KTM Announces the 2013 Factory FMF/KTM
Team Riders
MURRIETA,
Calif. – The Factory FMF/KTM Offroad Racing Team, known as the most successful
offroad racing team in the motorcycle industry, is excited to announce its
rider line-up for the 2013 season.
The
seven-rider team will feature reigning AMA National Enduro Champion Steward
Baylor; former GNCC XC1 and National Enduro Champion Charlie Mullins; 2-time
GNCC XC2 Lites Champion Kailub Russell; reigning AMA National Hare & Hound
Champion Kurt Caselli; reigning WORCS Pro 2 Champion Ivan Ramirez;former 125cc
Motocross National and WORCS Champion and reigning X-Games EnduroX Gold
Medalist Mike Brown; and multi-time GNCC Women’s Champion and X-Games Women’s
Gold Medalist Maria Forsberg.
Baylor,
a former GNCC XC2 Champion, will debut aboard his KTM 250 XC two-stroke machine
in his first full season in the GNCC XC1 class. He will contest the title
against his teammates Charlie Mullins, Kailub Russell and the rest of the
talented field. Baylor will also return to the AMA National Enduro Series to
defend his 2012 title which he earned in his first-ever full-time season in the
series.
Mullins,
who suffered from a laundry list of injuries in 2012, is back to 100% and ready
to compete in the GNCC XC1 and National Enduro Series. Mullins took one win in
the GNCC XC1 Series in 2012 and is looking to increase that number in 2013. His
teammate, Russell, will also return to the GNCC XC1 Series where he finished 2nd
in 2012 in a finale that came down to the final race. Russell is more
determined than ever to get his KTM out front in order to work toward securing
his first GNCC XC1 Championship.
The
Factory FMF/KTM Team has chosen 8-time ISDE Top AmericanKurt Caselli as its lead
rider in the AMA National Hare & Hound Series where he is already a 2-time
Champion. Caselli will compete with and mentor Ivan Ramirez in that series
while also using the race time as added preparation for the SCORE/Baja Series.
Caselli, Ramirez and Brown will all return to compete in the SCORE/Baja Series
where they collectively earned 2nd overall this past season.
In addition to racing with Caselli and Ramirez
in the SCORE/Baja Series, Brown, also plans to return to the AMA EnduroCross
Series where he won his first main event last year as well as multiple podium
finishes. Brown has stepped up his training program to put a bigger effort
toward this series and securing more wins to put him in a better position for
the championship hunt. Brown will be joined by special guest rider, Red Bull
KTM’s Taddy Blazusiak, at each round of the AMA EnduroCross Series
The
most successful rider of the 2012 Factory FMF/KTM Team, Maria Forsberg, is back
for 2013. In 2012 alone, Forsberg secured the GNCC Women’s Championship,
X-Games Gold Medal and AMA EnduroCross Women’s Championship. She plans to
return to both series to defend her titles in 2013.
“I
feel we have a very strong team for 2013,” stated Factory FMF/KTM Team Manager
Antti Kallonen. “We have put together a solid team of riders, each of whom is
equally capable of winning a championship. We have a great group of riders and
mechanics as well as the best offroad race bikes available and together we hope
we have a recipe for success. We are looking forward to the 2013 season and a
chance to win all the championships!”
For
more on the Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team please visit www.ktmusa.com. | 
