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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;CYPRESS, Calif. \\u2013 November 14, 2008 \\u2013 Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is proud to announce the 2009 Yamaha Factory Race Teams. \\u00a0Yamaha, a leader in the motorsports market, announced its official race teams today for American Superbike and Daytona Sportbike road racing, Supercross\\/Motocross off-road racing, ATV cross country and motocross racing and Snocross racing. \\u00a0The announcement was made at Yamaha\\u2019s corporate headquarters this morning in Cypress, Calif.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;\\u201cYamaha is excited to announce our 2009 Factory Race Teams across all of the thrilling motorsports that we support,\\u201d said Keith McCarty, Yamaha\\u2019s racing division manager. \\u00a0\\u201cFrom top talent to up-and-comers, these riders have proven that they have what it takes to compete at the highest levels. Yamaha is a leader in racing technology and innovation, and we\\u2019re proud to support these riders and have them represent our brand.\\u201d&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;Yamaha Factory Road Racing:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yamaha\\u2019s 2009 Road Race team includes returning riders Ben Bostrom and Josh Herrin, who are joined by new members Josh Hayes and Tommy Aquino.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fresh off the 2008 AMA Supersport Championship, Ben Bostrom will compete on the all new cross plane crankshaft YZF-R1 prepared by Yamaha Factory Racing in the American Superbike class. Joining Bostrom on the YZF-R1 is multi-time Formula Extreme Champion Josh Hayes.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Competing in the AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship will be third year professional Josh Herrin aboard the Graves Motorsports prepared YZF-R6, and Tommy Aquino, the 2008 AMA Road Race Rookie of the Year.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;Yamaha Factory Supercross\\/Motocross:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Yamaha Factory Supercross\\/Motocross team includes Broc Hepler, Josh Hill and Grant Langston. Both Hill and Hepler are eager to begin the new season after strong finishes in 2008, and Langston plans to mentor the young riders as a team advisor until a vision problem improves.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Team L&amp;amp;M\\/San Manuel Band of Mission Indians made one of the biggest moves of the off season signing James Stewart to ride under their tent. \\u00a0In 2008 Stewart had a perfect outdoor season, a U.S. Open victory and a dominating Bercy Supercross performance. \\u00a0Fellow Floridian Kyle Chisholm moves up to the 450 Class as the team\\u2019s second rider.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;After a solid freshman effort the Joe Gibbs\\u2019 Racing\\/Spike Energy\\/Toyota team has signed Josh Grant and New Zealander Cody Cooper to lead their 2009 charge. \\u00a0&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For the 2009 season, Star Racing will be Yamaha\\u2019s official 250F team. \\u00a0Having worked together since 2005, Star Racing has proven itself a legitimate competitor and a great ambassador for the Yamaha brand. \\u00a0The team will consist of Matt Lemoine, Broc Tickle, Darryn Durham and Michael Hall.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;Yamaha Factory ATV Racing:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yamaha\\u2019s ATV race team is comprised of record-holding and nine-time Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) champion Bill Ballance, who is considered widely as the best ATV racer of all time. \\u00a0&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Joining Ballance on the GNCC circuit again for Yamaha in 2009 is Traci Cecco, who holds an unprecedented seven GNCC women\\u2019s titles, and Brandon Sommers, who won the 2007 GNCC XC2 championship and finished fifth in his inaugural XC1 Pro level series this year.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Representing Team Yamaha on the ATV motocross tracks again in 2009 are Pat Brown, who won the Montreal Supercross at the Montreal Olympic Stadium this September, and Dustin Nelson, the 2008 Yamaha\\/ITP Quadcross MX Pro Class champion. Both riders will compete on the all-new motocross-inspired YFZ450R.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;Yamaha Factory Snocross:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;For 2009, professional racers Steve Taylor and Iain Hayden will pilot their race-modified FX Nytro sleds in the premier Pro Open class. \\u00a0&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Taylor returns for his second season on the track for Team Yamaha. \\u00a0His highlights last year include two wins at the WPSA races in Cadillac and Gaylord, Michigan, as well as putting the first 4-stroke sled into the main competition at ESPN\\u2019s Winter XGames.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hayden is new to the Yamaha team this season. \\u00a0In 2006 he finished a perfect season on the Canadian National circuit, CSRA, going 16-for-16 and earning both the title and the Racer of the Year award that year.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;More information on the entire 2009 Yamaha Factory Race Team is available at:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;span style=\\\"color: #0000ff;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.yamaha-motor.com\\/sport\\/events\\/racinghome\\/home.aspx\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/www.yamaha-motor.com\\/sport\\/events\\/racinghome\\/home.aspx&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-size: x-small;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Arial;\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS) is a leader in the motorsports market. \\u00a0The company\\u2019s ever-expanding product offerings include motorcycles, ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles, 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.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;\\u00a0&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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