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Yamaha Increases ATV Race Team Support for 2008
Season
Team Yamaha Unveils New Support Semi at Glen
Helen March 8-9;
Thomas Brown Joins Team Yamaha for 2008
CYPRESS, Calif. – March 4,
2008 -- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
continues to increase its support of the ATV
racing communities with an expanded race team
and support program for 2008. In a major showing
of this support, Team Yamaha will debut a new
ATV racing support semi at round one of the ATVA
MX Series at Glen Helen, California, March 8-9.
The new race semi will be a major part of
Yamaha’s weekend full of activities to support
its race team and welcome fans back for the new
season. Hands-on opportunities for fans include
product demonstration rides on Raptor 250 sport
ATVs, Grizzly 700 FI ATVs with electric power
steering and Rhino 700 FI Side-by-Side vehicles.
Yamaha will also pick someone out of the crowd
to be the lucky winner of a new Raptor 250 – the
most exciting new sport ATV on the market.
Yamaha’s ATV race-related support programs
complement its expanding race team which now
includes Pro-Am rider Thomas Brown. The complete
Yamaha ATV race team includes record setting
eight-time GNCC Champion Bill Ballance, record
setting six-time GNCC Champion Traci Cecco, 2007
AMA ATV Open Champion Pat Brown, 2007 GNCC XC2
Class Championship Brandon Sommers, Yamaha/ITP
QuadCross Champion Dustin Nelson and Pro-Am
rider Thomas Brown. Paul Turner is back for 2008
as the team’s head mechanic.
“From MX tracks to GNCC trails, 2007 was a
phenomenal year for the YFZ450 and Yamaha’s ATV
race team, and we are looking forward to another
successful season in 2008,” said Steve Nessl,
Yamaha ATV/SxS marketing manager. “The new Team
Yamaha support semi is the latest step in the
evolution of our championship race program.
Yamaha was the first to market with a race-ready
production 450cc ATV, and we will continue to
support the racing community by sponsoring top
riders to compete aboard the
championship-winning YFZ.”
In other team news, Bill Ballance and Traci
Cecco both had successful starts to the GNCC
season both earning podium finishes in the
initial race of the 13-round series which kicked
off March 2 in Melbourne, Florida.
About Yamaha:
Yamaha ATVs and SxS vehicles are designed,
engineered and built tough! Yamaha Motor Corp.,
USA headquarters are located in Cypress,
California. For more information on Yamaha,
visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
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