Yamaha Increases ATV Race Team Support for 2008 Season
April 3rd, 2008 by admin
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.
