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Yamaha announces Factory Ride Award, contingency for 2018 Flat Track Canada national series
May 17, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Yamaha Motor Canada has announced that its popular bLU cRU Factory Ride Award will be offered in the Flat Track Canada national racing series in 2018. This marks the first year the popular program will be made available to racers outside the motocross discipline.
In addition, Yamaha is posting over $14,000 in bLU cRU contingency rewards in the Expert and Intermediate classes.
“With the continued growth of flat track racing in Canada and the high number of amateur racers in the organization, the fit was right to introduce our bLU cRU Factory Ride Award,” said Graeme Jones, marketing coordinator at Yamaha Motor Canada. “The YZ series is becoming more successful on dirt ovals, and I’m excited to see what can be done with the Power Tuner app on the new YZ450F. Tuning your mapping to track conditions on your smartphone is something that’s never been available to flat track racers before.”
bLU cRU FACTORY RIDE AWARD
Designed to support and encourage young, amateur Yamaha racers as they make their way up the racing ranks, the bLU cRU Factory Ride Award will grant the top-finishing Yamaha racer in the Novice DTX class complimentary use of a YZ series motorcycle for the 2019 racing season. The rider will also receive a $2,500 parts credit and a custom bLU cRU graphics kit to reinforce that real “factory” feel.
Yamaha bLU cRU Factory Ride Award eligibility requirements:
- Rider must be of Canadian citizenship and in good standing with the Flat Track Canada series.
- Rider must be 25 years of age or younger as of October 1, 2018.
- Rider must have competed for the entire season on a Yamaha YZ motorcycle. Riders competing on another brand at any time during official Flat Track Canada national event competition will be ineligible.
- Motorcycle must be a Canadian-purchased unit.
- The Yamaha name must be visible on both sides of the motorcycle.
- A Yamaha bLU cRU sticker must be affixed to the race bike (available from Flat Track Canada).
bLU cRU CONTINGENCY PROGRAM
The bLU cRU contingency program is applicable to racers in the Expert DTX and Intermediate DTX classes. Contingency rewards will be offered for finishing in the top three at each event and in the final point standings.
bLU cRU contingency program eligibility requirements:
- Rider must be of Canadian citizenship and in good standing with the Flat Track Canada series.
- To be eligible for per-race contingency, rider must have competed for the entire event on a Yamaha YZ motorcycle powered by a YZ engine. Contingency will not be awarded for riders competing on multiple brands at the same event.
- To be eligible for year-end contingency, rider must have competed for the entire season on a Yamaha YZ motorcycle powered by a YZ engine. Contingency will not be awarded for riders competing on multiple brands during the course of the national series.
- A Yamaha bLU cRU sticker must be affixed to the race bike (available from Flat Track Canada staff).
- The Yamaha name must be visible on both sides of the race bike.
- Results will be verified by Yamaha Motor Canada and confirmed with Flat Track Canada before payment.
- There must be a minimum of 10 riders in any class for contingency to be paid out.
Flat Track Canada Expert DTX (per national event finish)
1st / 2nd / 3rd
$300 / $150 / $75
Flat Track Canada Expert DTX (per national championship overall finish)
1st / 2nd / 3rd
$2,000 / $1,000 / $500
Flat Track Canada Intermediate DTX (per national event finish)
1st / 2nd / 3rd
$150 / $75 / $40
Flat Track Canada Intermediate DTX (per national championship overall finish)
1st / 2nd / 3rd
$1,000 / $500 / $250
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Media Contact:
Graeme Jones
Coordinator, Motorcycle & OPE Marketing
(416) 498 1911 ext. 2270