BREA, Calif. The Rockstar Makita Suzuki team announced today that they will appeal the penalty imposed by AMA Pro Racing against six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin. AMA Pro Racing disqualified Mladin’s Superbike race victories from the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) event August 16 and 17, 2008. According to AMA Pro Racing, the crankshaft in Mladin’s race-winning GSX-R1000 was found to be in non-compliance with the 2008 AMA Superbike Championship Rulebook, following post-race technical inspections. About American Suzuki The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC’s parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), is based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has 120 distributors in 191 countries.