Tag: atv racing

Yamaha’s Chad Wienen secured his first AMA Pro ATV championship aboard his YFZ450R this past weekend at the 2012 season finale in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Thomas Brown, who finished an impressive fifth overall for the season, helped Yamaha secure the AMA Pro ATV Manufacturer’s title.

We can’t help but snicker when we hear of collaborations by companies with common themes- in this case one need only look skyward at night to find a correlation: Blingstar, Rockstar, Polaris (which is commonly known as the North Star) and J Star Motors have put together a race team they’re calling Wolfpack. The Wolfpack […] More »

Fact: ATV riding can be murder on the knees. Designed, as they were to absorb the impact of our body weight against the ground while stepping, ATV riding (and especially racing) can exert countless times more impact through our joints. Contrary to common misconception, knee braces aren’t designed merely for those recovering from or who […] More »

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has a deep and talented team competing in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) ATV series this year with three racers in early contention for their respective pro-level championships after the first three rounds of the year. Led by Bill Ballance and Ballance Racing, Taylor Kiser and Walker Fowler are both […] More »

Dear ATVC: My buddy says his Yamaha YFZ450R is superior on the track because Yamaha’s engineers pay close attention to center of gravity when designing their quads. Is there any truth to this? Yes and no- Yes Yamaha is known for extensive testing to ensure proper mass centralization as it applies to the handling of […] More »

Dear ATVC: I never understood the benefits of a steering damper but noticed most racers run them. What’s that all about? While ATVs share four-wheels with their automotive cousins, the fact of the matter is our structure of steering is actually closer to how a motorcycle functions than the complex rack & pinion system found […] More »