance and durability of the tires, so we couldn't be happier with this choice.
Having a quality spec tire creates a level playing field for all drivers and takes the unknowns, and expense, of tire choice out of the equation.
To encourage new USGTC and SRT Viper Cup entrants, a one event grace period will be offered, so they can 'try before they buy' into the series and the control tire."
Whelen US TimeTrial Championship competitors will also benefit from the deal, even those who raced at this month's Texas event.
"Not only will bonus championship points be offered to Whelen USTTC participants using JX2 supplied Pirelli tires, but up to six sets or 24 Pirelli tires will be awarded each weekend," announced Morrison.
"As a gesture of goodwill JX2 has agreed to make this contingency retroactive to include the recent Texas World Speedway event, regardless of the tires people ran.
This means 12 Pirelli tires have already been won by first and second place getters this year in the Whelen USTTC.
This has to be one of the most impressive time-attack or time-trial contingencies ever offered."
In many cases drivers will even be able to collect their contingency tires immediately from the JX2 trailer at an event.
In addition to dedicated trackside service and support from JX2, tire engineers will be on-hand to assist competitors at NARRA's next event, April 12-14 at Road Atlanta.
Tires can be ordered by calling
JX2's dedicated NARRA hotline, (866) 325-5426.
Further details and a summary of the agreement between JX2 Performance and NARRA are listed below.
2013 Whelen US TimeTrial Championship
JX2 Pirelli Tire Contingency (per round)
> 2 tires for 1st place, 1 tire for 2nd place, provided 5 or
more cars compete in class
> 2 tires for 1st place in classes where 2-4 cars compete
> This contingency is per round, meaning up to 24 tires
can be won each weekend
> 10 bonus Championship points to all competitors
using Pirelli Tires supplied by JX2
> Contingency retroactive to Texas World Speedway
event regardless of tire run
> Awarded tires must be for car entered, and if stock
permits can be collected at track
2013 US GT Championship and SRT Viper Cup
> One event grace period allows new racers to try series
before buying tires
> Spec tire to create fair and level playing field
> Aligns USGTC with national and international series also
running Pirelli tires including European GT3 Championship,
Australian GT and World Challenge
> Pirelli product has already been race proven by a number
of USGTC competitors
> For each round competitors must run on same set of
tires in qualifying and race
General Details
> Pirelli named Official Tire of NARRA
> Trackside service and support provided by JX2 includes
onsite tire engineers
> Pirelli tires must be pre-ordered and purchased through
JX2 to be eligible
> Tires available fit wheels up to 13.5 inches wide
