With so much at stake, Zmar-
zlik was ultra-focused at the start
line. He said, "The semi-finals
were very important. I didn't think
anything in my head—I was only
looking for the tapes. It was very
important—that very first moment
at the start line.
"At the end of the first corner, I
felt I could win the heat. Then ev-
erything happened in slow motion
in that race. It was unbelievable. It
was the best race of my career."
Zmarzlik hailed Madsen
for racing to the first and only
21-point maximum of 2019 to
push him all the way in the battle
for gold.
Madsen was elated with his
third SGP win of 2019, adding to
his Warsaw and Cardiff victories,
as he became only the second
rider to win World Championship
silver in their debut season, fol-
lowing Patryk Dudek in 2017.
Sayfutdinov reached the
rostrum for the first time since
winning SGP bronze in his debut
season 10 years ago. While he
was disappointed not to become
Russia's first individual senior
world champion, he saluted new
champion Zmarzlik.
So the year finished out with
Zmsarzlik on top with 132 points,
followed by Madsen with 130,
Sayfutdinov 126 and Fredrik
Kindgren 105.
John Hipkiss
FINAL
1. Leon Madsen (21)
2. Emil Sayfutdinov (15)
3. Niels-Kristian Iversen (11)
4. Bartosz Zmarzlik (14)
VOLUME 56 ISSUE 40 OCTOBER 8, 2019 P29
Barber Vintage
Motorsports Museum
Acquires Katana
S
uzuki Motor of America, Inc. (SMAI) presented the
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum with a new
2020 Katana sport motorcycle during the AIMExpo in
Ohio. The presentation coincided with Suzuki's return
of an original 1982 GSX1100S Katana which the com-
pany had borrowed from the museum to support the
new version's U.S. arrival.
"It's been an honor having Barber's 1982 Katana
with us for the yearlong celebration of the new Ka-
tana," said Kerry Graeber, Suzuki's Vice President
of Sales and Marketing. "The original Katana truly is
a legend in motorcycle history and set the stage for
modern design, technology and performance. Being
able to showcase a pristine, perfect Katana alongside
the all-new model was an idea we had and we greatly
appreciate that our friends at the Barber Vintage
Motorsports Museum helped us achieve that vision."
Graeber added that hundreds of thousands of enthu-
siasts have seen the two bikes together since they
debuted at the Long Beach International Motorcycle
Show last November.
Graeber presented Jeff Ray, Executive Director of
Barber Museum's Jeff Ray (left) and Suzuki's
Kerry Graeber (right) stand alongside an original
1982 GSX1100S Katana and the latest 2020
Katana. Suzuki donated the new Katana to the
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.
the Barber Museum, with the new Katana in the
model's traditional silver livery to permanently
display in the Alabama museum alongside the
original. Ray also received a diecast model of
the original Katana, and a poster that that was
created specifically for the museum and pays
homage to both the original and all-new model.
Suzuki also showed the new model in Solid
Black for the first time in the U.S. at AIMExpo
showcasing its bold and significant styling. Both
colorways will be available in dealers this No-
vember at an MSRP of $13,499. CN
