The CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team is Yamaha Australia’s official MX1 racing program and has proven to be a great partner of Yamaha and the championship winning YZ450F. Under the ownership and management of former four time Mr Motocross champion, Craig Dack, CDR Yamaha are the longest running and most successful motocross and supercross racing outfit in the country, amassing over 40 national championships and playing a part in working with and developing some of the biggest names in the sport.
Chad Reed, Craig Anderson, Darryl King, Josh Coppins and Dean Ferris are just some of the stars to have worked and thrived in the CDR Yamaha environment and for over a decade, CDR Yamaha has been the dominant team at the MX Nationals taking home plenty of championships in recent years on board the YZ450F.
Team Personnel
Manager / Owner: Craig Dack
Motor and Electronics: Brad McAlpine
Suspension/ Chassis /Technical supervisor : Gary Benn
Technicians: Allister Kent /Aaron Clout
CDR Yamaha Monster Energy
Starting in 1992, the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team have set the benchmark for professional motocross and now about to enter their fourth decade, they continue to set the standard for others to match and be the team all riders want to race for.
Team Riders
Luke Clout
Aaron Tanti
Luke Clout is back on the CDR Yamaha YZ450F and looking to pick up exactly where he left off in 2019 before shooting off to the USA. Clout is a major player in the MX1 class and is considered a potential race winner every time the gate drops. He has won the Australian MX2 championship in 2014 on a Yamaha and after spending 2020 in the USA, he is determined to take all before him in Australia for the 2021 season.
Aaron Tanti continues his quick rising up the racing ladder and some strong performances in the COVID interrupted 2021 season bought him to the attention of the CDR Yamaha team. Tanti is a hard-working and fierce competitor on the track and that attributes are starting to reward him with top shelf results and the second seat on the CDR Yamaha Team. Equally skilled at motocross and supercross as well as international experience, Tanti will be a major player on the YZ450F as the 2022 season rolls on.