CORONA EXTRA SUZUKI ENDURANCE GRABS MORE PODIUMS
IN PRESTIGIOUS FIM WORLD ENDURANCE
SUZUKA 8 HOUR

Team Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance (CESE), based in Birmingham, Alabama, assembled three bikes and two 2-man crews for a double-barrelled shot at the podium for the 26th running of the famed Suzuka 8 Hour endurance spectacular. Former WERA championships and a successful run to the podium at last year’s Suzuka (1st time out!), gave everyone involved a lot of confidence that top finishes could be achieved.  Legendary racing ace Anthony Gobert, currently a free agent, agreed to team up with our own Crusty Adam Fergusson for competition in the Xperimental Formula (XF) class, while Corona Extra Superbike pilot Jordan Szoke (currently #10 pointswise in AMA Superbike) teamed up with Paul Young (British Superbike contender) for heavy duty on the Corona Light Super Production Suzuki GSX-R1000.

The Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance Team riders are:

Adam “Crusty” Fergusson
Date of birth: 12 October 1974
Career Highlights
Started racing in 1993
1994 Australian 250 champion (Privateer) 7th
1995 Australian 250 champion (Privateer) 2nd
1996 Australian 600 champion (Privateer) 10th
1997 Australian 600 champion (Privateer) 4th
1998 Australian Prod S/B champion (Privateer) 3rd
1999 Prod S/B champion (Team Honda Australia) 1st
1999 Australian 600 champion (Team Honda Australia) 3rd
2000 Australian Prod S/B champion (Team Honda Australia) 1^st
2000 Australian 600 champion (Team Honda Australia) 2nd
2000 WSS 600 at Phillip Is (as wildcard) (Team Honda Australia) 4th
2001 World Supersport Championship (2 podiums) (Alpha Technik Castrol Honda) 11th
2002 Leading Australian 600 title when drafted to Corona Extra Suzuki in May
2002 Continuous podiums in AMA National 750 SS and FX winning final FX race of Season.
FIM World Endurance Championship Suzuka Eight Hours, 3^rd Super Production, 10^th Overall - Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance.
2003 Currently in title chase for AMA National 750 SS and FX

Anthony “Go Show” Gobert aka The Grim Reaper, Wild Child, etc.
Date of birth: 5 March 1975
Career Highlights
Started racing in 1975 (right out of the womb I guess)
Australian 125 Supercross Championship, 1^st.  250 Supercross Championship, 3^rd. Australian 125 Motocross Championship, 2^nd, 250 3^rd, 500, 4^th.
Supercross Masters Series 1^st, Queensland Supercross Championship, 1^st
1993 Australian Superbike Championship, 5^th
1994 Australian Superbike Championship, 1^st.
FIM World Superbike: Wins – 8, Podiums – 16, SuperPoles – 2, Fastest laps - 1
1994 x 1 (AUS)
1995 x 2 (AUS-USA)
1996 x 3 (AUS-AUS-USA)
1999 x 1 (USA)
2000 x 1 (AUS)
2001 - AMA Championship, Wins - 4, Final Championship Positions, Superbike - 18^th, Supersport - 2^nd
2002 AMA Championship - One win, Final Championship Positions, Superbike - 15^th, Supersport - 13^th

Jordan Szoke
Date of birth: 30 December 1978
Career Highlights
1994 - Started road racing at age 15.  125GP Amateur Championship, 2^nd.
1995 - RACE Professional Unlimited Twins Championship, 1^st. RACE Professional 125 Grand Prix Championship, 3^rd.
WERA Expert Grand National Championship, 2^nd.
1996 - Canadian Lightweight GP National Championship, 1^st
1997 - Canadian SuperBike Championship, 10^th. RACE Super Series SuperBike Championship, 1st.
1998 - Canadian SuperBike Championship, 1^st. 
1999 - Canadian SuperBike Championship, 2^nd. 
2000 - Canadian 600 Sport Bike Championship, 3^rd.
2001 - AMA top Privateer
2002 - Canadian SuperBike Championship, 1^st.  Daytona AMA Superstock, 2^nd.  FIM World Endurance Championship, Suzuka Eight Hours, 3^rd Super Production, 10^th Overall - Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance.  World Trials des Nations, Team Canada, 8^th group ‘B’.

Paul Young
Date of birth: 24 February 1969
Career Highlights
Australian Scooter Gymkhana Champion
1994 Australian 250 Production Champion.
1995 Australian Supersport 600 Championship, 3^rd.
1996 Contested last seven rounds of the 500cc GP World Championship with Team Padgetts, Harris-Yamaha YZR500, Best result 14^th
1997 Australian Supersport 600 Championship 6^th
Australian Supersport 600 Championship 4^th
Australian Privateer Superbike Champion, Best overall result 2^nd
1999 British Privateer Superbike Champion
2001 British Superstock Champion.
 British Supersport Championship, 5^th.
2002 British Superbike Championship, Best result 7^th
2003 British Superbike Championship, Best result 2^nd

Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance is proud of its association with the following principal Team Partners: Corona Extra, American Suzuki, EBSCO Media, MTS Marketing, Parts Unlimited, Dunlop Tire, TiForce Exhausts, Motion Pro Genuine Tools and Accessories, Braking Brake Products, Silkolene Lubricants, Joe Rocket Leathers, Yoshimura R&D, Sidi Boots, suspension tuning experts Lindemann Engineering, VP Racing Fuels, BoxR and Hotbodies Racing.

The team has also Partnered with the following product suppliers and approved vendors: Ohlins Suspension, Yoyodyne, Regina Chain, TCM Products, STR Motorsports, Bickle Tire Warmers, GP Tech, and FastDates.com.

For a complete list of Contributors / Partners for this year’s Corona Extra Suzuki Endurance assault on the Suzuka 8 Hour race, please click here.

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