Winning Weekend for Yamaha ATVs at GNCC & Quadcross
Dustin Nelson Wins Again at Yamaha / ITP Quadcross

Cypress, CA (5/10/2010) - Yamaha off-road motorcycles and ATVs showed their winning form in a host of important races over the weekend of May 8-9, 2010. Headlining the victories were YZ450F-mounted Charlie Mullins and WR450F-mounted Paul Whibley, who swept the GNCC XC1 Pro motorcycle class in Yadkinville, North Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Dustin Nelson followed up with his second consecutive ITP QuadCross overall win aboard his YFZ450R in Anza, Calif., also on Sunday. While earlier in the weekend, YFZ450R-mounted Kristen Atwell and YFZ450X-mounted Traci Cecco likewise swept the Women’s class in the Saturday morning GNCC ATV race in North Carolina.

Out west in California, Nelson went into the ITP QuadCross third round with a narrow lead over rival Beau Baron. He launched to only a top-five start in the first of two 20-minute motos, but was able to claw his way into second by the end of the first lap. Nelson then made quick work of early leader Baron with a neat inside pass on lap three, holding on for a narrow two-second margin of victory. Moto two was easier. After a second-place start behind Yamaha-mounted Justin Noss, Nelson took the lead early and soon forged an unbeatable advantage. The 1-1 motos gave him the overall win over Baron, with fellow Yamaha pilot Jason Fife rounding out the podium. “My 450R has good roll-on power, an important advantage when the track is slippery,” Nelson explained later