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Yamaha's
2010 Yamaha/ ITP Quadcross Series Champion
#1 Dustin Nelson |
Cypress, CA (1/13/2011) - Yamaha
Motor Corp., U.S.A., is pleased to announced its
2011 ATV race team members including: Bill Ballance,
Traci Cecco, Taylor Kiser and Walker Fowler in
the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series;
Thomas Brown in the ATVA/AMA National Motocross
series; and Dustin Nelson in the revamped QuadX
Series as well as the World Off Road Championship
Series (WORCS). The MX racers will compete on
the high-performance YFZ450R while the cross-country
teams will continue to race the trail-optimized
YFZ450X.
Yamaha is proud to continue to support the
sport of ATV racing and so many great competitors,
from the record-holding veterans and returning
champs to up-and-coming riders and future champs,
said Steve Nessl, Yamaha ATV/SxS group marketing
manager. Racing has always been at Yamaha's
core, and our high-performance machines and
stellar race teams are a result of Yamaha's
ongoing commitment to the sport. We're looking
forward to another exciting season in 2011.
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Yamaha's
9 Time GNCC Champion Bill Ballance Aboard
his YFZ450X
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Yamaha's
Winningest Women in GNCC Racing Traci
Cecco |
Bill Ballance, who holds an all-time record
nine GNCC championships, leads Yamaha's cross-country
team into the 2011 season with a slightly heavier
focus on managing Ballance Racing while also
continuing to race the YFZ450X at select events.
Traci Cecco, the winningest women in cross country
ATV racing, returns to recapture her crown after
a third place overall finish in the 2010 GNCC
season. Taylor Kiser, GNCC's second place overall
finisher in 2010 is returning with the single
goal of earning his first ever XC-1 pro class
championship. Walker Fowler is looking to add
a XC-2 championship to his resume in 2011.
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Yamaha's
AMA ATV Motocross Racer #84 Thomas Brown
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In AMA ATV motocross racing, Thomas Brown will
represent Yamaha aboard his YFZ450R. Brown,
who finished sixth overall in 2010, will be
looking to move up within some steep competition.
In addition to Team Yamaha, Brown will receive
guidance and support from Bill Ballance as the
newest member of Ballance Racing.
Dustin Nelson, the four-time QuadX Series Champion,
is returning to the West Coast series for 2011
with hopes of extending his dominating streak.
The newly renovated series recently announced
a new name, logo and schedule, which can be
found at www.quadxseries.com.
Nelson, who recently signed Josh Row under the
Nelson 94 Racing headline, is also refocusing
his own efforts on the WORCS series, in which
he placed fourth overall last year.
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