Yamaha‰Ûªs refreshed concept for the 2014 YZ250F came through the toughest national motocross series in the world with flying colours last weekend as Yamalube Star Racing‰Ûªs Jeremy Martin clinched the MX250 AMA Pro National MX Championship in the United States.
The victory marked the first U.S. title for Yamaha since Grant Langston‰Ûªs success in the premier category in 2007 and Yamaha's first win aboard a 250F in the 250 class. To compound the ratio of success in the 250 division this year three different riders ‰ÛÒ Martin, Star team-mate Cooper Webb and Valli Yamaha‰Ûªs Christophe Pourcel ‰ÛÒ all stood on the top step of the AMA podium.
Martin, 20 years of age and from Millville, finished eighth overall in the eleventh round of the Nationals at Crawfordsville, Indiana to make sure of his champion status.
The American‰Ûªs spoils dovetail a fantastic result at Lommel, Belgium two weeks ago for the fifteenth round of seventeen in the FIM Motocross World Championship where Bike it Yamaha Cosworth‰Ûªs Max Anstie gave the ‰Ûª14 YZ250F its first Grand Prix triumph.
Brian Bogers used the motorcycle at the same event in the Lommel sand to tie on points in the MX2-GP feeder series, EMX250, and only conceded the championship by virtue of moto wins to Steven Clarke.
Back in the U.S. and Martin finally sealed an amazing breakthrough term in which he claimed the first five motos of the season and won a total of eight on the way to an unassailable lead in the standings after the inaugural event in Indiana and just one week from the end of the lengthy AMA off-road racing campaign.
‰ÛÏThe best feeling I've ever had. Unreal dreams come true [sic],‰Û
