During the silly season most of the focus is on the makers and shakers in the 450 championships. For this little edition we are just going to concentrate on the 250 guys and who is capable of what. There has not been a ton of news on the question mark 250 guys and there are a more than a few coveted seats out there.
Right now there is more than a buzz about the free agency market. It is always filled with speculation and for many it is the juice for the vein until the series starts back up in January. One of the difficult things these days is determining what is good info and what is bad is. One of the major issues now is the fact that the major sites are so in the Bro system that they pretty much leave the journalism alone. All of them are dependent on sponsors and often times they don't want to rock the boat in fear of losing money or making someone mad.
In what should be considered a heroic and brilliant marketing move KTM has decided to have both newly crowned world champs ride the oil mixers. This should make anyone over the age of 30 go into convulsions and I have to admit I am pretty excited myself. Both guys are the top of their field and if there was ever a chance to settle some of the arguments of modern day bike comparisons this is it.
For those interested on the Ryan Dungey saga and who is he is riding for next year here are some firm facts. One, Dungey is signed with KTM to ride an FI450. The bike was rode overseas last year by Nagl and Dungey will not be on a 350. It also is pretty close to done the Dungey’s brother who spins wrenches for JDR KTM, will work for Ryan. The current version of the bike is a model that has not been released for public sale. It is also not the same bike Mike Alessi is riding now. The question is can Dungey do what no other rider in history has done; win a 450 SX Championship on a KTM?
