When Kenny Roberts took the long awaited engine Grand Prix 500cc Class World Championship inside 12 months 2000 period together with his 4 solid victories and uncanny consistency, it marked the first success for Team Suzuki since motorist Kevin Schwantz took the championship in 1993. For Kenny Roberts, Jr. it absolutely was not only a person and team triumph, but children triumph besides, as he adopted in footsteps of the daddy, Kenny Roberts, Sr. (called "King" Kenny), who reigned victorious inside Motor Grand Prix through the entire 80's. The Roberts became initial father-son champions in Motor Grand Prix Circuit history. Into the 2001 season the RGV champ machine ended up being once more become utilized, but would feature a much more effective motor as well as other improvements. Spanish telecommunications team, Telfonica for ages been the principal sponsor, and top Spanish motorist Sete Gibernau joined with the group. For color, the RGV-Gamma '01 device showcased the very same blue base and yellowish checkered pattern because the past 12 months's machine, by the addition of a bright fluorescent stripe regarding the cowling. Kenny Robert's Junior's device inherited rushing #1, developed in the motif of an eagles beak, from this daddy King Kenny. At 12th competition in Valencia, despite difficult road conditions the went from wet to dry, Roberts took third and Gibernau took their first engine GP battle success. By the end for the season, Suzuki announced intends to enter a 4-stroke unit into the 2002 duration. Hence the RGV-Gamma '01 marked the greatest 2-stroke V4 engine associated with the RG show legacy.
