Yamaha Motor Race Report: Glen Helen -ozzy go-

Yamaha Factory Racing's Grant Langston has put Yamaha back on
top of AMA Motocross for the first time since 1998 by winning the
2007 championship with a stunning pair of rides in San Bernadino,
California, on Sunday, September 9. He flew his 2008 YZ450F to a
win in the first moto and played it smart in the second to take a
third-place finish, the overall win, and the historic title. Langston
now has the personal distinction of holding AMA Motocross and
Motocross Lites titles as well as a world MX2 title.

Langston came into the final round at Glen Helen Raceway with a
narrow points lead over Andrew Short, Mike Alessi and Tim Ferry.
In the first moto, Langston started sixth behind all of his title
rivals. But he got down to business, catching and passing them all
in an explosive eight-lap charge that fans will remember for a
long time. He took the lead from Alessi with three laps remaining
and built up a margin of 10.7 seconds at the flag.

In the second moto, Kevin Windham grabbed the lead from Alessi
on the second lap and maintained it throughout the 14-lap event.
Langston quickly passed Alessi for second and let Windham go,
but rode plenty fast to keep all of his title rivals at bay through
the moto. Yamaha teammate Josh Hill, making only his second
appearance on a YZ450F, kept ahead of Ferry and Short for much
of the race. Langston ultimately dropped to third behind a
charging Alessi, and at the flag secured the championship by a
comfortable 16 points over Short.

"It was great to see the team come together this year and all the
hard work has definitely paid off," said Team Manager Jim Perry
afterwards.

"It feels fantastic to bring the championship to Yamaha and the
YZ450F helped me achieve the team goal," Langston added. "The
2008 bike is just outstanding!" Yamaha Motor.com