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This is your chance to start a brand new journey with one of the most well-liked, experienced Grand Prix riders in MXGP. SS24 KTM MXGP is a fresh team in the FIM Motocross World Championship and Maxxis British Championship paddocks with an emphasis on fi ne presentation, a memorable time for fans and supporters and with the square aim of fi ghting against some of the other best squads and riders at the highest level of the sport. We want to hold our own in the elite. Will you come with us? What is SS24 KTM MXGP? Helmed by the only rider from the UK to have won premier class ‘MXGP’ Grands Prix, SS24 KTM MXGP is a brand new team centred around multi-British Champion Shaun Simpson and with direct support from the KTM race division in Mattighofen, Austria; a manufacturer with more than 300 FIM titles in their portfolio and winner of the MXGP crown twice in the last three years and seven times this decade. Simpson is a fi fteen-year veteran of Grand Prix and will enter his fourth season with KTM backing in 2020. Why MXGP and motocross? The FIM Motocross World Championship – MXGP - is the biggest promotional platform for the sport. The 2020 calendar involves 20 Grands Prix from Argentina to Asia with robust and expanding online followers and diverse cultures, clubs and circuits vying for a place on the FIM slate. The MXGP class features almost thirty of the fastest, most experi- enced competitors in off -road motorcycle racing and from a spread of nationalities. In addition SS24 KTM MXGP will contest the full eight rounds of the Maxxis British Championship where Shaun has his sights fi rmly set on a fourth national title. Also forming part of a busy schedule will be pre-season International events in the UK, France and Belgium with other high profi le appearances at Beach races – Weston and Enduropale Le Touquet on the agenda.