- The KTM RC Cup enters the Silicon Valley of India – Bangalore.
- 150+ raced on company-provided KTM RC 390 GP edition motorcycles.
2nd March 2023, Bangalore– The world’s No. 1 premium motorcycle brand, KTM conducted the selections round of the KTM RC Cup, India’s largest racing championship in the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore, at the Meco Kartopia. The RC Cup is a part of KTM Pro-XP’s endeavour to offer KTM owners the experiences that make them pro riders.
KTM, the READY TO RACE brand has a long 70 years of history in motorsports, with 334+ world championship titles across all racing formats, like Dakar, MotoGP, Motocross (MX), Supercross (SX), and Enduro.
The registration for the Bangalore championship were received with great aplomb, and around 150+ racers experienced the thrill of riding the ‘Ready to Race’ KTM RC 390 GP to the finish line. The top 10 fastest lap times selected from Bangalore for the Qualifier round were – Rohit Lad, Abhishek V, Anish Shetty, Ashwin R, Varun Patil, Lani Zena Fernandez, Pradeep C, Hari, Mohammad Junaid Akhtar, Lokesh V. The RC Cup will move to its next selections round in Coimbatore this weekend (4,5 March 2023) for selections, followed by Chennai in the upcoming weekend
The stages of KTM RC CUP:
Speaking on occasion, Mr Sumeet Narang, President (Probiking) at Bajaj Auto Ltd., said, “We have almost reached the last leg of the KTM RC Cup. The journey has been absolutely thrilling. Racing has been the core DNA of KTM and has helped us connect with many racing enthusiasts nationwide. We were quite excited to see the enthusiasm amongst the Bangalore participants. The KTM RC Cup reaffirms our motorsport credentials in India. I want to take this moment to congratulate the top 10 riders and welcome them to be a part of our qualifiers in Chennai. The KTM RC Cup is something that goes across the country, hunts for the best racers, provides them with the right training and rewards the best. With the thrilling response from Bangalore where we witnessed endless passion, and a zeal by participants to put their best foot forward, we look forward to getting all KTM India fans READY TO RACE!”
- Selections: Race Academy and Selections across City – Coimbatore, Chennai
- Qualifiers: The top 10 from each of the eight cities will contest in the Qualifiers held in Chennai
- Finale: The top racers from the Qualifiers will race at the Finale of the KTM RC Cup
- Training with the Race Director in Austria
- Interaction with KTM Factory racing athletes
- Watch a MotoGPTM race live at the Red Bull ring.
- Visit the prestigious KTM Motohall
Speaking on occasion, Mr Sumeet Narang, President (Probiking) at Bajaj Auto Ltd., said, “We have almost reached the last leg of the KTM RC Cup. The journey has been absolutely thrilling. Racing has been the core DNA of KTM and has helped us connect with many racing enthusiasts nationwide. We were quite excited to see the enthusiasm amongst the Bangalore participants. The KTM RC Cup reaffirms our motorsport credentials in India. I want to take this moment to congratulate the top 10 riders and welcome them to be a part of our qualifiers in Chennai. The KTM RC Cup is something that goes across the country, hunts for the best racers, provides them with the right training and rewards the best. With the thrilling response from Bangalore where we witnessed endless passion, and a zeal by participants to put their best foot forward, we look forward to getting all KTM India fans READY TO RACE!”
