The Factory FMF/KTM off-road team will boast the same cast of characters, plus a returning hero.
KTM Motorsports has announced the members of its 2015 Factory FMF/KTM Team off-road riders: Kailub Russell, Charlie Mullins, Russell Bobbitt, Taylor Robert, Ivan Ramirez and Kacy Martinez.
Two-time and reigning AMSOIL GNCC Champion Russell will return to defend his title in the AMSOIL GNCC Series. Russell earned nine GNCC wins in 2014, including an amazing overall win at the season finale Ironman GNCC, where he won aboard a KTM 150 XC two-stroke in front of the largest crowd of the season.
Russell will be joined by teammate and rival Mullins, a two-time AMA National Enduro Champion. Mullins will contest the AMSOIL GNCC Series and Kenda AMA National Enduro Series, and he is looking forward to returning back to form after suffering a season-disrupting wrist injury in 2014.
Bobbitt is returning to the Factory FMF/KTM factory team after a stint with Husqvarna to contest the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series. Bobbitt took a win at the final National Enduro round in 2014, after returning from a knee injury that plagued him through the entire season. Bobbitt is seeking his fifth career AMA National Enduro Championship and said that he is excited to be back aboard a KTM.
“I am very happy to return to the KTM team,” Bobbitt said. “I started my career with KTM and have always been passionate about their product, and can’t wait to get back on orange and work toward another championship.”
On the west coast, KTM will support Taylor Robert in the GEICO AMA National EnduroCross Series as well as the FIM Super Enduro Series. Robert has one EnduroCross win in 2014 but is looking to capture more wins in the 2015 season and be a title contender in the indoor off-road series. The FIM Super Enduro Series will be a new venture for Robert.
“I am really excited about participating in the entire FIM Super Enduro Series,” Robert said. “I love the extreme events and this series encompasses all of the challenges I like on a race course. I enjoy the international races and am looking forward to representing my team on the top level.”
Ramirez will return to the SRT AMA National Hare & Hound Series where he is seeking his first career title in the series. The former Mexican Enduro Lites and WORCS Pro 2 Champion had some success early in the 2014 season but suffered set-backs from injuries in the second half of the year. Ramirez will use the break this off-season to prepare for next year’s series in hopes of being the man to beat in west coast desert racing.
Martinez has signed on for another year as the only Factory-supported female off-road racer. Martinez dominated the GNCC WXC class on her way to her first championship in the series this year claiming nine wins. The Northern California based rider wrapped up the championship four rounds early and was able to race in the afternoon race at the final where she competed in the Four-Stroke Lites A class. For 2015, she will return to the GNCC Series to defend her title as well as compete in select AMA EnduroCross events.
Factory FMF/KTM Off-Road Team Manager Antti Kallonen said that he is happy to ave such a great team for 2015.
“We are excited to have Kailub and Charlie return for the third year of their contracts,” Kallonen said. “We also warmly welcome back Russell to the National Enduro Series for KTM where our team is pleased to work alongside him again. Ivan will work toward his first title in the Hare & Hound Series while Taylor will focus on securing the number one plate in the EnduroCross Series and Kacy will shoot for a repeat GNCC WXC title.”
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