Chris Hollis signs with CDR Yamaha Off Road Racing

Former Australian Off Road Champion, Chris Hollis, will be back on board a Yamaha with the powerful CDR Yamaha Off Road Racing squad for season 2014.

Hollis, from New South Wales, returns to the brand where he made his name in off-road racing and he is 100% motivated and already preparing for the 2014 season, on board the almighty WR450F.

After finishing the 2013 AORC season in second place Outright and the winning the E2 class, Hollis struck up a deal with Craig Dack of CDR Yamaha and couldn’t be happier about his association with the team.

“Although CDR Yamaha are new to the off-road scene, they already have set the benchmark for off-road teams in Australia and I feel good about signing with the team and my 2014 prospects,” said Hollis. “I see what they have done in motocross in Australia and already their presence in off-road has had a huge impact.”

“I’m back on the Yamaha WR450F, which is a bike I gel with and have had great success with in the past and we have already started some testing and development with the bike and I’m really enjoy riding it,” continued Hollis. “It’s great to be working with such a professional team and my focus now is solely on trying to ride my best and hopefully return some success to the team and Yamaha. It’s also pretty cool that myself and Dan Milner are on the same team as we get along really well and have a healthy friendship and rivalry that will only help us improve.”

After a record breaking first year in the local off-road racing scene, that included victory in the AORC and the A4DE, team owner, Craig Dack, is looking forward to working with the 1-2 punch that Hollis and Milner form for season 2014.

“When a rider of Chris’ status comes on the market, we were very interested in speaking with him,” said Dack. “He is a previous AORC winner, has had success on Yamaha in the past and only still in his twenties, he is in the prime of his career. “I’m impressed not only with the way he rides but also the way he conducts himself and already in some preliminary testing he has shown good speed and provided plenty of positive comments about the bike.

“Together with Daniel, I think both riders form a great team and we look forward to assisting both riders achieve their goals for 2014,” concluded Dack.

The CDR Yamaha Off Road Racing team will focus on the Australian Off Road Championship, the Australian 4-Day Enduro as well as selected Enduro-X and international events, if selected. Their season gets underway in February with some Enduro-X events before the AORC kicks off in March.