9 Amazing Wins for Yamaha ATVs in 2009 GNC Opener
Cypress, CA (3/2/2009) - Yamaha began the 2009 GNCC ATV season in winning form as Taylor Kiser took his YFZ450 to his first victory in the premier XC1 Pro class in Lake Wales, Fla. on Sunday, Mar. 1. What's more, blue-and-white machines grabbed eight other class wins over the weekend, establishing Yamaha as the brand to beat as the highly competitive off-road ATV series gets started. Particularly exciting this weekend was the Women's class, where Jennifer Albright and Traci Cecco finished 2-3 as Yamaha captured five of the top six positions.
Kiser put in a near-perfect ride in the six-lap, two-hour XC1 Pro afternoon event around a rough and dry Florida course. The Yamaha-supported racer ran strongly in third for the first half of the event, then accelerated into second on the fourth lap, and finally passed for the lead on lap five before pulling out more than a full minute advantage at the finish. Meanwhile fellow Yamaha riders Donnie Ockerman (last year's XC2 Pro Am champion) and Brandon Ballance followed in fifth and sixth, respectively. "This is like a dream to win it in front of all of these people," Kiser said afterwards. "I just played it smart and it paid off."
In the fiercely contested morning Women's class, aboard her YFZ450R, multi-time defending champ Cecco fought hard for her third-place finish after starting deep in the pack and then working her way forward through the sand. With Albright just ahead and Kristen Atwell, Kim Muzzarelli and Jesi Stracham closing up the ranks behind on their own YFZs, Cecco was in good company and there was much to cheer about for Yamaha throughout the women's six-lap contest.
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