From a press release issued by Team Suzuki:

SUZUKI HONOURS ITS CHAMPIONS

Team Suzuki Press Office – Suzuki celebrated its success of 35 global championship titles in 2003 with a special ‘Day of Champions’ event in Hamamatsu, Japan at the weekend.

Thirteen of the 32 champions attended the awards ceremony – which also attracted 81 media publications and television companies – hosted by Suzuki President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Hiroshi Tsuda.

All the awarded riders expressed their gratitude to Suzuki for supplying such excellent machinery and technical knowledge and looked forward to further world and national domination in 2004.

Other notable dignitaries in attendance included Suzuki former World Champion Kevin Schwantz, Isle of Man TT winner in 1963 Mitsuo Ito, Yoshimura president Fujio Yoshimura and former 500cc Japan Champion Masaru Mizutani.

It was also announced by Isao Terada, group leader of Suzuki´s Planning Group, that the 2004 GSX-R Cup will take place on October 15-17 at Road Atlanta in America with GSX-R 750s. And the Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School (KSSS) will be held in July and August in Europe.

Suzuki Championship list:

World Endurance Championship: (Jason Pridmore/ James Ellison/ Jimmy Lindstrom).

European Superstock Championship: (Michel Fabrizio).

British Superstock Championship: (Andy Tinsley.

Formula 1 TT/ Senior TT: (Adrian Archibald).

Production 1000 TT/ Production 600 TT: (Shaun Harris).

World Masters of Endurance: (Vincent Philippe/ Olivier Four/ Philippe Dobe/ Brian Morrison).

German Superbike Championship: (Stefan Nebel).

German 4-Stroke Enduro Championship: (Thomas Ramsbacher).

GSX-R Cup Final Race: (Herbert Kaufmann).

Formula Extreme Spanish Championship: (Jose David De Gea).

WERA Endurance Championship: (Mark Junge/ Tray Batey/ John Jacobi).

WERA Open Superstock/ 600 Superstock/ Sportsman Superstock: (Mark Junge).

WERA 750 Superstock/ Heavyweight Twins/ Formula 1/ Sportsman Heavyweight Twins: (Tray Batey).

NHRA Pro Stock Drag Racing Championship: (Geno Scali).

AMA Superbike Championship: (Mat Mladin).

AMA Formula Extreme Championship: (Ben Spies).

AMA Superstock Championship: (Josh Hayes).

AMA 125cc East Coast Supercross Championship: (Branden Jesseman).

Australian Superbike Championship: (Craig Coxhell).

Australian Superbike Manufacturers Championship: (Suzuki/ Shawn Giles).

Australian Superstock Championship: (Leigh Mckenzie).

New Zealand Production Superbike Championship: (Andrew Stroud).

New Zealand Sport Production Championship: (Craig Shirriffs).

Japan Road Race Championship: (Keiichi Kitagawa).

Japan 250cc Motocross Championship: (Akira Narita).

Japan IB250/ IB125 Championship: (Hayato Ueda).

Japan Ladies Motocross Championship: (Saya Suzuki).