Cypress, CA (11/15/2007) - Yamaha
Motor Corp., U.S.A. is proud to announce its 2008
ATV Factory race team. Yamaha’s sponsored
riders include Bill Ballance, Traci Cecco, Brandon
Sommers, Pat Brown and Dustin Nelson. The team
was announced with many of the members on-hand
today at the 2008 Team Yamaha Race Day at Yamaha’s
U.S. headquarters in Cypress, California.
“Yamaha has the most talented group of
riders in the country, from our long-time, record-breaking
racers like Bill and Traci to our new generation
of champions like Brandon and Pat,” said
Keith McCarty, Yamaha’s racing division
manager. “Our team and the success they
continue to enjoy on the YFZ450, whether on
a cross country or motocross track, are a testament
to Yamaha’s commitment to racing excellence
in the machines we build and the competitors
we support.”
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Bill
Ballance |
Bill
Ballance returns for another year as a Yamaha
team racer. Ballance captured a record-breaking
eighth Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1
title this year and has been called the best
ATV racer of all time. He will return to GNCC
in an attempt to break his own record with a
ninth title in 2008.
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Traci
Cecco |
Traci
Cecco returned for another year with Yamaha
after winning her unprecedented sixth women’s
GNCC title in 2007. A true champion, Cecco captured
her series title long before the culminating GNCC
Ironman event, but still hammered on the final
course finishing first over-all in the morning
race.
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Brandon
Sommers |
Brandon Sommers, who captured the 2007 GNCC
XC2 class championship by winning 10 of 13 rounds,
and who also finished fourth in the final two
rounds of the XC1 class, has signed with Yamaha
for the first time in 2008.
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Pat
Brown |
Pat Brown has signed for 2008 with Yamaha after
finishing the 2007 AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship
in third place as well as becoming the 2007 AMA
ATV Open Champion at the inaugural event held
at the Steel City event in Delmont, Pennsylvania.
Brown has big plans to build on the momentum from
this dominating performance moving into the 2008
racing season.
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Dustin
Nelson |
Dustin Nelson, the reigning Yamaha/ITP QuadCross
Champion in the MX Pro Class, is returning for
his second year and will focus on regaining
his Championship in the Quadcross series and
select events throughout the 2008 season. Injured
for part of the 2007 season, Nelson is fully
recovered and racing hard again as he moves
into 2008.
Yamaha recently announced the 2008 YFZ450 –
the latest version of the leading high-performance
450-class sport ATV, which is ridden by all
Yamaha Factory race team members. The YFZ450
continues to capture championships and is a
tough and capable vehicle in a variety of racing
situations – from cross country trails
to motocross tracks. For more information go
to www.yamaha-motor.com.
About Yamaha:
Yamaha ATVs and SxS vehicles are designed, engineered
and built tough! Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
headquarters are located in Cypress, California.
For more information on Yamaha, visit yamaha-motor.com.
www.yamaha-motor.com
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