Thursday, December 16, 2010
Yamaha Announces 2011 Race Teams
Yamaha Ready for Battle and the 2011 SX Season
Cypress Calif., December 16, 2010 – Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S. is pleased to announce its entire line-up of teams ready to battle for the 2011 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship.
Headlining the assault is James Stewart. Signed to a two-year contract with L & M Racing, James is looking forward to winning his second title for Yamaha on his YZ450F. He’s currently in lock down in Florida putting the finishing touches on his race prep and testing so he can come out with both barrels blazing at Anaheim 1.
Joining Stewart on Team L & M is Texas phenom Kyle Regal. Always a threat to podium outdoors, Regal has spent the last few months honing his Supercross skills turning lap after lap around the Yamaha Supercross test track.
For 2011 Star Racing owner Bobby Regan has placed team management reigns in the very capable hands of Allan Brown. Brown has assembled a new roster of riders to take the YZ250F to the front of the Lites Championship. After racing for the team at last year’s Nationals, Gareth Swanepoel is returning from the 2010 season. New members joining Gareth are Ryan Sipes, Kyle Cunningham and rookie sensation Gannon Audette.
Joe Gibbs Racing is back for 2011 with a two man threat of Justin Brayton and Davi Millsaps. Fresh from a off-season that saw him win international races in both Australia and Switzerland, Brayton is looking forward to bringing his podium streak to Anaheim 1. After a rough end to the 2010 season Millsaps has spent the off-season healing up and getting ready for a 450 challenge in 2011.
Valli Motorsports owner Chad Lanza is excited about the 2011 season with veteran Nick Wey mentoring 450 Class rookie Austin Stroupe. Both riders being new to the team and they are excited about the possibilities the 2011 season holds.
The MotoConcepts Team ended the 2010 Season on a high with Kyle Chisholm taking home the ”Privateer of the Year” honors. Things haven’t cooled off for Chisholm as he took home a well deserved second place at the prestigious Bercy Supercross during the off-season. Another big off-season development for the team was the hiring of David Vuillemin, a highly successful racer in his own right, as team manager. With his wealth of knowledge David will help guide riders Kyle Chisholm, new comer Tommy Hahn and Vince Friese to reach their ultimate goals in 2011.
In addition to fielding an impressive team with Weston Peick, Jared Brown, Drew Yenerich, Joey Rossi, Alex Millican and Jeff Alessi, Rock River Motorsports will once again be on hand at every Supercross supporting Yamaha racers with a wide assortment of OEM parts to ensure that their YZs are running up to their utmost potential.
“We are very excited to have all of our teams returning to fight for the 2011 Racing series and look forward to coming out of the gate at the opener with a strong start to the season” said Yamaha Racing Division Manager, Keith McCarty.“They did a great job representing the Yamaha brand last year and with contingency and parts available in the pits I’m looking forward to an even better finish in 2011 for all our Yamaha racers”.
The season opener gets underway at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday January 8th.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Yamaha Announces 2011 Contingency Program
Cypress California, September 14, 2010 - Yamaha Motor Corporation., USA is proud to announce its 2011 YZ & WR Contingency program. Over the years Yamaha has focused on making contingency money available to every rider who makes an investment in a new Yamaha YZ or WR model. Whether you race Motocross, Supercross, Off-Road, Enduros, Hare Scrambles, Grand Prix, or Flat Track, Yamaha’s got contingency money for you, and all you need to do to be eligible is own a 2010 or 2011 Yamaha YZ or WR.
Finding a contingency paying race won’t be hard as there are over 90 race events and series covered with over 430 individual races across the entire United States.
Detailed information will be posted by October 1st, 2010, so you can sign up and win your chunk of Yamaha’s $3 Million dollar 2011 contingency. Please visit Yamaha’s official website at http://www.yamaha-motor.com/yzwrcontingency. Here you can find detailed event, race and individual payouts. The program period runs from January 1, 2011 thru November 30, 2011.Was this post helpful? Add yours to our service or subscribe to our feed above.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha - Houston
Houston, TX - The AMA Supercross series went to the mid west over the weekend, visiting Houston, Texas’ Reliant Stadium. DNA Shred Stix/Star Racing/Yamaha attended with high hopes for their lone East coast representative by the name of #577 Martin Davalos. The day started out fairly well for Yamaha backed rider, who put down an impressive lap time as 4th fastest in timed qualifying.
Slated into Heat #1, Davalos had been feeling confident all day and it showed when he reeled off a great start and settled into the 2nd spot. Immediately, Davalos started to apply pressure to the race leader with raw speed, and even nearly took the race lead for a brief moment. After filing back into the 2nd position following a few mistakes, Davalos regained his composure and had some luck on his side for sure. As mid way through the race the leader washed out his front wheel, and right there to capitalize was the #577 machine. Riding much more solidly as of late, Davalos rode on to a brilliant Heat race win.
When the gate dropped in the main event, this time Davalos was forced to sneak around the inside of the first turn in order to come out near the front of the field. Holding down 7th on lap one, Davalos wasted no time in getting out front and inside the top five. Racing with the lead group, Martin was once again establishing himself as a contender by holding his own and challenging for the 4th place position. Lap eight saw a minor setback after he missed his timing in a rhythm section, causing a slip of one spot to 6th. Not backing down one bit; he began to put his fitness to use and with only a handful of laps remaining until the checkers Davalos continued with lots of effort. Just for that he was graced with another touch of luck, when the third place rider took a soil sample on the final lap handing Davalos a stellar finish of 5th.
Star Racing thanks the following companies for their commitment.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Monster Energy Supercross Notes Package Angel Stadium, Anaheim, Calif.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
DUNGEY TAKES 2ND VICTORY AT ANAHEIM SUPERCROSS
DUNGEY TAKES 2ND VICTORY AT ANAHEIM SUPERCROSS
Team Suzuki Press Office - January 24.
Ryan Dungey has increased his lead in the 2010 AMA/ FIM Supercross Championship after racing to his second straight victory at Saturday night's third round at Anaheim in California.
The Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider raced his RM-Z450 to a three-second win over Joshua Hill in the Main Event, watched by almost 32,000 fans.
Said Dungey: "To get our second win was unbelievable and I can't thank the guys on the team enough. The guys at Rockstar Makita Suzuki did a great job with bike set up."
After a shortened practice schedule due to fears that the track wouldn't hold up after a week of rain in Southern California, Dungey was the fastest in the practice sessions. At the drop of the gate for the Main Event, he came out of the first turn in fifth, while his team mate Austin Stroupe grabbed the holeshot. Eventually, Dungey worked his way through the pack and was able to take the lead in lap 14. By the end of the race, Dungey had given himself a comfortable three-second lead at the flag.
"The way the Main Event happened was perfect..." said Team Manager Roger DeCoster. "... because if Ryan got the holeshot, people would say 'Well, he got the holeshot and that's what helped him win.' Coming from behind was good for Ryan. He was fifth coming out of the first turn, and having to pass some guys made the win that much better. It's good for his confidence, and the circumstances of the race were perfect for us."
Dungey was very calculated in his manoeuvres on the track, which allowed him to benefit from the mistakes of other racers.
"I had my work cut out for me tonight," Dungey said. "But I just had to be patient. I had the speed and I had the lines; it was just a matter of letting it come and not rushing it."
With consistent lap times and smart racing last night and so far this season, Dungey has opened up his points lead 15 points ahead of second place.
Another winner was the Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z450, which has proved to be a holeshot machine: Austin Stroupe got the holeshot in Heat #1 as well as the Main Event, and Dungey got the holeshot in Heat #2. The fuel-injected RM-Z450 has grabbed more holeshots in the 2010 season than any other bike on the starting gate.
The race action moves to San Francisco's AT&T Park next weekend; January 30th.
Main Event: 1. Ryan Dungey (Rockstar Makita Suzuki); 2. Josh Hill (Yamaha); 3. James Stewart (Yamaha); 4. Andrew Short (Honda); 5. Kevin Windham (Honda); 6. Justin Brayton (Yamaha); 7. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki); 8. Davi Millsaps (Honda); 9. Michael Byrne (Yamaha); 10. Ivan Tedesco (Yamaha).
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Yamaha Redirects Motorcycle Racing Efforts for 2010
For Supercross and Motocross, Yamaha partner L&M racing will continue to compete in the 450 class with defending AMA World Supercross Champion James Stewart aboard the all-new YZ450F. Additionally, other satellite teams will soon be announced to further compliment and strengthen Yamaha’s off-road racing efforts.
For Road Racing, we will continue to partner with Championship-winning Graves Motorsports who will now assume additional responsibilities for Team Yamaha within the current AMA class structure.
This new direction for our racing efforts for the 2010 season has unfortunately resulted in the elimination of some internal race department positions at Yamaha’s Cypress headquarters.
Racing remains the true life blood and heritage of Yamaha Motor Company and it is with this spirit of challenge that we will continue to race and enable continuous improvement of our products and unparalleled fan enjoyment for years to come.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Scott Champion lives the dream this weekend Factory Yamaha Guest Rider!
Cypress California, July 23, 2009 – VitalMX test rider and aspiring pro racer Scott Champion will have the experience of a lifetime this Saturday at the Washougal National, as he will be calling the Factory Yamaha Semi his personal rig for the day. Racing a Full Factory prepped YZ450F and having the complete support staff of Yamaha technicians at his disposal just as it would be for Josh Hill and Broc Hepler, Scott will get to live out every racers dream, to be a “Factory Rider” even if it’s only for the day.
“I still can’t believe I’m getting to race a Factory YZ450F. Getting to ride one for a magazine test would be cool enough, but I’m actually getting to race one at Washougal. This is definitely a dream come true”, said Scott Champion.
“We’re glad to have the opportunity to show the public what goes on behind the scenes of a Factory race team during the race weekend. Even better VitalMX test rider Scott Champion will be living out his dream experiencing it from a Racer’s point of view on a Factory race bike”, said Racing Team Manager Jim Perry.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Yamaha and KLIM® forge partnership
Toronto, Ontario/ Cypress, CA - Yamaha Motor Canada (YMCA) and Yamaha Motor Corporation USA (YMUS) are excited to announce that they have forged a partnership with KLIM® Technical Riding Gear of Rigby, Idaho, to offer branded versions of the company's line of premium, high tech enduro riding apparel at its dealerships.
"We are very excited to offer the new KLIM products through our Yamaha dealer network. The Yamaha brand is known around the world for offering quality and performance. The premium line of KLIM gear is a perfect fit with Yamaha and will most assuredly meet the highest expectations of our dealers and customers." said YMCA National Planning & Research Manager, Chris Reid.
Yamaha riders will now have Yamaha-branded enduro in-the-boot-pants, along with enduro over-the-boot-pant which will keep the enduro rider performing at the highest level. Yamaha dealers will also offer branded versions of KLIM's F4 fully-vented enduro-style helmet, jerseys and gloves.
KLIM® President Justin Summers stated, "Two industry innovators and leaders in advancing technologies are coming together to give the enduro rider a line of clothing that meets their needs. With our KLIM® high-quality apparel and Yamaha's high-quality machines, riders will have the ultimate outdoor experience."
Product is now available for purchase.
Stop by yamaha-motor.ca or yamaha-motor.com to see the whole line of Yamaha-branded KLIM® technical gear and other Genuine Yamaha Apparel and Accessories.


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