KTM Racing signs Jeffrey Herlings for another two years
Thursday 27 June: Herlings has been a successful part of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team since he was old enough to qualify for the senior international racing competition.
Pit Beirer, Head of KTM Motorsports has announced that KTM Racing has signed its
MX2 factory rider
Jeffrey Herlings
for another two years. Herlings is considered one of the brightest
young talents in the sport.
The Dutch rider
has delivered astonishing performances on the track since he joined the
MX2 class but Jeffrey was already on the KTM radar screen from a very
early age when Red Bull KTM Factory team boss Stefan Everts recognized
his potential. Jeffrey is widely considered as the world’s best sand
rider but in 2013 the current MX2 World Champion has proved to be
virtually invincible on all terrain. He has won every Grand Prix so far
this season, losing only a single moto to have an impressive current
17-1 scorecard.
Pit Beirer:
"Jeffrey is the youngest rider in
his class. He is still only 18 and we’ve never experienced such a great
talent in someone so young. Such a talent needs special nurturing and
we’re confident that in the hands of Stefan Everts and with the support
of the entire KTM team, we can guide him carefully through these early
years of his already remarkable career. This is also the reason that
Stefan strongly recommends that Jeffrey should compete for another
season in the MX2 class. He may still be very young but he has already
shown everyone involved in our sport that his talent is indisputable. We
are very pleased to have the opportunity to extend our agreement with
him as he continues to develop and mature as a rider under the guidance
of our factory team.”
Beirer said Herlings
was an excellent example of KTM’s ongoing commitment to nurture the best
and brightest riders from an early age in order to showcase the Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing Team as the apex of the company’s "Ready to
Race” philosophy. Herlings will continue to ride for the team in both
2014 and 2015.