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 over the past 20 years. Under the management of former Mr Motocross winner, 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 played a part in working with and developing some of the biggest names in the sport.
Chad Reed, Daryl King, Jay Marmont and Dean Ferris are just some of the stars to have worked and succeeded in the CDR Yamaha environment and in the last 11 years, CDR Yamaha riders have claimed eight MX1 MX Nationals crowns in a dominating era for Yamaha and the team.
For 2019, The CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team will feature and new rider line up with Kirk Gibbs and Luke Clout behind the handlebars of the teams YZ450F. Both riders return to Yamaha and are excited to be working with the CDR Yamaha crew for 2019. Gibbs will be out to reclaim the MX Nationals crown that he won back in 2015 while Clout is now entering the prime of his career at 24 years of age and chasing his maiden MX1 and ASX championship.
Team Personnel
Manager: Craig Dack
Motor and Electronics: Brad McAlpine
Suspension and Chassis: Aiden Meltzer
Technical supervisor : Gary Benn
Riders: Kirk Gibbs / Luke Clout
Technicians: Aiden Meltzer / Aaron Clout
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CDR Yamaha Monster Energy
Starting in 1992, the CDR Yamaha team have set the benchmark for professional motocross teams in Australia for the past 27 years and continue to elevate the standard with each passing season.
Team Profiles
Craig Dack
Kirk Gibbs
Luke Clout
Team Craig Dack Racing (CDR) boss, Craig Dack, was the most successful MX rider of his generation. Among other titles, Dack won a record four consecutive Mister Motocross Championships before retiring in 1992 and investing all his racing knowledge and experience into Team CDR. Now Craig Dack Racing is the most successful dirt bike team in Australian history with over 30 national titles and counting. Just about every successful Australian motocross rider has benefited from being mentored by Dacka. Craig Dack's relationship with the Australian off-road racing society and his success over the span of his career are one-of-a-kind.
30 year old Kirk Gibbs is now a veteran of the sport and has established himself as one of the most consistent and professional riders on the Australian circuit. The hard-working Gibbs has been in championship contention for over a decade at a professional level, highlighted with a MX Nationals championship victory in 2015. Now back with Yamaha and supported by the powerful CDR team, Gibbs enters 2019 as a championship favourite and desperate to claim his second MX Nationals crown.
Luke Clout comes to CDR Yamaha with plenty of momentum after a break through season in 2018. Clout showed himself to be a potential race winner at every gate drop and his fighting spirit was on display at the Australian Supercross Championship when he continually took it up to the big-name US riders at each round.