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Three blue, and one about to be. Ben Bostrom stands behind brother Eric just prior to officially joining the team. |
Yamaha's Bob Starr asks Ben what he's doing next season. Ben's reply, 'Well, right now, I'm unemployed.' Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, and Eric Bostrom listen attentively. |
Bob Starr hands BBoz a Yamaha shirt, and tells him to 'try this on for size.' Bob then makes the official announcement that Ben Bostrom has joined brother Eric, as well as Jason DiSalvo, on the Yamaha Factory Team. Ben will ride the R1 Superstock bike next season, while Eric and Jason will ride the R1 Superbike. |
The Blue Brothers 'on a mission from God.' Not since their Zero Gravity Honda days, and a brief stint with the factory Honda team--when Eric replaced an injured Miguel DuHamel—have the brothers ridden for the same factory and the same team. They're 'stoked', to say the least. And so was the crowd who was on hand this Saturday to witness the event. |
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The road to and from Alice's is curvy and hilly, and the bikes and riders are like moths to a flame. |
Alice's was awash in blue banners, Yamaha fans, and riders mingling with moto-celebrities. Quite a day. |
'Aw, shucks.' Eric Bostrom has a laugh just before his big brother and chauffeur-for-the-day takes to the stage for the big announcement. |
Lawson and Rainey signs special posters for the fans. |
A nice example of an R1 awaits the jumbotron being tuned to MotoGP TV. |
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