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Yamaha's Traci Cecco Takes First Win at Steele Creek GNCC
Steele Creek GNCC - Round 3 - Morganton, NC - March 22, 2010

Cypress, CA (3/22/2010) - Multi-time GNCC ATV Women’s champion Traci Cecco rode her Yamaha YFZ450X to her first win of the season in Morganton, NC on Saturday, March 20. After posting a pair of top-five finishes in the previous two races, Cecco’s first win of the year draws her close to the points lead in the prestigious racing series. Yamaha YFZ450X racers likewise grabbed podium positions in the premier XC1 Pro and XC2 Pro Am classes as Taylor Kiser and Bill Ballance took second and third, respectfully, in XC1 and Kevin Yoho finished second in XC2. In all, Yamaha ATVs grabbed an impressive eight wins and 16 podium finishes for the day.

On Saturday morning, Cecco started the first of four grueling off-road laps just how she wanted to – by taking the lead ahead of rivals Angel Atwell, Yamaha-mounted Jennifer Albright and the rest of the women’s pack. Cecco used her YFZ450X’s blend of power and finesse in the woods to extend her lead over Atwell to nearly 22 seconds by the race’s midway point. But off-road competition is unpredictable, and Cecco soon enough had to deflect fresh challenges by rival Lexie Coulter and Yamaha’s Albright, who would ultimately finish a respective second and third.

In the long afternoon XC1 Pro race, multi-time champ Ballance jumped to a narrow early lead, only to cede the advantage to Yamaha-mounted Kiser on the second of five laps. Building excitement for blue-and-white fans, Kiser and Ballance then ran a strong 1-2 during the middle part of the two-hour event. Rival Chris Borich eventually slipped into the lead in the late going, taking the checkers by a mere 1.1 second over Kiser and with Ballance less than four seconds adrift. Following up in XC2 Pro Am, Yoho rode solidly in third place all afternoon long, eventually climbing a position on the final lap as early leader and rival Dustin Canipe faltered. Walker Fowler followed up in fifth to place two Yamahas in the XC2 Pro Am top five.

About Yamaha:
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), a leader in the outdoor power equipment market, offers the highest quality generators on the market. The company’s ever-expanding line of products also includes outboard motors, motorcycles, ATVs, side-by-side vehicles, scooters, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, race kart engines, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of more than 4,000 dealers in the United States.

Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1977, Yamaha also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit yamaha-motor.com.

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