Knighter Welcomed Back With A Win
The MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, round nine of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series, yielded big surprises for some and heartbreak for others, as David Knight returned to the podium with a dominant win on his privateer Kawasaki KX450F, followed by GEICO/JG Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Paul Whibley taking a surprise second and Shock Doctor [...]
Interview: Off-Road Star David Knight
As you probably know by now, David Knight and BMW have parted company. But what went so wrong that he felt his only option was to leave mid season? Now a free agent David sheds some light on why he made the decision he has.
It’s hard to believe but just six months into their debut [...]
KTM Talks About Pulling Out of Dakar
A recent announcement from Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO), promoters of the Dakar Rally, stated that they will enforce a limit of 450cc for single-cylinder motorcycles effective in 2010. Following the announcement, KTM declared complete withdrawal from the race, slated to take place in South America in January of 2010. KTM Austria’s race team manager and [...]
Kamo Wins Idaho City Two-Day Qualifier
Shock Doctor/Muscle Milk KTM desert racing specialist David Kamo walked away with the winner’s trophy at the 25th edition of the Idaho City 100, May 30-31. The victory in the enduro-format race also signaled his readiness to go head-to-head against Europe’s best Junior riders in the 2009 International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) at Figueria da [...]
WORCS Round 6 – Toutle, WA
Bobby Bonds, now riding a Yamaha, put in another come-from-behind performance to win the sixth round of the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) in Toutle, Washington, June 14, by passing KTM’s Mike Brown for the lead on the last lap of the two-hour Pro main event. It was Bonds’ second win in a row, putting [...]
Ahola, Aubert, Nambotin Rule Slovakia WEC
Mika Ahola and Johnny Aubert were again the riders to beat in the Enduro 1 and Enduro 2 classes respectively at the fifth round of the ‘09 World Enduro Championship in Slovakia, June 20-21, but a new name featured at the top of the Enduro 3 class at the GP of Slovakia, that of Frenchman [...]
David Knight Leaves BMW!
It’s official: Off-road hero David Knight and the BMW race team have parted ways. According to press releases from BWM and on David’s websites, the two-time World Enduro and GNCC Champion and BMW have parted ways by “mutual consent” with “immediate effect”. This means that as of this weekend’s GP of Slovakia, Knighter will no [...]
