June 2006
30th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Donington Practice
 Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins powered his Suzuki GSV-R
to second place on the leaderboard after the first day’s
practice for the GAS British Grand Prix at Donington today.
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28th Jun - TEAM SUZUKI STRONG FOR SWEDISH GP
 After
eight rounds of the 2006 FIM World Championships, Team Suzuki
has collected podium results at seven races and filled the
second and third steps of the rostrum at two events.
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27th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Donington Preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP has made the journey home to Donington Park
in England, for the GAS British Grand Prix, with hopes high
for a good result.
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27th Jun - STRIJBOS SIGNS SUZUKI
Team
Suzuki’s 21 year old Belgian MX1 World Championship
star Kevin Strijbos has re-signed for Suzuki for the 2007
and 2008 seasons.
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25th Jun - PIROVANO DOMINATES GSX-R CUP
Former world Supersport Champion and ‘Wild Card’
Fabrizio Pirovano has won the fourth round of the Suzuki GSX-R
European Cup at Misano today after leading from the first
lap.
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25th Jun - TEAM ALSTARE - MISANO RACE
 Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Yukio Kagayama had his best
day of the World Superbike Championship year so far, grabbing
a podium in the first race at today’s Misano sixth round
and finishing fifth in race two.
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24th Jun - PIROVANO TOPS GSX-R QUALIFYING
Former World Supersport Champion and ‘Wild Card’
Fabrizio Pirovano showed everyone the way around Misano today
in qualifying for the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup by taking
pole position nearly half a second ahead of his nearest rival
Xavier Simeon.
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24th Jun - TEAM ALSTARE - MISANO FINAL QUALIFYING
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Troy Corser was more than
a second under the official lap record but still had to settle
for the second fastest time in World Superbike Superpole at
Misano in San Marino this afternoon.
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24th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Assen Race
John
Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen raced their Rizla Suzuki GSV-Rs
to sixth and 10th place respectively at today’s Dutch
TT in Assen, Holland.
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23rd Jun - SUZUKI - PIROVANO LEADS GSX-R CUP CHARGE
Former World Supersport Champion Fabrizio Pirovano dusted
down his leathers for the second time this year and once again
took advantage of his ‘Wild Card’ status to lead
the way in first qualifying for the Suzuki GSX-R European
Cup at MIsano today.
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23rd Jun - TEAM ALSTARE - CORSER SECOND ON MISANO GRID
World
Superbike Champion Troy Corser put his Alstare Suzuki Corona
Extra GSX-R1000 into provisional second place during today’s
qualifying for Sunday’s World Superbike Championship
sixth round at Misano.
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23rd Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Assen Qualifying
John
Hopkins roared to his first ever pole position at Assen in
Holland for tomorrow’s Dutch TT, with team-mate Chris
Vermeulen putting his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R on the second row.
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22nd Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Assen Practice
John
Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen quickly got to terms with the
newly configured Assen circuit today as both riders topped
the leaderboard at some point during the first day’s
practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.
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21st Jun - TEAM ALSTARE POSITIVE FOR MISANO
Following
its disastrous weekend at Silverstone, Team Alstare Suzuki
Corona Extra is going to round six of this year’s Superbike
World Championship at Misano in a positive frame of mind.
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20th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Assen Preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP will be in Holland this weekend for the Dutch
Grand Prix, looking to carry on from last Sunday’s best
team result of the season - so far - in Catalunya.
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19th Jun - CARMICHAEL INCREASES SERIES LEAD - Budds Creek
Ricky
Carmichael took two straight wins and his third consecutive
AMA Toyota Motocross race of the 2006 season on his RM-Z450
at Sunday’s Budds Creek AMA Motocross fourth round in
California and increased his series lead to 20 points.
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19th Jun - YOSHIMURA SUZUKI - MLADIN AND SPIES 2ND AND 3RD
IN UTAH
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin and Ben Spies rode their
Suzuki GSX-R1000s to second and third place at the second
AMA Superbike race of the double-header weekend at Miller
Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.
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18th Jun - TEAM SUZUKI -Matterley Basin results
Team
Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos notched his third podium in
a row and fifth top-three result in the last six races on
the RM-Z450 with runner-up position today at a spectator-packed
and hot Matterley Basin for the British Grand Prix; the eighth
round of the MX1 World Championship.
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18th Jun - SUZUKI CASTROL EXTEND ENDURANCE LEAD
World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol won the Zolder 6
Hour fourth round of the FIM World Endurance Championship
in Belgium this afternoon and extended its lead in the series
to 44 points.
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18th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Riders Injured
Rizla
Suzuki’s James Haydon is in hospital undergoing medical
examination after a high speed crash during today’s
second race at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Snetterton in Norfolk.
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18th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Catalunya Race
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racers John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen raced
to fourth and sixth places respectively during today’s
eventful Gran Premi Cinzano De Catalunya at Barcelona this
afternoon.
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18th Jun - YOSHIMURA SUZUKI - SPIES WINS MILLER AMA SUPERBIKE
OPENER
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won today’s AMA Superbike
Championship race at the brand new Miller Motorsports Park
in Utah and extended his series lead ahead of team mate Mat
Mladin.
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17th Jun - TEAM SUZUKI 2ND AND 3RD ON MX1 GATE
Team
Suzuki has returned to be a protagonist in the FIM MX1 World
Championship as Steve Ramon and Kevin Strijbos set the second
and third quickest qualification times at a sweltering Matterley
Basin for the British Grand Prix and round eight of the series
today.
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17th Jun - SUZUKI CASTROL ON POLE IN ZOLDER
World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol has put the GSX-R1000
Suzuki on pole for tomorrow’s World Endurance fourth
round at Zolder in Belgium.
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17th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Snetterton Qualifying
James
Haydon rode through the pain barrier to take seventh place
and a second row start for tomorrow’s double header
seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
at Snetterton
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17th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Catalunya Qualifying
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins has qualified a superb second
for tomorrow’s Gran Premi Cinzano De Catalunya
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16th Jun - KIRKHAM STEPS IN FOR INJURED BYRNE
Jon
Kirkham will stand in for an injured Shane ‘Shakey’
Byrne at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Snetterton this weekend after the Rizla Suzuki
rider suffered a high-speed crash in the first practice session
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16th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Catalunya Practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racers Chris Vermeulen and John Hopkins were
both within touching distance of today’s quickest time
during free practice for the Gran Premi Cinzano De Catalunya.
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15th Jun - ALSTARE WRAPS UP BRNO TESTS
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Yukio Kagayama and the team
have concluded three days of World Superbike testing at Brno
in the Czech Republic and left the track with masses of useful
information.
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15th Jun - HIGH SPEED HOPES FOR SUZUKI BSB
Rizla
Suzuki is hoping to make the most of the top speed advantage
of its GSX-R1000s at this weekend’s seventh round of
the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton
in Norfolk
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14th Jun - SUZUKI MX1 STRONG FOR NEW BRITISH GP
Team
Suzuki head to the British Grand Prix at the brand new Matterley
Basin near Winchester this weekend having notched four podium
appearances in the last two rounds and are easily the strongest
squad in the MX1 class.
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12th Jun - CARMICHAEL INCREASES SERIES LEAD
Reigning
AMA Motocross Champion Ricky Carmichael has increased his
lead in the AMA Motocross Championship after taking the overall
win in today’s third round at Southwick in Massachusetts.
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12th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Catalunya Preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP will be in Catalunya this weekend for the first
of a hectic three weekends that will see it race in Spain,
Holland and Great Britain.
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11th Jun - 2ND DOUBLE PODIUM FOR SUZUKI MX1
Team
Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon repeated their
runner-up and third positions respectively from Bulgaria last
week at a sunny and breezy Montevarchi circuit for the Italian
Grand Prix today.
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10th Jun - STRIJBOS 2ND ON ITALIAN MX1 GATE
Team
Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos successfully guided his works
RM-Z450 to the second fastest time under hot and sunny skies
at the Montevarchi circuit for the UFO Italian Grand Prix.
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9th Jun - SUZUKI MX1 MEN HEAD TO ITALY
Team
Suzuki will shortly arrive at the Montevarchi circuit set
in the scenic landscapes of the countryside 40km south of
Florence for the UFO Grand Prix of Italy and the seventh round
of action in the FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship.
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5th Jun - INJURED GILES PULLS OUT OF MALLALA
Three-time
Australian Superbike Champion, Shawn Giles was forced to withdraw
from round three of the Australian Superbike Championship
at Mallala Raceway in South Australia at the weekend.
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4th Jun - AMA - MLADIN AND SPIES 1-2 AT ROAD AMERICA
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin and Ben Spies finished
first and second in the Road America AMA Superbike double-header
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4th Jun - SUZUKI - DOUBLE MX1 PODIUM FOR RM-Z450
The
potency of the RM-Z450s in contrasting weather conditions
was aptly demonstrated when Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon
both finished on the podium today in front of 25,000 spectators
at an overcast and very wet Sevlievo circuit
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4th Jun - BSB - Mallory park Race
Rizla
Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne rode hard
to record fourth and fifth place finishes at the sixth round
of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory
Park in Leicestershire today.
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4th Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Mugello MotoGP Race
John
Hopkins raced his Rizla Suzuki to a top 10 finish during today’s
Gran Premio d’Italia Alice at Mugello in Italy
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4th Jun - AMA - MLADIN WINS AT ROAD AMERICA
Mat
Mladin continued Yoshimura Suzuki’s total domination
of the AMA Superbike Championship by winning today’s
Road America Championship round ahead of team mate Ben Spies.
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3rd Jun - STRIJBOS 3RD ON BULGARIAN MX1 GATE
Team
Suzuki’s Kevin Strijbos has clocked the third quickest
lap-time after another hot MX1 Timed Practice session at Sevlievo
for the Grand Prix of Bulgaria this afternoon.
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3rd Jun - SECOND ROW START FOR BYRNE
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne will start from eighth on the second
row of the grid for tomorrow’s sixth round of the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park.
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3rd Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Mugello MotoGP Qualifying
John
Hopkins powered his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R to the head of the
third row during today’s qualifying for the Gran Premio
d’Italia at Mugello this afternoon.
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2nd Jun - RIZLA SUZUKI - Mugello MotoGP Practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins set the fourth quickest time
overall during today’s free practice sessions
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2nd Jun - SUZUKI MX1 MEN HEAD TO BULGARIA
A
trip to Bulgaria and the Sevlievo circuit awaits Team Suzuki
and their works RM-Z450s this weekend in what will be the
sixth round of the 2006 FIM MX1 World Championship
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