14 October 2008 - Rizla Suzuki Rizla has decided to exit the British Superbike arena after seven successful years which have included many race victories and one British Superbike Championship in 2004. Alison Williams, Rizla Brand Manager said: "After seven years we have made the difficult decision to end our sponsorship of the Suzuki BSB team. I would like to thank all the past and present team members and riders for such a successful sponsorship. We wish the team the very best for the future." Crescent, which operates the Rizla Suzuki Superbike team, has already confirmed it will contest the Championship in 2009 with French MotoGP racer Sylvain Guintoli. Crescent managing director Paul Denning said: "We thank all at Imperial Tobacco for Rizla´s support over the last seven years; we have enjoyed a very close, proactive...
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