From a press release issued by American Suzuki:

Australian Phenom Jamie Stauffer to Race 600 SuperSport for Team Yoshimura Suzuki

BREA, Calif., April 9, 2003 – American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today announced that Australian road racer Jamie Stauffer will contest the AMA 600 SuperSport Series aboard the 2003 Suzuki GSX-R600 for the factory-supported Yoshimura Suzuki team for the remainder of the 2003 season.

“It’s really great to be a part of a team as good as Yoshimura Suzuki,” said Stauffer. “It’s a team I wouldn’t have expected to get onto yet. I’d have thought I’d have to work my way up to it. But I’m happy to be on the team and riding the Suzuki GSX-R600. Hopefully I can win some races and show them they made the right decision to hire me.”

Originally from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales in Australia, 23-year-old Stauffer currently lives in Oceanside, Calif. Before coming stateside, he successfully campaigned Australia’s national Superbike and Formula Xtreme series. Prior to that he captured a number of regional and national dirt-track titles. Most recently, he raced the AMA 600 SuperSport race at Daytona and finished an impressive seventh.

“Jamie brings a wide variety of racing experience to the team,” said Team Manager Don Sakakura. “From dirt-track to speedway to road racing, he’s done it all. With this breadth of experience, Jamie’s riding talent and the strengths of the Suzuki GSX-R600, we believe that the 2003 AMA 600 SuperSport season will be a successful one.”

Stauffer’s first riding stint with Team Yoshimura Suzuki is scheduled for the upcoming test at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., on April 14-16, 2003.