2014 Red Bull KTM MX/SX Team Announced

KTM Motorsports’ 2014 Red Bull KTM Factory Team will retain Ryan Dungey, Ken Roczen, Marvin Musquin and add newcomer Dean Ferris

KTM has released information on its 2014 supercross/motocross racing team, which will consist of four riders. Former AMA Supercross and AMA Motocross Champion Ryan Dungey, reigning AMA 250cc Western Region Supercross Champion Ken Roczen and two-time World MX2 Champion Marvin Musquin will return to the squad for 2014, and Australia’s Dean Ferris will become the fourth man on the team.

Dungey, who returns to the team for his third season, will race in the 450cc class aboard the KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition motorcycle that was designed especially for Dungey and will now also be used by other KTM support teams as well as by his teammate Roczen, who is moving up to the 450cc class from the 250cc class.

“Next year’s competition is going to be tough with several young, fast and talented riders entering the 450 class,” Dungey said. “The competition is strong which pushes us all to step up and ride faster. This will be my third season with Red Bull KTM and KTM is pushing to win a US Supercross Championship. My goal will be to win as many races as possible and consistently finish on the podium to work toward earning that title.”

The 2014 Supercross Series will mark Roczen’s first full-time jump to the 450cc bike. Roczen has raced the KTM 350 SX-F at select Supercross rounds in the past but moves up to the 450 SX-F Factory Edition for the approaching season.

“I’m really looking forward to stepping up to the 450 in both Supercross and Motocross classes next year,” Roczen said. “I feel really good riding the bigger bike. I know the competition will be tough but my goal is to battle up front each week. I’ve changed a lot of things in my program so I can run up front.”

Musquin will return to the 250cc Supercross class racing the East Supercross Series. He scored four wins during the 2013 season and finished second in the overall point standings. Musquin said he is more determined than ever to earn the championship in 2014.

“My focus is 100% to win the 250 SX title next year,” he said. “In 2012, I finished the West Coast series third and last year I came really close to winning, with the championship being decided at the final race of the season. I ended up second, and now I won’t be content unless I win it next year!”

Joining Musquin in the 250cc Supercross class is newcomer Dean Ferris. The 23 year-old Australian raced in the European MX GP Series the past two seasons and capped his 2013 season with an MX2 Series race win followed by a standout performance for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in Germany. Ferris will contest the 250cc Western Region Supercross Series and the 250cc Motocross Championship aboard a KTM 250 SX-F.

“It’s always been my dream to race in the U.S and I’m really excited about being given this opportunity with Red Bull KTM,” Ferris said. “I’m especially excited about getting the chance to learn from Roger DeCoster and work alongside Dungey, Roczen and Musquin. I have a lot of learning to do so I couldn’t ask for a better, more experienced group to guide me through my transition into the US racing circuit.”

Red Bull KTM Factory Team Manager, Roger DeCoster, said he is excited about the team line-up.

“With such a talented group of riders; Ryan and Ken both contesting the 450 competition and Marvin joined by Dean in the 250 competition, I really think 2014 is going to be an exciting year for KTM,” DeCoster said. “Ryan and Ken have both made a lot of changes to their personal programs to put them in the best place possible mentally and physically heading into the start of Supercross season.

DeCoster also said he is glad to be able to add a fourth rider to the team.

“With Ken moving up, it’s good for Marvin to have a teammate to train alongside as he works toward finishing one better and winning the East Coast Supercross title,” DeCoster said. “I was very impressed with Dean’s speed at the Motocross des Nations this year, and I’m interested to see what he can do in the outdoors. Having only just arrived in the US a month before the start of the Supercross season, the upcoming series will more or less be a learning season for him with higher expectations for 2015.”

For more information on the 2014 Red Bull KTM team, check out www.ktm.com.