2025 Yamaha BLU CRU Program & Events!


YZ SuperFinale, Factory Ride Awards, Rider Appreciation Days!

April 30, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – Yamaha Motor Canada is pleased to announce our 2025 schedule of events and awards for Yamaha BLU CRU riders!

SUPERFINALE AT IRONMAN RACEWAY

Yamaha will be selecting 9 racers to represent BLU CRU Team Canada at the YZ BLU CRU SuperFinale in Crawfordsville, Indiana on October 3-5th, 2025. Hosted in conjunction with the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations at Ironman Raceway, the SuperFinale will be the biggest and most-watched event of the season.

The riders will be selected by September 1st, 2025. Judging criteria include, but are not limited to, on-track performance (not just finishing position), attitude and character. Do you have what it takes to represent our country?

FACTORY RIDE AWARD

Back by popular demand, the BLU CRU Factory Ride Award program returns for 2025 to give amateur racers a chance to win the complimentary use of a YZ motorcycle for the following race season, in addition to a $2,500 Yamaha parts credit.

The 2025 BLU CRU Factory Ride Award will be presented to the Yamaha rider with the most cumulative points at each of the country’s three biggest amateur motocross events:

• Western Canadian Amateur National (WCAN) in Calgary, AB (July 4-6)

• Eastern Canadian Amateur National (ECAN) in Deschambault, QC (July 24-26)

• Walton TransCan Grand National Championship in Walton, ON (August 6-9).

“In the past decade, we have proudly offered the coveted BLU CRU Factory Ride Award to elite amateur riders across the country,” explains Justin Balkos, BLU CRU Product Line Manager, Yamaha Motor Canada. “This award is much more than a parts credit and free use of a YZ, it has grown into an accomplishment that puts our top MX Amateur Racers on the radar of factory teams and sponsors.”

In 2024, Asher Brown (WCAN), Bobby Gravel (ECAN) and Liam Dodds (TransCan) took home the award and joined the ranks of past winners Dylan Wright and Tanner Ward, who have grown to be elites in our sport.

How Do You Win?

The BLU CRU Factory Ride Award will be presented to the amateur Yamaha rider with the most cumulative points in a maximum of three classes who has registered a Yamaha as their race bike in the aforementioned races.

The Rules:

• Contest open only to amateur Yamaha riders.

• Rider must be a resident of Canada.

• Yamaha unit must be purchased in Canada.

• A maximum of (2) units can be used at each of the 3 events.

• Rider cannot be an employee of Yamaha Motor Canada or one of its dealerships.

• Winner is only eligible for one prize (cannot win at multiple events).

• Winner must commit to racing on a Yamaha product for the 2026 season before the prize will be awarded.

RIDER APPRECIATION DAYS

For many years, the annual BLU CRU Rider Appreciation Days have earned a beloved spot on every Yamaha rider’s event calendar. We are excited to announce that BLU CRU is returning with a three-stop circuit for 2025 at Sand Del Lee MX Park in Central Canada, Motocross Deschambault in Eastern Canada and, and Popkum Motopark in the West.

If you’re a Yamaha rider, join us for a complimentary track day, lunch and a chance to win a professional riding clinic with a Yamaha Pro at select stops!

All of us here at Yamaha Motor Canada look forward to yet another exciting season of racing and bringing BLU CRU riders together to reach the top step of the podium!