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YAMAHA HONORS LEGENDS
I
n celebration of its 60
th
An-
niversary in the motorcycle
industry, Yamaha held a special
employee-focused event at its
corporate office in Cypress,
California, August 20, where it
inducted 10 racing legends onto
its "Wall of Fame." Those racers
included former Yamaha cham-
pions Wayne Rainey, Bob Han-
nah, Mike Bell, Jason Raines,
Bill Balance, Rich Oliver, Ty Da-
vis, Rick Burgett, Eddie Lawson
and Broc Glover.
Master of ceremonies was
Motorsports Racing Division
Manager for Yamaha Motor Cor-
poration USA's Keith McCarty,
who at one time through out his
own illustrious career, was Han-
nah's race tuner.
"As we celebrate Yamaha's
60th Anniversary, we're proud to
have 10 of our legendary rac-
ing champions here today and
to unveil their commemorative
plaques on our Wall of Fame,"
McCarty said. "These 10 riders
brought a lot of racing success
to the Yamaha brand, with their
many victories and champion-
ships. It's great to be able to
honor them here today."
Bob Starr, General Manager
of Communications for Yamaha
U.S. Motorsports Group, added,
"What a great day for Yamaha!
We've got 10 legendary Yamaha
riders here, along with four iconic
Yamaha racing machines on dis-
play. Racing has been an integral
part of Yamaha since the Motor
Company was founded in 1955,
and we're so happy to be able to
celebrate our 60
th
Anniversary
with our employees, who are the
(Left to right) Rich Oliver, Broc Glover, Wayne Rainey, Rick Burgett, Eddie
Lawson, Jason Raines, Mike Bell, Bill Balance, Bob Hannah, Ty Davis and
Keith McCarty all take the stage at Yamaha's Wall Of Fame induction.
(Right) Three-time road race World
Champion Wayne Rainey was
honored.
(Far right) Keith McCarty (left) and
Bob Hannah had the crowd laughing.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
KIT
PALMER
