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Meo, Knight Top GP of Portugal

Jon Lague — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:00:16 +0000

KTM riders once again stood strong at the second round of the 2010 World Enduro Championship. The GP of Portugal took place only a week after the WEC opener in Spain, and although riders anticipated similar conditions, the two rounds were quite diverse. The dry and dusty Spanish terrain was followed by a very wet GP of Portugal thanks to heavy downpours on Friday and Saturday nights. Added to the rock-littered and technical course, the WEC riders were in for a demanding two days on the Iberian Peninsular in Fafe, Portugal.

In the E3 division, David Knight continues to reign surpreme. The Manxman topped Friday night’s Super Test and went into the weekend with the upper hand. Gas Gas rider Christophe Nambotin was able to edge him out for top honors on Saturday by a mere two seconds, but Knight returned fire the following day and topped Sunday’s E3 competition by nearly 30 seconds………..

Check out the full story at Cyclenews.com

David Knight’s Racing Plans?

Jon Lague — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:01:23 +0000

In the world of off-road dirt biking, no name sums up the willingness to win more than David Knight.

He’s a GNCC champ, sure. Big deal. He’s also a World Enduro Champ, ISDE overall champ, Erzberg champ, the Last Man Standing, The Tough One champ, etc. etc. He’s even smoked Stefan Everts in a beach race. The guy can do it all. Oh, he’s also won the EnduroCross race thing a few times. There’s more. But it’s all the same. He shows up, he figures it out and he wins championships.

So what is he going to do without his BMW contract and no ride for the World Enduro Championships? The very, very lucrative deal (for Knight) between himself and the German manufacturer dissolved two weeks ago. Knight simply didn’t think he could win on the bike no matter what setup he bolted on. The bike didn’t work for him and he walked away. So, he bought a Kawasaki and spent three days building it into a bike he could win a GNCC on. It’s not about the bike, though. Really, it’s not.

For the full story check out Jesse Ziegler’s blog @ Dirt Rider Magazine

Interview: Off-Road Star David Knight

Jon Lague — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:49:45 +0000

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 season together David Knight and the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team have got their separate ways. Joining the team for his return to the World Enduro Championship following two triumphant seasons in the States that saw him earn two GNCC titles and an EnduroCross title, the enduro world waited with baited breath to see what the Manx/German union would deliver in ‘09.

For the full story go to CycleNews.com

Ahola, Aubert, Nambotin Rule Slovakia WEC

Jon Lague — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:43:00 +0000

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 Christophe Nambotin who won on both days. Thanks to heavy rain during the opening day’s competition the event proved to be one of the toughest this year.

Despite Husqvarna factory rider Bartosz Oblucki coming closer on day one to beating defending Enduro 2 World Champion Aubert than any other rider this season, KTM star Aubert maintained his unbeaten ways and notched up yet another perfect weekend.

Although 10 seconds separated the two riders at the end of the first day’s competition, everything came down to the final extreme test, with Aubert putting in a winning performance, while Oblucki made several critical mistakes………

For the full story check out Cyclenews.com

David Knight Leaves BMW!

Jon Lague — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:10:07 +0000

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 longer be contesting the ’09 WEC series.

Having joined the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team at the beginning of this year with the goal of bagging another WEC title, Knighter was plagued by bad results, allegedly caused by his failure to gel with the BMW motorcycle. A quote from the Manxman says it all: “I simply felt that I couldn’t move forward with the bike. My performances weren’t what I, or the team, hoped they’d be, which I think everyone could see. The bike simply didn’t suit my way of riding, it’s as simple as that. Like I said the team worked hard to give me what I wanted but in the end I felt it was best that I walked away. I’d like to wish BMW all the very best for the rest of this season….”

For the full story go to DirtRiderMagazine.com

David Knight: Coming back for more

Jon Lague — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:06:46 +0000

Having achieved just about everything there is to achieve in off-road motorcycle sport, David Knight is returning to the World Enduro Championship with new ambitions, renewed motivation and is looking forward to what he describes as one of the most exciting and challenging seasons of his career so far. In an exclusive interview, he tells BMW Motorrad why he is fully focused on winning the brand its first ever WEC title and explains why the opening round of the 2009 World Enduro Championship on March 14 in Portugal can’t come soon enough

For the whole story check out Dirt Bike Magazine.

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