When Kenny Roberts took the long awaited engine Grand Prix 500cc Class World Championship inside year 2000 period with his 4 solid victories and uncanny consistency, it marked the first victory for Team Suzuki since driver Kevin Schwantz took the championship in 1993. For Kenny Roberts, Jr. it was not merely an individual and team victory, but a household victory besides, as he adopted in the footsteps of their daddy, Kenny Roberts, Sr. (called "King" Kenny), whom 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 was again to be utilized, but would feature an even more powerful engine as well as other improvements. Spanish telecommunications team, Telfonica always been the primary sponsor, and top Spanish driver Sete Gibernau joined up with the group. For color, the RGV-Gamma '01 machine featured the exact same blue base and yellowish checkered pattern as the previous 12 months's machine, by the addition of a bright fluorescent stripe regarding the cowling. Kenny Robert's Junior's device inherited rushing no. 1, designed in the motif of an eagles beak, out of this daddy King Kenny. At 12th race in Valencia, despite hard road conditions the went from wet to dry, Roberts took 3rd and Gibernau took their first engine GP battle success. At the end for the season, Suzuki announced plans to enter a 4-stroke device into the 2002 period. Thus the RGV-Gamma '01 marked the ultimate 2-stroke V4 motor associated with the RG show legacy.
