Monster Energy is an American brand of energy drink marketed and distributed by Hansen Natural Corporation, a NASDAQ listed company, of Corona, California. Monster Energy receives a large amount of recognition from its sponsorship of various sports, athletes and events.

The brand has been associated with the Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team since the beginning of the 2008 season in which the team celebrated FIM MX1-GP World Championship success. The partnership with Yamaha was extended in 2009 to embrace the Yamaha Monster Energy Ricci MX Team, thus giving the firm prominent exposure in both the MX1-GP and MX2-GP classes. Monster Energy is available in several different can styles and sizes, and over time has launched new flavours and ingredients onto the market. The company expanded into Europe during 2008 and are now increasing their world-wide profile.
www.monsterenergy.com

The team have been a firm believer in the quality of Yamalube since 2005. By synchronising the development of Yamalube with the machines it's engineered for, high-quality genuine oils were delivered and are recognised by many of today's riders as the perfect match for the power of Yamahas. The dedication to the product range ensures full support is given to the differing technical specifications and performance demands of each individual country - matching engine and oil for maximum performance every time.

www.yamaha-motor-europe.com/accessories/yamalube/

A partner of the team since 2003 and a company that has enjoyed links with Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team since 1996. In 1973 Franco Acerbis founded Acerbis Italia S.p.a. in Albino (BG), a leader in the production of plastic accessories for motorcycles. The company's list of esteemed OEM (Original Equipment Manufactured by Acerbis) clients includes Aprilia, BMW, Cagiva, Ducati, Honda, KTM, Triumph and Yamaha and contributes to an annual production of more than 4,000,000 parts in plastic. Today Acerbis' distribution network supplies 55 countries around the globe with over 1,800 different products. Beginning in 1996, the aftermarket division also developed lines of off-road clothing, a complete line of guards and accessories from helmets to boots and also casual-wear and touring garments.

www.acerbis.com

This year’s MX1-GP World Championship sees Afam enjoy their twenty-first year of collaboration with the team. The worldwide headquarters of DC-AFAM NV is based in Nazareth, Belgium. The facility’s main emphasis is on chain and chain kit assembly, packaging and processing. DC-Afam's technology is in demand from factory to private racing teams all over the world. The ‘know-how’ originating from vast experience in road and off-road racing is used in daily manufacturing. Afam is a world class motorcycle sprocket with over 25 years of experience and R&D at GP500 and MotoGP level.

www.dc-afam.be/

Arrow Special Parts was founded in 1985 when Giorgio Giannelli created a company whose major task was the production of high performing exhaust systems. The firm has been associated with the team since 1989. Arrow started distributing off-road exhaust systems and handlebars developed and made in co-operation with the former 125cc World Champion Michele Rinaldi. After a couple of years, the first great success arrived when Belgian rider Georges Jobè won 500cc World Championship. Since 2000 Arrow has won more than 20 World Titles, in SBK, SS, MX and SuperMoto thanks to Everts, Seel, Corser, Charpentier, Toseland and others.

www.arrow.it

Barilla, originally established in 1877 as a bread and pasta shop in Parma, is today one of the top Italian food groups and has been associated with Michele Rinaldi for more than twenty-five years, since 1984. It employs more than 18,000 people and in 2007 had net sales of more than 4.2 billion Euros. The company has been managed for over 130 years by one family’s entrepreneurial experience. Barilla owns 54 production facilities (14 in Italy and 40 outside of Italy), ten of which are directly-managed mills that provide most of the raw materials for the production of its pasta and bakery products. Barilla exports to more than 125 countries.

www.barilla.com

Since 1996 Blackbird Racing has produced sticker kits and other products such as seat covers and foams to improve the aesthetics of off-road bikes. Blackbird Racing exports throughout five continents but increasing importance has been placed by productions based on specific personalized requests of the customers, both as racing teams or as commercial dealers (bike, ATVs, Karts markets) as well as originally equipped manufacturing (OEM).

www.blackbirdracing.com

This Italian company specialising in brake systems was founded in 1990. Braking is located north of Milan in the middle of Brianza, it covers a surface of 3000m2, boasts cutting-edge technology and specialized and very motivated staff. The firm became renowned for advancement and high-quality of their after-market products such as wave discs. Braking now enjoys world-wide distribution. Since 1998 a commercial partner has been expanding their reach in North America while in 2004 acquisition of the company Sunstar has stretched Braking’s name and reputation to the Far East, including factories in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia with creation of a new R&D department another positive aspect.

www.braking.com

CRM Composti are one of the new partners of the team, enjoying an alliance that begun in 2009. The company, based in Livorno, manufactures carbon-fibre fuel tanks, air-boxes, sub-frames and other components such as ignition covers and exhaust guards. Starting in 1987 CRM focussed their business on carbon-fibre materials for motorcycle since 1992 and has then entered the construction of elements and moulds for cars, military and medical use.

www.crmcompositi.com

Established in 1951, the Domino specializes in the design and production of brake and clutch lever assemblies, throttle controls, grips, electric switches, complete handlebars and special parts for every type of motorcycle, moped, scooter, ATV, agricultural machine and transport vehicle used in the industrial handling for the OEM market. Domino began their association with the team in 2007.

In the last few years the company has expanded its production range to include electronic switches and dashboards. Domino S.p.A. is located in Sirtori, (Bevera) in the district of Lecco, in Italy.

www.domino-group.com

This Lommel (Belgium) based firm have been providing Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team with support and air filters since 2007. DT1 have 17 importers throughout Europe and support five squads in the Grand Prix paddock, three of which run Yamaha machinery. The company has more than twenty years experience and has recently branched out in the fabrication of goggle tear-offs and handlebar grip components. The DT1 filter features bonded dual layer foam, and comes exclusively with a SuperSeal Base that eliminates the need for grease. DT1 filters can be purchased pre-oiled or standard.

www.dt1-europe.com

Italian firm GET offers a series of innovative products for the collection and analysis of data, dedicated to racing; from the motocross to the supermoto, from the karting to the car, from the enduro to watersports. GET provide the equipment and technical hardware that enables the team to optimise performance from the potent YZ power-plant. 

Kite was born in 2003 with the merger of mechanical engineering firms Team 3D and OMB and the company principally creates billet aluminium special parts. In the beginning Kite was only a brand but began production in 2007 and in just three years of activity has already won two World Championships, with Ahola in Enduro (2008) and with Yamaha and Cairoli in 2009.

Kite is located in Mandello del Lario, 60km north of Milan near Lake Como. Their core business revolves around wheel hubs, triple clamps and footpegs… all fabricated in billet aluminium and anodized.

The team have used Pirelli tyres since 1989 and have won each of their world championships with the help of Italian rubber.  For over a hundred years the story of Pirelli tyres has been the story of the automobile itself, the core business of a brand that was born in 1872 and started producing tyres from the late nineteenth century. The company's first victory in a motor race came in the Peking-Paris event in 1907, heralding a tradition of sporting success on two and four wheels consolidated over the years. Pirelli witnessed over a century of internationalization: from Europe to South America, and then the United States, China and Eastern Europe, with 24 factories in 12 countries.  The Pirelli Tyre today is the world's fifth largest operator in terms of turnover on the tyre market, with levels of profitability among the highest in the sector.

www.pirelli.com

Another long-term part of the Yamaha Monster Energy Motocross Team, Regina has been connected with the set-up since 1989. Regina was founded in Merate in Milan in 1919 and started to produce bicycle chains. Twenty years later in a new facility at Cernusco, Lombardone, near Merate, motorcycle and light industry trains rolled off the factory floors. Ten years on, in 1949, Regina’s first motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship was won by Bruno Ruffo on a Moto Guzzi 250. Fast forwarding to 1980 and Regina started with O-ring chains and two years onwards the production range included Professional Series RX3 Motocross chains. The evolution through X-ring and lighter and more resistant products continued until the advanced performance of the Z-ring in 2005.

www.reginachain.it/eng/index.asp

Champions demand excellence from…  From their equipment, from their team, from themselves.  They know there's no substitute for hard work in the relentless pursuit of victory.  Thats why they spend countless hours on the test track and race circuit pounding out laps in search of the edge that will keep them ahead of the competition. Thats also why at THOR we're right there with them developing new and innovative products that offer improved performance and durability.

http://www.thormx.com/

Tommaselli was established in 1930 and for more than half a century the brand has been synonymous with reliability in the production of steel and aluminium handlebars and two-piece handlebars. The company, with an extensive warehouse, handles the sales of Domino and Tommaselli products. Tommaselli is part of the Domino Group and is based north of Milan. Its factory facility covers a surface of 2500 square meters. They have been part of the Yamaha Monster Energy MX Team since 1995.

www.domino-group.com

This company from Petting, Germany, near the Austrian border specialises in the production of triple clamps and joined the team for the 2009 season. The German firm claim that many of their staff members are active motorcycle racers or have years of experience in motorsports. This experience, a love of detail and a feeling for material and technology are reflected in the products manufactured by XTRIG Racing Technology.

www.xtrig.com

Italian clothing company 9.2 have been providing the team with materials since 2005. The firm was started by designer Carlo Chionna near Bologna in 2003 and provides lines for men, women and children and recently announced a range of footwear to be launched. 9.2 have adorned the lower half of the team’s uniform with their high quality denim trouser and shorts products for the last few seasons.

www.9punto2.it