{"id":37471,"date":"2017-03-21T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enduro.nl\/?p=37471"},"modified":"2017-03-21T15:37:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:37:32","slug":"ktm-enduro-factory-racing-team-ready-to-race-for-2017-world-championship-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduro.nl\/wordpress-enduronlnewsite\/37471\/ktm-enduro-factory-racing-team-ready-to-race-for-2017-world-championship-season\/","title":{"rendered":"KTM ENDURO FACTORY RACING TEAM READY TO RACE FOR 2017 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Josep<\/a>Remaining under the guidance of highly-experienced team manager Fabio Farioli, all four KTM Enduro Factory Racing riders will be battling for championship honours at the nine-round long series, which starts on March 25\/26 with the EnduroGP of Finland.<\/p>\n

EnduroGP<\/strong>
\nLeading KTM Enduro Factory Racing\u2019s charge in the EnduroGP class will be three-time Enduro World Champion Christophe Nambotin. Back to full fitness following a challenging 2016 season, the Frenchman will be looking to re-establish himself as a champion aboard the\u00a0KTM 300 EXC machine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot of motivation going into this year\u2019s world championship,\u201d<\/em> confirms Nambotin<\/strong>. \u201c2016 was a very difficult season for me with injuries, so I want to show again that I can fight for a world championship title. Returning to a 300cc two-stroke after three years on four strokes is a change I\u2019m looking forward to. I really enjoying being back on a 300, so I hope for good things this season. Physically I also feel good. My knee is strong again so I am ready for the new season. Racing together with Nathan in the EnduroGP class will be good. We have been training together and although we are both chasing the same title I know we will work together during the season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Joining Nambotin in the EnduroGP class will be 23-year-old Brit Nathan Watson. A stand-out performer during his debut Enduro World Championship campaign last year, in 2017 the KTM Enduro Factory Racing rider will be looking to challenge for the coveted EnduroGP title aboard a KTM 350 EXC-F.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to this year\u2019s world championship,\u201d<\/em> explains Watson<\/strong>. \u201cObviously, 2016 went better than I ever expected, so I have a great base that I hope I can build and improve on. Moving up to a 350 EXC-F was a logical thing to do. I raced a 450 in MXGP two years ago, spent a season on a 250 four-stroke during my rookie year in Enduro, so I\u2019m looking forward to riding the 350. I\u2019m a big guy and I like to have more power, so the switch to it happened naturally. I actually feel more relaxed this year going into the world championship. Last year everything was new to me \u2013 the series, the team, the bike \u2013 but now I know what to expect. There are a lot of riders capable of winning in the EnduroGP class and I\u2019m really looking forward to start racing with them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Enduro 2<\/strong>
\nAn exciting addition to the KTM Enduro Factory Racing team for the new season is Daniel Sanders<\/strong>, with the Australian set to contest the Enduro 2 class of the 2017 FIM Enduro World Championship aboard a KTM 250 EXC. Relocating to Europe at the beginning of the year, the two-time ISDE Enduro 3 class champion is looking forward to his first full season of EnduroGP competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting to race in the Enduro World Championship for the first time is awesome,\u201d<\/em> admits Sanders<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019ve only been in Europe for a few weeks but I\u2019m getting on great with everyone in the team and I\u2019m really looking forward to the challenge. Racing a 250 EXC will be something new for me as I\u2019ve raced a 300 EXC for a fair few seasons now. Honestly, I don’t know what to expect this year. I\u2019m focused on challenging for wins and hopefully fighting for the Enduro 2 title. It looks like the championship\u2019s going to be pretty varied, with some new style races. The season opening snow race in Finland looks pretty wild. From winning the Enduro 3 class at the ISDE I know that my speed is good. I\u2019m sure I’ll learn a lot this year, I\u2019m ready to get stuck in and mix it with the guys in Enduro 2.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Racing alongside Sanders in the 250cc class of the 2017 FIM Enduro World Championship will be 21-year-old Josep Garcia<\/strong>. Claiming third in the 2016 Enduro Junior World Championship and an impressive Enduro 1 class victory at the 2016 ISDE, the young Spaniard will enter his first full season of senior class competition on the KTM 250 EXC-F.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoving out of the junior class and into Enduro 2 is a big step for me, but I feel that I am ready for it,\u201d<\/em> tells Garcia<\/strong>. \u201cThings went very well during the second half of last season so I am looking forward to the new competition. I\u2019ve worked hard this winter to be ready for the world championship. It will be a long season, with many different and difficult races, but I have a fantastic bike so I have what I need to fight for the podium. I believe I can be among the top riders in the class, but I am sure I will learn a lot this year. I feel very comfortable with the other riders in the team, it is a great atmosphere and we are all ready to do our best for KTM and to help each other.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With the 2017 Enduro Women World Championship kicking off in Spain on April 21\/23, KTM Enduro Factory Racing\u2019s\u00a0Laia Sanz will be looking to successfully defend her title in the four-round long series. Remaining aboard KTM 350 EXC-F machinery the Spaniard is ready to battle for a sixth career Enduro Women World Championship title.<\/p>\n

2017 FIM Enduro World Championship<\/strong>
\n1st\/2nd Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 March 25\/26, Lake Paijanne (FIN)
\n3rd\/4th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 April 21\/23, Puerto Lumbreras (ESP) Enduro Women<\/strong>
\n5th\/6th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 May 26\/28, Spoleto (ITA)
\n7th\/8th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 June 23\/25, Paradf\u00fcrdo (HUN) Enduro Women<\/strong>
\n9th\/10th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 July 1\/2, Puchov (SVK) Enduro Women<\/strong>
\n11th\/12th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 July 21\/23, Castelo Branco (POR)
\n13th\/14th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 September 23\/24, Hawkstone Park (GBR)
\n15th\/16th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 September 23\/24, Tucuman (ARG)
\n17th\/18th Rd. Enduro 2017 \u2013 October 20\/22, Zschoppau (GER) Enduro Women<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remaining under the guidance of highly-experienced team manager Fabio Farioli, all four KTM Enduro Factory Racing riders will be battling for championship honours at the nine-round long series, which starts on March 25\/26 with the EnduroGP of Finland. EnduroGP Leading KTM Enduro Factory Racing\u2019s charge in the EnduroGP class will be three-time Enduro World Champion…<\/p>\n

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