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SUZUKI SIGNS ON AS AN
OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR
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BEAR LAKE, Minn. (May 16, 2006) — The WPSA
PowerSports ATV Championship Tour announced
today that American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC)
has signed an agreement to become an official
sponsor of the Tour.
“We’re pleased to welcome Suzuki to America’s
newest ATV racing tour,” said PowerSports
Entertainment CEO Rick Murphy. “Suzuki is a name
synonymous with the high-performance powersports
industry. Its competition heritage is second to
none and we welcome the opportunity to help
Suzuki write another page in its long and
successful racing history.”
“Suzuki's support of ATV racing is
unrivaled,” said Rod Lopusnak, ATV Operations
Manager for ASMC, “and we’re excited to partner
with the PowerSports ATV Championship Tour,
another company determined to help move ATV
racing to the next level. We’re thrilled to
showcase our Team Suzuki/Yoshimura race team,
and the new LT-R450 QuadRacer ATV. As the back
of our Team Suzuki/Yoshimura Race semi says,
we’re ‘Serious about the Sport.’”
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America’s
newest ATV racing tour and features the greatest
show on dirt. The Tour is North America’s
premier form of ATV racing, with its jumps,
gyrations and dirt-slinging racing action. The
Tour is sanctioned by the World PowerSports
Association, North America’s largest and most
respected ATV and snowmobile sanctioning body,
and promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on
both the regional and national level.
About American Suzuki
The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki
Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was
founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation.
ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an
extensive dealer network throughout 49 states.
ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation
(SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a
diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer.
Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has
120 distributors in 191 countries.
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