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Tough Day at Thunder Valley for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team

October 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Broc Tickle both collected solid Moto 1 finishes but unfortunately had issues in Moto 2 to finish outside the top 10 at Round 8 of the […]

Yamaha Fighting Spirit Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship in Jacksonville

September 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia once again displayed his fighting spirit with an impressive charge through the pack in the second moto on Saturday afternoon. His charge secured 10th overall with a […]

AMA MX450 – Yamaha – Top 10 – RedBud II

September 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Broc Tickle had a solid ride at the RedBud National II finishing eighth and fifth for a sixth overall result in Buchanan, Michigan. His teammate Barcia was able to […]

Muddy 1-2 Finish for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team at Loretta Lynn’s National II

August 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Broc Tickle recorded a superb 1-2 finish in the first 450MX moto at the second round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s […]

New MXGP Calendar Has MXGP & MX2 Teams Raring to Race

July 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With restrictions surrounding the lockdown starting to ease, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing teams are eager for the MXGP season to recommence. After completing two rounds earlier this year, the new MXGP calendar will […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team Aaron Plessinger to miss start of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship

July 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Aaron Plessinger Begins Rehab on Wrist Injury Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger will miss the start of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship as he recovers from a training injury earlier […]

Monster Energy AMA Supercross Season Finale Results

June 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger worked his way from a bad start near the end of the pack to finish 11th at Sunday’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross season finale. Justin Barcia got […]

Pair of Top 10s for Yamaha at Fever Pitched AMA SX450

June 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger finished ninth and 10th, respectively, on Sunday night in Salt Lake City at Rice-Eccles Stadium for Round 15 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross […]

AMA SX450 Plessinger Scores Best Result in Salt Lake City with Top-10 Finish

June 12, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger recovered from a bad start to break inside of the top 10 with a ninth-place finish Wednesday night in Salt Lake City at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Unfortunately towards […]

Monster Energy AMA Supercross: Heavy Rains and Mud Fighting at Salt Lake City

June 9, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia battled back through the pack in tough conditions to finish ninth at Round 13 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Rice-Eccles Stadium. His teammate Aaron […]

Barcia Takes Another Top-10 Finish on Tough Night in Salt Lake City

June 5, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia ended the night with another eighth-place finish at Round 12 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. His teammate Aaron […]

Barcia Scores Sixth-Place Finish in Challenging Conditions at Monster Energy Cup

October 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia ended the night sixth overall in an all-new three-race format that presented challenges at the 2019 Monster Energy Cup (MEC) Saturday night at Sam Boyd Stadium in […]

Barcia and Plessinger Ready to Battle at the Monster Energy Cup

October 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger head to Las Vegas looking for a top result aboard the 2020 Yamaha YZ450F this Saturday, October 19, at the 2019 Monster Energy Cup […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia continues streak of top 10 finishes

August 18, 2019 Michael Le Pard

With another sixth-place finish on the talent of a 6-5 ride at the penultimate round of the Pro Motocross Series at Budds Creek Motocross Park. The challenging heat and humidity didn’t seem to bother the […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia Claims Best Moto Finish of the Season at Unadilla

August 12, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia put on a show for the fans in the first moto at Unadilla in New Berlin, New York as he rode with a new confidence and came […]

Tough Day for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team at RedBud

July 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Round seven of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship presented challenges to the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Team, but riders Aaron Plessinger and Justin Barcia toughed it out to finish 11th and 14th overall at […]

Dean Ferris Parts Ways with Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team

July 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team duo Fabio Quartararo and Franco Morbidelli started their German GP weekend in fine form with positive pace and boxes ticked as the pair prepared for Sunday’s race at the Sachsenring. […]

Opening day of German GP goes to plan for Quartararo and Morbidelli

July 6, 2019 Michael Le Pard

With Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger returning to full fitness, the team and replacement rider Dean Ferris have come to a mutual agreement to part ways for the remainder of this season. […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia Earns Best Finish of the Season at Southwick

June 30, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia grabbed a season-best finish of sixth overall at the Northeast stop of the Pro Motocross Series at The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts. Barcia continued his streak […]

Plessinger to Make Pro Motocross 450MX Debut This Weekend at The Wick 338

June 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger returns to action this weekend to make his debut in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship 450MX at The Wick 338 in Southwick, Massachusetts on Saturday, June […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Barcia and Ferris Tackle Tough Conditions to Score Another Top 10

June 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The inaugural Pro Motocross Florida National presented challenging conditions with high heat and humidity, but the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Dean Ferris fought on to take seventh and eighth overall, […]

Justin Barcia and Dean Ferris Score Top-10 Finish at Motocross Season Opener

May 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team started off the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship with two solid finishes on the rides from Justin Barcia and Dean Ferris at the Hangtown Motocross Classic outside Sacramento. […]

Dean Ferris to Fill in for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger

May 8, 2019 Michael Le Pard

As Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger continues to recover from his broken heel injury sustained earlier this year in Supercross, the team has announced that international racer Dean Ferris will stand in […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Josh Grant Continues to Improve with Eighth-Place Finish

April 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider Josh Grant made the penultimate race of the year count with his best finish of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross season in eighth, at the MetLife Stadium in […]

Grant Rides to First Top-10 Finish of the Season

April 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Interim rider Josh Grant was the sole representation for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team this Saturday at the Broncos Stadium at Mile High in Denver, Colorado and grabbed his first top-10 finish of […]

Barcia to Sit Out Remaining Three Supercross Races

April 11, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team rider Justin Barcia will sit out the remaining three rounds of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship to spend the time needed to return to full fitness. Barcia […]

Houston Supercross Takes Toll on Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team

March 31, 2019 Michael Le Pard

It was an unlucky round 13 for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team this Saturday at the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The night ended early for Justin Barcia and Josh Grant at the […]

Tough Night For Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team At Seattle

March 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Round 12 of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, was a tough event for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Supercross Team. Justin Barcia finished 17th in the […]

Josh Grant Stands in for Aaron Plessinger in Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team

March 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

As Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger recovers from his broken heel sustained at round 10 of the 2019 Championship in Daytona, the team has announced that veteran racer Josh Grant will fill […]

Rookie Plessinger Scores Career-Best Supercross Finish at Atlanta

March 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

As the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series hit the halfway mark Saturday night at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, rookie Aaron Plessinger crossed the line in fifth for a career-best finish in the 450SX […]

Barcia and Plessinger Tackle Triple Crown in Detroit

February 24, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia toughed it out to finish seventh overall at the second Monster Energy AMA Supercross Triple Crown of the season, Saturday night at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. […]

Adversity At Arlington To Take Another Top-10 Finish

February 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger once again demonstrated their ability to fight through adversity to finish inside the top 10 to score Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship points at […]

Top-10 Finish For Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team In Minneapolis

February 10, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger overcame some challenges at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to score another top-10 finish in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship tonight […]

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team Make Progress in San Diego

February 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Aaron Plessinger continues to make progress in his rookie season with another top-10 finish at round five of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at PETCO Park. His veteran […]

Barcia and Plessinger Fight for Points At Oakland

January 28, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s Justin Barcia and Aaron Plessinger made the best of a difficult night at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to score valuable points at round four of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross […]

Two Top 10s For Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team At Anaheim 2

January 21, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team overcame difficult conditions to finish in the top 10 at the first round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Triple Crown. Rookie Aaron Plessinger continued to make progress […]

Justin Barcia Defies The Conditions To Conquer Anaheim

January 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Anaheim, CA – January 5, 2019 – Justin Barcia fired the first shot of the 2019 Monster Energy AMA Supercross season, taking a thrilling victory aboard the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team YZ450F at […]

Locked & Loaded For Latvian Grand Prix

May 9, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Entering the seventh round of the highly competitive MXGP World Championship, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team will travel to the ‘Zelta-Zirgs’ circuit in Kegums, Latvia where Romain Febvre hopes to reclaim third place […]

Yamaha Riders Positive for Portuguese Motocross Grand Prix

April 11, 2018 Michael Le Pard

In hunt of their first podium finish in 2018, the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team heads to Agueda, Portugal this weekend for the fifth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship where Romain Febvre […]

Good Vibes Ahead of Valkenswaard for Official Yamaha Riders

March 15, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team riders Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre, and Wilvo Yamaha Official MXGP’s Shaun Simpson and Jeremy Seewer are all set for the second stop, of nineteen, on the 2018 […]

Van Horebeek & Febvre Finish Inside Top-5 MXGP Season Opener

March 6, 2018 Michael Le Pard

A solid start to the 2018 MXGP campaign for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team riders Jeremy Van Horebeek and Romain Febvre, wrapping up the first round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Patagonia, […]