|
Team Suzuki
Yoshimura Rider William Yokley Prepares for
Season Opener
 Chino, CA - February 7, 2006 - Factory
Suzuki/Yoshimura racer William Yokley is looking
forward to 2006. The GNCC racer will be riding
on Suzuki's awesome new QuadRacer LT-R450. The
first race on March 5th in De Leon Springs,
Florida is coming up quick and Yokley just got
his first chance to ride the quad at the
official Suzuki Press Launch of the LT-R450 this
last Wednesday at the Glen Helen Motocross track
in Southern California.
"This thing is pretty awesome," the Kentucky
racer said, "I've got to narrow it up some for
the woods, but man the power is smooth... and
there's a lot of it! I'm going to be working
with IMS/Roll on all the chassis stuff for the
woods, big fuel tanks, all that." Yokley
quipped, "My motor man, Chris Grissom, is going
to have an easy time with this thing. It's
pretty darned fast bone stock."
William was putting laps in with fellow
Suzuki teammates Jeremiah Jones, and Doug Gust.
"This motocross stuff is a lot of fun but I
really still like the woods," Yokley said, "The
rougher and nastier the races are the more I
like it."
Yokley has been training for the new GNCC
season riding, biking and swimming. After
spending his short off-season desert racing and
hanging out in the Florida Keys, Yokley is ready
to get back to work. With the new 450 just
coming out, Yokley has been training on last
year's LTZ-400 up till now. "The new machine is
so much lighter than the old LTZ," William said,
"it's a pretty noticeable difference for sure."
Having a reputation of a wild man on and off
the track, Yokley explains, "I always have a
good time... I like it a little exciting." He
went on to say: "This is my 20th year racing;
I've always been kind of a rambunctious kid."
Coming strong off of last season with a win
at Loretta Lynn's infamous Ironman season
finale, William has a lot of momentum going into
2006. "The Quad is great, my program is good and
I feel like this should be a very good year for
the team."
As cross country ATV racing grows leaps and
bounds, more and more people will be paying
attention to the 28 year old as he prepares to
battle it out for the Championship this season.
|
