Honey Badger Cares: Yamaha Auctioning MotoGP Star Cal Crutchlow’s Historic Silverstone Leathers To Benefit Feed The Children Cypress, CA – June 19, 2012 – Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., is pleased to announce another incredible opportunity to bid on a historic set of road racing leathers as worn by Monster Energy/Tech 3 MotoGP star Cal Crutchlow, during his dramatic sixth-place finish at last weekend’s British Grand Prix, all to benefit Feed the Children, Yamaha Motor Corporation’s corporate charity. The leathers being auctioned are directly off the back of “The Honey Badger” himself, Monster Energy/Tech 3 Yamaha’s Cal Crutchlow, who has generously donated his authentic Spidi custom-made leathers, as worn by Cal during this year’s British Grand Prix. The winning bidder will also receive a pair of weekend 3-day general admission passes, including paddock access, to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, July 27-29 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. In addition, the package includes hotel accommodations in the Monterey area for the entire race weekend (Friday and Saturday night). And, finally, the winning bidder will also be invited on stage Saturday evening during the scheduled, GE-sponsored concert ceremonies to receive the personally autographed gear directly from Cal. “Cal Crutchlow has quickly proven himself to be tremendously popular with race fans the world over, and there’s no doubt that he has gained legions of new fans after his heroic charge through the pack on his #35 Monster Energy/Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1 this past weekend,” said Bob Starr, Yamaha’s General Manager of National Communications, “And, to donate his actual race-worn leathers to such a worthy cause and see him on the GE stage at this years’ Red Bull U.S. GP will surely be a treat for not only all his American fans but, in particular, the winning bidder!” The auction is live on eBay beginning today and will continue through June 26. To place your bid, please visit the following link: ~http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cal-Crutchlow-MotoGP-Racing-Leathers-/290731223841?pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item43b0ee6b21~ More, from another press release issued by Yamaha: Honey Badger Ups The Ante: Pole Position Hospitality Club Seats Added To Crutchlow Auction To Benefit Feed The Children Cypress, CA – June 21, 2012 Just like Cal Crutchlow and his Monster Energy/Tech 3 Yamaha YZR-M1 did at last weekend’s British Grand Prix–in which “The Honey Badger” raced from last-place on the starting grid to sixth place at the checkered flag–Cal’s eBay Auction to benefit Feed the Children, Yamaha Motor Corporation’s corporate charity, is also gaining traction. Cal’s management team has generously secured two Pole Position Hospitality Club seats and a special tour of Cal’s pit box at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, July 27-29, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, and those two items have been added to the to the auction package. The Club seats and pit-box tour join the list of other items that are already part of the charity auction listing, including the historic set of custom-made Spidi road racing leathers that Cal wore during his dramatic run through the field of riders at last weekend’s British Grand Prix, the pair of weekend 3-day general admission passes–including paddock access–to next month’s Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the hotel accommodations in the Monterey area for the entire race weekend, and the appearance on stage Saturday evening during the scheduled, GE-sponsored concert ceremonies to receive the personally autographed gear directly from Cal. “The auction listing was already a once-in-a-lifetime deal with Cal’s race-worn leathers and the tickets and accommodations to this year’s Red Bull U.S.G.P.,” commented Bob Starr, General Manager of National Communications for Yamaha’s Motorsports Group. “And now, the two Pole Position Hospitality Club seats really turn it into an extra-special package of exciting memories that will last a lifetime”¦and all to benefit Feed the Children, which is such a worthy cause. We can’t thank Cal enough for sweetening the auction listing even more.” The auction is running live on eBay right now and will continue through June 26. To place your bid, please visit the following link: ~http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cal-Crutchlow-MotoGP-Racing-Leathers-/290731223841?pt=US_Racing_Fan_Shop&hash=item43b0ee6b21~