‘Ready to race’
KTM Philippines made waves during the 11th Inside RACING Bike Festival and Trade Show, the biggest gathering of motorcycle manufacturers and enthusiasts, held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
KTM Southeast Asia managing director Julian Legazpi, sales director
Gianluca Lozzi and Adventure Cycle Philippines Inc. president and COO
Dino Santos showed off the exciting, high-powered line of KTM motorcycles — all “Ready to Race” — including the 200 Duke.
The event also saw the introduction of 18-yearold racing wunderkind Ralph Kenneth Torres, the first sponsored rider to the prestigious KTM RC Cup Asia, which is being held at the challenging Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia from March until November. Torres has over a decade of experience on the track, bagging numerous trophies both locally and internationally, among them: the 2015 MOTO IR champion, 2013 Golden Wheel Award Scooter champion, 2012 IRGP Scooter champion, 2010 115cc Underbone King overall champion and the 160cc Scooter Class overall champion.
Motorcycle aficionados and racing enthusiasts joined the company in the excitement, including Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, Wheeltek Big Bikes division general manager Bobby Orbe, motorcycle legend Max Kienle and actor Paulo Avelino.
KTM Philippines also took the opportunity to proudly announce the opening of the KTM Asia Motorcycle Manufacturing Philippines Inc. (KAMMI) plant in Laguna, a joint venture between Ayala Group and KTM AG of Austria that will eventually export motorcycles to China. (For more information, visit www.ktm.ph. and www.ktmrccup.com.)