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2008
Yamaha Special Edition YFZ450 ATV |
Cypress, CA (10/23/2007) - Yamaha
Motor Corp., U.S.A. will host a championship celebration
at the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Racing
Series Finale in Crawfordsville, Indiana, October
26 – 28. In addition to the celebrations
and racing, Yamaha will introduce all new 2008
Special Edition ATVs to the public on Saturday,
October 27.
The Yamaha themed events will start Friday
evening at 5 p.m. at Yamaha’s display
near the GNCC Ironman track. During the Friday
night event, Yamaha staff and fans will honor
team riders Traci Cecco, who recently secured
her unprecedented sixth GNCC Women’s ATV
Championship, and Brandon Sommers, who became
the first ever GNCCC XC2 Pro Am Champion in
this new class on his YFZ450. Both Cecco and
Sommers secured their 2007 season titles on
their Yamaha YFZ450s at the GNCC race in Yadkinville,
N.C., on Saturday, September 29.
“It was a long season, but I can finally
breathe now,” Cecco said. “I love
the YFZ450. My Yamaha is always the first off
the starting line and always pulls the hole
shots.”
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Yamaha's
Bill Ballance |
“I was super excited about how well everything
went this season,” Sommers commented.
“The Yamaha YFZ450 worked really well
and everything just came together.”
“We’re extremely proud of all of
our Yamaha team riders, and what Traci has accomplished
– winning six titles – is really
something special,” said Steve Nessl,
Yamaha ATV/SxS marketing manager. “We
congratulate Traci and Brandon on their championships,
and we’ll be cheering for Bill to go all
the way again on Saturday!”
The Friday night event will also be the stage
for a Yamaha pep rally for Bill Ballance, who
will be racing on Saturday to break the ATV
racing record with an eight consecutive championship.
Ballance, who has been riding a 2008 YFZ450
during the last few rounds, is a favorite for
the series going into this last race with a
22 point lead.
On Saturday morning Yamaha will unveil for
the first time publicly new Special Editions
of its 2008 YFZ450, Raptor and Grizzly ATVs,
which will hit dealerships later this year.
Throughout the weekend, Yamaha will also be
holding a raffle of a new 2008 Raptor 250 and
will donate the proceeds to the Rider Down Foundation.
Attendees can register for the raffle at the
Yamaha display and the winner will be announced
at the GNCC ATV Awards banquet in November.
More details about the Rider Down Foundation
are available at http://www.riderdown.org/.
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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