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TEAM SUZUKI YOSHIMURA RETURNS TO WPSA
POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR;
DOUG GUST AND DUSTIN WIMMER TO LEAD THE FACTORY
TEAM IN 2007
WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (Oct. 2, 2006) —
Defending SuperQuad Pro 450 Manufacturers’
Champion Suzuki will return to the WPSA
PowerSports ATV Tour in 2007. The American
Suzuki Motor Corp. factory team will be led by
2006 Riders’ Champion Doug Gust and Championship
runner-up Dustin Wimmer. Both riders will race
under the Team Suzuki Yoshimura banner. Suzuki
will also continue its relationship with the
Tour in a sponsorship capacity.
"We’re pleased to again partner with American
Suzuki on the PowerSports ATV Tour,” said
PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. CEO Rick Murphy.
“Suzuki proved itself an extremely valuable
partner in 2006, and we’re excited that
partnership will continue."
“Suzuki’s long history of excellence was
exemplified in 2006 with its dominant run in
WPSA competition,” said Scott O’Malley,
PowerSports Entertainment, Inc. president. “This
is truly an exciting announcement.”
Suzuki had a banner year in 2006 with its
quads winning six of 10 races. Gust outgunned
new teammate Wimmer at the season finale to net
the inaugural Riders’ Championship by just two
points. Gust won three races in 2006, and
finished on the podium an additional five times.
Wimmer, who rode for a privateer team in 2006,
earned two victories, including his first in
professional competition, and finished on the
podium seven times.
“The PowerSports ATV Tour delivered on its
promises in 2006, making it easy for us to
decide to bring American Suzuki back to the Tour
next season,” said American Suzuki ATV
Operations Manager Rod Lopusnak. “We were
pleased with our success on track, but more so,
we’re excited to be a part of WPSA’s success.
This is truly the future of ATV racing in North
America.”
American Suzuki rider Jeremiah Jones, who was
injured in a non-affiliated race last season,
will return to Team Suzuki Yoshimura in 2007 as
Team Coordinator. Prior to his injury, Jones
only missed the podium once in his seven starts
in WPSA competition, and he won three races.
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Championship 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. For more information, please
visit
www.PowerSportsTour.com.
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