April 2006
30th Apl - BSB - Oulton Qualifying
 James
Haydon starts tomorrow’s Bank Holiday Monday double
header fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
from fourth on the front row of the grid
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30th Apl - CARMICHAEL TAKES SEATTLE PODIUM
 Ricky
Carmichael raced from the back of the field after poor start
and off-track excursion to claim third position at Saturday
night’s wet and muddy AMA Supercross Championship penultimate
round at Qwest Field, Seattle.
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30th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Istanbul Race
 Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP scored its best finish of the season so far
as Chris Vermeulen raced to seventh place at the Grand Prix
of Turkey in Istanbul.
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30th Apl - SPIES AND MLADIN ONE-TWO AT FONTANA
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies and Mat Mladin claimed
another one-two at Saturday’s opening Fontana AMA Superbike
Championship race on their GSX-R1000s.
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29th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Istanbul Qualifying
Chris
Vermeulen stormed to his and Rizla Suzuki MotoGP’s first
ever MotoGP pole position at a rain soaked Istanbul in Turkey
today.
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29th Apl - BYRNE PUTS GSX-R1000 ON TOP AT OULTON
Rizla
Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was fastest
in today’s practice sessions for the fourth round of
the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park
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28th Apl - SPIES SETS NEW RECORD WITH POLE
Ben
Spies set a new lap record in qualifying for the Fontana AMA
Superbike double-header in California
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28th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Istanbul Practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins finished in a promising eighth
place after today’s free practice for the Grand Prix
of Turkey in Istanbul.
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27th Apl - BYRNE TARGETS OULTON BSB PODIUM
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne was fastest in last week’s
official Oulton Park test and the Rizla Suzuki rider going
to the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
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23rd Apl - FIRST DOUBLE-HEADER WIN FOR SPIES
Yoshimura
Suzuki’s Ben Spies raced to his first-ever double-header
victory at today’s second AMA Superbike Championship
race at Barber in Alabama to take the lead in the series after
three rounds.
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23rd Apl - SUZUKI - STRIJBOS CLAIMS FIRST SEASON PODIUM
 Kevin
Strijbos and the RM-Z450 Suzuki gained third position this
afternoon at a sunny and warm Agueda circuit for the Grand
Prix of Portugal and the third round of 15 in the 2006 FIM
World Championship.
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23rd Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Istanbul Preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racers John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen are
eager to get back on their Suzuki GSV-Rs as the MotoGP spectacle
heads to Turkey
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23rd Apl - SIMEON DOMINATES GSX-R CUP OPENER
Belgian Xavier Simeon rode a superbly controlled race at
Valencia today to win the opening round of this year’s
Suzuki GSX-R European Cup.
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23rd Apl - CORSER RACES TO DOUBLE PODIUM
Suzuki’s
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser raced his Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra GSX-R1000 to two second places at today’s
third-round World Superbike Championship race in Valencia,
Spain.
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23rd Apl - CARMICHAEL 6TH AFTER CRASHING
A heavy crash on the fifth lap of Saturday’s Dallas
Supercross dropped World and AMA Supercross Champion Ricky
Carmichael down to sixth position overall, but he still leads
the series.
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23rd Apl - ENDURANCE - SERT SUZUKI RACE TO 2ND FROM 49TH
Reigning World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol clawed
back from a heavy crash in the first hour to finish runners-up
at the Le Mans 24-hour second round in France that finished
this afternoon.
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22nd Apl - AMA - SPIES AND MLADIN TOP BARBER OPENER
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies and Mat Mladin raced their
GSX-R1000s to a one-two victory at today’s Barber AMA
Superbike Championship second round in Alabama.
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22nd Apl - SIMEON TAKES GSX-R CUP POLE
Belgian Xavier Simeon continued his domination of practice
by taking pole position for the opening round of the Suzuki
GSX-R European Cup in Valencia, Spain
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22nd Apl - SUZUKI - RAMON 2ND ON AGUEDA MX1 GATE
Steve
Ramon posted the second quickest lap time aboard his works
RM-Z450 this afternoon at a sunny Agueda circuit for the Grand
Prix of Portugal as team mate Kevin Strijbos was fourth for
another strong showing by the Team Suzuki pair.
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22nd Apl - WSB - Valencia Qualifying
Despite
being down at the first split, World Champion Troy Corser
made up time in the second and third sections and stormed
to a Superpole victory ahead of rival Troy Bayliss at today’s
third-round Valencia world Superbike Championship round in
Spain.
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22nd Apl - BSB - Oulton Testing
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne topped the timesheets at the official
Bennetts British Superbike test at Oulton Park in Cheshire
on Friday.
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21st Apl - GSX-R - SIMEON ON PROVISIONAL POLE
Belgian Xavier Simeon topped the standings on the opening
day of qualifying for the first round of the 2006 Suzuki GSX-R
European Cup at Valencia
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21st Apl - WSB - Valencia First Qualifying
Troy
Corser has set the fastest time in today’s World Superbike
Championship qualifying in Valencia, Spain
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21st Apl - ALSTARE AIMS FOR VALENCIA VICTORY
Reigning
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser and the Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra team are aiming for the podium at this weekend’s
third-round World Superbike Championship round at Valencia
in Spain.
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21st Apl - WORLD ENDURANCE - SUZUKI CASTROL 2ND ON LE MANS
GRID
After dominating practice and first qualifying, World Endurance
Champions and current series leaders Suzuki Castrol posted
the second fastest time for tomorrow’s 24-hour Le Mans
World Endurance second round in France.
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19th Apl - MX1 - MORE PODIUM HOPES FOR TEAM SUZUKI
Team
Suzuki travel to the Agueda circuit for the Grand Prix of
Portugal this weekend buoyed by their moto victory and podium
result in Spain last Sunday and are hoping for more of the
same.
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17th Apl - BYRNE INSPIRATIONAL ON RIZLA SUZUKI
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne took two inspirational and determined
top-10 finishes on his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 after starting
well down the grid in both of today’s races at the third
round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton
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17th Apl - SUZUKI CASTROL LEAD WORLD ENDURANCE
Reigning World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol won the
Assen 500km opening round of the FIM World Endurance Championship
in Holland today after leading from the start.
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17th Apl - WATANABE TAKES JAPAN SUPERBIKE LEAD
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Atsushi Watanabe has taken over the
lead in the All Japan Superbike Championship after finishing
second at Sunday’s Suzuka second round.
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16th Apl - HAYDON HEADS UP BSB SECOND ROW
James
Haydon will start from fifth place and Shane ’Shakey’
Byrne right behind him at the top of the third row in ninth
for the double-header Bank Holiday Monday third round of the
Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton
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16th Apl - FIRST SUZUKI PODIUM FOR RAMON
Kevin
Strijbos and Steve Ramon gave the RM-Z450 its first 2006 moto
victory and overall podium respectively this afternoon under
hot sunshine at Bellpuig in Catalunya for the Grand Prix of
Spain.
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15th Apl - AKIYOSHI ON JAPAN SUPERBIKE POLE
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Kousuke Akiyoshi took his first pole
position of the season today for the second-round All Japan
Superbike Championship round at Suzuka
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15th Apl - RAMON 3RD ON SPANISH MX1 GATE
Team
Suzuki’s Steve Ramon claimed third position during Timed
Practice for tomorrow’s Grand Prix of Spain at Bellpuig,
Catalunya, the second round of 15 in the 2006 FIM MX1 World
Championship.
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15th Apl - SUZUKI CASTROL ON ASSEN ENDURANCE POLE
Team Suzuki Castrol’s Vincent Philippe set the fastest
time in today’s qualifying for the opening World Endurance
Championship round at Assen, Holland
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14th Apl - SUZUKI CASTROL LEAD ASSEN OPENER
Six-time World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol will start
its title defence at the opening round of the 2006 series
at Assen, Holland on Bank Holiday Monday.
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13th Apl - PRODUCTIVE TEST FOR TEAM ALSTARE
Suzuki’s
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser set the second fastest
time during the two-day WSBK test at Misano in Italy that
ended today.
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13th Apl - BSB - HIGH-SPEED HOME ROUND FOR SUZUKI
Thruxton
is Rizla Suzuki’s home circuit that boasts a 112mph+
average lap speed, making it the fastest circuit the British
Superbikes visit
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12th Apl - MX - SUZUKI AIMS FOR SPANISH PODIUM
The
FIM MX1 World Championship resumes this weekend with Team
Suzuki, armed with the potent RM-Z450, hoping to resurrect
hopes of a Grand Prix podium at the Bellpuig circuit in Catalunya,
Spain
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10th Apl - HURLEY EXTENDS MX SERIES LEAD
Team
Shift Motul Suzuki rider, Daryl Hurley racked up a second-place
finish in round two of the Australian Motocross Nationals
Championship and almost doubled his series points lead at
Gilman this weekend.
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9th Apl - BSB - TOUGH WEEKEND FOR RIZLA SUZUKI
Rizla
Suzuki racers Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and James Haydon
crashed out of both races at the second round of the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship at Donington Park
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8th Apl - BSB - RIZLA SUZUKI ON 2ND AND 3RD ROWS
Rizla
Suzuki’s James Haydon will start from the end of the
second row in eighth and Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne
from the front of the third row in ninth at the second round
of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Donington
Park.
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8th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Double disappointment for Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP suffered a double setback at the Commercialbank
Grand Prix of Qatar as both John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen
were forced to retire early in the race.
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7th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - BSB Donington Practice
Rizla
Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was sixth
and James Haydon eighth after today’s practice for this
weekend’s second round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Donington Park in Derbyshire.
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7th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Qatar Qualifying
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer Chris Vermeulen qualified for tomorrow’s
Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar just 0.673 seconds from
pole position.
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6th Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Qatar practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racers Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins finished
in 12th and 14th places respectively after spending the majority
of the first day at Qatar battling to improve their performance
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6th Apl - YOSHIMURA SUPPORT SUZUKI SUPERBIKE TEAM
Suzuki
has today announced Yoshimura as the new naming rights sponsor
of its Australian Superbike team – Team Yoshimura Suzuki.
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4th Apl - RIZLA SUZUKI MAKES PROGRESS IN SPAIN
Rizla
Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and James
Haydon completed nearly 400 laps during the last two days
during a private test at the Guadix circuit in southern Spain.
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4th Apl - WATANABE TAKES MOTEGI PODIUM
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Atsushi Watanabe raced to third position
in the opening round of the All Japan Superbike Championship
at Twinring, Motegi after the race was red-flagged due to
rain.
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3rd Apl - Rizla Suzuki - Qatar preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP is in the desert for this weekend’s race
as the MotoGP spectacle heads to the heat of Qatar.
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2nd Apl - CARMICHAEL 2ND AT HOUSTON SX
Team
Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ricky Carmichael continues to
extend his points lead in the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross
Series by finishing second at Houston’s Reliant Stadium
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2nd Apl - TEAM SUZUKI IN ZOLDER TOP 5
Steve
Ramon and Kevin Strijbos guided their works RM-Z450 machines
to fourth and fifth positions overall respectively at a blustery
Zolder circuit in Belgium
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2nd Apl - HURLEY GRABS AUSTRALIAN MX LEAD
Team
Shift Motul Suzuki’s Daryl Hurley annihilated the competition
to seal a dominant win in the opening round of the Australian
Motocross Nationals Championship at Wanneroo
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2nd Apl - WATANABE ON JAPAN SUPERBIKE POLE
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Atsushi Watanabe set pole position
for the opening round of the All Japan Superbike Championship
first round at Twinring, Motegi with MotoGP test rider Kousuke
Akiyoshi third
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1st Apl - RAMON 4TH IN SUZUKI MX1 DEBUT
Steve
Ramon qualified in fourth position on the RM-Z450 at a breezy
Zolder circuit this afternoon on the first day of the 2006
FIM Motocross World Championships
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