Tony Cairoli and Team de Carli to ride Orange
By TMX Archives on 1st Aug 09
In a move that represents the apex of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team's three year development program, the team has announced that Antonio Cairoli will be riding "Orange" in the MX1 World Championship in 2010. The team has signed the Italian for the next two years.
Cairoli, who will be 25 years old in September, has been a dominant force inWorld Championship MX2 and as from 2009, also in MX1. Joining him in the Orangepaddock facility will be his personal manager Claudio de Carli and his mechanic.
Apex of three year program
"This move represents the apex ofour three year development program," said KTM Offroad Director Pit Beirer. "WithToni (Cairoli) joining our excellent line-up of MX1 and MX2 riders and withStefan Everts as overall KTM Motocross Race Director, the Red Bull KTM FactoryRacing Team plans to be a dominant force in the world championship paddock. Wehave the talent, the expertise and experience and a proven record of greatresults, race wins and podiums. Thanks to our excellent technical support, ourKTM bikes have been virtually unchallenged out of the gates this season and witha team structure like this, we expect to reap major rewards in the 2010 seasonand beyond."
A winner up through the ranks
Cairoli, born inSicily in 1985 first started racing at the age of four. He is well recognizedfor his skill, courage and will to win. Racing since the age of six, he notchedup an impressive list of youth and junior championship titles before he finallyjoined the big league in 2004. One year later he emerged as the sport's numberone and as the youngest ever Italian world champion. Despite some injurysetbacks, he has continued to enjoy dominance since then, including two MX2world championship titles in 2005 and 2007.
Cairoli, Nagl andGoncalves for MX1
The Italian racer will join two proven Red Bull KTMFactory Racing riders, Germany's Max Nagl and Rui Goncalves from Portugal in theteam's MX1 line-up for 2010. Both Nagl and Goncalves, who moves up from MX2 in2010, are proven GP winners and together with Cairoli will be under the care andsupervision of the new MX1 team manager Claudio de Carli.
Finebalance of expertise and talent
Stefan Everts will remain as the factoryteam's overall Race Director and will, as the MX2 team manager, also nurture thethree riders - Marvin Musquin, Shaun Simpson and the talented young Dutch riderJeffrey Herlings. Musquin, the newly crowned French National Champion hasalready shown how comfortable he is on the Orange racing machines in the currentseason while Shaun Simpson has now been given the green light by his doctors toreturn to riding after a serious training accident prevented him from riding forthe first half of the current season. Everts, a legend in the sport and 10-timesworld champion and someone who is always on the lookout for new and excitingtalent has already had the young Herlings in his line of vision for some time.
"We are very excited about the collective team we will be presenting in2010. With the addition of Toni and Claudio (de Carli) we will be one of thebest teams in the paddock and it's going to be an honour to work with every oneof them," Beirer said.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Structure2010
KTM Offroad Director: Pit Beirer
Overall RaceDirector: Stefan Everts
MX1
Team Manager: Claudiode Carli
Riders: Tony Cairoli, Max Nagl, Rui Goncalves
MX2
Team Manager: Stefan Everts
Riders:Marvin Musquin, Shaun Simpson, Jeffrey Herlings