May 2006
31st may - NEW LAYOUT FOR MALLORY BSB
 Rizla
Suzuki’s James Haydon and Shane ‘Shakey’
Byrne will race at a revised Mallory Park circuit featuring
a new chicane for the first time
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30th May - NZ - HURLEY CONTINUES MX DOMINATION
 Team
Shift Motul Suzuki’s Daryl Hurley took a race win and
second place overall at round six of the Australian Motocross
National series at Newcastle’s Barleigh Ranch in New
South Wales at the weekend.
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29th may - SUZUKI - GILES INJURED AT BARBAGALLO
Three-time
Australian Superbike rider Shawn Giles suffered a broken foot
and a laceration to his arm in a heavy crash during round
two of the 2006 series at Barbagallo Raceway
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29th May - AMA - CARMICHAEL TAKES HIGHPOINT VICTORY
Team
Makita Suzuki Racing’s Ricky Carmichael captured his
first AMA Toyota Motocross victory of the season in front
of an enthusiastic crowd at the 30th running of the High Point
National in Mt. Morris.
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28th may - ROBERTS WINS SUZUKI GSX-R CUP
Aussie Brendan Roberts took victory in the third round of
the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Silverstone today after a
race-long battle with Briton Tommy Bridewell.
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28th may - SUZUKI - CORSER KNOCKED OUT OF SILVERSTONE
Reigning
World Superbike World Champion Troy Corser and the Alstare
Suzuki Corona Extra team suffered a disappointing day at the
Silverstone fifth round today as the Australian was knocked
off in race one then took sixth in race two.
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28th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - Mugello MotoGP Preview
 Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP has made the short European journey to Italy
for round six of the MotoGP World Championship and is looking
to turn promising performances into impressive results.
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27th may - SUZUKI - ROBERTS KEEPS GSX-R POLE
Jarno
van der Marel was the fastest in the wet Suzuki GSX-R Cup
Qualifying session today at Silverstone, setting the fastest
time of the 40-minute session, but it will be Aussie Brendan
Roberts on pole position for tomorrow’s race
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27th may - SUZUKI - CORSER SUFFERS GRIP PROBLEMS IN SUPERPOLE
Reigning
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser suffered grip problems
during today’s Superpole for the British World Superbike
fifth round at Silverstone.
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26th may - SUZUKI - ROBERTS LEADS GSX-R CUP QUALIFYING SILVERSTONE
Australian
‘wild card’ rider Brendan Roberts finished on
top at the end of the first qualifying for this weekend’s
Suzuki GSX- R European Cup third round at Silverstone.
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26th may - SUZUKI WSB - Silverstone Qualifying 1
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Troy Corser took his GSX-R1000
to the second fastest time in today’s opening World
Superbike Qualifying session at Silverstone in Britain.
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25th may - SUZUKI WSB - Silverstone Preview
Reigning
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser is aiming to put his
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra GSX-R1000 on the top of podium
at this weekend’s fifth round of the series at Silverstone
in Britain.
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22nd May - AMA - CARMICHAEL 2ND AT SACRAMENTO
Reigning
AMA Motocross Champion Ricky Carmichael recovered from a first
lap crash to claim second overall at the opening round of
the 2006 series at Sacramento, California
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21st may - AMA - SPIES MAKES SIX CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES
Ben
Spies raced his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to its sixth consecutive
victory at today’s second-leg AMA Superbike Championship
double-header at Infineon Raceway in California
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21st may - BSB RIZLA SUZUKI - Mondello Abandoned
The
fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
at Mondello Park was abandoned today after torrential rain
flooded the 2.176-mile long circuit in the Republic of Ireland.
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21st May - RIZLA SUZUKI - Le Mans Race
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins crashed out of today’s
Alice Grand Prix de France, when he looked odds on to collect
his first ever podium
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21st May - MX - RAMON TAKES 2ND PODIUM IN JAPAN
Team
Suzuki rider Steve Ramon claimed runner-up position in the
fifth round of the MX1 Motocross World Championship at a hot
and sunny Sugo circuit for the Grand Prix of Japan this afternoon
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21st may - WORLD ENDURANCE - SUZUKI WINS ALBACETE WORLD
ENDURANCE
Suzuki Castrol has won the Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas round
of the FIM World Endurance Championship and increased its
series lead to 39 points after three rounds.
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21st may - AMA - SPIES TAKES FIVE WINS IN A ROW
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies raced his GSX-R1000 to
its fifth consecutive race victory in today’s opening
AMA Superbike Championship race at Infineon Raceway, California.
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20th may - BSB RIZLA SUZUKI - Mondello Qualifying
Rizla
Suzuki’s Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne put in a storming
late qualifying lap to secure second place on the grid for
tomorrow’s double header fifth round of the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship at Mondello Park
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20th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - Le Mans Qualifying
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP has secured its third successive front row start
thanks to a breathtaking last lap by John Hopkins in Le Mans
today.
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20th may - WORLD ENDURANCE - SUZUKI CASTROL TAKE ENDURANCE
POLE
Team Suzuki Castrol’s Vincent Philippe has put the
SERT GSX-R1000 on pole position for today's Albacete 8 Horas
Nocturnas third round of the FIM World Endurance Championship
with a time of 1:31.497
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20th May - MX - STRIJBOS 5TH IN SUGO QUALIFYING
Kevin
Strijbos guided his customised RM-Z450 to the fifth fastest
lap-time today at a cloudy and very humid Sugo circuit for
the Grand Prix of Japan
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19th may - WORLD ENDURANCE - SUZUKI ON PROVISIONAL ALBACETE
POLE
Reigning World Champions Suzuki Castrol is on provisional
pole for tomorrow’s Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas World
Endurance Championship third round at Albacete in Spain.
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19th may - BSB RIZLA SUZUKI - Mondello Practice
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne cut half a second off his morning
best lap time in today’s afternoon practice session
for the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship
at Mondello Park in the Republic of Ireland.
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19th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - Le Mans Practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins carried on his good run of
form during the first day of practice for the Alice Grand
Prix de France at Le Mans today.
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17th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - Le Mans Preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP has travelled back to Europe for the fifth round
of the MotoGP World Championship planning to carry on the
impressive form from recent weeks.
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16th May - MX - SUZUKI TAKES SUCCESS TO JAPAN
After
podiums in the last three rounds of the 2006 FIM MX1 World
Championship Team Suzuki expect to continue their positive
streak with the RM-Z450 this weekend at the Sugo circuit for
the Grand Prix of Japan.
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16th may - BSB RIZLA SUZUKI - Mondello Preview
Rizla
Suzuki goes to the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Mondello Park in the Republic of Ireland this
weekend ready to tackle the highly technical twists and turns
that make the circuit the slowest the series visits.
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14th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - China Race
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins scored his best ever MotoGP
finish with a superb fourth place during today’s Polini
Grand Prix of China in Shanghai.
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13th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - China Qualifying
John
Hopkins roared to a fantastic second place during today’s
qualifying session for the Polini Grand Prix of China to give
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP its second front row start in consecutive
races.
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12th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - China practice
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP racer John Hopkins secured the third fastest
time during today’s free practice for the Polini Grand
Prix of China in Shanghai.
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10th may - RIZLA SUZUKI - RIZLA TESTS LATEST GSX-R1000s
AT CROFT
Shane
“Shakey” Byrne and James Haydon completed more
than 100 laps each during a test of their latest GSX-R1000s
at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire this week.
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7th May - SUZUKI - STRIJBOS RACES TO SECOND PODIUM
Kevin
Strijbos guided the RM-Z450 Suzuki to a second consecutive
runner-up position this afternoon in front of 31,000 spectators
at a hot and sunny Teutschenthal circuit for the Karcher Grand
Prix of Germany.
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7th may - SUZUKI - PIROVANO WINS MONZA GSX-R CUP
Former World Superbike and Supersport Champion Fabrizio Pirovano
won the second round of the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Monza
today in comfortable fashion in front of a huge crowd.
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7th may - ALSTARE SUZUKI - CORSER TAKES TWO MONZA PODIUMS
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Troy Corser rode his heart
out at today’s World Superbike fourth round at Monza
to take two well-deserved podiums on his GSX-R1000.
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7th May - SUZUKI - CARMICHAEL WINS AMA SUPERCROSS TITLE
 Ricky
Carmichael has clinched the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross
crown for the fifth time after finishing second to James Stewart
at Saturday night’s Las Vegas Supercross final round
at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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7th May - RIZLA SUZUKI - China preview
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to the Far East for round four
of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship, as the team hopes to
build on the encouraging performance in Turkey last week.
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7th May - SUZUKI - CARMICHAEL RE-SIGNS WITH SUZUKI
Newly-crowned
AMA Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael has re-signed with
the Makita Suzuki team for three more years.
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6th may - SUZUKI - PIROVANO ON GSX-R CUP POLE
Fabrizio Pirovano used his considerable race experience and
circuit knowledge and showed the youngsters the way round
Monza today
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6th may - SUZUKI - SIMEON WINS MONZA SUPERSTOCK
Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavier Simeon won
a hard-fought European Superstock 600 race at Monza today
to make it two wins out of two in the Championship
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6th may - ALSTARE SUZUKI - CORSER WINS MONZA SUPERPOLE
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Troy Corser lived up to
his ‘Mr Superpole” reputation with a stunning
performance at the end of the 16-rider Superpole shoot-out
in today’s World Superbike qualifying at Monza in Italy.
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6th May - SUZUKI - RAMON TAKES HIS FIRST SUZUKI RM-Z450
POLE
Team
Suzuki’s Steve Ramon has taken his first pole position
on the RM-Z450 after Time Practice at the Talkessel circuit
in Teutschenthal for the Karcher Grand Prix of Germany
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5th may - SUZUKI - PIROVANO SETS GSX-R CUP PACE
Wild Card entry Fabrizio Pirovano proved that he is still
the ‘Master of Monza’ in the opening qualifying
session for the Suzuki GSX-R European Cup at Monza.
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5th may - ALSTARE SUZUKI - CORSER ON FRONT ROW AT MONZA
Team
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra’s Troy Corser put his GSX-R1000
into provisional third place for Sunday’s fourth-round
World Superbike Championship round at Monza in Italy.
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3rd may - SUZUKI - ALSTARE AIM FOR THE PODIUM AT MONZA
Reigning
World Superbike Champion Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama head
to Monza in Italy this weekend for the fourth round of the
series aiming for a repeat of their 2005 podium success.
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2nd May - SUZUKI - SUZUKI MX1 DUO ON FORM FOR GERMANY
Team
Suzuki MX1 riders Kevin Strijbos and Steve Ramon head to Germany
this weekend for round four of the FIM MX1 World Championships
at Teutschenthal, both on form and set to improve on their
top-seven positions.
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1st may - SUZUKI - DOUBLE PODIUM FOR SICK BYRNE AT OULTON
Shane
‘Shakey’ Byrne scored brilliant second and third
place podium finishes in today’s Bank Holiday fourth
round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Oulton
Park while racing with a stomach bug that left him feeling
barely strong enough to stand.
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1st may - AMA - SPIES WINS SECOND DOUBLE-HEADER
Team
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies raced his GSX-R1000 to
a second consecutive AMA Superbike Championship double-header
victory at the second Fontana race in California.
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