Will you be in Phoenix this weekend for Round 2 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross? If so, the KTM Ride Orange Crew will be hosting street and off-road demo rides, free of charge.

Street demo rides are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Motohouse KTM dealership (address below). The demo rides will run about 15 minutes around North Phoenix.

KTM mourns the passing of Hans Trunkenpolz

KTM Press Release

The news of the completely unexpected death of Hans Trunkenpolz has been received by KTM with dismay and sadness.

The 65 year old died on Sunday following a heart attack suffered during a half marathon in Altötting, Bavaria. Hans Trunkenpolz retired in December 2008 following a professional life dedicated to motor sport and to KTM. The son of the company founder was himself a successful motor sports enthusiast as well as having discovered and nurtured motocross champion Heinz Kinigadner.
 
He led KTM to eight successive victories in the Dakar Rally, which transformed KTM into the dominant brand in rally sport. Even after he left the company, as well as remaining closely connected to the brand and with motor sport, he was a passionate and well trained runner who was known for his competitiveness and sporting ambition.

KTM thanks Kurt Nicoll for his services as Racing Director

KTM Press Release

KTM Motorsports extends its deepest gratitude to Kurt Nicoll as he transitions from his 11-year role as Racing Director for KTM to a new position as COO at Godfrey Entertainment, Inc.
 
Nicoll began his career with KTM in 1984 as a professional motocross racer. Nicoll raced aboard his KTM as a member of the factory team for 8 years in the World Championship Motocross Series. Nicoll’s extensive accomplishments as a racer made him the perfect choice for KTM’s Director of Racing when he neared retirement in 1998.

Red Bull Air Race champion Hannes Arch takes delivery of his KTM Super Duke

KTM Press Release

When you've savored almost all the thrills on the planet, there may not be a lot to get excited about but Austrian adventurer and aviator extraordinaire Hannes Arch still felt the adrenalin rush when he recently hit the start button of his new KTM Super Duke.

The man who won the 2008 Red Bull Air Race world championship title - the F1 of the air and the world's most thrilling competition for racing pilots - is currently also leading the 2009 competition. He has a narrow one point lead over Paul Bonhomme as the competition head to Hungary for a spectacular race down the Danube River punctuated by Budapest's historic bridges. The race, on August 19-20 is the third last in the 2009 series before pilots head for Porto and Barcelona.

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KTM and the Mid-Ohio School announce two exclusive track days at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

From a press release issued by KTM North America...

KTM, the official motorcycle of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Mid-Ohio School, will host two track day sessions on Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this summer. The first will be held May 28, 2009, and the second will take place July 15, 2009.

The sessions, dubbed KTM Race_Orange Track Days, are unique as KTM 990 Super Duke motorcycles will be provided exclusively for each participant to ride. The fuel, tires and other necessary maintenance throughout the day will all be handled by KTM. This is the first public event of its kind to be hosted at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, creating an opportunity for riders to get on track without the need to transport their bikes to the facility.

With tighter emissions control, KTM has become a leader in the production of a zero-emissions, electric-powered dirt bike…and one that’s reported to be competitive.

Ron Lieback
AllAboutBikes.com Staff Writer

When it comes to dirt bikes, the last thing on one's mind is quietness and cleanliness. But as the electronic, zero-emission trend begins grabbing the attention of motorcycle manufactures around the world, quieter and cleaner are slowly becoming part of dirt bike language.

The Australian manufacturer KTM is spearheading this trend with its development of a fully functional, zero-emissions enduro prototype that’s expected to be in mass production in 2010. In testing since mid 2008, KTM is keeping with its "Ready to Race" adage, saying the electric bike will be a full-on competitive race machine.

KTM North America signs on as title sponsor for the 2009 AMA KTM
National Dual Sport Trail Riding Series 

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- From the EXC off-road race bike to the 990 Super Enduro, KTM builds some of the most versatile and extreme dual-sport motorcycles available today. Now, the company is putting its name on the country's premier schedule of dual-sport events, the AMA KTM National Dual Sport Trail Riding Series.

As part of the three-year relationship, at the end of each season KTM will award one lucky rider in the series with one of the most popular bikes in the company's lineup: a new KTM 530 EXC.

Austrialian KTM has launched its 2009 Adventure Range

KTM has 'freshened up' its Adventure 990s to make the trailie-styled all rounders even easier and more fun to play around on, it’s always been a huge market of interest in Europe, but never really taken off here in the States.

 The launch in Sardinia was a great chance to start the 2009-riding season with ease. Great roads and weather that felt totally tropical compared to Arctic conditions in the US and the UK that we have been plagued with of late, it made for a perfect biking cocktail.