Major Milestone For Suzuki
E
xecutives from Suzuki Motor
USA were in attendance at
the Circuit of the Americas in
Austin, Texas, to witness Team
Suzuki Ecstar's Alex Rins claim
second place in the MotoGP
race, which marked Suzuki's
500th podium in Grand Prix
racing across all classes. Suzuki
said that this historic achieve-
ment comes after decades of
Suzuki engineering and develop-
ment, proving the performance
of Suzuki motorcycles at all
levels of world-class road racing.
With dozens of past Suzuki
legends having contributed to
the milestone, several were in
attendance and gathered at the
conclusion of the race to com-
memorate the significance of the
500th Suzuki podium.
"It was an honor for [Suzuki
Motor USA, President] Mr. Haga
and I to be able to be on hand
and witness this historic achieve-
ment firsthand," said Suzuki Vice
President Kerry Graeber. "Rac-
ing has always been at the core
of Suzuki and seeing Alex on the
podium this weekend, marking
Suzuki's 500th podium was truly
special. The list of current and
past legends that are part of Su-
zuki racing history is inspiring."
Team Manager Livio Suppo
said, "I'm proud to be part of
this Suzuki squad on the day the
brand takes its 500th podium,
it's a special feeling."
"This was a 'classic Suzuki
race' in the sense that we didn't
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Suzuki celebrated its 500th
MotoGP podium in Austin.
