PRESS RELEASE: November 28, 2011 – Boise, ID

6 Championships earned by KTM Off-Road and Rekluse for 2011

Murietta, CA – This year proved to be flooded with success for the KTM Off-Road race teams, backed by Rekluse. To say that KTM dominated the off-road scene in 2011 is truly an understatement. KTM swept championships in every off-road racing discipline for 2011.

Kurt Caselli nailed down two championships for 2011, one in WORCS racing and one in the AMA National Hare & Hound series. The WORCS championship represents Kurt’s third WORCS Championship, making him the only rider in WORCS racing history to attain three championships in the series. “I am very excited to win this championship,” remarked Caselli. “I have worked very hard this year to defend my title and it is a great feeling to come out on top.” Caselli’s other championship title was earned in the AMA National Hare & Hound series where he secured the championship a full round early. Antti Kallonen, Factory FMF/KTM team manager, states “We are very proud of Kurt. He has worked very hard this season toward winning this championship and we are excited that he is able to win one round early. This is the first full year commitment to this series and it is great to see him walk away with the title after just one season.”

Kacy Martinez successfully defended her championship title in women’s WORCS series pro class for 2011. The RPM/ KTM team rider states “Everyone always says it’s harder to defend a title than to win your first and it definitely was.”

Charlie Mullins made history when he claimed his first pro career GNCC XC1 Championship this year. He is the first American to win the title since Scott Plessinger back in 1995. Mullins had a great, solid year with 6 race wins and 4 additional podium finishes. As Mullins exclaims, “I can’t explain how much this title championship means to me. This is the championship I have worked for since I was a kid. This is the reason I ride and the reason I train. If feels so good to finally win this title.”

Maria Forsberg claimed her 2nd GNCC Championship in the women’s pro class a full two rounds early. The 4 time WORCS champion, Women’s Endurocross X Games gold medalist, and now 2nd time GNCC champion states “It feels really good to wrap up the championship early. I did not expect to dominate the way I have this season and I am so grateful that I had the RPM/KTM Team behind me to help with this championship.”

Russell Bobbitt captured his 4th AMA National Enduro Championship this year in a year end battle that came down to the wire between himself and teammate, Charlie Mullins. “It was a great race to win,” comments Bobbitt. “It was a long year and a tough season. I felt good all day and everything just clicked. My bike worked really well. Thanks to my mechanic Tanner, my friend Andrew Marsh, my family, and the whole FMF/KTM Team for helping me earn this championship.”

PRESS RELEASE: October 10, 2011 – Boise, ID

Two FIM World Enduro Championship Titles Earned For 2011

Ponts, Spain - Rekluse riders Mika Ahola and Jeremy Joly, both of HM Honda, came away from the 2011 FIM Enduro World Championship as title winners. Nearly 5,000 spectators were in attendance to witness the world class athleticism exhibited by Ahola and Joly. Taking his Rekluse backed HM Honda to the winners circle is nothing new to Mika Ahola.

With his 5th consecutive title for 2011 Ahola dominated the E3 class, beating out rival and fierce competitor, Christophe Nambotin of France. “These five titles mean a lot to me…” states Mika Ahola. “Firstly, because I am the first to have won in all 3 categories; secondly because it is the 5th in a row; and lastly because I am the oldest champion in the world!”

Frenchmen Jeremy Joly came away with a championship title in the EJ (Junior) class aboard his Rekluse backed HM Honda. Having barely missed the championship win last year by a mere point spread, Joly was nothing short of ecstatic to win this year. “It feels fantastic to win this title, I’ve been waiting for this and there we go, I’ve managed to become the World Champion!” exclaims Joly.

Mika Ahola 2011 E3 World Enduro


Jeremy Joly 2011 EJ World Enduro
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PRESS RELEASE: September 28, 2011 – Boise, ID

 Paul Whibley Secures OMA Championship Title

Rekluse backed AmPro Yamaha’s Paul Whibley fully defended his OMA Championship Title for 2011 and secured the Championship win. With his 4th OMA Championship under his belt, Whibley has proven to be a fierce and driven off-road competitor. The New Zealand native made the transition to compete in the U.S. off-road world in 2006 and has really found great success in doing so. “I'm really happy to wrap up the OMA series again this year. It has been a tough series but the team and all the sponsors came through strong. Rekluse has been a long time and trusted sponsor and I look forward to many more No. 1 plates with their support.”

PRESS RELEASE: September 26, 2011 – Boise, ID

 Massie Wins AMA Arenacross Lites Eastern Regional Championship

Rockford, Illinois, was home to the final round of the AMA Arenacross series. In a culmination of a very hard work and many hard fought laps, an Arenacross Lites Eastern Regional Champion was crowned.

The Rekluse backed Foremost Insurance/Spinechillers/Hondaoffairfield.com rider Patrick Massie wrapped up his series points championship with a 2nd place finish on the night that secured his points lead for the Eastern Regional Championship. With two wins on the season and many top 5 finishes, Patrick Massie came away with a 216 point victory over Austin Primavera (134 points). Massie will be running the #1 plate for the 2012 Arenacross series. Massie states, “I had a successful 2010/2011 Arenacross season, winning the lites east championship. Part of that success was helped by using the Rekluse Core EXP clutch. I pulled several holeshots and the clutch didn't seem to fade toward the end of races like many others. The team and myself are looking forward to using Rekluse products for another great season.”

PRESS RELEASE: March 22, 2011 – Boise, ID

 Rekluse is Official Sponsor of the Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team

Rekluse, the leading innovator of auto-clutch technology and performance clutches for motorcycle racing, has signed a three year sponsorship agreement with the Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team beginning in 2011. Rekluse is pleased to be an accepted supplier by the Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team after extensive performance and endurance testing.  All members of Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team, managed by Antti Kallonen of KTM North America, will be running Rekluse clutch systems. “I’m excited and looking forward to partnering with Rekluse. Rekluse has a great variety of clutch systems and components that can be utilized in all of our race team bikes and in all of the offroad racing segments that our Factory riders are competing in,” states Antti.

This partnership represents a great leap forward for Rekluse as an opportunity to showcase and further develop their new clutch technologies with Factory FMF/KTM Racing Team. Patrick Koether, with business development at Rekluse, exclaims that "Our long term partnership with KTM focuses on our mutual passion for innovation, technology, and racing. Together we will be racing for five AMA National titles. Thus far, the early season results for 2011 have proven that the Rekluse/KTM program is ready to race for championships!"

 NEW for 2011

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