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Dustin Nelson Wins Yamaha / ITP Qaudcross
Pro ATV Championship |
Cypress, CA (12/2/2008)
- Yamaha Factory ATV Rider Dustin Nelson capped
a championship season last Sunday, November
30, at the Yamaha/ITP QuadCross Finale at Glen
Helen in San Bernardino County, Calif. Nelson,
who had secured his pro series championship
in the weeks leading up to the Finale, only
had one thing left to prove: that Yamaha's all-new
YFZ450R would live up to its racing expectations.
Both delivered.
"I've been looking forward to this race
for months as it was my chance to debut the
much anticipated, all-new, YFZ450R," Nelson,
who was very involved in the development of
the vehicle, wrote in his weekly race report.
"The new YFZ450R showed its capabilities
right from the start, pulling me a great holeshot."
This was the first race for the new YFZ450R
- an all-new, high-performance machine and the
next evolution of Yamaha's dominance in ATV
racing. Nelson wasted no time in proving its
capabilities. In its racing debut, Nelson rode
the YFZ450R to a holeshot lead that he never
let go. Nelson gapped the field and maintained
his lead throughout the entire eight-lap moto
finishing well ahead of the 16 other pro riders.
"Nelson and the all-new YFZ450R represent
the future of Yamaha ATV racing, and it was
very exciting to celebrate his latest championship
and see the new machine in action," said
Steve Nessl, Yamaha ATV/SxS marketing manager.
"The YFZ450R is the next step in ATV racing,
and we look forward to a great year in 2009
both on MX tracks and on trails across the country."
Yamaha brought out factory support to Glen
Helen for the QuadCross Finale to help celebrate
with Nelson. Yamaha representatives gave away
Dustin Nelson championship T-shirts, provided
lunch for hundreds of race fans, led demo rides
on YFZ450R ATVs and announced Joey Stella, of
Tucson, Ariz., as the season-ending YFZ450 drawing
winner.
More
information about Nelson, Yamaha and the YFZ450R
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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