2021 WINTER|RACING MAGAZINE|MOTORCYCLE|Global Suzuki
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Brandon Hartranft finished the season with a best result of 7th and 6th39I feel like we still left some on the table. Our starts have been improving and once both athletes figure out their sprint speed for the first few laps, we will reach the next level.”Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Series. Round 10. Ironman National. August 28th, 2021.Twisted Tea/ H.E.P. Motorsports/Suzuki’s Hartranft put his Suzuki RM-Z450 into the top 10 in both motos and on the overall results sheet to net his career-best finish in the 450 class at the Ironman AMA Pro Motocross Championship round. Teammate Anstie was unable to race after testing positive for Covid-19. The BarX/Chaparral/ECSTAR Suzuki racers put their Suzuki RM-Z250s’ power to the Indiana soil to garner top10 moto finishes from both rookie riders: Schwartz his 5th overall of the year and Kilroy earned his second top 10 moto finish after only three rounds.After qualifying inside the top 10 in both sessions out of 73 total entries, Hartranft started up front in the first moto and battled hard right up to the flag. His second moto start wasn’t as strong, but the 450 rookie quickly pushed his way forward and held the top group’s pace to earn him his first 450-class top 10 overall finish.Schwartz continued to improve his speed and adapt to pro racing. In his first pro season he had already delivered top 10 overall finishes at half of the races to that date.In only his third pro race since a strong wrap-up to his amateur career, BarX/Chaparral/ECSTAR Suzuki’s Kilroy continued to impress, running inside the top 10. Kilroy couldn’t follow up his Moto 1 finish in the second moto but did earn more championship points.“It was a step in the right direction for Brandon at Ironman this weekend,” said Pipes. “He was consistent all day and I felt that he could have raced within the sixth-to-seventh place range, but today was still a positive. “Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Series. Round 11. Fox Raceway, Pala. September 4th, 2021.Suzuki raced to strong results at round 11 of the 2021 AMA Pro Motocross Series at Fox Raceway in Pala, California where Anstie and his Twisted Tea/H.E.P. Motorsports/Suzuki RM-Z450 brought home a top-5 moto finish after being given the all-clear from Coronavirus.Anstie’s 6th and 5th positions gave him 6th overall as teammate Hartranft had a career-best 450 race with 10th and 8th for an 8th-place overall result.In the 250 class Schwartz was again inside the top 10, having his career-best finish on his BarX/Chaparral ECSTAR Suzuki RM-Z250 while Kilroy continued to impress in only his 4th pro event this season aboard his Suzuki RM-Z250.“Max rode great and battled towards the front all day,” reported Dustin Pipes. “Brandon took another step in the right direction with his 8th place.”‘Suzuki raced to strong results at round 11 where Max Anstie and his Suzuki RM-Z450 brought home a top-five moto finish after being given the all-clear from Coronavirus.’AMA Pro Motocross

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