News 20 Oct 2016

Elliott forms new partnership with CAPIT Tyre Warmers

Brayden Elliott press release:

Following a successful maiden season in the Australian Superbike Championship, Brayden Elliott is pleased to announce a new corporate partnership with CAPIT Tyre Warmers ahead of his final race of the season as part of the National Superbike support category at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island this weekend.

CAPIT has produced its professional tyre warmers since 1996 and thanks to the experience, research and testing with the best World Championship teams, it has become a market leader. CAPIT produce their products in their Italian headquarters and directly manage the study, the development and the implementation of every single products part; textile, electric and electronic.

After securing a podium finish in the final race of the season in the Australian Superbike Championship, Elliott rose to sixth overall in the Championship and first in the privateer standings in his first year in the premier Superbike category.

Following a year of good results, Brayden is excited at the opportunity to add to his corporate partnership base to end the season on an even bigger high.

“I am thrilled to welcome CAPIT Tyre Warmers as my newest partner to join Team Brayden Elliott Racing. I’m very thankful for the opportunity to join CAPIT Performance in association with Knee Down Distribution, allowing me to use the highest quality tyre warmers available. When I enter the race track, I need complete confidence in my machinery, which comes from many areas however having the added security that my tyres are heated to optimum temperature is the confidence I receive from CAPIT,” Elliott said.

With Phillip Island producing some of the highest top speeds on Brayden’s racing calendar, he emphasises the importance of having quality tyre warmers to ensure he can give total commitment to each turn and every lap from the outset.

“Racing at 300km/h and pushing the bike to its limits, a tyre is literally the only thing between you and the road. For that reason you could say a reliable tyre warmer is one of the most important aspects necessary to be confident on track at any level, from beginner to pro.”

“When a split second can be the difference between winning or losing, having the best tyre warmer available is the reason I choose CAPIT. Seeing these tyre warmers also used at the highest level of motorcycle racing including the bikes of Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner, Nicky Hayden, Maverick Vinales, Aleix Espargaro, Bradley Smith and Pol

Espargaro are some of the examples that proves the history and development put into this Italian made product is the market leader in tyre warmers,” Elliott concluded.

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