Hayes to Fill in for Petersen at Brainerd
MARIETTA, Ga. – July 25, 2023 – 4-time Superbike Champion Josh Hayes will be part of Recent N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne this weekend for MotoAmerica Superbike Spherical 6 on the Brainerd Worldwide Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Hayes is filling in for Cameron Petersen, who’s sitting out the remaining rounds to restore a wrist damage and return to full health for 2024. Along with racing the Assault Efficiency prepped Yamaha YZF-R1 this weekend in Superbikes, Hayes shall be persevering with his title marketing campaign within the Supersport class aboard the Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
Richard Stanboli – Recent N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Group Supervisor
“We welcome Josh Hayes to our staff this weekend. His document of success and dedication to Yamaha speaks for itself. I do know it will likely be troublesome to leap in and instantly be aggressive, however we’re assured he’ll meet the problem. We additionally want Cameron a profitable surgical procedure and a speedy restoration. The final time we changed a rider mid-season resulting from damage was in 2001, Jason Pridmore, and he got here again to win a championship. We look ahead to assembly our followers and placing on a great present at BIR.”
Josh Hayes – Squid Hunter Racing/Yamaha
“It’s unlucky that that is the circumstance and Cam is lacking a lot driving, however I’m excited to face in and contribute in any method I can for Yamaha and the staff. Hopefully, I can study and adapt to the Superbike shortly and possibly even contribute to its improvement with some vital time on the bike. I’m nonetheless actually targeted on success in Supersport on my Squid Hunter R6, and I recognize their dedication each weekend. We’re seeking to have an important weekend at Brainerd.”
About Yamaha Motor Company, USA
Yamaha Motor Company, USA (YMUS), is a acknowledged chief within the out of doors recreation business. The corporate’s ever-expanding product choices embrace Bikes and Scooters, ATV and Facet-by-Facet autos, Snowmobiles, WaveRunner Private Watercraft, Boats, Outboard Motors, Outside Energy Gear, Energy Help Bicycles, Golf Automobiles, Energy Help Wheelchair Methods, Floor Mount Expertise (SMT) and Robotic Machines, Unmanned Helicopters, Equipment, Attire, Yamalube merchandise, and far more. YMUS merchandise are offered by a nationwide community of distributors and sellers in the US.
YMUS has a company workplace in California, two company places of work in Georgia, services in Wisconsin and Alabama, and manufacturing facility operations in Tennessee and Georgia. Further U.S.-based subsidiaries embrace Yamaha Marine Methods Firm (YMSC) with divisions Bennett Marine (Florida), Kracor Methods (Wisconsin) and Siren Marine, Inc. (Rhode Island), Skeeter Boats (Texas), with division G3 Boats (Missouri), and Yamaha Precision Propeller (Indiana).
