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KELLEY AND VISION WHEEL M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI RETURN TO THE SUPERBIKE PODIUM IN OHIO

Brea, CA, (August 18, 2025) — Suzuki Motor USA continued to rack up top fives, including yet another Superbike podium, as the 2025 MotoAmerica season continued at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

Race Highlights:

  • Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki
    • Superbike
      • Sean Dylan Kelly scored his second consecutive runner-up finish in Saturday’s Superbike contest
      • Richie Escalante collected sixth- and eighth-place results
    • Supersport
      • Tyler Scott picked up a pair of top fives following two tough battles
      • Max VanDenBrouck picked up 13th and 11th place results on the weekend
  • RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines
    • Stock 1000
      • Rocco Landers continued to show improvement on the GSX-R1000 but was robbed of a chance to score his best result yet

Sean Dylan Kelly (#40) collected another runner-up finish and back-to-back Superbike podiums weekends aboard the GSX-R1000R. 

At last, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly followed up his first podium finish of the season with another in his very next attempt aboard the GSX-R1000R. After closing out the VIR weekend with a runner-up finish two weeks ago, SDK collected another second by winning out in a four-rider fight for the position on Saturday at Mid-Ohio. He ran as high as third on Sunday before fading back to seventh with tire issues in the red flag-shortened contest. Kelly has now finished fourth or better on nine occasions in 2025.
 
SDK said, “The fact that we finished on the podium again, back-to-back, is pretty unbelievable considering how long it took me to get on the podium this season. The whole team has been working super hard. I think that we obviously have a whole lot to work on, but I’m super pumped to be on the podium again.”

Richie Escalante (#54) brought home a solid result in Superbike after a hard-fought weekend at Mid-Ohio. 
 
Teammate Richie Escalante put together another solid weekend on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R. The Mexican racer finished eighth on Saturday and then improved on Sunday, charging his way to sixth before the race was halted and called complete early.
 
“It was a more difficult weekend,” Escalante said. “After being on the podium, I was expecting to be more competitive here, but for some reason I could not get the same comfort level with the bike and the track like at previous races. We tried our best and got decent results and more points, but we will keep working to get back to where we want to be. It starts at a test here tomorrow.”

Tyler Scott (#70) battled, finishing fifth on Saturday and fourth on Sunday aboard the GSX-R750. 

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott twice scrapped it out for fourth position after qualifying in that same position aboard the next-generation GSX-R750. On Saturday, Scott was narrowly pipped for the spot, finishing fifth by a scant 0.013 seconds at the stripe. He got his revenge on Sunday, successfully executing a late-race maneuver to claim fourth by 0.214 seconds. The finishes were Scott’s seventh and eighth top fives of the 2025 season.
 
Scott said, “Our bike was good, and we had a decent weekend with fifth and fourth. We got better every session, I felt, and we improved the most when we figured some things out with my riding in certain sections. On Sunday, I made a pass for fourth and that stuck. Overall, we did the best we could and ran near the front throughout the weekend.”

Max Van (#48) logged 13th and 11th-place finishes in Supersport while continuing to build momentum. 

Max VanDenBrouck registered a consistent weekend in Supersport action as well. Max Van qualified 13th on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 and then proceeded to finish in that same position on Saturday. He improved on Sunday, picking up a couple positions by finishing in 11th.
 
“It was a solid weekend for us,” VanDenBrouck said. “I got off to a good start and was seventh on the first day. In Q2, I had a tire issue that cost us about six positions, but we were ready for the race. In the first one, I didn’t get the best start but was able to get 13th, and we improved a couple positions on Sunday. I felt like I learned a lot so far this season, but I am really looking forward to the next few days when we can test. I think we can really make some more progress.”

Rocco Landers (#97) took eighth in Stock 1000 on Saturday and was in contention for a career-best result before being taken out late in Sunday’s race. 

RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Rocco Landers came away from Mid-Ohio with an eighth-place finish in Saturday’s Stock 1000 contest. He was in position to not only eclipse that but potentially score his best finish aboard the GSX-R1000 yet on Sunday, engaged in a three-way battle for fourth position on the last lap. Unfortunately, a mistake by another rider in that fight left Landers nowhere to go, resulting in a bitterly disappointing DNF.
 
“This was one of the rougher weekends because I got taken out twice, once in this class.” Said Landers. “The results when we really needed them won’t show it, but we made steady progress and our lap times were really good. We’ll take our eighth place and go on to COTA. We keep getting the bike better and I keep learning how to ride it faster.”
 
The 2025 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship will next head to its penultimate round on September 12-14 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

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About Team Hammer

The 2025 season marks Team Hammer's 45th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 135 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 382 times and have won 11 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport). The team has also won 137 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running "Methanol Monster" GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.

About Vance & Hines Motorsports

Vance & Hines Motorsports is a powerhouse in the world of motorcycle racing, boasting a rich legacy of success. With a focus on innovation, performance, and commitment to pushing boundaries, the team continues to redefine excellence in NHRA and MotoAmerica.

About Suzuki

Suzuki Motor USA, LLC (SMO) distributes Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Accessories, and ECSTAR Oils & Chemicals via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Automobiles, Outboard Motors, and related products. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has business relations with 201 countries/regions. For more information, visit www.suzuki.com.