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Category: Racing

Aug022017August 2, 2017August 2, 20170Commentby Adam Wheeler

The hardest sport: 3 ways in which MX will blow your body (as well as your mind)

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing

Anybody who has ridden a dirt bike in anger will know how demanding it can be. For the very top professional motocross athletes at a Grand Prix or AMA National then each race brings as much punishment as it does exhilaration. In an effort to work out what is going on with the human body over the course of a thirty-five minute Grand Prix moto we asked renowned Sport Scientist Stephan Neusser for some more information …


Jul252017July 25, 2017July 25, 20170Commentby Jon Pearson

Interview of the Month: Chris Birch pushing adventure bike boundaries

Posted in Bikes, Racing, Riding

The Red Bull Romaniacs is a formidable task on any bike but on a KTM 1090 ADVENTURE R? Is Chris Birch mad? We caught up with Birch at his preparation event, the Hellas Rally, to ask what it takes to ride adventure bikes where they have no place being!


Jul202017July 20, 2017July 25, 20172Commentsby Adam Wheeler

Packing and dragging the show: What’s in the MXGP race truck?

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing

What do Red Bull KTM keep behind the doors of their Grand Prix motocross unit and how does the whole show hit the road? We ask Pauls Jonass’ mechanic Ryan Deckert to reveal all.


Jul182017July 18, 2017July 24, 20171Commentby wolf.manfred

Production of the KTM X-BOW at the Graz facility

Posted in People, Racing, X-BOW

Since 2008, the KTM X-BOW super sports car has been manufactured at a small but highly-advanced production facility in Graz, Austria. A key reason for this choice of location is the “Auto Cluster Styria” that has developed in and around the Styrian state capital. International companies such as Magna and AVL are headquartered here, and countless other suppliers have played their part in establishing Styria’s high-tech hub. “High-tech” also happens to be the perfect phrase to describe KTM Sportcar GmbH.


Jul112017July 11, 2017July 13, 20171Commentby Jon Pearson

Conquering Erzberg

Posted in Bikes, Racing, Riding

Infamous across sport, legendary in bike sport, iconic among offroad racing, the Erzbergrodeo is epic madness on an Austrian mountain. But what is it like to ride? How hard is it and what does it take to conquer the mighty Iron Giant?


Jul062017July 6, 2017July 6, 20172Commentsby Jon Pearson

Hellas Rally 2017: True Adventures

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing, Riding

Pushing just how far you can take an adventure bike can take a lot of effort but the Hellas Rally offers plenty of rewards.


Jul042017July 4, 2017July 4, 20170Commentby Anna-Larissa Redinger

Collecting Moments #3: The Iron Giant has me captivated!

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing, Riding

Every enduro rider the world over has heard of the Iron Giant in Austria! In 2017 it once again provided the setting for the world’s hardest one-day hard enduro race.


Jun292017June 29, 2017June 29, 20173Commentsby Adam Wheeler

Wearing it well: Espargaró chats MotoGP™ protection

Posted in People, Racing, Riding

If the five relatively pain-free crashes by Marc Márquez at the recent Grand Prix of Catalunya demonstrate anything then the levels of protection that MotoGP™ riders can count on plays a crucial role. We asked Red Bull KTM’s Pol Espargaró for some more details …


Jun272017June 27, 2017June 27, 20170Commentby Adam Wheeler

With both hands: Brad Binder talks injury recovery

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing

Last year’s Moto3 World Champion has recovered from two breaks to his left arm and is finally reaching speed in Moto2. We asked the tough South African about the recovery process and the bounce from champion to champing at the bit …


Jun162017June 16, 2017June 21, 20170Commentby Adam Wheeler

Playing the motorsport mind game

Posted in Bikes, People, Racing

Red Bull KTM MX2 Team Manager Dirk Gruebel has to deal with Grand Prix rookies to perennial winners and coax the best of his riders across a grueling nineteen race season. We asked about the intricacies of motivating and moving motocross athletes …