Yesterday we brought you photos of Marc Coma jumping the KTM 450 Rally race bike with some help from freestyle…
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has just announced that it will be repaving its infield track section this summer, in-time for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, which is being held August 26th-28th. Expected to break ground June 9th, The Brickyard will be repaving the 1.5 mile section of the infield track between Turn 5 and Turn 16. The news is a boon to MotoGP fans and riders, as the latter has been complaining about track surface conditions from sicne the word ‘go’, and the prior group has been concerned about the conditions prompting MotoGP to take its toys and play elsewhere.
Quite a stir was made on Tuesday when news hit the interwebs (including on A&R) that an illegal fuel pump was found on Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 Factory race bike at Assen. With World Superbike regulations requiring that the fuel system be completely unmodified from stock, the story was two-fold as it appeared something about the #1 plated Aprilia was awry, and seemingly no penalty was levied by Race Direction.
Why is the Indian acquisition such a big deal in the motorcycle industry? Because it’s an integral piece in Polaris’s gambit to take-on Harley-Davidson in the heavy-cruiser segment. Taking a two-pronged approach at poaching the Bar & Shield’s core demographic, Polaris’s acquisition allows the manufacturer not only to be what Harley-Davidson is not, but also provides a vintage lifestyle motorcycle brand that is just as historic as the iconic Milwaukee brand. Delving into the issue, we can only imagine that Harley-Davidson must be watching Indian’s revival very closely.
KTM rally racer Marc Coma took to the air after winning his fifth Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. In the deserts of the UAE, Coma tried his hand at launching the 140kg 2011 KTM 450 Rally bike over the sand dunes with help from X-Games gold medal winner Ronnie Renner. The two riders had some fun swapping between Coma’s rally bike and Renner’s freestyle motocrosser — a weird experience for both, with Coma making a 15 meter long, 6 meter high, jump on the usually terrestrially grounded rally bike.
MotorcycleUSA has let it slip that it will be competing in the first round of the North American TTXGP series…