Yamaha announced its 2018 bLU cRU off-road racing teams, led by AMA Hall of Fame Member Randy Hawkins‘ AmPro/Yamaha team and the Raines Riding University/Atlas Sales/Yamaha team.
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Yamaha U.S. Announces 2018 bLU cRU Off-Road Motorcycle Racing Teams
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., is proud to announce its bLU cRU Off-Road Motorcycle Racing Teams for 2018, which include AmPro/Yamaha, now in its 21st year as a Yamaha bLU cRU racing team, along with the Raines Riding University/Atlas Sales/Yamaha team. The announcement was made by Donnie Luce, Amateur MX/ATV/Off-Road Coordinator, Motorsports Racing Division, for Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.
?We?re excited to, once again, be working with Randy Hawkins and his AmPro/Yamaha team, as well as Jason Raines and his Raines Riding University/Atlas Sales/Yamaha team,? Luce said. ?Randy and Jason have both been faithfully and energetically flying the Yamaha bLU cRU flag for us in off-road racing for several years, and their reputations for developing winning riders are second to none. Their teams and programs are both topnotch.? Ricky Russell
The AmPro/Yamaha team is led by team owner, 7-Time AMA Pro Enduro Champion, 13-Time ISDE Gold Medalist, and AMA Hall of Fame Member Randy Hawkins, whose long-held mantra is ?building Champions, one race at a time.? The team?s rider lineup includes Ricky Russell (#212), who will, once again, compete aboard a YZ450FX in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series? XC1 ...