--Come and meet Larry Pegram at So Cal Ducati, 515 W. Lambert Rd. Brea, CA, tonight from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. before the weekend’s AMA Superbike Race Club Speedway at Fontana
Team Foremost Pegram will be a single rider squad competing this weekend at the AMA Superbike race at Fontana Auto Club Speedway. Accomplished racer Larry Pegram will compete on the 1098 R, Ducati’s flagship Superbike.
Pegram opened the 2009 season on a high note, finishing fourth in the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike race held on March 3, 2009 at the Daytona International Speedway and says he is looking forward to this weekend’s race.
“I am excited to be on a Ducati Superbike for the 2009 season,” said Pegram. “I would like to thank Foremost Insurance for stepping up its sponsorship. We are off to a great start, and I can say this is the best bike I have ever ridden. I am really looking forward to the race this weekend at Fontana for the second round of the championship.”
“We are very pleased to sponsor the Team Foremost Pegram this year,” stated Randy Slotten, Director of Marketing, Foremost Insurance. “Larry Pegram is a top racer and the Ducati Superbike is the best. We are looking for a great race this weekend at Fontana.”
“The Ducati Brand is synonymous with Superbike racing and we are thrilled to once again be fielding a team in the United States—the largest sportbike market in the world,” noted Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America. “We are pleased that Foremost Insurance’s increased sponsorship has made fielding this year’s team possible.”
About the Ducati 1098 R
The 1098 R is the AMA Homologated version of Ducati’s 2008 World Superbike Champion; the F08. It is a Superbike in the truest sense of the word, based on Ducati’s flagship 1098 R streetbike and differs only slightly from its F08 cousin.
About Team Foremost Pegram Racing
Hebron, Ohio-based Team Foremost Pegram Racing is a professional motorcycle road race team competing in the AMA Superbike Championship Series. The team is owned and managed by Larry Pegram, a third-generation motorcycle racer who competes in the AMA Pro Racing American Superbike class on the Ducati 1098 R. Additional information about the team can be found on their web site at www.pegramracing.com.
About Foremost Insurance
Foremost Insurance Group is a single source for property, casualty and commercial small business insurance. A member of the Farmers Insurance Group®, Foremost has been a leader in the insurance industry since 1952. Through Foremost or an affiliated company, programs for auto, home, umbrella, manufactured home, motor home, travel trailer, luxury motor coach, specialty homeowner, vacant property, seasonal property, landlord and rental properties, motorcycle, off-road vehicle, snowmobile, boat, personal watercraft, and collectible auto are offered. Through Farmers' relationship with Zurich Small Business, Foremost also offers commercial small business programs for retail, wholesale, office, service, industrial, restaurant and habitational businesses. Foremost is headquartered in Caledonia, Michigan. To learn more, visit Foremost.com.
Contacts:
Farmers Insurance Group
Randy Slotten, 616-956-8244
Randy.Slotten@farmersinsurance.com
or
Jerry
Davies, 213-400-4459
Jerry.Davies@farmersinsurance.com