James Stewart re-signs with Yoshimura Suzuki
Friday 14 February: Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing has today extended the contract with multi-time Supercross/ Motocross Champion James Stewart for another year.
Stewart joined Yoshimura Suzuki mid-season in 2012 and will
continue to race the championship-winning Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 in
the premier 450 classes in both AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross through
2015.
"Working with James has been a tremendously gratifying
experience,” said Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing Team Manager Mike
Webb. "We’ve really begun gelling as a team and I feel like we’re just
now approaching our true potential. Everyone at Yoshimura Suzuki is
looking forward to working with James through the 2014 and 2015 racing
seasons; and possibly beyond.”
Last weekend, Stewart celebrated
his first 2014 victory with his win at the San Diego Supercross. That
result marked his 46th career Supercross victory and moved him-up a
position in the series’ overall championship points. Additionally this
year, Stewart has raced his Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to three heat race
wins and two second-place finishes in Supercross.
"I’m really
happy to keep racing with Yoshimura Suzuki,” said Stewart. "It was great
to get that first win at San Diego last weekend. I feel
more-comfortable than ever with the team and we’ve gotten the set-up on
the Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 dialed-in to where I feel really good on
the bike. This year, we’ve made a lot of progress as a team and I’m
looking forward to keeping that momentum going through the rest of the
year and next season.”
Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s next event is the seventh round of the 2014 AMA/ FIM World Supercross Championships on
Saturday, February 15th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas