SUZUKI CHASES DOUBLE SX CROWN
In an all-out assault on the 2007 Australian Supercross Championship,
Team Shift Motul Suzuki is on the hunt for the double crown
in the Pro Open and Pro Lites classes.
In the Pro Open class, the Shift Motul Suzuki outfit will
field a two-pronged assault with newly-crowned New Zealand
Supercross Champion, Luke Burkhart and Supercross specialist
Danny Ham.
Fresh from his victory in the 2007 New Zealand Supercross
Championship, Burkhart is in scintillating form and is ready
to step up and challenge for the Australian title.
Said Burkhart: “I’ve had a great start to the
year and a really good build up to the start of the Aussie
Supercross series.
“The Suzuki is performing really well and I won the
NZ title pretty easily, but the competition and the tracks
in Australia are much tougher, so I need to step it up a notch
and I’m ready to do it.
“We’ve been testing the new RM-Z450 with new
RG3 suspension and the bike is phenomenal so I’m looking
for a solid start to the Supercross series.
Just as eager get the season underway, Burkhart’s team-mate
Danny Ham is equally-capable of scoring a victory for Suzuki
as he makes a welcome return to the Newcastle-based squad
after recently competing in Europe.
Said Ham: “It’s been nearly a year since I’ve
raced in Australia and it’s great to be back on board
a Suzuki. The team has everything so well prepared that you
always know you’ve got the equipment to win.
“The opening round of the season is where you gauge
where you’re at in relation to the field. It’s
really important to make a strong start because that gives
you a solid base that sets you up for the remainder of the
series.”
Team Shift Motul Suzuki is also relying on the talents of
Tim Weigand to replicate Suzuki’s supremacy in the New
Zealand Supercross Championship in the Pro Lites class where
Scott Columb claimed victory aboard the 2007 RM-Z250.
Re-entering the Pro Lites class for 2007 and debuting an
exciting, new race bike, Team Shift Motul Suzuki is set to
dominate the 2007 season with newly-recruited American rider,
Weigand piloting the all-Suzuki RM-Z250.
Weigand dominated the early stages of the 2006 Australian
Supercross season before being hampered by injury and is looking
to prove a point with Suzuki in 2007.
He said: “I’ve had the chance to test the new
RM-Z250 and it’s awesome.
“The Suzuki team has developed a fantastic race bike
and we’ve already seen in New Zealand that the RM-Z250
can win a championship so I’m really looking forward
to going racing in Adelaide.”
The 2007 Australian Supercross Championship kicks off at
Adelaide’s Wayville Showgrounds this Saturday, February
10th.
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