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Second by a second and a win for Neil Chatham (Apr 4, 2011)

Second by a Second and a Win for Neil Chatham Neil Chatham finished second by a second to Ricky Mair on Saturday and won on Sunday at the first and second round of the Scottish Enduro Championship. Neil is not riding the full Scottish Enduro Championship in 2011 as he is concentrating on the British Enduro Sprint and British Enduro Championship. Following a request from Johnny Little to support the new Elgin Endurance Club who are taking over Enduros from GMCC, Neil found time in his busy schedule to ride in the first two rounds of the Scottish Championship. This is one of the most... read more

Neil Chatham fuel strategy result, just! (Mar 4, 2011)

Neil Chatham fuel strategy result, just! Muntjac report Neil Chatham returned to the British Enduro Championship having competed in the World and European Championship last year. Neil had been out of the scene for seven months following a broken wrist in Poland while competing for the UEM Promotional Enduro Team. A plate with eight screws in his wrist has seen a long road back to full fitness. Neil started cautiously at the Muntjac and built his speed as his confidence came back. Neil rode the first two laps without refuelling his KTM XC tank, this was a test for the final two... read more

Drysdale Motorcycles KTM debut for Neil Chatham (Feb 15, 2011)

Neil Chatham made his Drysdale Motorcycles KTM debut at the ACU British Enduro Sprint at the weekend. Neil has been out of action since breaking his wrist in Slovakia back in June last year riding for the UEM Promotional Enduro Team. Neil was out to get two days competition under his belt before the Muntjac Enduro in two weeks. The first test started with a blistering time on his run beating many of the established names although his lack of competition saw him slip down the order as the day progressed. ‘This was just what I needed, a tough test of my fitness before the Muntjac. I... read more

KTM signs American Andrew Short for US factory team 2011 KTM (Oct 6, 2010)

KTM signs American Andrew Short for US factory team 2011 KTM, the brand that dominated the 2010 MX World Championships has announced at its headquarters in Mattighofen, Austria that it has secured the services of American racer Andrew Short for the Red Bull KTM factory team to compete in the USA from the 2011 season. Short, who raced with the winning team to secure the MX of Nations title for the USA this month in Thunder Valley, Colorado will be part of the team lineup under the guiding hand of one of the sports most distinguished team managers, Roger DeCoster. DeCoster was also the... read more

KTM welcomes new additional major sponsor in Teka (Sep 21, 2010)

KTM welcomes new additional major sponsor in Teka KTM has announced that Teka is joining it as an additional major sponsor for its MX1 and MX2 World Championship factory team, a move that was welcomed on both sides of the negotiating table according to Pit Beirer, who is in charge of the KTM Offroad Racing Division of KTM and Teka's marketing manager Michael Keller. Pit Beirer: "We are certainly very pleased and happy to have such a strong partner as Teka to be on our side in the near future. With Teka, Red Bull and KTM we have a great combined force and we will be able to fight for... read more

Cairoli and Philippaerts to race Red Bull FIM MXoNBy Youthstream (Sep 11, 2010)

Cairoli and Philippaerts to race Red Bull FIM MXoNBy Youthstream | 11 Sep 2010 FERMO (ITALY), 11 September 2010 – A meeting in between Youthstream President Giuseppe Luongo, FIM/CMS President Dr. Wolfgang Srb, FIM Sports Director Ignacio Verneda, FMI President Paolo Sesti, FMI Marketing Director Alfredo Mastropasqua, FMI Secretary General Alberto Rinaldelli, KTM Motorsport Consultant Winfried Kerschhaggl, KTM Off Road Motorsports Director Pit Beirer, Yamaha Europe Representative Michele Rinaldi ended with the FMI’s decision of lining up Antonio Cairoli and David Philippaerts at the... read more

Marvin Musquin celebrates winning the MX2 title in Lierop (Sep 7, 2010)

Marvin Musquin celebrates winning the MX2 title in Lierop http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLhXbl_jJyA read more

KTM signs Roger DeCoster to manage its US factory team (Sep 6, 2010)

KTM signs Roger DeCoster to manage its US factory team KTM, the market leader in offroad motorcycles has signed Roger DeCoster, one of the true icons of the sport of motocross to take over the management of the company's new factory team in the USA. Work now immediately begins to prepare the team for the 2011 racing season in all of the major US competitions. The signing of DeCoster represents a major step forward in vaulting the Austrian company into the global arena. KTM has already reached the top level of the sport in Europe and the World Championship GP series and will now also be... read more

Musquin wins MX2 title in Lierop; second major MX title for KTM this season (Sep 6, 2010)

Musquin wins MX2 title in Lierop; second major MX title for KTM this season Red Bull KTM factory rider Marvin Musquin was handed the MX2 title in Lierop, Netherlands on Sunday in the day's first moto of the GP of Benelux when his arch rival Ken Roczen exited the race in the sixth lap. As Marvin started with a 72-point lead over the young German, the rest of the race for the title was just a formality. Marvin rode into third place in the second moto to finish the day in second place for the GP, while the win went to Gautier Paulin. KTM rider Joel Roelants of JM Racing was third.... read more

Cairoli takes MX1 GP of Benelux (Sep 6, 2010)

Cairoli takes MX1 GP of Benelux; 37 career wins for the Italian KTM rider Red Bull KTM factory rider Tony Cairoli continued to paint everything Orange on Sunday in Lierop, the Netherlands taking his eighth GP win for the season and his 37th career GP victory. Cairoli was already affirmed as MX1 World Champion in the last round in Brazil. After Red Bull KTM teammate Max Nagl's victory in the first moto the podium was safe in Orange hands with Cairoli and Nagl in the two top slots. Clearly Cairoli was in top form and said it had been important for him to prove he could also win in the... read more

Marvin Musquin and KTM celebrate his second MX2 World Championship title (Sep 6, 2010)

Marvin Musquin and KTM celebrate his second MX2 World Championship title When Marvin Musquin started winning races at the beginning of 2009, he was relatively unknown, but by Sunday when he secured his second consecutive MX2 title riding in Lierop, Netherlands, KTM's French racer enjoyed the status of one of the most talented motocross riders in the business and a worthy world champion. Musquin secured the title in the first moto at Lierop just two weeks after his factory teammate Tony Cairoli rode his KTM 350 SX-F to his title victory in the MX1 class, leaving the Austrian manufacturer... read more

2010 MX1 WORLD CHAMPION (Aug 23, 2010)

Tony Cairoli hands KTM the 2010 MX1 title in Brazil Tony Cairoli won an eventful and action-packed second moto in Campo Grande Brazil on Sunday to secure the MX1 GP and the 2010 World Championship title riding KTM's revolutionary new 350 SX-F motocross bike. It was the Italian rider's fourth world title and his first for the Red Bull Factory Racing Team. "I didn't expect to win here but its always nice to be world champion as soon as possible," Tony said. "I didn't take any risks and I was also a bit lucky that Desalle stopped, but that is racing. for sure I am happy with the new bike.... read more

MX2 BRAZIL (Aug 23, 2010)

Musquin second in MX2 GP of Brazil Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin registered two second places in the two MX2 motos in Campo Grande in Brazil on Sunday to finish second to Germany's Ken Roczen and keep his championship title hopes alive. Musquin, the current title holder, has a 72-point lead in the championship standings with just two GPs to go and 100 points theoretically still up for grabs. Hard fought motos for Musquin It was an eventful and hard fought two motos for Marvin. He had good starts in both races but was constantly challenged by Roczen. The two riders put a... read more

Clean sweep for KTM in France in the Junior MX (Aug 23, 2010)

Junior MX World Championships held at Gueugon, France (Clean sweep of titles in all three classes for KTM Juniors 65 cc 1, Jake Pinhancos, USA, KTM, 25-25--50 2, Broan Hsu, Taiwan, KTM, 22-22—44 3, Wilson Todd, Australia, KTM, 20-18—38 4. Richard Sikzna, Slovakia, KTM, 16-16--32 5. Bas Vaessen, Netherlands, KTM, 12-15—27 Juniors 85 cc 1, Henry Jacobi; Germany; KTM 25-20..45 2, Tim Gaiser, Slovakia, KTM, 18-25—43 3, Stefan Ekerold, Germany, KTM 22-9—31 4, Pauls Jonass, Latvia, Suzuki 7-22-29 5, Vaclav Kovar, Czech Republic, KTM, 14-15—29 Juniors... read more

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