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KTM'S ROAD TO QATAR
O
ne of the best things about the 2017
MotoGP World Championship will be
the arrival of KTM as a full-on manufac-
turer, racing against the might of Honda,
Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia.
KTM's been in MotoGP before, but it
was a rather disastrous endeavor as an
engine supplier to the now defunct Team
Roberts outfit.
Now, the brand that's growing faster
than any other in world motorcycling will
jump head first into MotoGP with riders
Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro with
an all-new machine developed entirely in
house – the RC16.
This first video concentrates on the develop-
ment of the V4 engine, and we'll have more of
these awesome videos as they come to light from
KTM in Europe.
Sit back and enjoy… CN
NEW TRACK FOR WINTER OLYMPICS
T
he upcoming 45th Thor Winter Olympics, pre-
sented by Pro Circuit, will see a couple new
tracks for the riders to compete and practice on at
Gatorback Cycle Park, in Gainesville, Florida.
The supercross track has been rebuilt and
widened by track builder Mark Barnett, the former
AMA Supercross and MX champion. Track owner
Wyn Kern said that the wooded area behind the
SX track has been cleared out, which allowed
the SX track to be widened and to make room for
additional rhythm lanes with different options for
better racing. The first turn has also been cleared
out, and Barnett went to work on creating the
newest MX track property.
The new MX track has more elevation changes
and the popular Elevator Jump has been recre-
ated on the new course. The new MX track,
which will be known as the Diamondback Track,
will have it's first practice on Sunday, November
13, and is open to public. The Diamondback's
second practice will be on Saturday, November
19, and opened to all Mini O participants, giving
them practice time on the new track before the big
race, which gets underway, Monday, November
21.
Kern said that the new Diamondback track will
be part of his Winter-Am and Gold Cup Series for
2017.
For more information, click here.
Rob Koy
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
ROB
KOY
Gatorback MX is getting a major overhaul, just in
time for the 2016 Thor Winter Olympics.
