press release from Yamaha

Yamaha Factory ATV Race Team Readies for 2009 Season
Championship Teams Kickoff First Full Season on the All-New, Highly-Anticipated YFZ450R

CYPRESS, Calif. – February 24, 2009 – Yamaha’s ATV race team is in final preparations for the 2009 race season and will enter a number of the top ATV racing series, including GNCC, QuadCross, WORCS and AMA MX, over the next two weekends.  This is the first season that each Yamaha race team member will compete atop the all-new and highly-anticipated YFZ450R

Many of Yamaha’s ATV race team members were introduced last fall, but there have been a few additions to the team that have not yet been formally announced.  Members not yet announced include: Johnny Gallagher, a seasoned veteran who has spent years working with the Yamaha factory team on the GNCC circuit; Donnie Ockerman, the 2008 GNCC XC2 Pro-Am champion; Thomas Brown, the 2008 ATVA/AMA National Pro-Am Motocross champ; and Justin Noss, winner of the inaugural season of the 2008 QuadCross 250cc unlimited class on his Raptor 250.

Yamaha’s factory riders announced last fall include:

Bill Ballance, the nine-time consecutive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) XC1 Pro series champion and widely considered the best ATV racer of all time.  Ballance suffered a rib injury last year and had to undergo surgery in the off-season.  The injury and resulting surgery interrupted his pre-season training, but in true championship-fashion Ballance will be back to chase his 10th consecutive title at the GNCC opener in Florida this coming weekend.  Ballance is from Smiths Grove, Ky., and runs the #1 plate.

Traci Cecco, the unprecedented seven-time GNCC womens’ title holder and veteran Yamaha race team member.  Cecco, who lives in Shamokin, Penn., and runs #201, will return to try to break her own record in 2009.

Brandon Sommers, the 2007 GNCC XC2 class champion, placed fifth last year in his first go at the XC1 class.  Sommers, #784, is back in XC1 for 2009 racing out of Millersburg, Ohio.

Pat Brown, 2008 Montreal Supercross champ and a top competitor for Yamaha in the AMA pro ATV motocross series.  Brown is from Pittstown, N.J., and runs the #99 plate.

Dustin Nelson, two-time Yamaha/ITP Quadcross MX Pro Class champion.  Nelson was the first Yamaha Team rider to race the YFZ450R at the end of last year when he took the holeshot and won a Quadcross moto at Glen Helen en route to his 2008 series title.  Nelson lives in Ramona, Calif., and runs #94.

Yamaha race team bios are available at: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/events/racinghome/home.aspx and more information on the new YFZ450R is available at: http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/620/0/home.aspx

About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding product offerings also include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of more than 4,000 dealers in the United States.

Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1977, YMUS also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamaha-motor.com.

Results from last weekends Fall Classic ATV event at Old Bridge Township’s Raceway Park in Old Bridge NJ

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Race #9
10/26/2008
Overall Race Results
Quad Pro-Am
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	64	HON	Shawn Welsh	1	1
2	23c	HON	Christopher Clayton	2	2
Quad 50cc Stock 4-7 yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	55	Unk	Brandon Grace	1	1
2	43	Unk	Jt Serrao	2	2
Quad 50cc Prod CVT 6-8 yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	525	Unk	Joseph Cavaliere	1	1
Quad Jr Mini 0-70cc 6-11 yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	4d	COB	David Clark	1	1
2	133	COB	Roy Gendron	2	2
Quad Sr. Mini 90-125cc 8-15 y
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	93	COB	Bren Marra	1	1
2	24	Unk	David Nevrotski	2	2
3	03	HON	Steven Martisofski	3	4
4	800	Unk	Madison Alessi	5	3
5	97	Unk	Taylor Johnson	4	5
6	5m	HON	Phillip Mcgarvey	7	6
7	5	HON	Michael Lindsay	6	7
8	53	Unk	Nicholas Bassista	8	8
Quad Youth (4 Stroke) 8-15 yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	000	HON	Daniel Grace	2	1
2	5m	HON	Phillip Mcgarvey	1	2
Quad 70cc Prod. Auto 6-11 yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	55	Unk	Brandon Grace	1	3
2	36	Unk	Aj Garreffi	2	4
3	36a	PLS	Andrew Ciccone	DNF	1
4	525	Unk	Joseph Cavaliere	DNF	2
Quad Collegeboy 16-24
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	422	SUZ	Quinton Barto	1	1
2	77	HON	Nicholas Moser	2	2
3	87	HON	Austin Moser	3	3
4	38s	HON	Nicholas Simmermon	4	4
5	708	HON	Larry Krowicki	5	6
6	27k	YAM	Kris Lilick	7	5
7	67	HON	Scott Meizinger	6	DNF
Quad 90cc 2s/125cc 4s 8-15
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	4d	COB	David Clark	1	1
2	97	Unk	Taylor Johnson	2	2
3	36a	PLS	Andrew Ciccone	3	3
4	36	Unk	Aj Garreffi	5	4
5	3	Unk	Emma Gibson	4	5
6	53	Unk	Nicholas Bassista	6	6
7	70t	PLS	Tyler Avery	7	7
Quad 91-200 2s/91-300 4s 13-15
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	22	HON	Brett Cusumano	1	1
2	180	HON	Chad Davis	2	2
3	21	HON	Rick Clark	3	3
4	7	YAM	Zachery Calabrese	4	4
Quad Open A 16+ yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	45	SUZ	Rich Stambach	1	3
2	707	HON	Kevin Olson	5	1
3	3	KAW	Richard Lindsay	6	2
4	64	HON	Shawn Welsh	3	5
5	13	HON	Ronald Ranck	2	7
6	513	HON	Michael Victor	7	4
7	87	HON	Austin Moser	4	8
8	422	SUZ	Quinton Barto	8	6
9	411	SUZ	Donald Lysinger	DNF	DNS
10	40	HON	Thomas Whalen III	DNS	DNS
Quad Open B 16+ yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	77	HON	Nicholas Moser	1	1
2	50	SUZ	Bill Zaros	3	3
3	38s	HON	Nicholas Simmermon	2	5
4	32	SUZ	Tim Notarianni	4	4
5	708	HON	Larry Krowicki	7	2
6	67	HON	Scott Meizinger	5	6
7	27k	YAM	Kris Lilick	6	7
8	41	YAM	John Perry	DNF	DNS
Quad Open C 16+ yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	624	Unk	Karl Bower	1	1
2	322	SUZ	Tyler Wittje	2	2
3	919	HON	Nick Cairoli	5	3
4	19p	YAM	Harry Press	4	4
5	812	HON	Zach Berghof	8	5
6	72j	YAM	Justin Lilick	7	6
7	39	YAM	William Melick	3	DNF
8	419	HON	Edward Gillan	6	DNS
9	88	KAW	Troy Diminick	9	DNS
10	14	HON	David Germano	DNF	DNS
Quad Veteran 25+ yrs
Overall	Number	Brand	Name	Moto 1	Moto 2
1	45	SUZ	Rich Stambach	1	1
2	13	HON	Ronald Ranck	2	2
3	50	SUZ	Bill Zaros	3	3
4	40	HON	Thomas Whalen III	4	5
5	32	SUZ	Tim Notarianni	8	4
6	8	YAM	Brenden O’hara	6	6
7	58	HON	Jonathan Halliday	7	7
8	39	YAM	William Melick	5	DNS

Thunder Motorsports

10/10/2008

+25A: 1. Tristan Huey (Hon)

+25B: 1. Brian Rule (Hon); 2. Rob Novak (Hon); 3. Mark Wesnofske (Yam); 4. Matthew Hangey (Suz); 5. Matthew Rosano (Hon);

125 B: 1. Jason Dichiara (Yam);

125 C: 1. Christopher Crum (Ktm); 2. Carmen Simonetti (Yam); 3. Ronald Santini (Ktm); 4. Anthony Faccone (Hon); 5. Matt Miller (Hon);

250 A: 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Adam Blessing (Suz); 3. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 4. Jeremy Weniger (Hon); 5. Eric Mckay (Yam);

250 B: 1. Tyler Killeen (Suz); 2. J Grisham (Hon); 3. Matthew Grant (Kaw); 4. Kevin Clark (Ktm); 5. Dakota Letsinger (Suz);

250 C (Group 1): 1. Todd Gordon (Suz); 2. Mark Glassford (Hon); 3. Andrew Herzog (Hon); 4. Graig Heffentrager (Yam); 5. Randy Handlovsky (Kaw);

250 C (Group 2): 1. Timothy Vogel (Suz); 2. Chad Tussel (Yam); 3. Joseph Remkus (Hon); 4. Chris Chiofalo (Hon); 5. John Moore (Hon);

30+B: 1. Michael Moschitta (Kaw); 2. Richard Pataky (Kaw); 3. Mark Wesnofske (Yam); 4. Todd Tennis (Yam); 5. Gerard Ricciardelli (Hon);

30+C: 1. Douglas Dixon (Suz); 2. Stuart Thomas (Yam); 3. John Moore (Hon); 4. Jason Hogue (Kaw); 5. Jason Barone (Kaw);

40+: 1. Michael Moschitta (Kaw); 2. Chris Suydan (Hon); 3. George Martin (Kaw); 4. Bill Ford (Suz); 5. John Stewart (Suz);

450 4 Stk A: 1. Adam Blessing (Suz); 2. Teddy Grant (Kaw); 3. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 4. Evan Forosisky (Kaw); 5. Jeremy Weniger (Yam);

450 4 Stk B: 1. James Dzierwinski, Jr (Kaw); 2. Stephen Morelli (Hon); 3. Rob Novak (Hon); 4. Kyle Grow (Suz); 5. Joseph Gleason (Suz);

450 4 Stk C: 1. Todd Gordon (Suz); 2. Derek Mowday (Hon); 3. Timothy Vogel (Suz); 4. Graig Heffentrager (Yam); 5. Joseph Remkus (Hon);

Bike (10-11yrs) 0-85cc: 1. Lucas Brzostowski (Kaw); 2. Andrew Voroscak (Ktm); 3. Donzi Dambrosa (Suz); 4. Collin Macauley (Kaw); 5. Tanner Barnhardt (Ktm);

Bike (12-13yrs) 0-85cc: 1. Michael Pettit (Suz); 2. Austin Wood (Hon); 3. Christopher Crum (Ktm); 4. Anthony Falciani (Hon); 5. Jack Defelice (Yam);

Bike (14-15yrs) 0-85cc: 1. Eric Osmundsen (Kaw); 2. Dashauyn Staten (Hon); 3. Dan Tino (Kaw); 4. Evan Hopkins (Hon); 5. Stephen Andrescavage (Hon);

Bike 0-65cc 4-6 YR: 1. Evan Knoll (Ktm); 2. Joseph Serrao (Ktm); 3. Jeremy Lenart (Yam); 4. Liam Ufferfilge (Hon);

Bike 0-85cc 7-9 YR: 1. Jake Impens (Kaw); 2. Scott Stockunas (Kaw); 3. Gage Solis (Pli); 4. Danny Filer (Ktm); 5. Christopher Ford (Ktm);

Collegeboy 17-24yrs: 1. Ronnie Stewart (Suz); 2. Charles Sherby (Hon); 3. Teddy Grant (Kaw); 4. J Grisham (Hon); 5. Joseph Kane (Hon);

Schoolboy 12-16 yrs: 1. Charles Sherby (Hon); 2. Tyler Killeen (Suz); 3. Brad Roth (Suz); 4. Eric Osmundsen (Kaw); 5. Evan Barnikow (Suz);

Supermini: 1. Brad Roth (Suz); 2. Michael Pettit (Suz); 3. Eric Osmundsen (Kaw); 4. Austin Wood (Hon); 5. Tyler Valcich (Hon);

PIT BIKE: 1. Bren Marra (Cob); 2. Devon Grisham (Yam); 3. Matthew Shinn (Hon); 4. Tyler Carr (Kaw); 5. Jay Hansen (Yam);

Quad (10-12yrs) 0-90cc: 1. Nicholas Major (Drr); 2. Erin Minervini (Apx); 3. Roy Gendron (Cob); 4. Dylan Greene (Apx); 5. Justin Barnikow (Cob);

Quad 0-50cc 4-6 YR: 1. Jake Szigeti (Drr); 2. Dylan Ottman (Drr); 3. Julian Coffing (Drr); 4. Joseph Sweeney (Drr); 5. Joseph Serrao (Ktm);

Quad 0-90cc 7-9yr (Group 1): 1. Davis Eames (Apx); 2. Lea Concepcion (Drr); 3. Kaitlyn Moran (Drr); 4. Kyle Suydam (Suz); 5. Daniel Linke (Drr);

Quad 0-90cc 7-9yr (Group 2): 1. David Clark (Cob); 2. Justin Clark (Apx); 3. Tyler Carr (Kaw); 4. Alan Myers (Ecc); 5. Brandon Grace (Drr);

Quad 2 Stk. B: 1. Curtis Robinette (Yam); 2. Dennis Ray (Yam); 3. Carl Neubert (Hon); 4. Anthony White (Yam); 5. Lonnie Godbolt (Yam);

Quad 200-300cc: 1. Bren Marra (Cob); 2. Matthew Shinn (Hon); 3. Stuart Thomas (Hon); 4. Kevin Rousell (Yam); 5. Robert Everland (Hon);

Quad 4 Stk B (Group 2): 1. Paul Callahan (Suz); 2. Christopher Clayton (Hon); 3. Nicholas Simmermon (Hon); 4. Chris Schultz (Hon); 5. Timothy Botbyl (Suz);

Quad 4 Stk B (Group1): 1. Larry Krowicki (Hon); 2. Robert Busa (Suz); 3. Timothy Notarianni (Suz); 4. David Sickler (Hon); 5. Rob Cruz (Suz);

Quad 4 Stk. A: 1. Donald Lysinger, Jr (Suz); 2. Richard Lindsay (Kaw); 3. Andrew Ace (Hon); 4. Jay Derosa (Hon); 5. Michael Victor (Hon);

Quad 51-90 cc 4-6 YR:1. Dylan Ottman (Drr); 2. Brittney Szigeti (Drr); 3. Julian Coffing (Drr); 4. Jake Szigeti (Drr);

Quad C (Group 1): 1. Matthew Ambrose (Kaw); 2. Chris Rzonca (Kaw); 3. Chance Grey (Yam); 4. Anthony Lombardo (Suz); 5. Chris Convery (Hon);

Quad C (Group 2): 1. Daniel Altenburg (Hon); 2. William Kleinert (Suz); 3. David Germano (Hon); 4. Christopher Graham (Yam); 5. Tonido Dixon (Yam);

Quad C (Group 3): 1. Steve Lyons (Suz); 2. Anthony Cozza (Hon); 3. Andrew Boho (Yam); 4. Justin Warren (Hon); 5. Frank Minervini (Suz);

Quad C (Group 4): 1. Edward Gillan (Hon); 2. Cody Marienthal (Hon); 3. Tom Greenhoe (Yam); 4. Paul Summer (Hon); 5. Bill Patterson (Yam);

Quad C (Group 5): 1. Jesse Styers (Suz); 2. Nick Pontano (Hon); 3. Chris Wittenberger (Yam); 4. Zachery Calabrese (Yam); 5. Kyle Platt (Kaw);

Quad Unltd (Group 1): 1. Andrew Ace (Hon); 2. Justin Frailey (Suz); 3. Jay Derosa (Hon); 4. Timothy Notarianni (Suz); 5. Jonathan Derosa (Hon);

Quad Unltd (Group 2): 1. Robert Busa (Suz); 2. Richard Lindsay (Kaw); 3. Tonido Dixon (Yam); 4. Michael Yondura (Suz); 5. Daniel Bergholz (Hon);

Quad Unltd (Group 3): 1. Dillon Woolley (Suz); 2. Christopher Clayton (Hon); 3. Nicholas Simmermon (Hon); 4. Edward Gillan (Hon); 5. Chris Schultz (Hon);

Quad Vet: 1. Steven Stracka (Hon); 2. Timothy Notarianni (Suz); 3. Gary Batta (Hon); 4. Andrew Donise (Suz); 5. Jeff Eames (Suz);

Womens Open: 1. Alisha Dipasquale (Yam); 2. Kellie Moran (Yam); 3. Erin Minervini (Apx); 4. Niki Major (Apx); 5. Davis Eames (Apx);

HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. (Aug. 10, 2008) — Results of Sunday’s ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA Pro ATV Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch (Showing finishing position, rider, bike number, bike brand, hometown, and moto finishes):

1. Chad Wienen, 44, Suzuki, Galena, Ill., 1-2.
2. Dustin Wimmer, 191, Suzuki, Center Valley, Pa, 4-3.
3. Josh Creamer, 9, Kawasaki, North Stonington, Conn., 2-6.
4. Joe Byrd, 7, Honda, Union City, Tenn., 10-1.
5. Doug Gust, 55, Suzuki, Salem, Wis., 3-5.
6. Pat Brown, 199, Yamaha, Pittstown, N.J., 7-4.
7. Cody Miller, 22, Can-Am, Greenville, Texas, 8-7.
8. Harold Goodman, 708, Honda, Romulus, Mich., 11-8.
9. Greg Gee, 10, Can-Am, Simcoe, Ontario, 12-9.
10. Jeremy Lawson, 16, Can-Am, Battletown, Ky., 6-17.
11. John Ragon, 98, Honda, Milan, Tenn., 14-10.
12. Josh Upperman, 20, Honda, Louisville, Ohio, 5-19.
13. John Natalie, Jr., 13, Can-Am, Houtzdale, Pa., 9-18.
14. Keith Little, 12, Kawasaki, Spruce Pine, Ala., 15-13.
15. Jasmin Plante, 91, Yamaha, Notre Dame, Quebec, 17-12.
16. Cale Downen, 727, Honda, Junction, Ill., 13-16.
17. Russell Shumaker, 68, Kawasaki, Bristol, Wis., 20-11.
18. Sage Baker, 49, Can-Am, Shasta Lake, Calif., 18-14.
19. Rocco Arno, Jr., 101, Honda, Bridgeton, N.J., 19-15.
20. Jason Dunkelberger, 19, Honda, Trevorton, Pa, 16-20.