Yamaha Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of Grand Prix Racing In Red And White

2011 marks a very special moment in two wheeled motorsport as the
50th Anniversary of World Championship Grand Prix racing for
Yamaha. As part of a series of ongoing activities to celebrate this
landmark Yamaha Factory Racing will run a special livery, the
'YZR-M1 WGP50th Anniversary Edition' for the Assen TT and Laguna
Seca races.
Reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo and 2010 Rookie of the
Year Ben Spies will unveil the livery at a special event on
Wednesday 22nd June close to the Assen circuit.
The unique red and white livery design pays homage to the iconic
Yamaha Factory Racing liveries of the past with a modern twist. The
red and white livery will be used by Yamaha Factory Racing team
riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies. The colours will also appear on
all Yamaha staff and team crew as well as the Yamaha Factory Racing
team's pit box.
A special 50th Anniversary logo is also being used this season. The
logo is proudly displayed on the 2011 YZR-M1 fuel tank, on all
Yamaha Factory Racing Team uniforms, within the pit garage of
riders Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies and also on the Yamaha Factory
Racing trucks.
The Yamaha World GP 50th Anniversary is also celebrated online with
a special dedicated website
www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/race/wgp-50th/ (English). The website
features an impressive archive tracking the history of Yamaha's
involvement with racing along with detailed historical information.
Throughout the season the site will be regularly updated with
columns and videos along with exclusive messages and interviews of
key people involved in the World Championship Grand Prix racing
story of Yamaha.
Yamaha
Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Paint Scheme
Yamaha riders Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo will be getting a fresh
look for their bikes during the upcoming races in Assen Holland,
and the USGP in Laguna Seca, Texas, as the manufacturer has
unveiled a new throwback paint scheme that celebrates Yamaha's
fiftieth anniversary.
The company actually dates back far longer than that, but this year
marks the fiftieth year of involvement in World Grand Prix racing.
As such, the riders' bikes will be getting the new "YZR-M1 WGP50th
Anniversary Edition," which is in stark contrast to the current
blues favored by the racing team.
Fans of racing history likely remember the sleek red-and-white
Yamaha machines that tore up international tracks in years past,
and the next two races will see that look revived. The dual-color
scheme is elegant and classic, yet at the same time seems to fit
right in with the modern bikes.
For the rest of the season, Spies and Lorenzo's bikes will be
sporting a new "Fiftieth Anniversary" logo as well, which will be
displayed prominently on the bikes' fuel tanks.
If racing fans would like to learn more about Yamaha's history in
racing, the manufacturer has also launched a special website that
takes a look back at the company's many accomplishments in the
sport over the years.