The first round of the 2008 Yamaha Australian Womens Championship was held at Tivoli raceway in Queensland, with a high contingency of riders in attendance. Yamaha was well represented with the like of World Champion Katherine Prumm, Tahlia Neilson and Queensland Yamaha Girls MX Team Tamara Gray and Brook Thiemann. The jumpy track progressively became rougher and rougher throughout the day, making for some excellent racing action. Prumm wrapped up both moto’s showing the crowd why she is the best in the world.

New Zealand’s Mary Perkins has set a new world record for the longest motorcycle ramp jump for a female rider at the Bindoon Bike Drag Park recently riding a YZ 250cc 2-Stroke that was supplied by 5 Star Yamaha in South Fremantle, Western Australia.