Red Bull/KTM Signs Ryan Dungey to Factory SX/MX Team

MURRIETA,
Calif. – KTM Motorsports is pleased to announce the addition of
Supercross/Motocross racer Ryan Dungey to the Red Bull/KTM Factory
Race Team for the 2012 and 2013 AMA Pro Supercross and Motocross
Championship Series.

The
well-decorated rider’s first official race with the Red Bull/KTM
Factory Team will be the opening round of the AMA Pro Supercross
Championship Series at Angel Stadium on January 7, 2012 where he will
race aboard the KTM 450 SX-F in the premier Supercross class.

KTM
expressed its desire to strengthen its motocross efforts in 2010 when
it released the new generation SX model line of motorcycles and hired
Roger DeCoster, the most well-known and prolific team manager in
motocross racing history. In 2011, KTM proved its determination to
push ahead in the segment by signing 250cc riders Ken Roczen and
Marvin Musquin. Now, two years after the launch of the new model
line, KTM has continued to release new innovative product development
on its 2012 line and has again stepped up its motocross racing effort
with the addition of Dungey.

“I am
really happy to have Ryan Dungey join our team. He and I have worked
together for several years so we know each other well. Our past
should help us get the best out of each other and put us in position
to be legit championship contenders in the big bike class,”
commented Red Bull/KTM Team Manager Roger DeCoster. “Everyone at
the factory and here on the U.S. side is very excited to start
working with Ryan and see where the future will take us.”

At only
21 years of age, the Minnesota native has already accomplished every
goal he has set for himself. In 2009 he won the AMA Supercross Lites
Western Regional Title and followed that up with the AMA Pro
Motocross Championship 250cc class crown. That same year he competed
in the 2009 Motocross des Nations where he was one of three members
aboard the winning U.S. Team. In 2010, he became the first rider in
history to win both the AMA Supercross and AMA Pro Motocross
Championship in his rookie year. He again went on to lead the 2010
Motocross des Nations team to victory on U.S soil in Lakewood, CO.
Most recently, in mid-September, he added one more win to his belt as
he and the US team captured yet another Motocross des Nations victory
in France.

KTM has
signed Ryan Dungey to a two-year contract. Ryan expressed his
excitement about switching to KTM and working under the guidance of
Roger DeCoster, commenting, “I’m looking forward to riding for
the new Red Bull/KTM team and working again with Roger. I am excited
to start something new and am ready for the challenge. I like the way
that KTM has backed Roger since he made the switch last year and I
appreciate KTM’s goal of working hard to develop their race team to
earn championships. I am making this switch to win races and work
toward getting that championship for KTM.”

KTM
Sportmotorcycle AG’s Head of Motorsports, Pit Beirer, added a
personal note, stating, “I am extremely proud that we have brought
a great rider to the KTM team. Three years ago we started to rebuild
our Supercross and Motocross efforts based on a dream to bring KTM to
the top of the sport. A small number of people trusted in my idea and
stayed with me. Soon after Roger (DeCoster), Ian (Harrison) and the
entire U.S. Red Bull/KTM Team came onboard and began helping us get
closer to our goal. We now have Ken Roczen and Marvin Musquin, two
MX2 World Champions, on our team and with Ryan coming to our side the
dream team is a reality and we are truly ready to race.”

For more
information on Ryan Dungey and the Red Bull/KTM Factory Racing Team
please visit www.ktmusa.com.