MARIETTA, Ga., Nov. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, bLU cRU racers introduced house a number of championships to cap off one other profitable 2022 racing season. Riders aboard the YFZ450R topped the rostrum in a number of race sequence, and the YXZ1000R SS (Sport Shift) continued to impress with a number of championships captured on a mess of tracks throughout the nation. Yamaha will honor this yr’s bLU cRU titleholders in the course of the 2022 Wall of Champions ceremony at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama this December.
In the Championship Off-Road Tour, Yamaha racers dominated the sequence as soon as extra, sweeping the Side-by-Side (SxS) lessons within the pure sport YXZ1000R. After beginning the yr off because the top-placing YXZ on the famed and grueling King of the Hammers race, Yamaha factory-supported racer, Brock Heger, returned to brief course within the Championship Off-Road Tour and as soon as once more took house the championship and $15,000 bLU cRU bonus in his BH Motorsports / Weller Racing / Maxxis / Yamaha YXZ1000R SS. In the PRO TURBO SxS class, New Zealander, Hamish Kelsey in his Kelsey Construction / Powersports 1 / DLP / Yamaha YXZ1000R SS secured the championship and bLU cRU bonus. Led by Colin Kernz, the YXZ additionally captured the highest three positions within the PRO AM SxS class, in addition to the highest 4 spots within the Sportsman SxS class, with Jacob Blemke edging out the competitors by solely 4 factors.
In the AMA ATV Motocross (ATV MX) circuit, Yamaha racers dominated the observe on the podium-proven YFZ450R, ending in 4 of the top-five positions within the AMA Pro division. After buying and selling general wins all through 2022 with one another, Phoenix Racing’s YFZ rider, Joel Hetrick, capped off the season with the $15,000 bLU cRU bonus and his third ATV MX championship, adopted by eight-time champion Chad Wienen (Wienen Motorsports / Maxxis / Walsh / SSI / Fly Racing / Yamaha YFZ450R).
The Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) sequence showcased a number of battles this yr, a number of of which got here all the way down to the ultimate spherical. Although seven-time champion, Walker Fowler, received the Yamaha Racing Ironman finale on his WFR / GBC / Fly Racing / Yamaha YFZ450R to shut issues out and tie for general factors within the class, fellow bLU cRU racer, Brycen Neal, secured the $15,000 bLU cRU bonus on his Magna1 Motorsports YFZ450R and was topped the brand new XC1 Pro ATV titleholder from extra general wins in 2022. Hunter Hart rounded out the yr’s podium for an additional YFZ450R sweep. Also on the Yamaha Racing Ironman GNCC, Yamaha held a particular retirement ceremony for bLU cRU racer, Johnny Gallagher, in honor of his 27-year profession racing professional.
In the XC2 Pro-Am ATV class, Yamaha riders dominated the sphere, profitable the highest 9 positions with Action Off-Road’s Jay Shadron clinching a definitive championship win and the $2,500 bLU cRU bonus. Claiming the $500 bLU cRU bonus for every of their lessons have been James Glauda in Collage A, Andre Williams in College B, Jeremy Ledonne in Junior A, and William Wallace in Junior B.
In assist of the GNCC’s annual “Race for the Cure” on the Yamaha Racing Ironman GNCC in Crawfordsville, Indiana, elevating breast most cancers consciousness and funding native breast most cancers care and analysis for the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF), Yamaha returned as a serious contributor to the trouble, committing $50 for every class win on a Yamaha, and a further $50 for every 2022 Yamaha championship. This yr, with 33 nationwide championships and 35 race-day wins, together with extra fundraising efforts onsite, Yamaha donated over $5,500 to MCCF, which is able to use the funds to proceed their efforts to offer free mammogram examinations within the surrounding area.
With the help of bLU cRU racers, Yamaha additionally held a particular All Kids Bike activation in Indiana, assembling bicycles benefitting an area elementary faculty in Crawfordsville. Yamaha continues to assist All Kids Bike by means of a number of grants and bicycle deliveries to varsities throughout the nation, with extra activations deliberate sooner or later.
All 2022 pro-class bLU cRU champions will likely be additional acknowledged throughout Yamaha’s Wall of Champions induction ceremony at Barber Motorsports Park this December alongside Yamaha staff. Their achievements will likely be emblazoned on a customized plaque that will likely be proudly displayed at Yamaha’s international headquarters in Marietta, Georgia.
Every Yamaha SxS and full-size ATV is proudly Assembled within the USA at Yamaha’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia, for worldwide distribution. For additional info on the bLU cRU program, go to YamahabLUcRU.com. REALize Your Adventure and study extra about Yamaha’s 2023 Proven Off-Road line-up at YamahaOutdoors.com, or by visiting your native Yamaha supplier. Connect with Yamaha on social media through @YamahaOutdoors, tune in to the Yamaha Outdoors podcast on listening apps, or search the next hashtags on all platforms: #Yamaha #YamahaRacing #REALizeYourPodium #REALizeYourAdventure #ProvenOffRoad #bLUcRU #AssembledInUSA #YXZ1000R #YFZ450R
About Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA (YMUS), is a acknowledged chief within the out of doors recreation trade. The firm’s ever-expanding product choices embody Motorcycles and Scooters, ATV and Side-by-Side automobiles, Snowmobiles, WaveRunner Personal Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outdoor Power Equipment, Power Assist Bicycles, Golf Cars, Power Assist Wheelchair Systems, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Robotic Machines, Unmanned Helicopters, Accessories, Apparel, Yamalube merchandise, and rather more. YMUS merchandise are bought by means of a nationwide community of distributors and sellers within the United States.
YMUS has a company workplace in California, two company workplaces in Georgia, amenities in Wisconsin and Alabama, and manufacturing facility operations in Tennessee and Georgia. Additional U.S.-based subsidiaries embody Yamaha Marine Systems Company (YMSC) with divisions Bennett Marine (Florida), Kracor Systems (Wisconsin) and Siren Marine, Inc. (Rhode Island), Skeeter Boats (Texas), with division G3 Boats (Missouri), and Yamaha Precision Propeller (Indiana).
ATVs over 90cc are really helpful to be used solely by riders 16 years and older.
SxS Vehicles are really helpful to be used solely by licensed drivers 16 years and older.
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Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
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