Marko Barthel – Offroad Trainer

There is no better indication that KTM is truly “Ready to Race” MX in 2007 than the excellent results at Valance by factory riders Tyla Rattray and David Philippaerts and by KTM-supported rider, Germany’s Max Nagl. The event, which mixed MX1 and MX2, indicates that the bikes are performing to high expectations and work with KTM’s new Motocross Race Director and multi MX champion Stefan Everts is bearing early fruit. Philippaerts was second overall at Valance and Tyla Rattray finished top of the MX2 classification.

KTM Sarholz’s Max Nagl won the first heat, confirming he can be a serious title contender since he jumped on the MX1 machine. KTM Red Bull’s Philippaerts had to settle for fourth and wait till the second heat to challenge the leadership.

As the bikes roared into action for the second heat, Philippaerts grabbed the holeshot and lead for the entire race to finish ahead of Kevin Strijbos and Joshua Coppins. Max Nagl was a solid fifth at the chequered flag.

While Coppins stole the final heat, Philippaerts was close behind in second, a result that also reflected the final overall standings. MX1 bikes were first to cross the line in all three heats.

It was an excellent weekend for Nagl, who finished third in the overall standings. The German rider also finished top of the standings in Mantova, Italy recently in the first of three internationals before the Grand Prix season gets underway in Valkenswaard, Netherlands on April 1. Riders contest the final pre-season event in Hawkstone on March 4.

KTM factory rider Spaniard Jonathan Barragan was out of contention at Valence after he sustained a slight heel injury in a crash and Britain’s Tommy Searle did not start.

Moto one results

1 101 NAGL Max

2 211 MACKENZIE Billy

3 6 COPPINS Joshua

4 19 PHILIPPERTS David

5 77 VERHOEVEN Bas

11 16 RATTRAY Tyla

Moto two results

1 19 PHILIPPERTS David

2 2 STRIJBOS Kevin

3 6 COPPINS Joshua

4 24 RENET Pierre-Alexandre

5 101 NAGL Max

6 16 RATTRAY Tyla

Moto three results

1 6 COPPINS Joshua

2 19 PHILIPPERTS David

3 2 STRIJBOS Kevin

4 101 NAGL Max

5 16 RATTRAY Tyla

Overall results Valence International

1 6 COPPINS Joshua 65

2 19 PHILIPPERTS David 65

3 101 NAGL Max 59

4 2 STRIJBOS Kevin 57

5 16 RATTRAY Tyla 41

David Philippaerts

Tyla Rattray

Hallo Marko,

zunächst wollte ich Dir sagen, dass alle “PFLEGEFÄLLE“ – samt unserem Teamchef Uwe gut zu Hause angekommen sind und wir die Geschichte bestimmt schon mehrfach zum Besten gegeben haben.
Dann möchte ich mich noch mal im Namen des KTM-Team-Böttcher aus Hettstedt für die geile Woche bedanken und Dir als unserem Tour- Guide ein großes Kompliment aussprechen. Ich denke wir sehen uns bestimmt wieder und dann werden wir auf dem berüchtigten 300m bergauf Single- Trail zum überholen ansetzen… (Da, wo die Israelis geheult haben) Kl. Scherz, kennst uns ja.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
René Vollmar
(KTM – Team –Böttcher)

During lap two Caselli was passed by Ryan Hughes and battled to take over first for the remainder of the race. Caselli finished a mere 4 seconds behind Hughes to capture the number two podium spot.

Justin Soule had a rough start and crashed on the first turn. He came up in second to last place and quickly began riding consistent lap times to work himself into eighth place.

“I am very happy with the results today. Kurt and Justin both rode well today and showed improvement from round one. We need consistent podium finishes and these will pay off in the end,” said Off Road Team Manager Antti Kallonen.

Results

1. Ryan Hughes

2. Kurt Caselli – KTM

3. Woods

4. Casey Johnson

5. Kyle Summers

6. Matt Karlsen

7. Kiedrowski

8. Justin Soule – KTM

9. Derek Costella

10. Robby Bell

WORCS Overall Results

1. Ryan Hughes 55 pts.

2. Kurt Caselli 46 pts.

3. Ricky Dietrich 30 pts.

4. Casey Johnson 27 pts.

5. Kyle Summers 26 pts.

6. Matt Karlsen 26 pts.

7. Derek Costella 26 pts.

8. Desty Abbott 26 pts.

9. Justin Soule 25 pts.

10. Robby Bell 24 pts.

Kurt Caselli

Justin Soule

Podium

Zum ersten Mal konnte Maxi so eine super Leistung bringen, was ALLE Deutschen hoffen lässt !!!
Maxi kommt sehr gut zurecht mit seinem Motorrad (KTM) und konnte seiner Konkurenz davon fahren.

Weitere Ergebisse:

Moto one

1. David Philippaerts (KTM), 2. Antonio Cairoli (Yam), 3. Josh Coppins (Yam), 4. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki), 5. Max Nagl (KTM), 6. Jonathan Barragan (KTM), 7. Meo (Hon), 8. Mickael Pichon (KTM), 9. Manuel Priem (TM), 10. Tanel Leok (Kaw)

Moto two

1. Max Nagl (KTM), 2. Tanel Leok (Kaw), 3. Antonio Cairoli (Yam), 4. Marc De Reuver (Yam), 5. Mickael Pichon (KTM), 6. Tyla Rattray (KTM), 7. Josh Coppins (Yam), 8. Julian Bill (Yam), 9. Kevin Strijbos (Suzuki), 10. Jonathan Barragan (KTM)

Moto three

1. Jonathan Barragan (KTM), 2. Max Nagl (KTM), 3. Josh Coppins (Yamaha), 4. Steve Ramon (Suz), 5. David Philippaerts (KTM)

MX1 overall

1 NAGL Maximilian GER KTM 65pts

2 COPPINS Joshua NZL Yamaha 58pts

3 BARRAGAN Jonathan SPA KTM 54pts

4 PHILIPPAERTS David ITA KTM 53pts

5 STRIJBOS Kevin BEL Suzuki 49pts

6 PICHON Mickael FRA KTM 42pts

7 DE REUVER Marc NED Yamaha 39pts

8 BILL Julien SWI Kawasaki 38pts

9 LEOK Tanel EST Kawasaki 34 pts

10 RAMON Steve BEL Suzuki 34pts

MX2 overall

1 RATTRAY Tyla RSA KTM 69pts

2 SEARLE Tommy GBR KTM 60pts

3 CAIROLI Antonio ITA Yamaha 54pts

4 MONNI Manuel ITA Yamaha 51pts

5 TARROUX Jeremy FRA Kawasaki 45pts

6 SWANEPOEL Gareth RSA Kawasaki 41pts

7 MARTINI Gianluca ITA KTM 39pts

8 PELLEGRINI Angelo ITA KTM 35pts

9 DE BORTOLI Michele ITA KTM 34pts

10 SIMPSOM Shaun IRL Kawasaki 32pts

14 BRICCA Daniele ITA KTM 26pts

Max Nagl – KTM Sarholz (Photo: Plons)

After inspiring performances at Anaheim 3 and with both Martin Davalos and Josh Hansen 100% healthy, Houston looked like the place were KTM could get it’s first podium of the 2007 season.

As timed qualifying started at Reliant Stadium it didn’t take long for one of the treacherous whoop sections to claim one of its first victims. Unfortunately, the victim was Davalos. He got up and finished with only minor cuts to his hand, but it did however limit his ability to set a fast lap time.

Both riders easily got in the night program with Davalos in heat 1 and Hansen in heat 2. Getting a good start is everything in Supercross and Davalos got another one of his patented good starts during his heat race, easily putting himself into a qualifying position for the main event with a solid fourth place. Hansen wasn’t as lucky, but that didn’t slow him down as his 8^th place in heat 2 also moved him directly into the main event.

With high hopes for two good finishes the start of the Supercross Lites main event didn’t go as planned. Davalos started midpack and Hansen found himself sitting on the ground after being involved in a first turn pileup.

Davalos quickly worked his way up into the lead pack, while Hansen spent almost the whole main event playing catch up to finish 12th. In the end Davalos would get his best finish so far this season with a fifth.

Martin Davalos

Josh Hansen

KJSC

Next round: San Diego 17/02/07

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Nachdem D.Knight dieses Jahr seinen Platz nicht verteidigen konnte, wurde der Vorjahreszweite W.Braybrook, zum Hellsgate König!
Komplette Ergebnisse und Fotos vom ExtremeEnduro in Italien: www.hellsgate.it

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Die letzten 14 Tage bei der KTM ADVENTURE TOURS waren wieder für viele ein Highlight! Die besten Szenen mit Fotos festgehalten.
Schaut doch mal…

Erstmals wird 2007 der neue DMSB Enduro Power Cup im Rahmen der Deutschen Enduro-Meisterschaft (DEM) ausgetragen. Der neue DMSB-Cup für Mehrzylinder-Motorräder mit einem Hubraum über 750ccm wird parallel zur Meisterschaftsklasse E3 in der DEM an den Start gehen. Die Streckenführungen für die schweren Mehrzylinder werden teilweise angepasst. Die Teilnahme an dem Cup ist mit einer Inter- oder B-Lizenz des DMSB möglich.

Die Fans der Deutschen Enduro-Meisterschaft dürfen gespannt sein, wie sich die „Dickschiffe“ in schwerem Gelände schlagen. Neben der Superenduro von KTM ist die HP2 von BMW prädestiniert für den Einsatz im DMSB Enduro Power Cup. Die Voraussetzungen für einen sportlichen Zweikampf sind also bestens geschaffen.

Mit den Motorrädern aus Mattighofen werden bspw. der ehemalige Deutsche Enduro-Meister Christoph Seifert, Udo Grellmann oder Martin Boll beim Saisonstart der DEM am 3./4. März 2007 in Uelsen mit von der Partie sein. Offen ist noch, wer für die blau-weißen Farben aus München bei der Premiere in dem neuen DMSB-Cup an den Start gehen wird.

Bereits in früheren Jahren wurde mit großen Mehrzylindern Endurosport betrieben, jedoch setzten sich im Laufe der Zeit die Einzylinder mehr und mehr durch, wodurch die Mehrzylinder erst einmal ausstarben. Nachdem jedoch mehrere Hersteller in den letzten Jahren sehr erfolgreich wieder Mehrzylinder-Enduros auf den Markt gebracht haben, hat der DMSB auf diese Entwicklung reagiert und gibt den Mehrzylindern die Möglichkeit sich im Rahmen einer eigenen Cup-Wertung im sportlichen Wettbewerb im Gelände zu messen.

Quelle: www.enduro-dm.de

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Juha Salminen makes a triumphant return to E1

KTM’s Juha Salminen, the man who has been scooping up titles every year since 1996 has returned from two years with the GNCC in the USA, effectively swapping places with KTM team compatriot and Enduro 3 title holder David Knight. With two 2 US titles and an absolute victory in the New Zealand ISDE, Juha is, a force to be reckoned with but he treats his re-entry into the world championship circuit with admirable modesty.

Juha: “My training just starts right now. Here, I feel like a beginner: new bike, new ambitions, and new people around me. I approach this season as I did in 1998, my first year with the 125cc. In the USA, I acquired a little more experience.”

One of Juha’s biggest rivals in the class will be factory team-mate Alessandro Belometti (ITA-KTM) who placed fourth last season. Both Salminen and Belometti will be riding KTM 250 EXC-F machines. Marc Germain (FRA-YAM), Simone Albergoni (ITA-UFO YAMAHA) and Bartosz Oblucki (POL-HVA), will be out to make their job as difficult as possible.

Samuli Aro favourite for E2 class

Reigning champion Samuli Aro (FIN-KTM) opens the season as favourite in the E2 class and rides a 450 EXC Racing emblazoned with the prestigious No. 1. He is joined by his factory team-mate Fabien Planet (FRA-KTM) on a 250 EXC. Fabien finished in fifth place last season. They can expect competition from Mika Ahola (FIN-HM HONDA) and Stefan Merriman (AUS-APRILIA).

Marko Tarkkala set to capture Knight’s E3 title

With title holder David Knight off to the USA to ride for KTM in the GNCC Series, KTM has two hot irons in the E3 fire with Marko Tarkkala (FIN-KTM) and double E1 champion Ivan Cervantes (SP-KTM), both onboard 525 EXC Racing machines. They will be challenged by vice champion Sebastien Guillaume (FRA-HVA) and Anders Eriksson (SWE-HVA), who returns after a serious crash in 2006. Alessandro Botturi (ITA-HM HONDA) is also a contender. Two former motocross riders – Luigi Seguy (FRA-APRILIA) and Fred Bolley (FRA-GAS GAS) also join the race for the E3 title.

The season opens in Östersund, Sweden on March 17, 2007.

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