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Call the Doctor…
06 November 2008
Valentino Rossi, six times MotoGP world champion and one of the world’s best-loved sportsmen, will contest this year’s Wales Rally GB – the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship - in a car bearing support for the BBC’s Children in Need appeal. To be held from 4th–7th December, WRGB will see Rossi, 29, driving an M-Sport-run Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, co-driven by Carlo Cassina, aged 48. “We’re delighted to welcome Valentino Rossi to this year’s Wales Rally GB,” explained Andrew Coe, chief executive of event organiser International Motor Sports Ltd. “He is a supreme ambassador for all forms of motor sport, as well as a remarkably-gifted sportsman. We look forward to seeing him take on the challenges of the Welsh forests.”
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Red Bull KTM Hero Hiroshi Storms to Pole Position
18 October 2008
Red Bull KTM's hero Hiroshi Aoyama dominated Saturday's 250 cc qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix and stormed to his first pole position of the year. Aoyama's top performance underlined how comfortable he is here in Malaysia where he won last year's 250 cc race on the fast and challenging Sepang track.
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KTM Factory Road Racing to Focus on 125 Class in 2009
16 October 2008
KTM reopens activities in the 125cc Grand Prix factory team for 2009. Official withdrawal from the 250 cc World Championship. KTM is focusing its efforts on the 125 cc Grand Prix class for the future of the road racing world championship. The Red Bull KTM Team, under the technical leadership of constructor Harald Bartol, will be a newly formed factory squad. Next to the Spanish youngster Marc Marquez, American Cameron Beaubier, the successful protégé of the KTM MotoGP Academy, will be officially appointed to compete for the Mattighofen (Austria) factory. A further developed version of the 125 FRR will be deployed as a replacement motorcycle.
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KTM Street Racing Newsletter - 125cc & 250cc
08 October 2008
Kallio and Simon battle it out for third in Australian GP - Red Bull KTM 250 star Mika Kallio and Spanish Repsol KTM rider Julian Simon fought a hard battle for the third podium place in Sunday's 250 cc Australian GP with Kallio snatching the glory in the final seconds. Rabat fastest 125cc KTM in Phillip Island - Spain's Esteve Rabat was KTM's best rider in the 125 cc category conquering seventh place in a tough battle of a tight pack of riders, which included his Repsol KTM team-mate Marc Marquez who crossed in eighth position.
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Front Row Start for Veneman
21 September 2008
World Supersport:??RES Software Hoegee Suzuki's Barry Veneman will start tomorrow's World Supersport Championship race from the front row after setting second-fastest time this afternoon.?? Although Veneman was searching for the right settings of his Suzuki GSX-R600 K8 during the morning session, he showed in the afternoon from the beginning that he was able deal with the fastest riders. ??Team mate Didier Van Keymeulen set a good time with sixth fastest in the morning and in the afternoon secured 10th place on the starting grid.
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Despres and Coma 2-3 in Dakar Series "Pax Rally" in Portugal
17 September 2008
The second in the new Dakar Series rallies concluded on Sunday in Portugal with KTM factory riders Cyril Despres and Marc Coma taking second and third place in an event that finally went to local rider Ruben Faria. Following the introduction of the Dakar Series in the form of the Central European Rally earlier in the year, in part a consequence of the last minute cancellation of the classic Dakar race last January, riders were anxious to test their mettle in the atmosphere of the Portuguese countryside.
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Marc Marquez charges to sixth place in Indianapolis
16 September 2008
Repsol KTM 125 rider Marc Marquez was KTM's best performer at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, scoring a strong sixth place, less than half a second behind the podium rankings. A good set-up and some last-minute fine-tuning to his bike allowed the Spanish teenager a fast and consistent ride up with the front riders. He was in the running for a podium place when the race was cancelled after 16 laps when rain and wind lashed the track.
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'Wild Card' Sykes Gets Donington Podium
08 September 2008
Rizla Suzuki's Tom Sykes kept his cool during a red-flagged aggregated race one at the 11th round of the World Superbike Championship at Donington Park today to take a close second place to Troy Bayliss after leading for a large part of the race.
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First Day Podium for Albergoni in Wet Wales
29 July 2008
Starting the second half of the 2008 World Enduro Championship in style Italian UFO Course Yamaha rider Simone Albergoni narrowly missed out on claiming the Enduro 1 class win on day one of the Grand Prix of Wales, claiming an eventual second place behind Yamaha France rider Marc Germain.
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Rabat, Marquez & Nieto All Score Points at Sachsenring
14 July 2008
Three KTM riders performed well to finish in the championship points in the 125 ccm class on the Sachsenring on Sunday in the Grand Prix of Germany. Esteve Rabat of the Repsol KTM 125 team finished in ninth place while Spanish GP rookie Marc Marquez made a great charge from the back of the field and stormed from place 19 to place 10. Onde 2000 KTM rider Pablo Nieto also secured one point for his fifteenth place finish. Red Bull KTM rider Randy Krummenacher was unlucky and had to retire due to technical problems. ISPA KTM Aran rider Tomoyoshi Koyama crashed during a battle with Marquez.
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Esteve Rabat Leads in Rain-Soaked 125 cc Race at Assen
30 June 2008
The 125cc Grand Prix at Assen on Saturday was eventful and plagued with changing weather that red flagged the race, punctuated with crashes after just nine laps. Five laps were raced in part two for the final result.
KTM rider Esteve Rabat held onto the lead in the second part of the race and looked set for a top finish when he ran wide in the final stages and had to settle for sixth. Repsol KTM rookie Marc Marquez was also a victim of the weather. He crashed in the final stages of the first laps after having battled his way to fifth position. He was unable to get back to the pits with his bike in time for the restart and missed out on the second heat altogether. Red Bull KTM rider Randy Krummenacher also crashed in the first part of the race, but continued with a lonely ride at the end of the field. His efforts were rewarded after the re-start, when the Swiss teenager managed to score nineteenth position.
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FIM MX World Championship Discovers Mallory Park
28 May 2008
Great Britain will play host to the sixth round of the FIM Motocross World series this weekend on the brand new course at Mallory Park, which was built inside the famous road racing facility. David Philippaerts leads the MX1 standings since the Portuguese Grand Prix while Tyla Rattray and Tony Cairoli are still battling tooth and nail for the MX2 lead, currently owned by the South African. In occasion of the British Grand Prix, the FIM Veterans’ Motocross World Cup will restart with the second of three rounds. Dutchman Toine van Dijk leads the points standings after Spain with home rider and last year’s Cup winner Dave Thorpe ready to fight back.
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World Motocross Championship – Mallory Park
21 May 2008
The World’s best Motocross riders are due to hit British shores on the weekend of the 31st May/1st June for round six of the FIM World Motocross Championships. The event is to be staged for the first time at the very central Mallory Park Circuit, Leicestershire. After months of planning the new track is now completed in preparation for the top MX riders to come and demonstrate their skills and talents and prove why they are at the elite of the elite in their sport. There will be entertainment for all the family, a beer tent plus live bands will be performing alongside a huge fun fair to meet the requirements of all the fans that are set to attend the two day meeting.
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Wet Weather Turns 125cc GP in France into a Two Episode Affair
19 May 2008
Riders in the 125 cc French Grand Prix on Sunday had their race scrapped in the final stages when rain started to fall and stewards brought out the red flags. The French Grand Prix for the small bikes was then re-run as a five-lap dash and Red Bull KTM rider Randy Krummenacher was able to make the best of the tricky, damp conditions to score his first top ten finish of the year. The Swiss teenager, who had finished back in twentieth in the first part of the race, the results of which were negated, made a crucial last-minute tyre change on the starting grid. This turned out to be just the right decision and the Swiss rider, now fully recovered fro his recent spleen operation hunted down a large number of his opponents.
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Philippaerts Enters Home GP of Italy with Head High
14 May 2008
After visiting Sevlievo, the FIM Motocross World FIM Motocross World series including the MX1, MX2 and the Women riders will head to Mantova, Italy, for the fifth meeting of the 15 races calendar –second meeting of the five races calendar for the Women World Championship. MX1 rider David Philippaerts enters the Lovemytime Grand Prix of Italy, his home Grand Prix, as the series leader and the winner of the latest Grand Prix, while countryman Antonio Cairoli will try to get the MX2 red plate back from current leader Tyla Rattray.
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Philippaerts Takes First Yamaha Win to Build on Championship Lead
12 May 2008
A fantastic Grand Prix of Bulgaria took place today under mixed weather conditions, with sun and rain showers falling throughout the whole day, making the track more slippery for the second heats. The event was attended by 27000 spectators enjoying the show on this incredible venue, which won the best organizer awards in 2006 and 2007. MX1 Championship leader David Philippaerts kept the red plate by winning this fourth Grand Prix of the season while Tommy Searle won the MX2 overall with team mate Tyla Rattray getting the red plate back. The two mounted on an all KTM podium which was completed by Shaun Simpson.
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Raffaele de Rosa Top KTM Rider in China
04 May 2008
Racing on a damp and tricky surface in the 125 cc race of the Grand Prix of China, Team Onde 2000 KTM rider Raffaele de Rosa established himself in the top five but crashed in the thirteenth lap. He then finished in ninth to be the top KTM rider. Repsol KTM riders Esteve Rabat and Marc Marquez fought hard against each other to finish in eleventh and twelfth position, ISPA KTM Aran rider Tomoyoshi Koyama was the fourth KTM 125 rider within the point rankings in thirteenth place.
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Ratteray-Cairoli Wrestle Set for Toda’s Portuguese GP
27 April 2008
It was a great opening day in Agueda, the host of the third Grand Prix of 2008 which welcomed the Motocross collective with very hot weather conditions. Sebastien Pourcel clocked a stunning pole position in the MX1 class, collecting his second consecutive Lovemytime Pole Position Award after his first pole of 2008 in Spain last weekend. Tyla Rattray is also on a season high, winning his third consecutive qualifying heat and bringing home the Lovemytime Qualifying Award together with his closest rival in the Championship, Antonio Cairoli, who won the qualifying moto one to get his first win of 2008.
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Teka Suzuki One-Two In World MX1
21 April 2008
The Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 win-streak continues in the 2008 FIM MX1 Motocross World Championship with reigning World Champion Steve Ramon taking overall victory in deep, difficult and some might say dangerous conditions at Bellpuig in Spain on his factory RM-Z450 while Ken De Dycker finished third to stay on top of the series standings.
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Perfect Start For KTM On A Beautiful Sunday
21 April 2008
The competitors woke up yesterday morning with a clear sky and a very comfortable temperature. After the start from the Heroes'Square a liaison of 58 kilometer was scheduled. Cyril Despres was the first bike to ride of the podium.
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