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Yamaha Motorcycle Insurance (YMI) and Yamaha Motor Finance (YMF) will headline two national championship classes at this weekend’s round seven of the 2016 Motul MX Nationals in Conondale, Queensland.

Former greats of the sport will take to the track this coming Sunday, with YMI taking up the naming rights for the competitive 30 to 39 years’ Veterans class, while YMF will play the lead role in hosting the over 40-year-old racers.

With the company’s long history in motocross racing, YMF and YMI general manager, Brad Ryan, beleives that taking the naming rights to both Veterans classes, was the perfect fit for the brands.

“Yamaha Motor Finance and Yamaha Motorcycle Insurance are very proud to be the naming rights sponsor of the Veterans classes at the MX National Championships in Conondale this weekend,” said Ryan. “With Yamaha having a long successful history in motocross racing, it is only fitting that Yamaha are the sponsor for this special event.”

Motul MX Nationals series promoter, Kevin Williams, has praised YMF and YMI for the support of the Veterans classes for 2016.

“We are very proud to be aligned with Yamaha Motorcycle Insurance and Yamaha Motor Finance to bring both of our Veterans classes to Conondale in Queensland this weekend,” Williams said. “Each year the Veterans classes race for their own national championships with the MX Nationals, and it’s a fantastic reminder of some of the rich history our sport has dished out over the years.

“Multiple time Australian champion Craig Anderson will be racing in the YMI 30-39 years class, and Cameron Taylor in the YMF Over 40s category. Anyone who knows these guys knows that nothing will be left on the track this weekend.”

Williams also looks forward to the retro-themed livery expected at this weekend’s retro round as riders and teams put a modern spin on past decades in the sport.

“We will also be celebrating the official retro round,” he added. “We will see teams and riders turn back the clock and showcase some of the sticker kits and gear that the veterans of the sport would have raced with when they were professional racers all those years ago.”

Both the YMI 30 – 39 years Veterans class, and the YMF 40 plus Veterans class will race alongside the fastest racers in the country at round seven of the Motul MX Nationals at Conondale this Sunday 17 July.