Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has opened voting for the top Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Amateur or Pro-Am racer representing great All-American ATV Racing values in the industry-first “Yamaha All-American ATV Racer” contest: http://bit.ly/OlbdsT

Just in time for the fourth of July weekend, racing fans can now vote and are encouraged to share the contest with other friends, family and fans to build support for their favorite competitor. The racer who earns the most online votes will receive a racing package valued at more than $11,000, which includes an Assembled-in-U.S.A. YFZ450R and free entry to the 2015 GNCC racing season.

“We’ve seen some exciting nominations of great racers and racing role models, and now it is time to find out who can generate the most votes and become the first-ever Yamaha All-American ATV Racer,” said Steve Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV/SxS group marketing manager. “Yamaha believes in the sportsmanship of the ATV racing community, and is proud to give GNCC racers this opportunity. We’re also proud that the YFZ450R is assembled in the U.S.A. at our factory in Georgia. These two factors were the inspiration for this program.”

More than 20 GNCC Amateur and Pro-Am racers 18-years and older were nominated. Voting runs through October 28, 2014. During the voting period, family, friends and fans of the approved nominees are encouraged to vote for their favorite racer that most represents the All-American ATV racing values on and off the track.

Prize Package Includes:

– New Assembled-in-U.S.A. YFZ450R
– “Yamaha Pit Kit” (including Yamaha Racing pop-up, stand and pit jacket)
– Yamaha EF2000iS generator
– Yamaha Pressure Washer
– GYTR gift certificate for $1,000
– Gate and race entry fees to the 2015 GNCC season

Complete rules, dates and entry forms are available online by clicking here.

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, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of dealers in the United States. Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha 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.

Can-Am DS 450 racer Joel Hetrick earned second overall in the Pro class at round six of the 2014 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series held near Millville, Minn.

Can-Am Pros secured three top-five finishes in both the Pro and Pro-Am classes at the iconic Spring Creek Motocross park. Can-Am Pro Travis Moore also won both the Pro and Pro-Am classes at round five of the New England ATV Motocross series held in New Hampshire.

“We had a good weekend in Minnesota and New Hampshire. We earned the second spot on the Pro class podium with Joel Hetrick and also netted top-five finishes from Josh Creamer and Jeffrey Rastrelli,” said Jeff Leclerc, Racing Project Leader, Can-Am. “Hetrick continues to impress aboard his DS 450, with yet another consistent finish. Travis Moore continued his pursuit of a double championship In NEATV by winning both Pro-level classes.”

ATV MX Nationals

The Mtn. Dew Spring Creek ATV National, stop No. 6 on the ATV National Championship series tour, hosted its first ATV motocross weekend since 2011. Thunderstorms and heavy rain were in the forecast, but held off to allow for competitive racing on a challenging course.

JB Racing / DWT / Mtn. Dew Live Wire / Can-Am DS 450 Pro Joel Hetrick earned a Pro class podium for Can-Am at round six. Hetrick battled back from the sixth-place position in each moto to earn two, top-three moto finishes. His 2-3 score was good for second overall on the weekend and gave him a 13-point cushion over third with three rounds remaining.

“My Can-Am worked awesome. This was one of the roughest tracks so far. This has been a good season and I am going to try to get on the podium,” said Hetrick. “I was second in qualifiers and didn’t quite get the starts I wanted, but I went to work and got second overall.”

Two other Can-Am DS 450 Pros also made a run at the Pro class podium in Josh Creamer (BCS Performance / Can-Am) and Jeffrey Rastrelli (JB Racing / Cheerwine / Can-Am). Creamer came out of the gate in second place in moto one, but ended up taking third.

After a mid-pack start in moto two, Creamer picked off three other racers on his way to fourth. His 3-4 score was good for fourth overall. Rastrelli, who earned his first-career ATVRiders.com Top Qualifier Award earlier in the day, took fourth in the first moto and then started moto two in second. By lap two, he took over the lead and held it for three laps.

After a bobble on a difficult downhill section, Rastrelli lost the lead, but rallied to take fifth in moto two to earn fifth overall, matching a season’s best. BCS Performance / Can-Am DS 450 racer Ronnie Higgerson took 10th in the Pro class. He also finished on the Pro-Am podium at Millville, earning third.

Higgerson, the current Pro-Am class points leader, now has five straight podium finishes, two wins and a 31-point lead going into round seven. Second place in the Pro-Am standings belongs to Rastrelli, who was fifth at Spring Creek. William Lloyd (JB Racing / Cheerwine / Can-Am) captured fourth in the Pro-Am class and earned a third-place podium finish in the Open A class.

NEATV-MX

BCS Performance / Whitcher Racing / Can-Am X-Team rider Travis Moore, the reigning NEATV-MX Pro class champion, expanded his points lead in the Pro class by winning both motos to capture the class overall victory at round five of the series held at Jolly Rogers MX in Lempster, N.H. Moore also won the Pro-Am class aboard his DS 450 ATV to take over the points lead. He trailed the leader by 10 points by tallied 60 points on his way to the win and lead. Seven rounds remain on the 2014 NEATV-MX season schedule.

“My Can-Am was literally unstoppable today,” said Moore. “This track got super rough and there were big holes and rocks sticking out everywhere. Thankfully, for the amount of awesome people behind me and me being able to train hard, I’m back on top and looking for another championship or two,” said Moore.

Side-by-side racing was also part of the NEATV-MX weekend and Can-Am Maverick pilot Wayne Chamberland led from start-to-finish in his Can-Am Maverick. He’s the current points leader heading into the next round.

For more information on 2014 Can-Am racing, the contingency program and all amateur racer support programs, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.

Last weekend, Scramblers would run at TORN’s Round 5 in Bulcher, Texas and Round 9, GNCC’s Snowshoe, in Snowshoe, West Virginia.

Team UXC Racing’s Chris Robinson would line up his Scrambler XP 1000 at TORN looking for another win. With a field of ten Utility quads and limited passing spots, a good start would be crucial and, when the flagged dropped, Robinson piloted the Scrambler XP 1000 into second place position. Two-miles in, Robinson was able to take the lead and rode home to another win.

TORN will be on summer break until September 5, so Robinson will be taking to the desert for Best in the Desert’s Vegas to Reno, on August 15.

In West Virginia, Rick Cecco would suit up for the last GNCC race before the summer break. Snowshoe combines aspects of every other spot on the circuit: rocks, hill climbs, mud bogs, roots and an elevation so high that it can cause a machine to perform much differently.

Cecco saw trouble early on with goggles that failed forcing him to pit on the first lap. After the initial stop, he used every lap and the power of his Scrambler XP 850 to gain on those in front of him. Though he was back in the fifth position for laps one through five, by lap six he was able to move into the third position.

Through lap seven, Cecco remained in the third position, but had mere seconds between himself and second place. Having only a handful of miles remaining on the last lap, Cecco managed to overtake the second position and grab yet another podium finish. Cecco goes into the summer break in fourth in the 4×4 Pro Class with Team UXC Racing’s Michael Swift sitting in fifth.

Team UXC is sponsored by Polaris Factory Racing, Driven Powersports, Maxxis Tires, Fly, Evans Coolant, Axis, Hiper, ROX Speed FX, Dirtworks, SSI Decals, Thermo Tec, Leatt, Ricochet, DP Brakes, Spider, Moto Pro Training, Scott, Outerwears, FASST, Fourwerx Carbon Fiber, America’s Motorsports, Ams-Oil, Tire Balls, Ruralube, Rigid Industries, Holz Racing Products, Knight Krawlers Kustoms, Yoshimura, Finishes That Last, Rock Power Sports

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