Touching Base With Tristan Charboneau

Considering America is a hotbed of motocross, it is surprising that not many Americans make the journey over to Europe to test their skills against the best in the world. It has been more than two-decades since an American won a FIM Motocross World Title - the last was Bobby Moore, who won the 1994 125cc World Championship onboard a Yamaha YZ125 under the wing of Michele Rinaldi - who now owns and operates the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing Team. This year, 21-year-old American Tristan Charboneau joined the ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha Official EMX250 Team with high hopes of winning the 2018 EMX250 Championship before stepping up to MX2 next year. Yamaha Racing spoke to the talented kid from Tenino, Washington about his European experience, his GYTR kitted YZ250F, what has attracted him to racing in Europe, and his recent injury.