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Samuli Aro at 2009 ISDE
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Photos courtesy Edmunds J. KTM Images
- 1 month ago
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Eero Remes at 2009 ISDE
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Photos courtesy Edmunds J. KTM Images
- 1 month ago
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Roczen Clinches ADAC MX Master
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Team Suzuki Press Office - October 13.
Team Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2 finished the German ADAC MX Masters Series' final round in Hoechstaedt on top with Ken Roczen taking overall victory and team mate Xavier Boog third place in the Championship.
In front of 8,000 fans at the KTM-Ring's sandy circuit, Roczen claimed his second win of this season on his RM-Z250 leaving no chance to Red Bull KTM Factory riders Max Nagl and Rui Goncalves.
Nagl and Steve Ramon (Teka Suzuki) retired in race one as Roczen took the lead and win in front of Boog. Daniel Siegl completed the team's great performance by finishing fifth.
In race two, Roczen had a good start, caught up to the front-runners easily and finished third, while Boog claimed fifth place. Siegl still had the chance to finish sixth in the Championship after race one, but in the second race his machine suffered a technical problem and he finished seventh.
After winning the ADAC MX Youngster Cup last year, Roczen finished his ADAC MX Masters' debut season second overall and became the best-ever Rookie in history of the series.
Ken Roczen:
"It's been a hard season, but the best I ever had; experienced so much; had some terrific races and stayed unhurt. I am really happy and finishing the season with a victory is great. Next year I'll try to continue my progress, but right now, I'm having a few days of vacation."
Xavier Boog:
"This was my last big race for Teka Suzuki Europe World MX2 and I'm really happy that I could secure third place in the Championship. I had problems with my appendix earlier this year, which cost me a lot of points in the middle of the season, but fortunately it worked out. A big thank you to all my sponsors, my mechanic, the team and my family. These have been two great years.
Daniel Siegl:
"I'm considerably disappointed. I had the real chance to finish sixth in the Championship, but I couldn't finish race two due to a technical problem. That's really annoying because I missed it by just one point."
Thomas Ramsbacher - Team Manager:
"What a season! We've had top-five in the MX2 World Championship and Larissa Papenmeier became Vice World Champion. In the national championship, Larissa won the Ladies Cup and Ken finished second and Xavier third in the MX Masters Series. That's definitely a lot more than I've expected. A big thank you to the riders and the whole team who worked perfectly together and made these great results possible. We can't wait for the start of the next season and there'll be a winter of hard testing, but everybody is already looking forward for our preparations for 2010 to achieve our goal." - Blog post
- 1 month ago
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Bobbitt Wins National Enduro C
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Mathews, IN – Shock Doctor/KTM rider Russell Bobbitt took home his third National Enduro Championship title at the tenth and final round of the series against his toughest competitor and teammate, 8-time champion Mike Lafferty.
Both Shock Doctor/KTM riders rode a strong race in the final battle for the championship. Bobbitt had a great start winning the first special test. The weather was cold but the racing was hot as Lafferty took the win at the second test and the race tightened. Lafferty continued to lead as they went on to the third, fourth and fifth test. “I knew I had to win the race to have any chance of winning the championship,” commented Lafferty. Bobbitt came back and took the win on the sixth test finishing just 25 seconds behind Lafferty for the overall.
“I won the race, which is what I needed to do, but the championship definitely went to the rider who performed consistently better this season and that is my teammate Russ,” stated Lafferty after the race.
“It was a nerve-racking day, but so is every race against Mike. It feels really good to win my third title,” remarked the newly crowned champion, Bobbitt. “I worked really hard this season and couldn’t be happier to win this championship. A championship is always the best way to end the season and it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of my Shock Doctor/KTM team.”
Bobbitt will leave for Portugal Monday morning heading to the ISDE where he will compete as a member of the USA Junior Trophy Team.
Overall Results –
1) Mike Lafferty – KTM
2) Russell Bobbitt – KTM *Champion
3) Nick Fahringer – Husaberg
Overall Points –
1) Russell Bobbitt – 267
2) Mike Lafferty – 266
3) Brad Bakken – 175
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- 1 month ago
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Stars are Out
- From: Younggun95
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Its not even the weekend yet and Ive already spotted a lot of big names in the off-road industry, and even one not in the industry.
This weekend is the SCORE race in Primm. On Thursday afternoon as I was on my way to the infamous Glen Helen for some pre-WORCS training I spotted just about every major Trophy Truck and Class 1 buggy headed the opposite way to get their pit setup. As I was on my way back from Cali today I spotted a few more teams out doing some last minute testing. Couldn't really tell who they were while they were doing 80+ down trails next to the higway. One in Barstow... which was kind of far away so I think they might not be racing, but a few just a little ways towards Vegas away from Primm.
I missed most of the really important people that were at Glen Helen. Kory Ellis was there eariler that day, along with Karey Hart. Just before I got there KHart was out testing some of his short-course trucks. And I bet you wouldn't ever guess who was with him. Pink... yes, the singer. Came out in her Escalade to hang with Hart. JCR (Johnny Campbell Racing) was leaving right when I got there, and a few KTM box vans were present. No quads while I was there, but a few WORCS Bike pros getting ready for their race also.
Today at Racetown 395 there was a few more WORCS bike Pros out riding, but also a WORCS ATV pro( other than myself) but on a bike. Dustin Nelson was doing some testing for Yamaha on the 2010 YZ450F. Yes, the new bike with 4 valves, exhaust straight out the back of the head and all that. And he looked fast on it!
Hopefully I will have something else to write about after tomorrow. I was ready to pit for a class 10 car at the SCORE race tomorrow, but I guess they did a little too much pre-race testing.... Blew up their motor day before the race.
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- 2 months ago
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Death Valley Angel (2009 Vegas
- From: Vtr_Racing
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In the sport of offroad racing, one can never have too many eyes watching over you. A little divine intervention never hurts either. The Jason Wade, Expert quad team is not immune to the gremlins that can occur miles from civilization. Before the race started we were experiencing logistical difficulties. The Funmover from Team Christy`s racing was having fuel pick up issues and we were working on that. The Christy`s team is our competition, but we are good friends and we help each other whenever and wherever we can. Once we got Craig`s crew moving from Las Vegas we hit the road for the one and a half hour ride to Beatty, the start of this year`s Vegas to Reno-The Long Way. This is Best in the Desert` s, Casey Folks, 3 day, 1000 mile odyssey through the Nevada desert. Craig`s crew, Jason Wade, Aaron Ard and I were caravaning up highway 95 trading jokes and barbs over the high powered FM radios. Eric Pealstrom, our other rider, and chase crew called in saying they were having transmission issues with his truck and were turning around heading back to Las Vegas. Details soon followed that the transmission was slipping. I knew this was not good news, and we were probably losing the truck for this race. The question was how do we consolidate all the gear and get Eric back into the race. Jason and I did not plan on doing this race with two riders. Eric called back a few minutes later and said the truck was terminal. He was going to park it at a Ford Dealership in North Las Vegas. We stopped with Craig to pick up all the spare parts, tires and other gear. My brother Martin Choquette and his buddy Dennis Milner were already in Beatty at the hotel.Dennis Milner is a veteran of offroad racing and drives a Class 8 for Beny Canela and is a former class 7 Score Class Champion. Needless to say we have some desert knowledge on our crew. Thanks to Chris and Patty Blais from factory KTM who really helped us out securing the hotels.
It was very hard to leave Eric in town. Something just didnt feel right but we had to get through day 1. Luckily, another crew member coming into help for day 2 and 3. We thought we could send him to pick up Eric and Juan when he arrived. We could then go back to our original plan for days 2 and 3. We ultimately ended up in Beatty and packed in for the night. We met up with my crew and Jason stayed with Craig. The start would come very early. Jason was to take the bike in the morning. We put our spare parts in our respective trucks since we had 2 chase vehicles instead of 3. The Toyota Tundra of Dennis`s was packed!
We woke up at 4:40 am. A quick cup of coffee, change into my riding gear and off we were to pit 2. Aaron would take Jason to the start and do the visual at pit 1. We made it to pit 2 before the sun came up and found the KTM pit with Chris and Patty. We knew they would be long gone by the time we were to come through so we doubled up at the pit area. Nice to be able to chat with friends we hadn't seen in a long time.
Jason came in to pit 2 in 3rd place, we started in 5th. He did very well off the start. He passed the Christy bike and another bike. I think it was the Reid Rutherford bike. There was a quad about forty five seconds to one minute ahead of me when I got on. I chased him to the 25mph hill climb all the while passing alot of dirtbikes. I wasn`t sure how far the number 416 quad of Craig Christy was behind me. I looked back a few times but didn`t see anyone. The switchbacks on this 25mph were quite tricky. I understand why BITD made it a 25mph zone. I caught a quad going up the hill in the switchbacks. I was not sure if it was legal to pass so I tucked in behind him right on his tail. We came to a stop check at the top of the hill where the "resume race speed" sign came into view and I pushed it hard to pass. The rider let me by which was very sportsman like. If I had the number I would mention it but I didnt see it. Think it was a blue YFZ. I later found out from Craig Christy that he was on my tail! I never saw him but I knew he couldn`t be too far behind . I made it to pit 3 without any issues and had a fun ride. Jason took the bike from there. Craig came in right after our rider change. We charged to pit 4. Doug Bergtrom`s team was about 9 minutes ahead at this point, sailing in clear air. It seems they didn`t have to contend with much race traffic. My whole ride was in somebody's dust. I enjoyed every minute of it. Waiting at pit 4 near Silverpeak, I saw the lead quads come through. We intercepted radio communication from Dave Scott, they were leading by 3 minutes when Jeremy Sanchez had a little mishap which forced them to relinquish the lead to Greg Stuart on the Scat-Trac Yama-Honda 650. Wayne Matlock not far behind on the Honda 700. Doug Bergstrom came in shorty after so I knew we were not far behind. As predicted, Jason came in about eleven minutes behind. A quick once over and the Duncan Honda was off chasing Doug`s dust. This bike is a dream to ride. Dave Scott built the bike initially and it works beautifully. You have to watch yourself as you can get over-confident riding it!Leaving Pit 4 after a quick pit with no problems, the course was fast, very fast. Skirting across a dry lake in a full tuck trying to gain every ounce of speed I could get from the 450r. High speed racing requires minimal mistakes and you must take advantage of every avenue to carry speed. High speed corners requires not scrubbing speed entering or exiting the corner. Tie all that together and small mistakes turn into lost time over the course of a couple hundred miles. In order to catch Doug would mean little to no mistakes. I had been through this area before during the Nevada 1000 in 2005. I was familiar with parts of the course although we were racing the opposite direction. A new portion was extremely tasking. It was a going through a wash, not a road, that had rocks all over it. You had to be careful not to hit any of the rocks too hard. Not sure if I was gaining or losing time to the lead atv. I made it to pit 5 and expected to get off the bike and Jason would take over. I was informed to continue on to pit 6 for the rider change. A splash of gas from Dennis and my brother with the IMS quickfill, I upshifted the Honda 450r heading due east towards Coaldale.I was tired and miffed about the unexpected change in plans. My job now was to get this bike to Jason at Coaldale. Between pits 5 and 6 it was extremly fast. I overshot a corner and hit an embedded rock bursting one of the TireBalls. The jolt went right through me. One of those that you dont miss and you know the left front Maxxis tire will be flat soon! The Tireballs held up! I kept right on going and Jason took over at pit 6 to 8. His ride was quite uneventful and he later said that was the roughest part of the race for him. We were still about 11 minutes or so behind the leaders so we didn't gain or lose anything. The #437 team ran a good smart race and didn't give us an inch. We had to work every mile. Hats off to them for a well managed day one. We finished fourteen minutes behind in for the day.
We coordinated entering the work area via cell phone. Once our team was set up, I entered the work area where we looked the bike over and serviced it. The JB Wade racing Honda 450r came through day one relatively unscathed. The only problem was a blown Tireball on the left front Maxxis tire. We elected not to change it and put the bike up for the night. Tired and hungry our team set off to locate our hotel. It was situated in the center of Tonopah. We showered up, loaded the trucks with fuel and we were set for day 2. We met Chris an Patty Blais at a Mexican restaurant and had an awesome dinner. Good food, good conversation and good friends, what a way to end a good day of racing! This is where the Death Valley angel showed up. Some would say it was hot as hell in Death Valley! It was quite hot but our guardian angel was about to arrive. Eric Pealstrom and Juan were still stuck in Las Vegas. Our other chase crew, and vehical, was enroute from Reno and due to arrive in Tonopah at 8pm. Rusty Cronshey was supposed to get into Reno from Austin Tx at 1030am that day. He booked the wrong flight time which was going to put him in at 10pm instead of 10am. He flew stand by and made it in at 330pm. Things happen for a reason. His rental car was given away, small SUV, so all they had was a Dodge Ram quad cab for the same price as his small SUV. What a blessing in disguise this was.
Eric sent us a text message, stating that he found a ride to Tonopah and was on his way. I found out that someone posted our plight on the AMA District 37 message board. Kanes Mom (Kim) was the internet angel for us. She happens to be a member of D37`s Rovers club, and so does Eric Pealstrom. Message reads, "Eric Pealstrom is stuck in Vegas. His tranny went out and he needs to get to tonapah. Do you know anyone that can drive him? No racing for him today. Could not get to the rider change location." Shortly, a response came through from "Kawasaki Guy" on the message board. Message reads, "HEY-1-xxx-xxx-xxxx. DON EISENHAUER. im in henderson. if he's trually fct, call me. will hook it up." Next thing we know Eric is in Don`s truck on his way to Tonopah! The Death Valley angel. Here is the truly amazing part of this. We did not know Mr. Eisenhauer from Adam. This man blindly offered to help us, a quad team, a bunch of strangers. I am still humbled by Don`s selfless generosity. Tonopah is not just around the corner. Its a 3 1/2 hour ride each way! Eric and Juan showed up around 10:30pm and we got them their hotel. I thanked Don. I was really at a loss for words, still am! This is what attracted me to offroad racing some 25 years ago. Everybody helps each other. In no other sport, have I witnessed this kind of willingness to go above and beyond to help out your fellow human being who might just be your competition. It doesn't matter, people help each other. I have seen this time and time again so its not just a fluke. It really gives you a very good feeling. Don Eisenhauer, thank you, for helping us out and you really are our "Death Valley angel".
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- 2 months ago
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KDX200
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Rick Sieman's DON'T ASK column this month has some good stuff. Check it out on Off-Road.com:
- 3 months ago
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Project Forks
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Rick Sieman's DON'T ASK column this month has some good stuff. Check it out on Off-Road.com:
- 3 months ago
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250 Elsinore
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Rick Sieman's DON'T ASK column this month has some good stuff. Check it out on Off-Road.com:
- 3 months ago
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Honda Ribi Forks
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Rick Sieman's DON'T ASK column this month has some good stuff. Check it out on Off-Road.com:
- 3 months ago
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Honda Ribi Forks
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Rick Sieman's DON'T ASK column this month has some good stuff. Check it out on Off-Road.com:
- 3 months ago
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Romaniacs Day 4: Kiwi Chris Bi
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German Andreas Lettenbichler wins Red Bull Romaniacs Rallye 2009, second comes Kiwi Chris Birch (KTM) ahead of fellow KTM Rider Cyril Despres from Andorra. - Views: 12
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Cyril Despres 3rd
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Description:What a showdown in Sibiu, central Romania: The last of four Offroad Stages once again demands a 110% from everybody in the remaining field, with the strongest end at Andreas Lettenbichler. On the second place comes a still very satisfied Chris Birch (KTM), ahead of Andorran three times Red Bull Romaniacs winner Cyril Despres (KTM). This last stage caused a true eruption within the pro-field!
- 3 months ago
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2009 Vegas to Reno
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Jason Wade, Eric Pealstrom and myself are taking on the challenge of 1000 miles through the Nevada desert in the middle of summer! I know it doesnt sound like everyones choice for a vacation in August. We will be racing a 2007 Honda TRX 450r in the Expert ATV class number 421. Initially built by current Best in the Desert pro class champion, Duncan Racings David Scott. Jason and I raced the bike to 3rd place at the Parker 250 this year and are 3rd in points. Eric Pealstrom from AC Racing built the skid plates for it. The AC skids have been proven to be able to handle the Nevada desert. ITP rims and tires will handle the terrain with Tire Balls installed for good measure. This should keep us from getting flats. 3 days worth of racing on them should be a good test and I have no doubt they will hold up. Elka shocks coupled with Roll Design suspension make for a very nice ride through the open desert.
This event will take place over 3 days beginning in Beatty Nevada. From there we will head north skirting the towns of Goldfield and Silverpeak and the Tonopah Test Range (AKA) Area 52. We end up in Tonopah for the night. Day 2 has us continueing to head north navigating through the San Antonio Mountains and wind up in the town of Hawthorne. Day 3 we head south near back towards Tonopah then north through the little town of Gabbs. I love that town. They have the friendliest people and I thank them for allowing us to race through their community. We ultimatly end up in Dayton near Reno.Its no secret that many people are struggling and I would like to thank Jason Wade from JB Wade Custom homes for allowing me to help in this effort. Our volunteers helping us out in the pits, the absolute best, Martin Choquette, Dennis Milner, Aaron Ard, Rusty Cronshey and Juan. Without our crew we go nowhere. They take the time away from their families and work to help us out and I cannot say thank you enough. Special thanks to Chris and Patty Blais from KTM for their efforts. Without them we would be sleeping in the dirt!
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- 3 months ago
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Brown and Soulè Secure Top Fiv
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Olympia, WA – Shock Doctor KTM teammates Mike Brown (right) and Justin Soul&egrav - 3 months ago
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