When Kenny Roberts took the long awaited engine Grand Prix 500cc Class World Championship within the 12 months 2000 season together with his 4 solid victories and uncanny persistence, it marked the first victory for Team Suzuki since rider Kevin Schwantz took the championship in 1993. For Kenny Roberts, Jr. this was not merely a personal and team success, but a family group victory besides, as he adopted in footsteps of their daddy, Kenny Roberts, Sr. (known as "King" Kenny), who reigned victorious within the Motor Grand Prix through the entire 80&39;s. The Roberts became initial father-son champions in Motor Grand Prix Circuit history. Within the 2001 season the RGV champ device ended up being again to be utilized, but would feature a more effective motor as well as other improvements. Spanish telecommunications team, Telfonica always been the primary sponsor, and top Spanish rider Sete Gibernau joined up with the group. For color, the RGV-Gamma &39;01 device featured exactly the same blue base and yellow checkered pattern due to the fact previous year&39;s machine, with the help of a bright fluorescent stripe regarding the cowling. Kenny Robert&39;s Junior&39;s device inherited rushing #1, developed in the motif of an eagles beak, using this father King Kenny. At the 12th battle in Valencia, despite difficult road conditions the went from wet to dry, Roberts took 3rd and Gibernau took their first Motor GP competition victory. At the end associated with period, Suzuki announced plans to enter a 4-stroke machine within the 2002 period. Therefore the RGV-Gamma &39;01 marked the ultimate 2-stroke V4 engine of RG show legacy.
