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2010 Yamaha ATV Race Teams Announced

The North American division of Yamaha yesterday revealed its 2010 ATV race teams, with Bill Ballance, Traci Cecco, Brandon Sommers, Taylor Kiser and Walker Fowler in the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series, Thomas Brown in the ATVA/AMA National Motocross pro series, and Dustin Nelson in the Yamaha/ITP QuadCross Championship and the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS).

"This is the first full year of racing for the YFZ450X, and the YFZ450R returns to defend its crown after taking an MX championship in 2009," said Steve Nessl, Yamaha's ATV Marketing Manager.  "We are proud to support the sport of ATV racing in its many venues.  It will be exciting to see these teams and the two high-performance YFZs battle it out in their respective off-road environments."

Bill Ballance, the record holding nine-time GNCC XC1 Pro champion, will also be managing the Ballance Racing team, aside from racing the YFZ450X. Traci Cecco, with seven GNCC Women's titles, Walker Fowler, who will represent Yamaha in the GNCC's XC2 class, Taylor Kiser and Brandon Sommers will as well race the YFZ450X machine.

Thomas Brown is in his second year on Team Yamaha having won the ATVA/AMA National Motocross Pro-am Championship, racing the YFZ450R.

Dustin Nelson is a three-time Yamaha/ITP QuadCross MX Pro Class champion and is also competing in the WORCS series this year.  Besides being a top ATV MX racer, Nelson is a veteran Yamaha test rider and was very involved in the development of the YFZ450R, which he is racing again this year.
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