Schwantz to take title bike for spin.
Kevin Schw﷽antz will ride the Suzuki RGV500 on w♏hich he won the 1993 500cc World Championship for some demonstration laps on Sunday at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP.
Schwantzౠ will ride the restored bike on the 2.621-mile road course at 2:15pm, 45 minutes before the start of the MotoGP race.
The Texan claimed 25 victories during his illustrious grand prix career, all with Suzuki. The only American rider with more 500cc/MotoGP race𝔍 wins is Eddiඣe Lawson, with 31.
The demonstration will mark the first time Schwantz has ridden the bike sinc💫e 1995, the year he retired.
Kevin Schwantz w꧒ill ride the Suzuki RGV500 on which he won the 1993 500cc World Championship for some demonstration laps on Sunday at the Red ꩵBull Indianapolis GP.
Schwantz will ride the restored bike on the 2.621-mile road cour🧜se at 2:15pm, 45 minutes before the staꦅrt of the MotoGP race.
The Texan claimed 25 🐠victories during his illustrious grand prix career, all with Suzuki. The only American rider with more 500cc/MotoGP race wins is Eddie Lawson, with 31.
The demonstration will mark the first time Schwantz has ridden the bike since 1995, the yea🥃r he retired.
"We fired it up one weekend, I think, late in the year in '95," Schwantz said. "I'm looking forward to it. I've sat on it a coup🎃le of times. We♔'ve got some new Michelin tyres for it. I'm not going to try and throw down a qualifying lap, that's for sure, but I'm really looking forward to riding that thing here at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
"Hearing that V4 two-stroke [engine] running around out here is going💜 to be special."
Meanwhile, a Moto2 demonstration wi🐎ll tak♚e place on Saturday from 4:00-4:40pm.
Moto2, which uses 600cc four-s꧂troke 🌜engines, will replace the 250cc World Championship from 2010.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ro✱ssi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Mꦆarc Marquez’s injury issues.
