Yamaha knows how to ‘cook’!

And have fun! Yamaha introduces their 2003 race teams in a unique and fun way …



A hot & sunny November day in SoCal. The Dromo One indoor facility. 90 go-cart drivers. All the 2003 Yamaha race team members. A full day of driving. Fun. Fun. Fun!



After 466 laps – over three hours and 20 minutes of action, the winning team is ….. Hackers and Hawkers!





1st Place – Team 6 – Hackers & Hawkers

Members – Hacking, Hawkins, Hawk, Coe , Duke, Burks, Rounds, Satoh, Dawson, Tresser





2nd Place – Team 1 – Aussie Invasion

Reed, Anderson, Basher, Olsen, Hinz, Palmer, Hartvickson, Mackino, Starr, Hultner





3rd Place – Team 4 – Master Something

Buckmaster, Negishi, Carruthers, Jones, Dubach, Jonnum, D. Hofmaster, Chung, Stark, Westover





4th Place – Team 7 – The Demons

Disalvo, Demuth, Swarts, Yost, Johnson, Ringlien, McCarty, Disalvo, Wolf, Haney





5th Place – Team 8 – The Squirrels

Sellards, Lawrence, Quinn, Brown, Dye, Bragg, Guerra, Matthes, T. Hofmaster, McMahn





6th Place – Team 3 – Get Lapped

Ferry, Raines, McGee, Willardson, Dunn, Perry, Edge, Haines, Fulkerson, Wardell





7th Place – Team 2 – Victory

Vuillemin, Voss, Rousseau, Caouette, Faught, Brooks, Baker, Monte, Powers, Ward





8th Place – Team 9 – Tabasco

Tedesco, Underwood, Alderton, Giberson, Tolleson, Wallenburg, Lewis, Suganuma, Kula, Kanagee





9th Place – Team 5 – Go.. Pe..

Gobert, Pearson, Patrick, Carter, Ramirez, Graves, Groce, Lambert, Banister, Gueller





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	Craig Anderson, YOT, direct from Australia	Brad Bannister of Yamaha, Rick Johnson
	The ‘chalkboard’. Oh my!
	David Vuillemin – getting ready for the track	The Dromo One facility – very close to Anaheim Stadium
Aaron Gobert – member of Yamaha’s 2003 Road Racing		Jennifer & Megan helped make this happen
Areancross Champ Josh Demuth waiting to go
Dirt Rider Editor-In-Chief Ken Faught swept the billiards competition, winning almost $578,000!
Paul Carruthers, Rick Johnson	Randy Hawkins, choosing start positions	Reed, Wey, and others talk
How many people remember ‘The Dog’? RJ’s helmet		Brock Sellards prepares
Yamaha of Troy – Sellards, Anderson, Tedesco	Mr. Bob Starr of Yamaha knows how to ‘cook’!	Track overview
Heath Voss	More track	The ‘winners circle’