Cypress, California “” Yamaha Motor Corporation today announced a new customer contest whereby race fans may enter their customized Yamaha sport bike to win one of 100 pairs of full weekend passes to the Red Bull U.S. MotoGP at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on July 21-23rd. To enter, customers must submit photos of their personalized Yamaha sport bikes to the Yamaha website by June 12, 2006. Winners will be judged by Yamaha. In addition to MotoGP tickets, contest winners will also receive a pair of tickets to an exclusive Friday night dinner party with the Yamaha race teams and Yamaha “Weekend of Champions” stars. “We’re very excited about this unique opportunity exclusively for our customers,” said Bob Starr, Corporate Communications Manager, “and this contest gives Yamaha owners a chance to showcase their sport bike customization talents to those around the world.” To enter a Yamaha sport bike in the MotoGP and Yamaha party contest or to view customized contest entries, go to ~http://www.yamaha-motor.com/motogpcontest~