Dyno returns
By TMX Archives on 21st Sep 05
The Red Bull KTM factory team will field four men in next year's MX1 championship. The Red Bull KTM factory team will field four men in next year's MX1 championship.Sebastien Tortelli - the '98 world 250cc champ - returns from America to partner fellow Frenchman Mickael Pichon, Spaniard Jonathan Barragan and Dutchman Marc De Reuver who moves up from MX2."We had been tracking Sebastien for some time and the fact that we have brought a former world champion back to the GPs from the US is wonderful news for our fans and supporters," says team manager Toby Gustafson."It also shows how badly we want to win in MX1. It is true that he has had some bad luck with injury over the last few seasons but these have been mostly induced by supercross and his ability and speed is beyond doubt. We lost Ben Townley to America this year but this news goes some way to softening his departure for both KTM and all fans of grand prix racing."Steve Ramon leaves KTM to move to Suzuki while Ben Townley - the Austrian marque's highest-placed rider in MX1 this season - is heading Stateside to race for Pro Circuit.KTM's MX2 line-up has yet to be finalised but Tyla Rattray and David Philippaerts are understood to be in the Champ team alongside British hero Carl Nunn.