2024 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM ANNOUNCED

2024 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM ANNOUNCED

2024 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM ANNOUNCED

Red Bull KTM signed 450 class veteran and present #1 plate holder Chase Sexton throughout the off season together with SX Futures stand-out Julien Beaumer to race the 250 alongside Tom Vialle. Aaron Plessinger has now been with the workforce for 3 years and is able to win some races in 2024. Below is the official data from KTM:

With a refreshed four-rider mixture will lead Red Bull KTM Factory Racing into the 2024 TremendousMotocross World Championship (SMX), starting with the AMA Supercross Championship season-opener at Anaheim 1 on January 6, and with agency intentions of competing for title wins when the gates drop on the upcoming 31-round season.

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing will area the all-star line-up of Chase Sexton and Aaron Plessinger on the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION in 2024, alongside Tom Vialle and Julien Beaumer, who will every be READY TO RACE with the KTM 250 SX-F FACTORY EDITION below the steering of Team Manager Ian Harrison.

All 4 riders have been introduced this afternoon and into the night throughout a particular 2024 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team media introduction below lights at RD Field, the group’s official testing and coaching facility based mostly in Murrieta, California, as they enter the necessary last levels of the pre-season collectively.

Bringing the pink primary plate to defend his 450SX championship is Chase Sexton, the 24-year-old who clinched a first-career premier class crown final May. Also ranked fourth within the AMA Pro Motocross Championship after a share of misfortune, in addition to the third-place finisher within the inaugural SMX post-season, Sexton has the credentials and kind to enter season 2024 as a official title contender throughout the board as soon as once more.

Chase Sexton: “I’m excited and feeling refreshed for the start of the 2024 Supercross series. Testing is going well and I’ve enjoyed getting to know everyone more and more on the team, and feel like I’m gelling well with the crew and my new teammates. There’s obviously a level of expectation that comes with heading into 2024 carrying the red plate and I welcome the challenge, especially with the full support of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing behind me.”

Fan favourite Aaron Plessinger is again for his third time period at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, decided to construct upon his 2023 marketing campaign that noticed him declare seventh general in 450SX regardless of lacking a number of rounds, a convincing third in 450MX, and fifth within the mixed SMX standings. Those outcomes will kind a powerful basis for the 27-year-old to work from within the upcoming season, motivated to determine himself on the entrance of the pack year-round.

Aaron Plessinger: “I’m totally ready to get this show on the road and go racing! Preparation for the 2024 Supercross season is going to plan and I’m just eager to get back to the races to see all my friends and fans again. I’m hoping I can finally bag some of those elusive wins this season, that’s the goal for the team and I, and I think it’s achievable with the encouragement and support I receive from everyone in the Red Bull KTM family.”

Two-time MX2 World Champion Tom Vialle constructed immense expertise this 12 months in what was his first season of competitors within the United States, with the 23-year-old Frenchman now seeking to profit from the teachings realized over the previous 12 months. Vialle was eighth within the 250SX East factors, sixth in 250MX with a single victory to his credit score at Southwick, and P8 in SMX, which units him up for a powerful sophomore season forward.

Tom Vialle: “The idea of getting to race at venues and on tracks that I’ve been to before is exciting and something I am really looking forward to next year. I feel like I learned a lot in my rookie season in the U.S., but it’s definitely tougher racing a brand new track every week when almost everyone in your class has already raced on them before. It’s really going to help my confidence a lot knowing the tracks I’m going to – it makes a big difference. 2024 should be a good year for me and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team!”

As for 17-year-old newcomer Julien Beaumer, he’ll open his full-time skilled profession because the youngest member of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team and is in line to make his mark whereas his information climbs on a week-by-week foundation. Already a SX Futures Main Event winner, Beaumer is debuting in 250SX and can carry that rookie tag into Pro Motocross, in addition to the SMX Finals sequence when it commences in September.

Julien Beaumer: “Making my debut in the 250 Supercross class next year is a dream come true and I’m super-grateful to everyone at Red Bull KTM Factory Racing for giving me this opportunity. My goal is to go out there and learn as much as I can this season, all the while giving it my all. The team and I have put in a lot of laps at the practice track to build a good base and gain as much experience as I can before the start of the 2024 season. I just want to do my best and make both the team and myself proud in my rookie season.”

Ian Harrison – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager: “Our 2024 team is excited to start the new race season. Two of our team members are new, so getting to know one another and developing their bikes specific to their needs and riding style can be a challenge, but so far it has gone very well. The team has spent many days at the test track working on fine-tuning the bikes and I am now looking forward to seeing how we stack up against our competition on January 6th. It is exciting for me as the Team Manager to see our four riders working together so cohesively while motivating and challenging each other to be better. Behind all this effort is always a group of people who are diligent at putting the hours in to get us ready for the start gate at Anaheim 1, and for them, I am very grateful. See you at the races.”

Roger De Coster – Director of Motorsports, North America: “I am very impressed with the dynamic amongst the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team and I’m looking forward to the start of the new season. With fresh blood in the team, it’s great to see the level of positivity amongst the group as a whole, working together and motivating one another. Watching them at the test track each day, there is good forward momentum amongst the group and I think we are in a strong position to challenge up front in all classes each weekend. Austria has been working extremely hard and has shown great support, which is really encouraging and I’m excited for 2024.”