Our Team
Rob Hooper joined Suzuki in 1996 at the end of a racing career spanning almost 20 years. Rob competed in British and World championships as a factory rider for several European manufacturers and represented Great Britain in the Moto Cross and Trophee des Nations on 5 occasions, the high point being a team silver medal in Finland in 1979.
Rob took over as Moto Cross team manager for Suzuki GB in 1987. When Suzuki GB withdrew from direct racing in 1991, Rob and his wife Cheryl established Suzuki MX Racing Team UK as an independent company whose existence in reliant on the involvement and commitment of its sponsors and partners. The team is still the only officially supported team of Suzuki GB. Maxxis and Apico remain title sponsors for the team.
Team News
After a year away from top-level motocross, the familiar pairing of Rob Hooper and Suzuki will return to the Maxxis British Motocross Championship in 2012, with the added news that ‘Hooper Apico Suzuki’ has signed Lewis Gregory, Damon Strydom and Luke Hawkins.
Set to concentrate solely on the MX2 class, Hooper Maxxis Suzuki will contest the proven RM-Z250 and the RM-Z450, reaffirming the Hooper and Suzuki partnership that reaches 26 years in 2012.
With title sponsorship from Apico, the team will contest Maxxis British Championship, Red Bull Pro Nationals, British Masters series, along with other major events, such as the Hawkstone International.
EVENTS 2012
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01 April 2012
Desert Martin
MAXXIS BC Rd 2
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11 March 2012
Foxhill
MAXXIS BC Rd 1
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04 March 2012
Mallory
British Masters Rd 1
1 year, 2 months ago
NEWS
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British Championship Round 1
March 31, 2012Round 1 of the British Motocross Championship rolled into Fatcats Motopark at Doncaster the weekend. Weather conditions were very different from last weeks mudfest!
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British Masters Mallory Park Round 1
March 06, 2012The Mallory circuit was reduced to a mud bath following persistent rain which started at 5am Sunday morning and combined with a bitter biting wind made for a very tough day.
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EDMONDS TO RIDE SUPERCROSS FOR APICO SUZUKI TEAM
November 04, 2011The Maxxis Apico Suzuki Team has today confirmed Stuart Edmonds as its second team rider for selected British Supercross races this year, joining recent team signing Lewis Gregory in tomorrow night's opening round in Sheffield.
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APICO SUZUKI ANNOUNCE 2012 LINE-UP
October 31, 2011Apico Suzuki Racing has today confirmed its 2012 rider line-up, with Luke Hawkins and Lewis Gregory both set to contest next season on-board Suzuki RM-Z250s.
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