MAX VAN JOINS VISION WHEEL M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI FOR 2025
Suzuki is Pleased to Announce Promising Young Talent, Max VanDenBrouck to Compete in MotoAmerica Supersport on the Suzuki GSX-R750
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC, in partnership with Team Hammer, Inc. is pleased to announce it has signed Max VanDenBrouck to compete in MotoAmerica Supersport aboard a Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 for the 2025 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing season.
More commonly known as “Max Van,” the 19-year-old competitor has shown himself to be one of the more promising young riders to hit the tour in recent seasons.
Hailing from Shelby, Michigan, Van was one of the leading figures in Junior Cup action during a three-year stint from ‘22-’24. Improving his championship ranking each year – climbing from seventh to fourth to third – Van graduated from the Junior category following the ‘24 season with three wins and nine podiums to his name.
He stepped up to the hotly contested Supersport class last season aboard a Team Hammer-built and supported GSX-R750. There he made an impressive transition to middleweight machinery, again demonstrating steady improvement as he became increasingly acclimated to his new equipment and rivals. By the end of his rookie Supersport campaign, Van boasted five top-ten results – including four in the season’s final five races – en route to a 13th-place championship debut. Van, who has developed under the guidance of series legend Josh Hayes, will expect to take another big step forward in 2025 as he joins Tyler Scott in the factory-backed Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki outfit.
“I’m very excited for this opportunity,” said Van. “To be associated with Suzuki and to race for a team that has been competing for 45 years is something huge. My family’s business, Sportbiketrackgear.com, has sponsored racing and being around the track helped me decide racing is what I wanted to do. My first year in AMA Pro Supersport was a success and I learned a lot. I picked up the pace against a stacked field in the second half and it got me noticed. I’m looking forward to continuing to improve this season.”
Chris Ulrich, Team Hammer Vice President of Operations, said, “Max showed steady progress during his first MotoAmerica Supersport season. He steadily improved and was fighting well within the top-10 by the end of the season. He’s another young American talent we have helped develop and look forward to seeing what he can do in his sophomore season.”
About Team Hammer
The 2025 season marks Team Hammer’s 45th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 134 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 373 times and have won 11 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport). The team has also won 137 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol and won four F-USA Championships.
About Suzuki
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC (SMO) distributes Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Accessories, and ECSTAR Oils & Chemicals via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of Motorcycles, ATVs, Scooters, Automobiles, Outboard Motors, and related products. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has business relations with 201 countries/regions. For more information, visit www.suzuki.com.