BREA, Calif., (July 1, 2008) - American Suzuki Motor Corp. (ASMC) congratulates the RockstarSuzuki amateur motocross team for dominating the recent Mammoth Mountain Motocross atMammoth Mountain, California. The pinnacle of the two-week event was Rockstar Suzuki's DarrynDurham sweeping all three Pro classes: Open Pro and 450 Pro on the Rockstar Suzuki RM-Z450and 250 Pro on the Rockstar Suzuki RM-Z250. By accomplishing this feat, Durham became onlythe fourth racer ever to do so in the race's 40-year history.
Additionally, Rockstar Suzuki's veteran racer John Dowd absolutely ruled the Vet Weekend bywinning the 40-plus Expert and 30-plus Pro classes on his fuel-injected Rockstar Suzuki RM-Z450. On top of that, Dowd captured eight out of eight potential holeshots on the RM-Z and wascrowned Champion in both classes.
"This was a great weekend for American Suzuki and the Rockstar Suzuki team," said Pat Alexander,ASMC Sports Promotions Manager. "Not only was it great to see our riders so dominant againstsuch impressive competition, it was amazing to see how the Rockstar Suzuki RM-Z450 excelled insuch conditions. Two weekends of racing, two Kings of Mammoth, it's great to see Suzuki's RMZ450go undefeated like that."
Suzuki also held sway in the smaller-displacement classes, with Eli Tomac taking the win in theSupermini class and Jake Riggle and Conner Pearson finishing first and second, respectively, in the85cc 7 - 11 class.
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