Supermoto Central

Italy's GoldenTyre announces an Exclusive Race Tire Partnership with the USA Pro Supermoto Series for 2012-2014 .

In a partnership that will expand the global reach of their tire distribution channel while solidifying their position at the top of the professional Supermoto racing world, GoldenTyre, the brand name of the BUYMEC S.R.L company, is very excited to announce their expansion into the USA off-road market via a three year agreement to be the exclusive race tire supplier for the USA Pro Supermoto Series.

Says Marco Cavallini of GoldenTyre, "We see the market in the United States right now as the best expansion direction for us. Add to this the opportunity to merge our experience as the exclusive supplier of the Italian and World Championships with the all new USA Pro Supermoto Series and we are very excited at the future this provides"

Christian Ravaglia , former Italian Motocross Champion, is the new Team Miglio KTM rider for the 2012 season. Ravaglia will participate in the races of the Italian Supermoto Championship and the World Supermoto Championship aboard the new KTM 450 SM “Miglio” Evoluzione 2012.

Franco Mollo, KTM Motoracing Team Manager, presented his new lineup for the 2012 season. The young Mattia Martella stays the top rider in the team, but this year turkish rider Nurcan Ata will also join KTM Motoracing.

Both riders will start in the European Supermoto Championship, while for the races in Italy, Martella will be deployed in the International Series, while Nurcan will take part in the Italian championship S2.

There are several changes in the German DSR Suzuki team for 2012. The 16 year old talent from the Czech Republic Milan Sitniansky will ride in the S1 class together with Andre Plogmann.

Tony Krettek will ride in the S2 class together with team owner Dirk Spaniol. Jan-Simon Terheide und Alexander Köckritz will also ride in the German S-classes. 

Just like Petr Vorlicek(SHR Supermoto) Jan Deitenbach has also left the team and will continue as a privateer.

Source: Supermoto.de

Young Spanish talent Joan Lladós will be joining the Fast Wheels Aprilia team for 2012. The 21 year old rider from Alcoletge will be competing in the Italian and European Championship together with teammate Matteo Silenzi. Top rider of the team is 2011 World Champion Adrien Chareyre who will compete in the Italian and World Championship.

Lladós first tried the Aprilia SMXV 450 on the Viterbo circuit in Italy and he was so impressed by the bike that he signed the contract for 2012 only hours later.

In 2012 Marcel van Drunen will once again be organising an exclusive Supermoto Master Class. This time he will be travelling to the amazing circuit of Alcarràs in North-eastern Spain!

The seven-day trip is perfect for all fans of motor sports! You will be taught by top instructors with a wealth of experience. In addition to six-times Dutch and European champion Marcel van Drunen himself, two-times world champion Bernd Hiemer will also take on three days of instruction.

Under professional guidance from the instructors, you will learn how to improve your technique and increase your confidence in the machine. The Supermoto Master Class has been a great success for over five years, guaranteeing an amazing racing experience!

The Supermoto Master Class takes place from Sunday 25 March to Sunday 1 April.

Adrien Chareyre signed a new contract for the 2012 season with the Fast Wheels Team and Aprilia. After taking the World Supermoto Championship in 2011 there is no doubt about the competitiveness of this alliance. We will see the team of Sant Elpidio a Mare in both S1 World and Italian Championships.

Adrien: "I’m happy to continue my cooperation with Fast Wheels and Aprilia. It is nice human adventure that allowed us to conquer great results in 2011 with a rookie team and myself discovering a new bike. With one full year of experience, we start with an advantage in respect of last year even if I know we have a lot of work to do to arrive at the first race 100% ready. I now start to prepare myself physically before I climb on the bike in early February for some testing. I want to thank all the people that give me the possibility to continue to do the job I love to do in this difficult economical period. I feel like a privileged and that make my motivation even bigger!"