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Usually a real force in the WorldSSP300 category the first KTM entry in this class arrived way back in 2018. The Austrian company’ s RC 390 R single cylinder has had modifications to its roadbike base over the years in this most standard of full FIM World Championship classes. Most recently it took Kawasaki’ s 2023 champion Jeffrey Buis to two race wins, in 2024. Buis and Phillip Tonn will be KTM’ s two on-track representatives in 2025, with the Freudenberg KTM-Paligo Racing team( based in Germany) operating this important orange-painted addition to a strong grid once more.

This ambitious manufacturer was welcomed into the WorldSSP300 fold in 2023, competing with a very race oriented 321 RR-S single cylinder machine. This year they continue with their 2024 riding line-up of Marc Garcia and Julio Garcia in the official team. Run out of Spain it is called the KOVE Factory Team. As the Kove investment expands once again there will be a second Kove team for the Chinese manufacturer, as the Irish-based Team # 109 Retro Traffic Kove squad brings two more Spanish riders, Daniel Mogeda and Bernat Fernandez, onto the grid. Julio won Kove’ s first race in 2024.

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KTM RC 390 R

KOVE 321 RR

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