Yamaha Factory MotoGP Racing Announces Sponsorship from Japan Tobacco and CAMEL.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 12, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the start of a new partnership with JT International (JTI JTI Japan Tobacco International JTI Jaan Tonisson Institute JTI Justice Teaching Institute JTI Joint Technology Initiative JTI Joint Training Institute JTI Job Training Initiative (EPA) JTI Joint TCIM Interface ), a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco Inc., whose brand CAMEL camel, ruminant mammal of the family Camelidae. The family consists of three genera, the true camels of Asia (genus Camelus); the wild guanaco and the domesticated alpaca and llama, all of South America (genus Lama will become the new title sponsor of Yamaha's Factory MotoGP Team for 2006. Altadis/Seita had been sponsors of the Yamaha MotoGP project for the past 3 seasons under both the Fortuna and the Gauloises brands during which time the companies shared 2 world championship victories in the MotoGP class in 2004 and 2005. The 2006 Yamaha Factory MotoGP Team, consisting of reigning-World Champion Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi (born February 16, 1979 in Urbino) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with 7 Grand Prix World Championships to his name. and his team-mate Colin Edwards Colin Edwards II born January 27 1974 in Houston, Texas nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. , will be known as the "Camel Yamaha Team". In a statement, managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing motor racing n (BRIT) → carreras fpl de coches; automovilismo motor racing motor n (Brit) → course f automobile Lin Jarvis commented "Yamaha is very excited to enter into this new partnership with JTI. JTI has been involved in motorsport at the highest level for many years and has been an active sponsor at the top level in the MotoGP class for the past three seasons. We look forward to working with JTI to enhance the respective images of our brands and to challenge together for victory, as Yamaha enters its "next 50 years" and aims to retain its MotoGP titles in 2006." "A new chapter in the history of Camel in motorsport is just beginning", commented Roberto Zanni, JTI's Regional President for Europe, "After three years of great satisfaction in the premier class of the World Road Racing Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. As contemplated in this article, the term will be treated as it relates to motorsport, specifically, automobile racing and motorcycle racing. Championship, we are today launching a new challenge for the title. Our new partnership with Yamaha, the historic, championship-winning Japanese manufacturer, will be highly motivating for us and it will be an honour to be by their side throughout the 2006 season. We share the same passion and desire for victory and, I am sure, success will not be long in coming." The Camel Yamaha Team will begin its 2006 campaign in Sepang, Malaysia with a three-day test on 23rd, 24th and 25th January. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion