FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Those running the blue Yamaha YZ race bikes
on the 2009 Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship Series stand to gain from
hefty cash payout from Yamaha!
Yamaha's contingency raises the Michigan Mafia Series grand total of OEM cash prizes to nearly a quarter million dollars!
BUCHANAN, Mich., (March 5,
2009) – Great
Lakes Motocross (GLMX) officials announced the fourth and final OEM contingency
sponsor today for the 2009 Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship Series
– a 17-week spring/summer race schedule held at the Great Lakes region's premier motocross
facilities.
Yamaha
Motor Corp., whose long-standing heritage in building some of the world's
premier competition motocross bikes, has stepped up and delivered cash contingency
prizes totaling nearly $62,000 for its YZ-mounted pilots contesting events
held at Michigan's top MX tracks – Michigan Mafia style!
'With
Yamaha on board the Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship Series' total
contingency cash prize payout stands at nearly a quarter million dollars!,"
said GLMX's Amy Ritchie. "Yamaha's commitment to the sport of motocross
is not only evident at the top, backing outdoor national and supercross champion
James Stewart, the company's generosity also shines though at the amateur
level more than ever.
"Every
dollar's going to count this summer with our racers and the GLMX commends
Yamaha on its continued support of amateur motocross."
Dubbed
"The Battlegrounds," the Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship
Series will showcase a wide range of classes for the Yamaha YZ-model competition
dirt bikes. Yamaha contingency classes include: 125 B & C, 25+, 250 A,
B & C, 30, 35+, 40+, 45+, 50 + and 60+, 85 (9-13), 85 JR (7-11), 85 SR
(12-15), Open A, B & C, Schoolboy 2 & 4 Stock, Super Mini, Women's
JR & SR.
The full schedule for the Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship Series can
be found at www.greatlakesmx.com.
Yamaha is on board with five big contingency weekends:
Date Venue City/State
6/27-28 Log
Road MX Bronson, Mich.
7/3
& 7/5 RedBud
MX Buchanan,
Mich.
7/11-12 Grattan
MX Belding,
Mich.
7/18-19 Dutch
MX Bloomingdale,
Mich.
7/25-26
Baja MX
Millington, Mich.
Note:
All Yamaha contingency payout races take place on Sundays.
For
more information on the Great Lakes Michigan Mafia Championship Series and
GLMX, visit our website (www.greatlakesmx.com). Those with questions
are encouraged to email info@greatlakesmx.com.
Great Lakes MX supports the sport of motocross.
With seven of the Midwest's premier motocross facilities on the GLMX team,
amateur racers from all over the Great Lakes region stand to benefit now more
than ever. With everything from track safety concerns, streamlined organization
and registration, more lucrative contingency programs and prizes and a grand
scale awards banquet, the GLMX team is stepping up to further the great heritage
of Michigan and Midwest motocross racing for both bikes and ATVs.
On the web at www.greatlakesmx.com