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KTM, the market leader in off-road motorcycles, has signed Roger DeCoster, one of the true icons of the sport of motocross, to take over the management of the company’s new factory team in the USA. Work now immediately begins to prepare the team for the 2011 racing season in all of the major US competitions.
The signing of DeCoster represents a major step forward in vaulting the Austrian company into the global arena. KTM has already reached the top level of the sport in Europe and the World Championship GP Series and will now also be a dominant force in US competition … Details
The 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship hosted Round 11 of the 12-race season on Saturday with the annual Labor Day tradition that is the FMF Steel City National from Steel City Raceway. Thousands of the most avid east coast motocross fans lined the fences to watch longtime veteran and fan favorite Kevin Windham, of Centreville, Miss., take the overall win in the 450 Class for Honda Red Bull Racing. With the 250 Class championship coming down to the wire, GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., captured his fifth overall victory in the last six races.
After taking a supercross-only approach to his career, Windham returned to the outdoor nationals at Round 7 from Millville, Minn., when he replaced the injured Davi Millsaps … Details
Dani Pedrosa took his second victory in a week with a dominant performance in the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano. The Honda rider made a perfect start from pole position and was never headed, opening up a comfortable gap over the field and maintaining it throughout the race.
Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo had lost second to Casey Stoner into the first corner, but  … Details
