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American Suzuki Motor Corp. Goes
Boldly Into 2010
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Brea, Calif. - December
7, 2009 - American Suzuki announced at the International
Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California on Friday, its
significant racing agenda for 2010. The Rockstar Makita Suzuki
racing efforts won an unprecedented six championships in 2009,
dominating the Supercross, Motocross, Road Racing and ATV
championship series, and Suzuki has committed to putting the
competition-crushing GSX-Rs, RM-Zs, and QuadRacer on top of
the podium in 2010.
"Suzuki products are truly
industry leading and we stand behind them 100 percent," Senior
Advertising Manager Steve Bortolamedi explained. "We proved
that last year with our six titles. For 2010, what better way
to demonstrate this again than by putting our reputation on
the line?"
Suzuki will commit to a larger racing
effort along with returning sponsors Rockstar Energy Drink and
Makita tools, which will be managed by long-time partner
Yoshimura R&D of America. Yoshimura will house all of the
Rockstar Makita Suzuki racing teams under one roof.
"Yoshimura will be managing Suzuki racing efforts in
Supercross, Motocross, Road Racing, and ATV Racing," Yoshimura
R&D Senior Vice President Don Sakakura said. "We hope to
be able to showcase the performance of the Suzuki line of
high-performance motorcycles and ATVs. Suzuki is proud of
their products and is ready for the upcoming racing season. We
at Yoshimura are equally looking forward to 2010."
Suzuki revealed its impressive roster of racers for
the 2010 season.
Road Racing: Tommy Hayden and Blake
Young are both returning to take the championship-winning
GSX-R 1000 to the top of the AMA Pro Superbike class.
Supercross/Motocross: Racing phenom Ryan Dungey is
returning to the team for 2010 aboard the unstoppable RM-Z450.
Australian Matt Moss, who won the 2009 Australian National Pro
Lites Championship as well as the Australasian Supercross Pro
Lites Championship, will join Dungey in the 450 class.
Rounding out the team will be Austin Stroupe, who's set to
compete in the Pro Lites East series aboard the RM-Z250.
ATV: Back-to-back AMA ATV Motocross champion Dustin
Wimmer will defend his number 1 plate aboard the QuadRacer
R450, and he will be joined by racing up-and-comer Josh
Creamer.
GNCC: Josh Strang will return to the XC1
class to win with the RM-Z450.
When asked about
Suzuki's chances for the 2010 season, Sakakura was optimistic,
"With great sponsors like Rockstar, Makita and the Suzuki
family of program partners, it really frees us up to go out
and win races. With team managers like Roger DeCoster in MX,
Pete Doyle in Road Racing, and Kory Ellis and Kevin Mummah in
ATV, I'd say we are looking pretty good."
Suzuki's
"Champions Choose Suzuki Tour" is traveling to all the IMS
motorcycle events, allowing the public to get a close-up view
of Suzuki's numerous championship-winning machines. The tour
includes Mat Mladin's 2009 GSX-R 1000 superbike, which helped
the legendary racer capture his seventh AMA Superbike title.
Along with securing its championship race pedigree for
the upcoming 2010 season, Suzuki also solidified its
reputation for industry-leading technology with the launch of
the new 2010 RMX450Z and RM-Z250 motorcycles, as well as the
updated RM-Z450. Suzuki unveiled these highly anticipated
machines at the show.
Road Racing
Tommy Hayden
Blake
Young
Motocross/Supercross/Offroad
Austin Stroupe
Matt
Moss
Ryan
Dungey
Josh
Strang
ATV
Dustin Wimmer
Josh
Creamer
About Suzuki: The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American
Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was founded in
1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets motorcycles and
ATVs via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states.
ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based
in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer
of motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, automobiles and marine
engines. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has 120
distributors in 191 countries.
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