Yamaha ATV & SxS Racers Look to Clinch Championships
Aug. 30, 2019
UTVUG Staff
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, announces several ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) bLU cRU racers look to clinch championships as many series approach their final rounds and the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) circuit ramps back up after its summer hiatus. Already wrapping their season up and dominating the top three spots in the AMA ATV Motocross (ATV MX) Production Stock Premier class aboard their podium-proven YFZ450Rs are Chad Wienen, Thomas Brown, and Cody Ford.
Aiming to secure his fifth straight GNCC XC1 Pro ATV title, reigning champ Walker Fowler is gearing up for the second half of the series, where he holds a comfortable 65-point lead with his WFR / GBC / Fly Racing-backed YFZ450R. In the SxS racing series, the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League comes to an end this weekend at the World Championship Off-Road Races in Crandon, Wisconsin, where Yamaha bLU cRU SxS racers, CJ Greaves and Brock Heger will compete in the Pro Stock class, while Rod VanEperen will participate in the Pro Mod class in his Powersports 1 / Yamalube / GYTR / Beyond Redline / Bayland Building YXZ1000R. Heading into the final race, Greaves leads the Pro Stock class in his Monster Energy / Maxxis / Yamalube / GYTR / Greaves Motorsports YXZ1000R. In addition to the Short Course series, Heger currently stands second overall in the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Production 1000 class in his BH Motorsports / Yamaha / Weller Racing / Maxxis YXZ1000R.
In celebration of the victories in the ATV MX Production Stock Premier class, Yamaha is awarding the top three finishers with bLU cRU contingency payouts: Wienen will be awarded $2,500 for first, Brown $1,500 for second, and Ford $750 for third overall. In addition, Yamaha will present Craig Beebe with a $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card for winning the Production Stock class on a YFZ450R. Recipients will receive their awards at the ATV MX banquet later this year.
For the 2020 ATV MX season, Yamaha’s bLU cRU racer support program will offer payout and prize opportunities – including the chance to win a brand new YFZ450R – to eligible participants competing in the majority of the Production Stock rounds. Yamaha’s bLU cRU contingency for the overall winners of the 2020 ATV MX season’s Production Stock classes will be as follows:
In celebration of the victories in the ATV MX Production Stock Premier class, Yamaha is awarding the top three finishers with bLU cRU contingency payouts: Wienen will be awarded $2,500 for first, Brown $1,500 for second, and Ford $750 for third overall. In addition, Yamaha will present Craig Beebe with a $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card for winning the Production Stock class on a YFZ450R. Recipients will receive their awards at the ATV MX banquet later this year.
For the 2020 ATV MX season, Yamaha’s bLU cRU racer support program will offer payout and prize opportunities – including the chance to win a brand new YFZ450R – to eligible participants competing in the majority of the Production Stock rounds. Yamaha’s bLU cRU contingency for the overall winners of the 2020 ATV MX season’s Production Stock classes will be as follows:
- Production Stock Premier: First- $2,500, Second- $1,500, Third- $750, Fourth- $500, Fifth- $250
- Production Stock: First- $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
- Production Stock C: First- $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
- Production Stock Premier, Stock, and C class bLU cRU racers: entered to win a new YFZ450R