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Bill Ballance #1

Yamaha congratulates Bill Ballance on winning a record nine straight GNCC Pro ATV titles. Considered by many to be the best ATV racer of all time, Ballance's ninth consecutive championship solidifies his place in racing history as the only ATV racer to win the GNCC championship this decade.

Bill held off all comers again in the 2008 season on his Yamaha YFZ450, and he will transition to race the all-new YFZ450R in 2009. His continued goal: Consistency and continued success via the holeshots and top-of-the podium finishes that have made Ballance famous in the most rigorous and demanding ATV race series on the planet.

When you start riding at the age of four, it becomes a way of life, as it did for Ballance. Although he began his off-road adventures on two wheels, he soon found ATVs more to his liking and began focusing on four wheelers at the ripe old age of seven. At 14 Bill began racing local MX races and at 18 he turned pro – the rest, as they say, is ATV racing history.

Now, with 14 year’s of professional racing experience under his belt, Ballance has found his home with Team Yamaha and the history-making YFZ450.

“Being a part of the Yamaha racing family is a great feeling,” said Ballance. “With the YFZ450 and all the support I get from Yamaha, I’m able to really focus on racing and winning. I look forward to taking the new YFZ450R to the top of the podium next season and going for another championship.”

Bill Ballance will be piloting his #1 Yamaha four-stroke YFZ450R in the 2009 AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series.

CAREER ATV RACING RESULTS
GNCC Series – 2008 1st; 2007 1st; 2006 1st; 2005 1st; 2004 1st; 2003 1st; 2002 1st; 2001 1st; 2000 1st

RIDER PROFILE
Bill Ballance	#1
Age	30
Hometown	Smiths Grove, KY
Current Residency	Smiths Grove, KY
Height	5’9”
Weight	180 lbs.
Year Turned Pro	1994
Training	As much riding as possible
Favorite Track	Loretta Lynn’s
Favorite Obstacle	MX sections
Favorite Music	Modern rock, Creed
Favorite Food	Filet Mignon
First Race	Brownsville, KY
Hobbies	Bass fishing and deer hunting
Marital Status	Married with daughter
Sponsors	Yamaha Motor Corp., GYTR, Maxxis, Klotz, Moose, Axis Shocks, Douglas Wheels, Alpinestars, Troy Racing, Scott, IMS, TAG, DP Brakes, Works Connection, REM, Ballance Racing