As fans eagerly anticipate the first round of the 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink MX Nationals, Williams Event Management (WEM) is pleased to launch the all new Official Series website at: www.mxnationals.com.au

An article recently published in the Herald Sun reported that while in Melbourne for the opening round of the 2010 World Superbike Championship, British racer James Toseland tuned up - literally – for the weekend event at Phillip Island

New Zealand's Paul 'The Axeman' Whibley is rapidly sharpening up and heading in the right direction after a demonstrating a strong performance at round two of the Grand National Cross-Country Championships (GNCC) in Georgia at the weekend. It is probably going to take the Pahiatua Yamaha ace much of the season before he's in a position to again claim top spot in the United States

An elixir of youth? … Whatever it is that Hamilton's Darryll King has, there are bound to be a few of the country's motocross riders who want to buy bottles of it by the case-load. The 41-year-old King dominated the weekend at the annual Auckland Motocross Championships, at the tricky clay-based Harrisville track, near Pukekohe, taking different models of Yamaha bikes to win two separate classes and finish a close runner-up in another over the two days

Time is running out to get your entry in for the opening rounds of the highly anticipated, new-look Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) being held at Port Macquarie (NSW) next weekend (March 13th and 14th). Rounds one and two of the Yamaha AORC, dubbed the Port Mac Piston, will boast “fantastic, fresh” tracks and will be an event not to miss for keen racers and trail riders alike

It has been five years since Whakatane's Tony Rees has travelled down to the Manawatu to race motorcycles at Manfeild, but there was no evidence of rustiness from the former national champion at the weekend. Rees took his 1000cc Yamaha R1, in completely stock trim, to pit himself against the best souped-up superbike riders in the business at the fourth round of five in this year's New Zealand Superbike Championships and he left for home on Sunday afternoon with a huge smile on his face

Unfortunately, due to recent adverse weather conditions, ADBA’s first trail ride for 2010 (The Urbenville Trail Ride) has been postponed and will now take place on the weekend of April 17th – 18th 2010. Anyone pre-entered for the ride will have their entry transferred to this new date. If you are pre-entered and are unable to make this new date please contact Rhianna on 0401 186 366. There will be a new entry form available soon for those who HAVEN"T already entered

Fiat Yamaha Riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo yesterday rounded off a successful three-day visit to Indonesia, one of the most important markets for Yamaha. Rossi came straight from testing in Malaysia last week, whilst Lorenzo flew out from Spain, where he has been recuperating at home from an injured hand

Rory Mead (Yamaha) has a taste for international competition. The 23 year-old builder was introduced to international enduro competition barely a year ago, and now he can't get enough of it. The past year, has seen the New Zealand enduro champion race his Yamaha YZ250 in Austria, South Africa, Italy and Wales and now he's in Britain

The second round of the 2010 Italian championship at Castiglione Del Lago has fallen to the works YZ450FM and YZ250FMs of David Philippaerts and Gautier Paulin as the Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team dominated both MX1 and MX2 classes at the former GP venue last Sunday

Byron Bay dirt bike star, Tom McCormack, has not wasted any time establishing himself among the country’s top senior enduro motorcycle racers. The 16-year-old, who is the first rider in Queensland history to jump straight from the junior ranks to the Pro Class, landed his second podium finish today in the hotly contested class

Yamaha Motor Australia’s off-road guns are poised and fit to hit the 2010 Yamaha Australian Off-Road Championship (AORC) and Yamaha Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE). The Yamaha off-road squad are looking to build on a strong 2009 season, in which they scored several AORC class wins and a near clean sweep of the national titles in the A4DE

Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team’s David Philippaerts took a perfect 1-1 set of results at a cold and dark Montevarchi circuit for the first round of four in the Italian MX1 Championship. Completing a decent day of competition for the team Gautier Paulin enjoyed a successful debut on the 2010 YZ250F and in Monster Energy colours by also claiming two victories in the MX2 category. Ken De Dycker meanwhile triumphed at Lommel in Belgium

Club Y invites Gold Members to a special VIP entry to the Australian Motorcycle Expo, PWC and Scooter Festival on the Gold Coast, February 19-21, PLUS receive a $15 discount voucher to spend on any items featured in the Club Y Online Shop! All for only $20!. (Standard Adult Show Ticket $18).

*Book now! …and your name will be added to the Club Y VIP Access list which is held with security at the main entrance door to the Show. All you'll need to do is simply waltz on up to security on the main entry door - say your name and that your a VIP Guest of Club Y and Bob's your Uncle - you're in!

Yamaha LandM San Manuel rider Josh Hill shares the points-lead in the 2010 AMA Supercross/FIM World Championship after scoring his fifth successive podium result and his fourth runner-up position in a row last Saturday in the final visit to the Angel Stadium, Anaheim in Los Angeles. The 20 year old finished the sixth round of seventeen behind Ryan Villopoto after a good start on the '10 YZ450F and is now tied on 123 points with Ryan Dungey

Looking for a trail tour with a difference? Keen to cool off during the warmer months? Well Lance Turnley from TRAIL ZONE was lucky enough to achieve both when he was invited to join all the action and fun on the latest Coffs Harbour Detour Raft & Ride tour

Yamaha riders Darryll King (Hamilton), Damien King (Cambridge) and Darren Capill (Whakatane) took the lion's share of prizes at the annual Valley Motocross Championships at Patetonga, near Morrinsville, at the weekend. Despite their status as "elder statesmen" in the sport these days, it was still virtually impossible to stop the trio as they dominated Sunday's senior programme

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The Australian Motorcycle Expo, Australian Personal Watercraft Show and the Australian Scooter Festival all return to the Gold Coast 91-21 February and set to have an even bigger range of exhibitors and features on show. The 2010 Australian Motorcycle Expo, formerly known as the Australian Motorcycle Expo Brisbane, will bring the largest motorcycle exhibition ever seen in Queensland including the latest in motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, apparel, accessories and motorcycle-related services

Club Y Gold Members making their way to Phillip Island for round 1 of the World Superbike Championships are invited to drop in to our Turn 11 meeting place which boasts a spectacular vantage point to watch all of the bar-bashing WSBK race action over the 3 day long weekend.

Victorian Club Y Members, Grant & Liss have positioned themselves at Turn 11 year after year and claim that their Turn 11 fence line vantage point is by far the best around the circuit.

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo has undergone surgery in his right hand following an accident whilst training near his home in Barcelona last Thursday 11th February. The 22-year-old was riding his motocross bike at the practice course near Montmeló during a routine training session as part of his pre-season preparation. He fell in a slow corner, doing approximately 30km/h, and hurt his right hand as he landed

Late this afternoon, the Yamaha Sterilgarda World Superbike Team today unveiled their new livery for the 2010 racing season. The team launched the new design on location at the Sterilgarda headquarters in Castiglione delle Stiviere to an audience of international journalists and sponsors

The Inaugural

HUNTER VALLEY MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURE RALLY

March 20 & 21 2010 based at Crowne Plaza, Cessnock

This is a motorcycle adventure ride open to all brands of dual purpose motorcycles from 200cc to 1200cc, with a wide variety of riding terrain and suitable for riders with at least, basic off-road riding skills. Bikes should be fitted with dual purpose tyres for dry conditions. Pillion passenger’s are welcome but should only accompany an experienced off-road rider
We aim for a minimum of sealed roads (weather permitting) with many main forest roads and hard packed minor roads linking the spectacular scenery of the Hunter Valley and Barrington Tops on Saturday and the magnificent Watagan Mountains on Sunday

Paul Whibley's own Yamaha team-mate may turn out to be his biggest threat this season. The Pahiatua rider -- national No.1 on the United States cross-country race scene -- battled his American Am-Pro Yamaha team-mate Charlie Mullins throughout the first of the season's "warm-up" races at the weekend

Wet and muddy conditions greeted Yamalube / GYTR / Rockstar Yamaha riders as they faced their first hit out for the 2010 season at the opening round of the Shell Advance Sunshine State Motocross Series held at the Coolum circuit last weekend. The event boasted 550 bikes and 508 competitors on-site and all vying for the ultimate glory

Following the first test of the season last week in Sepang, Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo headed to Bangkok, Thailand, to take part in a two-day promotional visit for Thailand Yamaha Motor. On Saturday Rossi and Lorenzo, who we were first and third fastest respectively in last week's test, made an appearance at the Yamaha Riders Club, where they enjoyed a meet and greet with Yamaha VIP customers before taking part in an exclusive TV interview with the Thailand Night Show

Legendary road racer Kevin Curtain is one of Australia’s most successful and talented riders and it has been announced that he has now joined Yamaha Racing Team for the 2010 season. 42-year-old Curtain from Rathmines, NSW resumes his long and illustrious career with Yamaha having enjoyed great success with the brand both at home and abroad

Dirt bike racers from across Australasia and some international champions are chomping at the bit for the 2010 Yamaha Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE) being held at Portland, NSW, on April 8th to 11th. Entries are now open for the iconic event and can be found at www.a4de2010.com.au Early bird (discounted) entries close February 25th

With a combined age of 76 years, you probably shouldn't expect too much from Stan Jones and his old two-stroke Yamaha MX360A. Jones is a 40-year-old machinery operator at Fonterra, and his bike is a yellow 1974-model motocross machine, but together they were still capable of winning races at the third round of five in the national Vintage Motocross (VMX) Championships near Inglewood on Sunday

Australia’s premier off-road motorcycle racing series continues to grow from strength to strength in 2010 with the announcement of Yamaha Motor Australia as the continuing naming right’s sponsor. This year the championship is being organised by Motorcycling Australia (MA) in conjunction with leading motorcycle clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia

Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team and the Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team kicked off their 2010 schedules at the Starcross International at Mantova last Sunday. After revealing the new black and green liveries and designs to be worn by the YZ450F and YZ250F the Friday prior to the gathering at the venue, the 2010 MX1-GP machine made its debut in front of a reasonable attendance that braved the temperate conditions. David Philippaerts was 5th overall under the Italian sunshine in what was very much a shake-down outing for the team

The 2010 Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Teams have broken cover for the upcoming season with the new YZ450 and 250Fs boasting a radical and fresh design. The ’10 machinery has received a youthful and modern look to completely reflect the innovative technology housed beneath. David Philippaerts and Gautier Paulin have been charged with responsibility of the YZ450 and 250FMs in the FIM Motocross World Championship MX1-GP and MX2-GP classes respectively for the factory Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team. Ken De Dycker (MX1-GP), Loic Larrieu and Alessandro Lupino (MX2-GP) will represent the Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX squad

Reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi got off to a good start leading the way for the second day running in Sepang, concluding the first test of the year on top of the standings. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was also on the pace today, finishing the test third fastest behind Casey Stoner

Motorcycling Australia (MA) has released the Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms for the 2010 Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) to be held on 8-11 April 2010 at Kramer Park, Portland NSW. Yamaha Motor Australia recently secured naming rights sponsorship of the event being hosted by the Oyster Bay Motorcycle Club (OBMCC) at Portland near Lithgow

Williams Event Management (WEM) is pleased to announce that Rockstar Energy Drink have come on board to support the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship, heralding a new decade, and indeed a new era, for Australian Motocross. The long-term deal with Rockstar has allowed WEM to secure a never-before-seen television package for Motocross in Australia, highlighting all three classes and propelling the sport into the spotlight

Categories and Prizes have been announced for the up-coming Silverwater Motor Festival on Saturday, 13th March 2010. The Festival is a family focused celebration of the positives in motoring, built on a 15 year tradition of family entertainment. The Silverwater Street and Custom Motorcycle Show and overall Festival will showcase hotrods, classic cars, street machines, competition cars, street and custom motorcycles combined with live music and family fun for all ages

The famous 125cc 1967-68 RA31A Yamaha bike made famous for its outstanding successes on the race track during the "Golden Years" of Grand Prix racing in the 1960s is coming to New Zealand this weekend. The rare bike will be on display at the 31st Classic Motorcycle Festival at Pukekohe this weekend

Did you know that as from mid December 2009 some 50 fixed red light detection cameras will be combined with a fixed speed camera? Yes, new safety cameras are being introduced to make intersections safer by enforcing both speeding and red-light offences at intersections

12 months will have passed since the Black Saturday Victorian bushfires and the healing still remains a long process.. You can help by continuing to support those who lost so much by being part of this great ride, with all proceeds from the ride going to the SES and CFA

Yamaha Motor Australia’s successful road race team Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) has announced a full program for 2010. The team will compete in the Australian Formula Xtreme Championship series as well as selected international events such as the Yamaha World Superbike round at Phillip Island

AFJR - Australian FJR Rally by NoelT

Throughout the world there are FJR Rallies organised for those who love their machine. There are many sites devoted to the Yamaha FJR1300, some are technical sites and then there are the forums.

Some of these forums organisze rides and rallies. With the help of Club Y I would like to see us start an Australian FJR Rally..

LandM San Manuel Yamaha were down to single rider representation at the ATandT Park in San Francisco for the fourth round of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM World Championship series as Josh Hill captured his third podium result in a row with second position. Hill was left to steer the 2010 YZ450F after team-mate and defending champion James Stewart required surgery on a broken scaphoid in his right wrist and will now assess his recovery and fitness on a weekly basis

The impact of Yamaha on the motorcycle road-racing world of the 1960s and 1970s was tremendous and it is an integral part of those years that will be on display at the 31st Classic Motorcycle Festival at Pukekohe this weekend. The famous 125cc 1968 RA31A Yamaha race bike from these "Golden Years"’ of road racing, along with one of New Zealand's own living treasures, Waikato's former world champion Hugh Anderson, will be out to relive the glory years on the Pukekohe tarseal

Subway Yamaha ace Darryll King didn't disappoint at this year's 49th annual edition of the big New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville last weekend. King finished first in one class, second in another and then standing on the podium in the No.3 position at the end of a brutal Invitation International feature race that included the cream of riders from across the board

AMA Supercross champion and Yamaha LandM San Manuel rider James Stewart is likely to face a spell on the sidelines after surgery on a broken scaphoid in his right wrist last week. The pain, resulting from his injury in Phoenix, would not subside so the Floridian underwent surgery on the eve of the fourth round of the 2010 Indoor campaign in San Francisco

International Entertainment Group is pleased to announce that the controlled tyre tender has been awarded to Dunlop Tyres for the next three years. Dunlop Tyres have been the controlled tyre of choice for the Australian Superbike Championship for the past two years, and Dunlop’s motorcycle and motorsports National Manager Ken Wieden was pleased to announce their continued involvement

TrailZone Tech Editor, Dr Phil Gielis is bound to cause much heated debate with his controversial editorial Tribal Warfare!(Issue 27), that pits down-to-earth and dedicated enduro, trail and adventure riders against their outspoken and trendy-dressing MX cousins

Prior to the start of the 2010 motor racing season, ThomasrDotOrg is offering a media training workshop for interested riders, drivers, team members and principals. Media trainers for the workshop are being announced as we get closer to the event (see bottom of article). All are currently working at the highest level in their chosen media stream, or at least in a field that they’ve found themselves in

Yamaha Motor Australia has secured naming rights sponsorship of the 2010 Australian 4-Day Enduro (A4DE) being hosted by the Oyster Bay Motorcycle Club (OBMCC) from April 8th to 11th at Portland, NSW (near Lithgow). OBMCC President Chris Dodd said preparations for the iconic race were on schedule and the club had received tremendous support from the motorcycle industry and riders