Kevin Schwantz Confirmed to race in the Legends 500cc

Motorcycle Racing World Champion Kevin Schwantz
to Appear at Dallas Motorcycle Show

Texas native and COTA Two-Wheel Ambassador will meet fans and participate in Q&A sessions at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show Jan. 24^th & 25^th

AUSTIN, Texas (Jan. 21, 2015) – Circuit of The Americas (COTA) Two-Wheel Ambassador Kevin Schwantz will meet with fans and sign autographs this weekend at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Dallas, Texas. Saturday and Sunday, Schwantz will participate in a Q&A session at the show’s main stage and appear at Circuit of The Americas’ Show Us Your Lean booth, located near the Suzuki Giveaway and the Yamaha and Ducati displays.

Visitors to the Show Us Your Lean booth will have a chance to meet Schwantz and the COTA Girls, get an autograph and experience the extreme, 62-degree lean that MotoGP riders can achieve through corners.

"I look forward to attending the IMS show at Dallas this weekend as the Two-Wheel Ambassador to COTA!” Schwantz said. “Dallas IMS has always had a good turnout, and it is always good to see old friends and familiar motorcycling faces.  It will also be a great opportunity to share my excitement for MotoGP at COTA on April 10-12.  Having a Grand Prix in my hometown of Austin, at COTA which I helped design, is a dream come true!”

Schwantz’s schedule for Saturday and Sunday is given below.

Saturday, January 24^th

• Fan Meet & Greet, Autographs, COTA’s Show Us Your Lean Booth, 11 a.m. to noon
• Q&A Session, Dallas Motorcycle Show Main Stage, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m.
• Fan Meet & Greet, Autographs, COTA’s Show Us Your Lean Booth, 4 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, January 25^th

• Fan Meet & Greet, Autographs, COTA’s Show Us Your Lean Booth, noon to 1 p.m.
• Q&A Session, Dallas Motorcycle Show Main Stage, 1:30 to 1:50 p.m.

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 12.

The 2015 Suzuki MotoGP GSX-RR was unveiled at today’s Motegi MotoGP race in Japan
as 1993 World 500cc GP Champion Kevin Schwantz was joined by 1982 World Champion
Franco Uncini for demonstration laps at the Twin Ring circuit. 

Schwantz, who joined the Suzuki MotoGP test team for its test at Austin in Texas, USA earlier
this year, rode the GSX-RR while Uncini demonstrated the GSV-R that last competed in the 2011 MotoGP series. 

Kevin Schwantz:

“I started very carefully as we didn’t start from pit-lane and without tyre warmers, but I soon
felt the machine was being very stable and I was able to speed-up. I understand the bike,
it’s a very good machine; and I really enjoyed riding it.” 

Franco Uncini:

“Fantastic! It’s a very great bike. Kevin followed me early on, but then overtook me at great
speed. After that I ran behind him and it was really enjoyable. I would like to say thank you to
the Suzuki team staff giving me such the chance like this.” 

Words: Jun-ichi Yanagihara. Photos: Goichi Honda.

Suzuki MotoGP Motegi Launch Image Gallery: CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS

The latest ‘Keeping Track’ MotoGP podcast featuring interviews with Kevin Schwantz
and Alex Briggs has been released:

Click Here to listen.

Scheduled for Oct 2, 2014

Hosted by Greg White, AIMExpo's Voice of the Show, fans will be treated to a LIVE hangout with
AIMExpo Champion Kevin Schwantz. Also joining the call will be notable members of the media,
and we'll be taking additional questions from fans via Twitter using the hashtag #AIMExpoLIVE .
As an extra bonus, we'll be giving away tickets to AIMExpo in Orlando and a VIP meet and greet with Kevin.