Salão Duas Rodas: A Brazilian affair
KTM factory riders wow the crowds at the massive Salão Duas Rodas motorcycle exhibition in Brazil!
Monthly archives: October, 2015
Developing the next generation in the Middle East
KTM’s recent training camp for riders from the Middle East and Africa with Harry Everts has been a resounding success.
Heroes: Barry Sheene
Have more words been written about any other motorcycle racer? I know I have at least four books on my shelf and back in the 1980s I even owned a ‘Barry Sheene Annual’ that contained professional racing tips from the man himself (oh, to still have that publication).
KTM Factory Services: Building motors, winning championships
We catch up with engine guru Dudley Cramond in the USA to find out exactly what KTM Factory Services is responsible for, and how he came to be the head of the department!
Design on the track
How KISKA are coming up with ways to make life easier when the gate drops. When was the last time you really looked at a dirt bike? Of all motorcycles on the market a typical SX, for example, is fairly rudimentary: wheels, chassis, suspension, motor, plastics, seat and bars. There might be some superb tricks of technology going on that are invisible to the naked eye but rarely does a Motocrosser seem to push barriers of design. Or does it?
Clinica Mobile: Speedy Help for Speed Junkies
Here’s a MotoGP riddle. What am I? No one looks forward to going, but everyone’s happy when they’re there. That’s right, the Clinica Mobile: The hospital on wheels that’s been an institution in the MotoGP paddock for almost 40 years. A place where bruised and battered riders are looked after with the best possible care.
Antoine Meo: French star delivers KTM’s first 350 EXC-F powered EWC title
From coming close to hanging up his boots at the end of 2014 due to injury to winning the 2015 Enduro 2 World Championship and giving KTM a first 350 EXC-F powered EWC title, the past 12 months have certainly been memorable for Antoine Meo.
Interview of the Month: The Race Maker – A chat with Eric Peronnard
We chatted with one of the most influential motorsport organizers still active on the scene today for some insight as to what make a great event.
#inthisyear2005: Mika Kallio becomes Vice World Champion in the 125cc class, and KTM dominates the constructors’ championship
In 2005 – ten years ago – Finnish KTM factory rider Mika Kallio became Vice World Champion in the smallest Grand Prix class; on top of this, KTM dominated the constructors’ championship.
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