Yamaha Supertrophy RD/TZ 2010: great passion on two wheels returns

Go to the back of your garage and discover your "first loves" from the dusty sheets, the motorbikes that made you dream in the eighties, because there are now only a few days left until the start of the 2010 Yamaha Supertrophy, the only trophy that offers everyone enthusiasts the chance to relive on the track the now forgotten emotions of the legendary Yamaha RD and TZ Series, the two-stroke sports cars from Iwata which more than twenty years ago marked an era, making their way into the hearts of thousands of motorcyclists from all over the world.

Yamaha Supertrophy 2010 is a competition organized by the RD Series and Yamaha TZ Italia clubs, in collaboration with Yamaha Motor Italia and FMI - Italian Motorcycle Federation. RDSeries (rdseries.it) and Yamaha TZ Italia (tzitalia.it) are official Yamaha clubs formed by groups of enthusiasts from all over Italy who for years have had the common goal of preserving the "RD" and "TZ" heritage, encouraging owners in the restoration and putting back on the road of as many Yamaha RDs and Yamaha TZs as possible, through the organization of events and rallies.

Yamaha Supertrophy 2010 will start on the weekend of 10-11 April 2010 at the Adria circuit (RO) with the first stage scheduled on the calendar. The trophy will then move to Magione (PG) on 8-9 May), to return again to Adria (17-18 July) and Magione (11 and 12 September) and will finally close at the Franciacorta Autodromo (BS) the weekend of October 23-24.

The trophy, whose entry fee is 120 Euros for each individual race, is open to all enthusiasts who own a Yamaha RD or a Yamaha TZ produced before 1990 and regularly registered in the "IMF Historical Register". The five races will take place with the regularity formula - a ranking criterion based on the exact observance of uniformity of running at pre-established speeds not exceeding those foreseen by the regulations - and for each of them points will be awarded for the first fifteen classified in addition to a three point bonus for all participants.