In the Championship Off-Road Tour, CJ Greaves will defend his Pro Stock UTV class title in his Greaves Motorsports / Yamaha / Monster Energy / Maxxis YXZ1000R at the legendary Crandon International Raceway, ERX Motor Park, Dirt City Motorplex, Langlade County Fair, and Bark River International Raceway tracks. New to the Championship Off-Road Tour for 2021, Brock Heger will challenge Greaves in the Pro Stock UTV class in his BH Motorsports / Yamaha / Weller Racing / Maxxis YXZ1000R while also competing in select Best-in-the-Desert events. Rodney VanEperen will compete in the Pro Mod UTV class with his Powersports 1 / Beyond Redline YXZ1000R, while also providing trackside support to all YXZ drivers in the series via Powersports 1. Yamaha is also expanding bLU cRU support in this series with the addition of payouts to eligible YXZ racers in the Sportsman and Pro-Am classes, finishing the season as follows:

• Pro-Am: First $2,500, Second $1,500, Third $1,000
• Sportsman: First $1,000, Second $750, Third $500

For 2021, Yamaha continues support in the SxS Sports “King of the Elements” series, an exhilarating multi-discipline series that tests drivers across three courses – dirt oval, short course, and ice and snow. Qualified bLU cRU racers in the Pro Production, Pro Mod, or Sportsman classes finishing the series on the podium will be eligible for the following payouts:

• Pro Production: First $2,500, Second $1,500, Third $1,000
• Pro Mod: First $2,500, Second $1,500, Third $1,000
• Sportsman: First $1,000, Second $750, Third $500

On the ATV circuit, Yamaha will offer payout and prize opportunities – including the chance to win a brand new YFZ450R – to eligible participants competing in select classes in either the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) or American Motorcycle Association (AMA) ATV Motocross (ATV MX) series.

Continuing a historic run in the GNCC series, longtime Yamaha factory-supported racing veteran, Walker Fowler, will defend his sixth-straight XC1 Pro ATV championship on his WFR / GBC / Fly Racing YFZ450R. An increased $15,000 bLU cRU racing bonus will be awarded to the 2021 XC1 Pro ATV champion, with additional contingencies offered to qualified YFZ450R racers finishing the season in the following GNCC classes:

• XC2 ATV: First $2,500, Second $1,500, Third $750, Fourth $500, Fifth $250
• Junior A: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• Junior B: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• College A: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• College B: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• WXC: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• All above GNCC class bLU cRU racers: Entered to win a new YFZ450R (MSRP $9,099)

Heading up the ATV MX’s AMA Pro class for Yamaha is the second all-time winning, seven-time champion, Chad Wienen, on his Wienen Motorsports / SSI / Fly Racing YFZ450R. Wienen looks to defend his title and capture the increased $15,000 championship bonus. Additional overall points contingencies for 2021 ATV MX classes are as follows:

• Pro-Am: First $2,500, Second $1,500, Third $750, Fourth $500, Fifth- $250
• Pro Stock: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• Production Stock C: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• WXC: First $500 ShopYamaha.com gift card
• All above ATV MX class bLU cRU racers: Entered to win a new YFZ450R (MSRP $9,099)

 Full bLU cRU national championship bonuses for 2021 include:

SxS Racing Series / YXZ1000R / YXZ1000R SS
Championship Off-Road Tour, Pro Stock UTV: $15,000
Championship Off-Road Tour, Pro Mod UTV: $10,000
Championship Off-Road Tour, Pro-Am UTV: $5,000
Championship Off-Road Tour, MORR UTV Sportsman: $2,500
SXS Sports “King of the Element” Series, Pro Production class: $2,500
SXS Sports “King of the Element” Series, Pro Mod class: $2,500 
SXS Sports “King of the Element” Series, Sportsman class: $1,500             
Best in the Desert Championship, Production 1000 class: $5,000
World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS), SxS Pro Stock class: $5,000
King of the Hammers, UTV class (total with overall win: $10,000
King of the Hammers, UTV class (top-finishing YXZ): $5,000

ATV Racing Series / YFZ450R
GNCC, XC1 Pro ATV class: $15,000
AMA ATV MX, Pro class: $15,000

Racers can register online at YamahabLUcRU.com and apply for the bLU cRU benefits. Once approved, racers will receive a reloadable Yamaha bLU cRU debit card and $45 credit on their bLUcRUswag.com account for bLU cRU apparel. These racers will be eligible to receive championship bonuses paid directly to their bLU cRU debit card.