Wojo at WEC #7 at Burnt River

Round #7 of the Weisner Insurance/World Enduro Canada Cross Country series was held this past weekend at the Burnt River Off Road Facility, a track known for deep water, brutal rocks and rugged terrain. Yamaha/Machine Racing’s Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski was in attendance.

“The course was really good,” the blue rider said. “There were no really deep water holes. They opened up the Endurocross and Motocross tracks for us, which was great.”

“I was a little worried about the weather with all the rain and cold weather as of late but it turned out to be a great day for riding,” said Wojo.

After being third off the start Wojo pushed and worked his way to the front of the pack. He finished first in front of CGRT Husaberg’s Jessie Grummett and KTM rider Kevin Cockayne.

Wojo would like to thank all of his sponsors: Yamaha, Machine Racing, LGS, Podium Grafix, Bondi Engines, Works Connection, Yamalube, Rekluse, AXO Gear, PerformX, Orthoflex, LRP and AME Grips for their support.

Yamaha Motor Co. Transfers Shares of Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. to Yamaha Motor Corp, USA

From Yamaha Motor Canada, Limited.

Toronto, ON – October 5, 2011 – The Board of Directors of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (YMC) have voted to transfer all shares of Yamaha Motor Canada Ltd. (YMCA), to its American subsidiary, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS).

The transfer, to be completed by December 31, 2011, will see YMUS assume additional responsibilities for financial reporting and audit. The move will allow YMC to draw a centralized financial report from a single North American operation, similar to their Yamaha Europe, Yamaha South America and Yamaha Asia subsidiaries.

The investment arrangement will not impact YMCA’s organizational structure. YMCA will maintain all of its current, independent responsibilities to serve the Canadian dealers and customers. The change is part of the on-going business reform process for YMC to simplify reporting for North American business.

YMCA joins nine other subsidiaries, including Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, Skeeter Products Inc., and Tennessee Water Craft Inc., under the YMUS ownership portfolio.

Wojo at the Great Pine

Rain or shine, sun or snow, enduros go on, and on they went this past Sunday as the Offroad Ontario presented the Great Pine Enduro; a 130 kilometre run through the Ganaraska forest. The weather was as trying as the terrain; cold, windy and rainy. The conditions for riding were far from ideal, but Yamaha/Machine Racing’s Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski was prepared.

Starting at 10 am, riders were released in groups of four, every minute, and rode the soggy, sandy transfer trails to the tests. There were six tests, each a gnarly mix of wet sand, greasy roots and mud covered rocks. The rains before and during the race caused water holes to develop in some sections, with riders digging the hole s deeper as they tried to get traction in the slick mud.

“The fire roads were a little cold,” said Wojo. “But once you got back into the tighter trail, you’d warm up again.”

After a solid ride, Wojo finished second behind KTM rider Josh Long.

“It was a very wet, cold and miserable day,” said the Yamaha rider. “But, other than that, everything went really well.”

Wojo would like to thank all of his sponsors: Yamaha, Machine Racing, LGS, Podium Grafix, Bondi Engines, Works Connection, Yamalube, Rekluse, AXO Gear, PerformX, Orthoflex, LRP and AME Grips for their support.

Wojo at the 58th Corduroy Enduro

This past weekend Yamaha/Machine Racing’s Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski competed in the 58th running of the historic Corduroy Enduro.  The Corduroy Enduro is one of the most difficult races in Canada

On Friday night it rained making for a very greasy trail on Saturday. For the 2011 running of the event the organizers added a bunch of new trail, and an endurocross section designed to challenge riders and thrill spectators

“The new enduro tests were fresh and really fun.  I also had a blast on the endurocross track,” said Wojo.

The Blue #2 finished second on Saturday behind KTM’s Bobby Prochnau.

On Sunday the weather was beautiful.  The riding conditions and traction was perfect. “The motocross test was a fun to ride. I had a great time this weekend,” said the blue rider.

With another second on Sunday, again behind Prochnau, Wojo finished second overall for the event.

“This race is known to be very hard on equipment, my bike never gave me any issues all weekend,” said Wojo.

Wojo would like to thank all of his sponsors: Yamaha, Machine Racing, LGS, Podium Grafix, Bondi Engines, Works Connection, Yamalube, Rekluse, AXO Gear, PerformX, Orthoflex, LRP and AME Grips for their support.

Yamaha/Machine Racing Race Report

The final rounds of the Royal Distributing/World Enduro Canada Canadian Enduro Championship series took place at historic MotoPark, near Chatsworth, Ontario this past weekend. The Yamaha/Machine Racing off road team took home more podiums with an expanded line up of Brian “Wojo” Wojnarowski, Adam Millson, Ryan Gauld (aboard his moto YZ450), and Machine’s own mechanic/suspension tech Mark Koens in Amateur B.

Saturday saw Wojo finish third in E2, sixth overall. Crowd favourite Millson was getting the spectators on their feet and cheering continuing the tricks from last week. “When Trevor (Wideman) called me out for a heel clicker over the PA system, I couldn’t disappoint,” the man also known as Blue 22 slyly said. Millson finished third in E1, good enough for a tenth overall.

Gauldy finished fifth in E2, good enough for an eleventh overall, one spot
behind Millson.

Koens finished just off the podium in Amateur B; a slim 4 seconds off 3rd
place. “I’m just going to have to turn it up a bit more,” said Koens. “I really want to get on that podium.”

“I had a blast on the motocross track,” said Adam “Blue 22” Millson. “I’m
looking forward to the final cross test tomorrow. It’s going to be an awesome way to end the year.”

Round 8 kicked off Sunda with a shortened program to accommodate the final mmoto tests. Where Pros ran 5 loops on Saturday, for Sunday they only ran 4.

The riders were divided into 4 heats based on their overall times for the day; they would race four laps of the motocross track in a bar to bar format. The slowest riders went first, with the final moto reserved for the fastest riders of the day. Blue 22 and Gauldy ended up in Moto 3, and as was expected, no one could touch Gauld on the moto track.

“I had to prove I wasn’t a total spode after the beating I took out west,” said the #107 rider. And prove he did; Gauld was on fire in the cross test. Ryan finished tenth overall on the weekend, fifth in E2.

Millson battled hard with CGRT’s Ben Rego for third most of the race, until
Tyler Murray, who had been running second, crashed. Then it was a battle for second place, with Gauldy already checked out. Millson and Rego battled, but try as he might Blue 22 couldn’t get in front of the #77 machine.

Millson finished second in E1, good enough for an eighth overall.

Wojo found himself in the final moto, battling against the fastest riders in the country. He finished fourth behind Josh Long, Bobby Prochnau and Ian Hayden.

Wojo finished third in E2, fifth overall on the weekend.

“It’s great to see all the western guys make it out east,” said Wojo. “The final moto test was fun to race and watch.”

Mark Koens pushed harder and got up on the podium, finishing second in
Amateur B. “I was so close to the podium yesterday,” said Koens. “I pushed a little harder, and I got it today. I am really happy with my finish.”

“I’m really happy with how well my bike worked all year,” said Wojo. After
eight rounds Wojo finished 5th overall.

The boys would like to thank their sponsors, Yamaha, Machine Racing, LGS, Podium Grafix, Bondi Engines, Works Connection, and Yamalube, for their support.

In addition, Wojo would like to thank: AXO Gear, PerformX, Orthoflex, Rekluse, LRP and AME Grips.

Gauldy would like to thank MXPerformance Magazine, Oakley, Monster, Ogio,
My Pakage, Etnies, VP Racing Fuels and Thor Gear.