Rizla Suzuki has joined forces with American motorsport design icon Troy Lee in a partnership that will see the team’s image inspired by his amazing Southern California design studio.
Livery direct from Troy Lee and his fantastic team of designers will feature throughout the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP squad, from the 2010 Suzuki GSV-R itself through to the race suits that Loris Capirossi and Álvaro Bautista will be wearing as they battle with the world’s greatest racers around the globe in this season’s 18-race championship. Troy Lee Designs will also create the livery for the team’s pit-box and hospitality unit, as well as the team clothing and merchandise ranges.
Troy Lee has been customising helmets ‘For the World’s Fastest Racers’ since 1981. The relentless commitment to creating products that exceed the cutting edge in style, design and quality has given Troy Lee Designs the reputation as an innovator in many different racing fields. The company has grown over the past three decades to include a product line ranging from high-performance helmets to a complete line of Motocross racing gear and casual wear. With an amazing team of racers from the four-wheeled world of Indycar, Sportscars, NASCAR and World Rally, to the two-wheeled racers of Motocross, Supermoto, Enduro, Freestyle, Dirt Track and Road Racing, and to the cycling world of Mountain Biking, Free Riding to BMX, Troy Lee has enjoyed working with the best in the world and now he takes it one step further by joining forces with Suzuki’s Factory MotoGP team.
Rizla Suzuki is in action at Sepang in Malaysia this week, with the team’s 2010 ‘Troy Lee Designs’ inspired livery being launched at the Qatar test next month.
Paul Denning – Team Manager:
“Troy Lee Designs – and Troy himself – are iconic in the world of motorsport and Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is honoured to be able to introduce them to the world of MotoGP. To have Troy and his team responsible for the design process is great and – as you can imagine – the guys in our team are also delighted to be using a range of Troy Lee Designs equipment as well. There will be some nice “Troy Lee inspired” surprises during 2010 – and we’ll be really happy if we can go as fast as we’ll look!”
Troy Lee – CEO Troy Lee Designs
“We are really excited to join in this partnership with Rizla Suzuki. It has been a dream of mine to be a part of MotoGP and provide my artistic skills to some of the world’s fastest road racers. I’m looking forward to a great year of racing from this team and a strong partnership – we at Troy Lee Designs appreciate the fact that every day the racers get out there and put it all on the line, and Capirossi and Bautista look like two guys who always give it everything.”
The second day of testing in Sepang is over and the official MotoGP riders have completed their first laps of the year on their bikes.
Besides new colours, bikes and getting the racing feeling back there was a lot to get used to today, but Alvaro didn’t do too bad despite all this. The class rookies were expectedly close together with Alvaro clocking the 14th fastest laptime at the end of the day. Teammate Loris Capirossi was 4th fastest which might be a good sign for the development of the Suzuki.
Rain at 4.30pm local time forced the riders off track, half an hour before the scheduled finish of the day’s activities, and action is scheduled to resume on Friday morning at 9am local time.
Test Sepang, Day 2 – Official laptimes
1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2′01.411
2. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro Team 2′01.902
3. Colin Edwards (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2′01.932
4. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2′02.102
5. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Fiat Yamaha Team 2′02.165
6. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) Repsol Honda Team 2′02.630
7. Nicky Hayden (USA) Ducati Marlboro Team 2′02.792
8. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 2′02.866
9. Mika Kallio (FIN) Pramac Green Team 2′02.987
10. Hector Barbera (SPA) Aspar Team 2′03.030
11. Aleix Espargaro (SPA) Pramac Green Team 2′03.133
12. Ben Spies (USA) Monster Yamaha Tech 32′03.142
13. Randy de Puniet (FRA) LCR Honda MotoGP 2′03.456
14. Alvaro Bautista (SPA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 2′03.558
15. Marco Simoncelli (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 2′03.609
16. Marco Melandri (ITA) San Carlo Honda Gresini 2′03.609
17. Hiroshi Aoyama (JAP) Interwetten-Honda MotoGP 2′03.651
In comparison here are also the laptimes from earlier today.
16.00 local time
1. Rossi 2.01.411
2. Stoner 2.01.902
3. Edwards 2.01.932
4. Capirossi 2.02.102
5. Lorenzo 2.02.596
6. Dovizioso 2.02.630
7. Hayden 2.02.792
8. Kallio 2.03.078
9. Spies 2.03.142
10. Pedrosa 2.03.176
11. Espargarò 2.03.392
12. De Puniet 2.03.456
13. Bautista 2.03.558
14. Simoncelli 2.03.563
15. Melandri 2.03.609
16. Aoyama 2.03.651
17. Barbera 2.03.653
15.00 local time
1. Valentino Rossi 2′01″411
2. Casey Stoner 2′01″902 +0″491
3. Colin Edwards 2′01″932 +0″521
4. Loris Capirossi 2′02″102 +0″691
5. Jorge Lorenzo 2′02″596 +1.185
6. Andrea Dovizioso 2′02″630 +1.219
7. Nicky Hayden 2′02″792 +1.381
8. Mika Kallio 2′03″078 +1.667
9. Dani Pedrosa 2′03″176 +1.765
10. Ben Spies 2′03″ 302 +1.891
11. Aleix Espargaro 2′03″412 +2.001
12. Alvaro Bautista 2′03″558 +2.147
13. Marco Simoncelli 2′03″563 +2.152
14. Marco Melandri 2′03″609 +2.198
15. Hiroshi Aoyama 2′03″651 +2.240
16. Hector Barbera 2′03″657 +2.242
17. Randy De Puniet 2′03″722 +2.311
14.00 local time
1. Valentino Rossi 2.01.411
2. Casey Stoner 2.01.902
3. Colin Edwards 2.01.932
4. Loris Capirossi 2.02.102
5. Andrea Dovizioso 2.02.630
6. Nicky Hayden 2.02.792
7. Jorge Lorenzo 2.02.846
8. Mika Kallio 2.03.078
9. Dani Pedrosa 2.03.264
10. Ben Spies 2.03.302
11. Aleix Espargarò 2.03.412
12. Marco Simoncelli 2.03.563
13. Marco Melandri 2.03.609
14. Hiroshi Aoyama 2.03.651
15. Hector Barbera 2.03.653
16. Alvaro Bautista 2.03.681
17. Randy De Puniet 2.03.722
12.00 local time
1. Valentino Rossi 2.01.411
2. Casey Stoner 2.01.902
3. Colin Edwards 2.01.932
4. Loris Capirossi 2.02.102
5. Andrea Dovizioso 2.02.630
6. Nicky Hayden 2.02.792
7. Ben Spies 2.03.464
8. Jorge Lorenzo 2.03.511
9. Marco Simoncelli 2.03.563
10. Mika Kallio 2.03.666
11. Aleix Espargarò 2.03.670
12. Alvaro Bautista 2.04.050
13. Hiroshi Aoyama 2.04.266
14. Randy De Puniet 2.04.393
15. Hector Barbera 2.04.703
16. Dani Pedrosa 2.04.773
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Rizla Suzuki has joined forces with American motorsport design icon Troy Lee in a partnership that will see the team’s image inspired by his amazing Southern California design studio.
