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Cycle News 2015 Issue 10 March 10

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VOL. 52 ISSUE 10 MARCH 10, 2015 P31 TEAM SUZUKI ECSTAR UNVEILED S uzuki announced its official MotoGP squad for 2015— Team Suzuki Ecstar. Campaign- ing the team's efforts in the premier class of the World Cham- pionship are Aleix Espargaro and rookie Maverick Vinales. Mainly sold in and exported from Japan, Ecstar is the brand name of Suzuki's genuine high-performance engine oil. Celebrating its 30 th anniversary, Ecstar was added to the team name in Suzuki's efforts to increase the global recognition of the Ecstar brand. It was also meant to help establish it as the global umbrella brand of Suzuki genuine oil/ chemical products. The brand is set to be offered to overseas distributors starting from Europe, where the bulk of the MotoGP Championship is raced. BROKEN COLLARBONE FOR ANDREW DELONG T he opening round of the Grand National Cross Coun- try Series didn't end well for Rockstar Energy Husqvarna's Andrew DeLong. The factory racer suffered a crash that land- ed him in the emergency room with a broken collarbone at the Palatka, Florida event. DeLong is scheduled to have surgery to repair the broken bone, but will likely miss the following round of the GNCC series on March 15 in Georgia. At this point it is not known if the defending National Enduro Champion will be able to com- pete in the upcoming round of the series—the North Texas National Enduro—on March 22. DeLong topped the previous round of the National Enduro Championship, but may not be able to defend his title in 2015 if he is forced to sit out round three in Texas. Jean Turner Maverick Vinales (25) and Aleix Espargaro (41) to campaign the efforts for the newly named factory MotoGP Suzuki squad— Team Suzuki Ecstar. Defending National Enduro Champion Andrew DeLong suffered a broken collarbone at the opening round of the GNCC series. PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF SUZUKI

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