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KTM CANADA WEEKLY RACE REPORT

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Excellent results in Kamloops for Royal Distributing Thor KTM riders!

CMRC MX Pro National: 1st round, Kamloops, BC, June 8th 2009
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Last weekend under the extremely hot temperatures was the 1 CMRC MX Pro National at Whispering Pine
Raceway. In the MX1 class, Royal Distributing Thor KTM riders rode very well starting with Jeff Northop, who
took the 5th position overall with his 4-7 results on his KTM 450 SX-F. His teammate, new in the MX1 class this
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year, Mason Phillips (KTM 450 SX-F) ended up in 7 place overall. The youngest member of the team, Ryan
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Millar (KTM 450 SX-F) had a fantastic result finishing with a 13 place overall just behind RTR Performance /
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OMS KTM rider Liam O'Farrell in 12 place. In the MX2 class, the 2008 champion Eric Nye (KTM 250 SX-F) was
really excited to come back to Canada and defend the title. As usual, he rode two consistent motos and had great
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battles with Teddy Maier for the podium position. He ended the day with a 2 position overall with 3-2 moto results.
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Royal Distributing Thor KTM rider, Kyle McGlynn (KTM 250 SX-F) also rode very well and grabbed the 4
position overall in the ultra competitive MX2 class. RTR Performance / OMS KTM rider Kerim Fitz-Gerald rode a
strong race and battled hard all day. He ended the day in 6th position overall with 4-9 moto results.

KTM Canada, Inc. would like to thank their generous sponsors for their continued support. Without their help we
wouldn't be able to go racing:
Royal Distributing, Thor, FMF, Alpinestars, Factory Connection Canada, Renthal, Pirelli, CYCRA, Twin Air, PG
Graphics, Atpac, Ignition, Boston Pizza, OGIO, Impact Canopies, KTM Power Wear, SBS Brakes, Braking, R&R
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Bobby Desjardins finishes in 1st place at La Tuque race Saturday!

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‘’Courses VTT Québec’’ Series: La Tuque, June 7 & 8 , 2009

KTM dealer Moto des Ruisseaux rider Bobby Desjardins was in La Tuque last weekend to participate in the
‘’Courses VTT Québec’’ Series. Saturday after winning the qualification, Desjardins won the Pro 16-24 class.
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Sunday, he rode really well during his first moto and it paid off as he finished in 2 position. In moto 2, after a last
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place start, he was able to pass the majority of the riders and ended up with a well deserved 6 place. KTM dealer
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Grégoire Sport ATV rider, Patrick Brisebois raced in the semi-pro class and took the 5 position overall with his
12-3 results. Also two other KTM riders who scored great results in La tuque Sunday are Martin Lamontagne and
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Kevin Côté. They both finished in 1 position respectively in the Inter class and the 12-15 class.

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Allan Lachapelle wins the annual Spring Harescramble in Ontario!

Spring Hare Scramble: Perth, ON, June 7th, 2009

KTM dealer Woody’s Cycle hosted again this year his annual 2 hour Hare Scramble race. Over 80 riders entered
this event. In the Pro Class, Allan Lachapelle led shortly after the beginning of the race with his KTM 250 XC-F
and took the overall for the day. KTM rider Kenny Beach finished in 1st position (KTM 200 XC-W) in the
Intermediate class and 2nd overall, passing the other racers in the pro class. Kyle Lueders (KTM 200 XC-W)
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finished behind him in 2 position. In the Vet Class, Dave Percival crossed the finish line in 3 . All of these riders
are on the KTM Woody’s Cycles race team.

Tommy Searle and Justin Brayton both walked away with a top ten overall result!
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US Motocross Lites Series: 3 round, Wortham, TX, June 6 , 2009

In moto 1, Justin Brayton quickly began moving forward. When Tommy Hahn crashed a lap later, Brayton moved
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up into 14 position. He continued to charge forward finishing 11 . The second moto started better for both
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Jagermeister/MDK/KTM riders. Summey started 10 with Brayton close behind in 13 . By lap six, Brayton had
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climbed up to 11 . He passed another rider for 10 and remained in that position for the duration of the race.

US Motocross Series: 3rd round, Wortham, TX, June 6th, 2009

In the 250 Motocross Class Tommy Searle had a good start rounding the first turn in 4th. Searle made a couple of
mistakes near the end of the moto which dropped him back to 6th. His teammate, Wil Hahn, started 9th and ended
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up in 11 . J-Law Racing/KTM' s Max Anstie finished 15 . Anstie turned his luck around in moto two when he
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almost got the Holeshot. Anstie had a great ride to take 10 place and Hahn was able to move up to 13 .

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