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enough. GasGas is the company
that is profitable. We're going to
take control of that." Read the
full report here: Ramon Betolaza,
managing partner of BTC, says
the joint venture with KTM "Guar-
antees a bright future for our
brand and for the Girona plant.
"It is a great step forward in
our GasGas consolidation proj-
ect as a world leader in trial. It al-
lows us to develop a new growth
phase for GasGas, incorporating
new motorcycle models with
cutting-edge technology with the
best possible partner."
Worker unions, which were
so strongly opposed to the
KTM acquisition four years ago,
reportedly no longer oppose the
idea as KTM assured them in a
statement that it would maintain
production at the Girona plant.
"We consider GasGas a
fantastic European plant," KTM's
Hubert Trunkenpoltz told Catalo-
nia publication SER. "Combining
the two product lines of compa-
nies makes a lot of sense."
Jean Turner
2020 Pro Motocross Schedule
Announced
M
X Sports Pro Racing, in
partnership with NBC
Sports, has unveiled the
12-round schedule for the 2020
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Cham-
pionship, sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing.
The 49th season will, once
again, visit 11 different states
over the course of the summer,
beginning with the legendary
Hangtown Motocross Classic on
May 16, and concluding with the
Ironman National in Indiana on
August 29. CN
Round 1: ...... 16-May .......... Prairie City SVRA ......................... Rancho Cordova, California
Round 2: ...... 23-May ......... Fox Raceway ................................ Pala, California
Round 3: ...... 30-May ......... Thunder Valley Motocross Park Lakewood, Colorado
Round 4: ...... 6-June .......... WW Ranch Motocross Park ....... Jacksonville, Florida
Round 5: ..... 20-June ........ High Point Raceway .................... Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania
Round 6: ...... 27-June ......... The Wick 338 ............................... Southwick, Massachusetts
Round 7: ...... 4-July ............ RedBud MX ................................... Buchanan, Michigan
Round 8: ...... 18-July .......... Spring Creek MX Park ................ Millville, Minnesota
Round 9: ...... 25-July .......... Washougal MX Park .................... Washougal, Washington
Round 10: .... 15-August ..... Unadilla MX .................................. New Berlin, N.Y.
Round 11: ..... 22-August .... Budds Creek Motocross Park .... Mechanicsville, Maryland
Round 12: .... 29-August .... Ironman Raceway ........................ Crawfordsville, Indiana
The 2020 Lucas Oil Pro
Motocross Championship will
again feature 12 rounds and visit
the same venues as 2019.
