KTM Factory Services/One Announces Winner of Rider for a Day Competition

KTM
Factory Services/One Industries Names Tye Hames Winner of the Rider
for a Day Competition

Murrieta,
CA – Michael Sleeter and his KTM Factory Services/One Industries
Team are proud to announce Tye Hames as the winner of the Rider for a
Day contest at the opening round of the MX Sports AMA Motocross
Series at Prairie City Raceway.

With
over 70 entries to the competition, Tye Hames came out the winner.
“We are excited to add Tye Hames as a member to our KTM Factory
Services/One Industries Team for the opening round at Hangtown,”
remarked Mike Sleeter. “We were looking for a rider who was capable
of qualifying for an outdoor national and with our help could finish
above his expectations.” In Hames case, his goal is to finish
inside the top 20 in order to score national points at the first
round of the season.

Hames
received notice this morning of his new ride. “I am really excited
to ride the KTM 450 SX-F. I was stoked when I found out about this
competition because it gives a privateer like me a chance to ride on
equipment that is far better than I can afford. I hope that my
results at Hangtown will impress the crowd and hopefully help me to
gain more exposure and potential sponsors.”

Hames,
a Palmdale, Ca native, has been racing professionally for four years.
He competed in the west coast Outdoor Motocross Nationals in 2009 and
plans to race the entire circuit for 2010. “I think this is a great
opportunity that KTM is giving to the privateer riders. I feel more
than fortunate to have been selected for such an amazing
opportunity,” remarked Hames.

As
the winner of the contest, Hames gets to race a fully prepped KTM
Factory Services 450 SX-F, his own mechanic and will be provided One
Industries gear from head to toe, Von Zipper Goggles, Alpinestars
boots and DVS shoes. His expenses for the weekend will be paid for by
the team. He will truly be treated as a Factory rider for the
weekend.

Fans
can look for the orange #732 bike of Hames as the third member of the
KTM Factory Services/One Industries Team. He will be joined by his
teammates Sean Borkenhagen competing in the Lites class and Mike
Sleeter competing in the 450 class aboard his KTM 250SX two-stroke
race machine.

KTM
Factory Services and One Industries would like to thank all
applicants that applied for the competition and wish everyone a great
racing season.