VMS Ready for the outdoors

Courtesy of VMS
Murrieta, CA - The Valli Motorsports Rockstar Yamaha team is ready to go for a full assault on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championships starting this weekend at the Dirt Diggers Classic, also known as Hangtown MX, just outside of Sacramento, CA.

The Valli Motorsports Rockstar Yamaha outdoor team consists of # 27 Nick Wey, #74 Austin Stroupe and # 539 Ricky Dietrich, with Jon Mitcheff continuing as Team Manager.

Wey is coming off a successful AMA Supercross season where he finished 10th overall with a best finish of 6th in Toronto. Last year outdoors, Wey also finished 10th overall in the series with a second moto 6th at Washougal as his best moto. The veteran is always looking to improve and is ready for the grueling summer races.

Stroupe will be competing on the powerful GYTR-equipped Yamaha YZ450F for the first time outdoors and is looking to quiet the doubters. His Supercross season with filled with highs and lows including some injuries and also some great holeshots and finishes. He finished 18th overall with a season best 7th in Las Vegas. Stroupe has always been a strong rider outdoors and the team is impressed with testing results so far. Unfortunately, Stroupe will miss a bunch of the opening rounds as he elected to have surgery on his shoulder because of complications after Las Vegas. He is expected to be out for about 8 weeks.

Dietrich is a new addition to the team this season, but he has ridden for Valli in the past. The 2007 WORCS champ decided that he wanted to do an entire season outdoors and we are excited to see what he can do aboard the Rockstar Yamaha YZ450F. In 2009, Dietrich filled in part time for the Kawasaki Factory team and finished 14th overall outdoors with a season high fifth in a moto at Red Bud. Ricky loves the outdoors and we believe that he is capable of some strong finishes this season.

Valli Motorsports Rockstar Yamaha is proudly sponsored by these fine companies: Valli Motorsports, Rockstar Energy Drink, Yamaha, Pro Circuit, GYTR, Yamalube, Dunlop, Braking, Hammerhead, Excel, ARC Levers, N-Style, DT1 Filters, Cycra, VP Fuels, Vortex Ignitions, Pro Taper, Light Speed, Mechanix Wear, Boyesen Engineering, Faction MX Hoses and Valli Construction. Was this post helpful? Add yours to our service or subscribe to our feed above.