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#1 Bill
Ballance Wins 9th Straight GNCC Pro
ATV Championship
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Cypress, CA (10/22/2008) - Yamaha
Racing will converge on the Grand National Cross
Country (GNCC) Ironman Finale this weekend in
Crawfordsville, Indiana, to celebrate another
championship season. Yamaha’s festivities
will include race team autograph sessions, the
first public showing of the highly-anticipated
YFZ450R and a hospitality area for fans and kids.
Bill Ballance, Yamaha’s top veteran,
recently locked in his record breaking ninth
consecutive GNCC ATV XC1 Pro championship, aboard
his YFZ450, while Donnie Ockerman, a Yamaha
up-and-comer, secured his first XC2 Pro Am championship.
Another Yamaha champion, Traci Cecco, will have
her final battle in her quest for an unprecedented
seventh women’s title. Traci currently
leads the women’s series by a point.
More details of this weekend’s activities
include:
Yamaha’s ATV Race
Team Autograph Sessions:
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Friday,
6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Action
Motorsports in Lafayette, Indiana (http://www.actionmotorsports.com/).
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Saturday,
(approximately) 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at Yamaha’s
display area at the race track.
Yamaha YFZ450R and Championship Celebration
and Fan Hospitality:
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Public
showing of the all-new, not-yet-available YFZ450R;
on display all weekend at Yamaha’s display
area.
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Hot
chocolate, popcorn, and Halloween candy given
away all weekend at Yamaha’s display area.
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Public
demo rides on board Yamaha sport and utility
ATVs (weather permitting) throughout the weekend
at Yamaha’s display area.
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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