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Anderson In Suzuki Team (N.Z. Press Assn. —Copyrioht) TOKYO, Feb. 3. Japan’s Suzuki Motor Company announced today it had engaged three foreign motorcycle racing riders, from Britain, New Zealand and West Germany, to head its racing teams in this year’s 13 international Grand Prix meetings. The riders are the world 50 c.c. class champion, H. Anderson. of New Zealand, F. Perris (Britain), and E. Degner, of West Germany. All three have previously competed in the Suzuki team. Under terms of their contracts they will be expected to ride machines in the three classes in which Suzuki will enter on this year’s circuit—the 50 c.c, 125 c.c. and 250 c.c. Anderson repeated his 1963 50 c.c. world championship victory last year. He also captured the world 125 c.c. title in 1963, also on a Suzuki.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30666, 4 February 1965, Page 11
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