MALCOLM STEWART & JGRMX
Anaheim Two marked the second race of Malcolm Stewart’s guaranteed two-race deal at AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing. His day had its share of issues, like when his bike had a mechanical issue in practice and then the massive pile-up he was collected in during the opening lap of 450 Main Event One, but there was still some flashes of speed through it all. Stewart went 16-8-14 for eleventh overall.
On Saturday morning we heard that Stewart’s time at the team was up, as Justin Bogle is eager to get back on the track as soon as possible, which meant that Stewart would be back to his privateer Kawasaki for Glendale. There was also talk that the team and Stewart were looking for a way to stay together for a while longer, but we couldn’t get confirmation of anything on race day.
Monday’s press release was vague yet there were signs that Stewart will, in fact, remain with the team, like this quote: « With more time on the Suzuki RM-Z450, Stewart will be able to do serious damage. » We reached out to Stewart’s camp and it sounds like he’ll be back on the yellow bike at Glendale, which comes as no real surprise. The fan interaction that Stewart draws is huge and would be valuable for any team, especially one with as many non-endemic sponsors as JGRMX. We’ll keep an eye on this.
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