April 2005
30th April - HAYDON SIXTH IN RIZLA SUZUKI DEBUT
 Wet
but drying conditions did little to dampen James Haydon's
enthusiasm on his debut for Rizla Suzuki at the fourth round
of the British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park today.
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30th April - Hopkins secures season's best start for Team
SUZUKI MotoGP
 Team
SUZUKI MotoGP racer John Hopkins qualified in a fantastic
fourth place for the Taobao Grand Prix of China tomorrow.
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30th April - SUZUKI 1-2-3 IN FONTANA QUALIFYING
Mat
Mladin led a Yoshimura Suzuki sweep of the top three spots
in Friday Superbike qualifying at California Speedway for
round three of the AMA Superbike Championship.
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29th April - Roberts Jr and Team SUZUKI MotoGP fastest in
wet practice session
Kenny
Roberts Jr posted the quickest lap time at the end of a wet
second practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix today.
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25th April - New Chinese challenge for Team SUZUKI
MotoGP
China
hosts its first ever MotoGP event this weekend and Team SUZUKI
MotoGP is on a steep learning curve as it aims to master the
all-new Shanghai circuit.
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25th April - MLADIN'S BARBER CLEAN SWEEP
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin swept to victory in the third
race of the AMA Superbike Championship at Barber Motorsports
Park in Birmingham, Alabama
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25th April - SALOM GRABS Suzuki GSX-R HOME-ROUND VICTORY
Spaniard David Salom raced to victory in the inaugural Suzuki
GSX-R European Cup Championship round at Valencia, Spain on
Sunday.
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24th April - FUEL HOSE PROBLEM HALTS SMETS
 Sole
Team Suzuki representative Joel Smets could only take a best
finish of fifth position today under variable weather conditions
at Agueda, Portugal
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24th April - DOUBLE VICTORY FOR CORSER IN SPAIN
World
Superbike Championship leader Troy Corser raced his Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra GSX-R1000 to a sensational double victory
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23rd April - MLADIN HEADS SUZUKI ONE-TWO-THREE
Mat
Mladin led a Yoshimura Suzuki one-two-three at the Barber
Motorsports Park AMA Superbike Championship to win by 7.3
seconds as seven Suzuki GSX-R1000s filled the top 10 places.
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23rd April - STRIJBOS BREAKS COLLARBONE
Team
Suzuki's Kevin Strijbos has broken his collarbone during Timed
Practice for the Portuguese World MX1 Championship at Agueda.
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23rd April - RIZLA QUALIFY IN 7TH AND 8TH
Rizla
Suzuki's Scott Smart and John Reynolds will start tomorrow's
third-round British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park
in seventh and ninth positions.
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23rd April - CORSER TOPS VALENCIA SUPERPOLE
Troy
Corser will start tomorrow's third-round world Superbike round
in Valencia from the front after winning this afternoon's
Superpole - the 31st of his career.
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23rd April - MLADIN BREAKS BARBER RECORD
Yoshimura
Suzuki's Mat Mladin broke his two-year-old lap record today
at the Barber Motorsports Park after lapping the 2.38-mile
circuit at 1:25.046 to earn pole position for today and tomorrow's
two AMA Superbike Nationals.
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23rd April - RIZLA LOOKING FOR MALLORY DOUBLE
Rizla
Suzuki stars John Reynolds and Scott Smart travel to Mallory
Park and the third round of the British Superbike Championship
this weekend
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22nd April - CORSER SETS THE PACE IN SPAIN
World
Championship leader Troy Corser put his Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra GSX-R1000 into provisional pole position for Sunday's
third-round World Superbike Championship round in Valencia,
Spain.
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21st April - SUZUKI READY FOR PORTUGUESE MX1
The
third round of the FIM MX1 World Championships follows hot
on the heels of the Spanish Grand Prix
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20th April - ALSTARE SUZUKI WANT TO REIGN IN SPAIN
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra head to this weekend's third-round
world Superbike Championship round at Valencia hoping to continue
its 100% win performance and increase its series lead.
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18th April - Bridgestone boost for Team SUZUKI MotoGP
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP racers John Hopkins and Kenny Roberts Jr enjoyed
a successful test at Estoril in Portugal today as they put
new construction Bridgestone race tyres through their paces.
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17th April - SUZUKI CASTROL 2ND AT LE MANS
 Reigning
World Endurance Masters Champions Suzuki Castrol raced to
second place in the opening round of the 2005 series, the
Le Mans 24 Hours in France, finishing on the same lap as the
winning Yamaha GMT 94 team.
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17th April - SMETS SCORES 2ND MX1 VICTORY
Team
Suzuki rider Joel Smets has won another moto this afternoon
at Bellpuig for the Grand Prix of Spain, the second round
of 17 in the 2005 FIM MX1 World Championships.
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17th April - CARMICHAEL WORLD SUPERCROSS CHAMPION!
 Ricky
Carmichael clinched the THQ/ FIM World Supercross Championship
at Saturday night's Seattle Supercross in America.
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17th April - Hopkins goes down fighting as Roberts
Jr scores points
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP racer John Hopkins was fighting hard for a top
five position at today's Portuguese Grand Prix when a brief
shower caused him to crash whilst challenging for a higher
position.
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16th April - SUZUKI MEN IN MX1 TOP TEN
Team
Suzuki riders Joel Smets and Kevin Strijbos both posted times
to qualify within the top ten at a very windy Bellpuig today
for the Grand Prix of Spain, the second round of 17 in the
2005 FIM World Championship.
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16th April - Team SUZUKI MotoGP looking for good race result
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP will start Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix at
Estoril hopeful that both its riders can advance through the
field to fight at the front of the pack.
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15th April - Mixed day for Team SUZUKI MotoGP
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP racers John Hopkins and Kenny Roberts Jr had
differing outcomes from today's practice sessions for this
weekend's MotoGP at Estoril in Portugal.
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14th April -Team SUZUKI MotoGP looking to make amends in
Estoril
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP will compete in the second round of the MotoGP
World Championship at Estoril in Portugal this Sunday, with
its sights set on improved results.
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13th April - SUZUKI OPTIMISTIC FOR SPANISH MX1
Team
Suzuki's Joel Smets and Kevin Strijbos are looking forward
to this weekend's Grand Prix of Spain at Bellpuig, the second
round of the World MX1 Championship.
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11th April - RMZ-450 TAKES FIRST WIN IN AUSTRALIA
Team
Shift Motul Suzuki's Daryl Hurley gave the all-new Suzuki
RM-Z450 four-stroke its maiden victory at the second round
of the Australian Motocross Championship in Horsham, Victoria
on Sunday.
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10th April - Team SUZUKI MotoGP scores points at season
opener
Team
SUZUKI MotoGP racer John Hopkins secured his first MotoGP
points of the season with a hard fought 14th place at the
first round of the MotoGP World Championship at Jerez in Spain.
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10th April - RIZLA SUZUKI UPBEAT AFTER THRUXTON
Rizla
Suzuki's Scott Smart found extra performance from his GSX-R1000
during a tough day's racing at the second round of the British
Superbike Championship at Thruxton today.
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10th April - CARMICHAEL 2ND AT PONTIAC
Team
Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael raced his RM250 into second
place behind reigning champion Chad Reed at Saturday night's
Pontiac Supercross in Michigan.
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9th April - SMART CUTS THRUXTON LAP TIME
Scott
Smart slashed more than a second from his previous best lap
time to take eighth place and a second row start for tomorrow's
double-header
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8th April - SMART JUST OFF BSB FRONT ROW
Rizla
Suzuki's Scott Smart finished eighth and was less than two-tenths
of a second off a front row lap-time in today's opening practice
sessions for the second round of the British Superbike Championship
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6th April - SUZUKI CONFIDENT FOR THRUXTON
Rizla
Suzuki's John Reynolds and Scott Smart are in confident mood
for this weekend's second-round British Superbike Championship
race at Thruxton near the team's headquarters.
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4th April - YOSHIMURA 4TH IN JAPANESE SUPERBIKES
Yoshimura's
Atsushi Watanabe raced the new GSX-R1000K5 Suzuki into fourth
place at the opening round of the Japanese Superbike Championship
at Mine Circuit yesterday.
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4th April - DEBUT 2ND FOR NEW GSX-R1000
Team
Suzuki's Shawn Giles raced his new GSX-R1000 into second overall
at the weekend's opening round of the Australian Superbike
Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.
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3rd April - EMOTIONAL WIN FOR SMETS AT ZOLDER
Team
Suzuki rider Joel Smets recorded his first World Championship
race victory in two seasons today at the opening round of
the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship at the GP of Flanders
in Zolder.
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3rd April - SUZUKI DOUBLE AT PHILLIP ISLAND
Troy
Corser and Yukio Kagayama pulled off a sensational double
one-two on their Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSX-R1000s at
today's second-round World Superbike Championship at Phillip
Island, Australia.
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3rd April - CARMICHAEL 2ND AT DALLAS SUPERCROSS
Team
Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael increased his lead over Chad Reed
in the THQ AMA Supercross Championship to 31 points after
racing to second place at Saturday's night's Dallas Supercross.
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2nd April - SMETS 5TH IN ZOLDER MX1 QUALIFYING
Team
Suzuki's Joel Smets took fifth place in timed practice for
the opening round of the World MX1 Championship in Flanders
today as injured team mate Kevin Strijbos suffered in 18th
place.
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2nd April - KAGAYAMA SCORES FIRST SUPERPOLE!
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Yukio Kagayama took his
first ever World Superbike Superpole at Phillip Island today
knocking over half a second off his previous best time in
the process.
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1st April - ALSTARE SUZUKI FASTEST AT PHILLIP ISLAND
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama
grabbed first and second places in the first day of qualifying
for Sunday's World Superbike Championship
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