Chennai, April 22, 2009

Despite lack of sponsorship and no financial support India’s top most international bike racer and Chennai lad Dilip Rogger has not let it affect his passion for the sport. With already several achievements to his credit Dilip is on verge of adding yet another feather to his crown by becoming the first Indian as well as the first Asian to compete in Boerdesprint 2009 which happens to be the German National Racing Championship. The event is part of a German Endurance Cup format in which different classes are run, mainly split up between SuperSport 600s and Superstock/Superbike. Dilip has been invited to participate in two rounds of the eight round championship races. He will be racing on a RC8R 1190 cc version of the LC8.

The team for which Dilip will race is one of the most experienced teams in Germany. The owner of "Schittko Motorradsport" is Konrad Schittko, who used to run a World Endurance Team for a decade with podium finishes at races like Bol d'dor. Now he runs this national endurance team with two RC8s and in addition the team is part of national Super Duke cup series.

KTM began in motor sports with Motocross Racing. In the last few years KTM has gained more success in motor sports by dominating rally-raid events such as the Paris-Dakar Rally and the Atlas-Rally. In 2003, KTM started sponsoring and supporting Road racing in various capacities, with the most successful results stemming from their Super Motard or Supermoto efforts. KTM's new road racing focus will soon grow to include Superbike competition with the help of their newly developed V-Twin engine dubbed the LC8 as employed in the 950 Adventure dual-sport motorcycle, and more specifically the 2005/2006 990 Super Duke followed by the super bike contender known as the 1190 RC8. The Super Duke will have a higher output, second generation version of the LC8 engine, geared for high rpm peak power as required in road racing and super street applications while the RC8 will sport an 1190cc version of the LC8 for more midrange.

KTM's official company/team colours are Orange, Black and Silver. To create a strong brand identity, all competition-ready KTMs come from the factory with bright orange plastic with "KTM" emblazoned on the side of the radiator shrouds. All KTM bikes also come from the factory with a Motorex sticker on the outside of the motor. All first fills of oil come from Motorex as well. Some official KTM teams use different colors for their bikes, most noticeably in the Paris-Dakar Rally.

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