KTM Signs Taylor Knapp To KTM/HMC Superbike Racing Team
[caption id="attachment_19333" align="alignright"
width="225"] Taylor Knapp signed as the second
rider aboard the KTM/HMC Superbike Racing Team.[/caption]
KTM Motorsports is excited to announce the signing of Taylor Knapp
as the second rider aboard the KTM/HMC Superbike Racing Team to
compete in the AMA Pro SuperBike Racing Series for the 2013
season.
Last year marked the team's first full-time year as a Superbike
race team. After much success with team rider Chris
Fillmore earning top five finishes, the team has decided to
expand its racing efforts for 2013 and add an additional rider.
KTM/HMC Superbike Racing Team Manager, Mitch Hansen, selected
Michigan native Taylor Knapp as his first pick.
"The first thing I noticed about Taylor is that he has a very
strong work ethic," stated Hansen. "I feel he and Chris will push
each other each time they train together which will help them both
progress throughout the season. He is a young and aggressive rider,
just like Chris, and I feel together they will create a solid
team.
Knapp has been racing professionally since the age of sixteen where
he began his start in the 600cc classes. He moved up and raced in
the Sport Bike classes and in 2009 officially began racing
full-time in the AMA Pro SuperBike class. Knapp's career best
finish was a 4th place result at the 2012 New Jersey Motorsports
Park round which nabbed the attention of Hansen.
"I am very excited to be given the opportunity to race for the
KTM/HMC Superbike Team," commented Knapp. "I have been very
interested in the progress of the team since I first saw the
RC8
at a race two years ago. I have had success on twin motorcycles in
the past and am looking forward to racing the KTM this coming
season. I am very happy to have caught Mitch's attention and to be
given this opportunity to show the team what I am capable of."
Look for Knapp and teammate Chris Fillmore during their first event
together at the opening round of the AMA Pro SuperBike Series at
Daytona International Speedway on March 14-16, 2013.
Source: KTM North America