FMF Makita Suzuki's Strang and Smith Walk Away with Top Honors at The General

Brea, Calif. – March 8, 2010 – FMF Makita Suzuki's Josh
Strang put his RM-Z450 on the top step of the XC1 Pro podium for the
second time in Grand National Cross Country Series. Strang dominated
the Maxxis General round of the 13 event series in Washington, Georgia.


“I’ve worked hard for this and it feels good,” said Strang.
“And to get two wins is great. I got a good start, perhaps the best
start I’ve ever got on the 450, and I rode well. I think I was better
prepared for this race than I was last week’s race in the sand and my
bike worked awesome, so it was a good day for us.”

Strang
cruised to an easy victory crossing the finish line with a two-minute
lead. Strang now has a 14-point advantage going into the third round on
Mach 20-21 in Morgantown North Carolina.

Rodney Smith
dominated the Sportsman A Class with the new nearly stock 2010 fuel
injected RMX450Z. It was an exciting race with Rodney second at the
first turn and an all out battle with Shawn Clark throughout the race
swapping leads each lap. In the end, Rodney got the advantage and won
by over three minutes and is currently number one in the points race.


The FMF Makita Suzuki team is happy with the way the 2010 season has
started. “This is a great way to start the season,” team manager Mike
Webb said. “Josh, Rodney and the entire crew have put a lot of long
hours to be ready and winning is proof of that. It’s a long season,
though, and we just need to keep our head down and stay focused.”

XC1 Results:
1. Josh Strang
2. Paul Whibley
3. Chris Bach
4. Charlie Mullins
5. Nate Kanney

Sportsman A Results:
1. Rodney Smith
2. Shawn M. Clark
3. Bryan Henson
4. John B Robbins
5. Clayton Enslin

FMF Makita Suzuki's Josh Strang piloted his RM-Z450 to the top of the podium in Washington, GA.


With back to back wins, Josh has demonstrated that he is the man to beat in this year's GNCC series.



Off-road racing legend Rodney Smith piloted his all-new 2010 Fuel
Injected RMX450Z to his first race win of the season in the Sportsman A
class.


Suzuki's new RMX450Z has proven to be a powerful weapon for the serious off-road racer.