Team SUZUKI MotoGP is tooled up by Mac Team SUZUKI MotoGP technicians will be tooled up with the highest quality kit thanks to new partner Mac Tools, one of the world’s leading automotive tool and equipment companies. Mac Tools’ state-of-the-art equipment will give the Suzuki technicians an edge on the competition when it comes to fast work in the MotoGP pits. The high performance tools will allow swift alterations to the set-up of the GSV-R race bikes of Kenny Roberts Jr and John Hopkins, ensuring the racers can get back on track as quickly as possible. Mac Tools boasts more than 11,000 products and will be adding to this during the 2005 MotoGP season with a `Limited Edition Toolbox’ to mark its partnership with Team SUZUKI MotoGP. These toolboxes will be available through the fleet of Mac Tools franchised distributors. Mac Tools supports many race teams around the world, including the Formula One BAR team, Rizla Suzuki the British Superbike Champions, as well as many drivers within American NASCAR. The Mac Tools brand has become famous on racetracks worldwide due to its pride in providing these teams the best tools in the industry. Mac Tools has been a supplier of quality hand and power tools in the UK since 1990. Its customers work in all areas of automotive, repair, motorsport and light industrial businesses. They are supplied in the UK through over 150 franchised, van-based distributors, each of whom enjoys an exclusive territory and a protected sole distribution rights arrangement. A lifetime warranty also supports the majority of Mac branded products. Mac Tools (www.mactools.com) is part of the Stanleyworks Corporation (www.stanleyworks.com), a $3 bn turnover organisation quoted on the New York Stock Exchange. Mac Tools is one of its trading divisions, with a global turnover of $300m, $19m of which comes from Europe. Adrian O’Nion – Managing Director- Mac Tools Europe “Mac Tools are delighted to be joining Team SUZUKI MotoGP.This new partnership provides us with further endorsement of the high quality of our professional hand and power tools. It brings to three the number of major motorsport partnership arrangements that the Northampton-based tools specialist now has in place. “To be associated with such a high profile MotoGP team is of major importance for Mac. The MotoGP series is the pinnacle of professional motorcycle racing in the world. This agreement shows our commitment to racing and puts us at the forefront of tool technology by meeting the needs of a premier race team. We look forward to working with the team and a highly successful and rewarding season.” Tom O’Kane – Team SUZUKI MotoGP Chief Technician “This is a fantastic opportunity for Team SUZUKI MotoGP to be allied with a world leading brand such as Mac Tools. Their product range and quality are second to none and all of the technicians are looking forward to getting the new tool kits. This affiliation shows another step forward for the Suzuki team and because of this partnership we will be better equipped for the new season.”