CDR Yamaha Monster Energy

Starting in 1992, CDR Yamaha have set the benchmark for professional motocross teams in Australia and will continue to elevate the standard in 2018 as they embark on another busy racing season. 

The team is Yamaha Australia’s factory supported MX1 program and have proved to be a great partner of Yamaha and the impressive YZ450F. Under the management of former, four-time Mr. Motocross champion, Craig Dack, CDR Yamaha has become the longest running and most successful team in Australian Motocross and Supercross amassing over 40 national championships and played a huge part in some of the most decorated names in the sport.

Chad Reed, Darryl King, Jay Marmont, Josh Coppins and more recently Dean Ferris are just a handful of riders who have passed through the CDR Yamaha team and had significant success.

2017 was be the 25th year of CDR Yamaha and they showed no signs of slowing down. For 2018. CDR Yamaha and Monster Energy have joined forces under the racing banner of the CDR Yamaha Monster Energy Team and will be out to secure more racing success as Dean Ferris aims for three in a row in the MX Nationals while Dylan Long is looking to break through and cash in on his obvious talent. The years of experience in the team is matched by the love of the job and CDR Yamaha Monster Energy will continue to be the team others are judged against.

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Team Personnel

Manager: Craig Dack
Suspension and Chassis: Gary Benn
Motor and Electronics: Brad Macalpine
Technicians: Aidan Meltzer and Sam Robinson 
Riders: Dean Ferris and Dylan Long

Team Profiles

Craig Dack

Dean Ferris

Dylan Long

Team Craid 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.
26 year old Dean Ferris returns to CDR Yamaha in 2017 after a break out season in his first year with the team, capturing the prestigious MX Nationals crown in the premier MX1 division. The well travel Kyogle resident returned to Australia after three seasons in Europe and points out that CDR Yamaha is the best and most professional team he has worked with. Ferris is out to defend his MX Nationals crown in 2017 and with a year of experience and intimate knowledge of the YZ450F and CDR Yamaha, Ferris will be the man to beat when the gates drop at the opening round of the MX Nationals.
Raw speed and youthful energy is what Dylan Long brings to the table for the CDR Yamaha team in 2017. Despite a challenging year with injury in 2016, Long nailed down fifth place at the MX Nationals in the MX1 class and those results caught the eye of the CDR Yamaha team who were looking for someone to bring in and develop into a champion. Equally skilled at motocross and supercross, Long is an exciting addition to the CDR Yamaha team and will no doubt have fans hanging over the fences to watch is style.

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