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Team KTM HMC Signs Troy Herfoss for the 2007 AMA Supermoto Championship
Team KTM HMC is pleased to announce the signing of the 2006 Australian
Supermoto champion, Troy Herfoss, for the 2007 AMA Supermoto
Championship. Herfoss comes to the team with a solid 6th in the 2006
AMA Supermoto Championship and will compete and look to improve in the
premier 450cc class.
"I'm really excited to work with the guys at Team KTM HMC," explained
Herfoss. "Mitch (Hansen) is a really nice guy and really wants to win.
John (Lewis) and Brian (Capper) are both going to be great to train
with, and my mechanic Uli and I were friends before I started at Team
KTM HMC, so I feel very comfortable having him work on my bikes."
Herfoss worked on his conditioning from Christmas through February by
swimming and cycling. And since his arrival the first of March, he has
been practicing his motocross chops to get ready for the start of the
season.
Herfoss started riding when he was five and racing when he was nine.
This is his fourth year in Supermoto and his goal is winning the AMA
Championship for 2007.
"I have the distinct pleasure of announcing Troy Herfoss to our racing
family," said Mitch Hansen, Team owner of Team HMC KTM. "Over the
years we have had the good fortune to work with exceptional talent
from Scott Russell to Doug Chandler and I feel that Troy has the
talent to be a star in this series just like a number of my previous
racers."
KTM Motorcycles
KTM has a deeply rooted motor sport tradition. More than 100 World
Championship titles are proof of the company's great technical
expertise. "Ready to Race" is the company's philosophy. The insights
gained from their motor sport experience are passed directly into
series production and so become available to their customers as well.
HMC Racing
Mitch Hansen is the owner of HMC Racing and runs the Factory Team HMC
KTM out of his multipurpose shop in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. HMC Racing
has a storied background in racing and has won 12 National
Championships in the AMA Roadracing and Supermoto series. Hansen has
worked with the who?s who of racers including Kurt Nicoll, Scott
Russell, Doug Chandler, Pascal Picotte, Scott Zampach, Jurgen Kunzel,
Johnny Lewis, Benny Carlson, Steve Rapp, Chris Fillmore, Andreas
Meklau and many more.
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Sponsorship opportunities are available at HMC Racing. Contact Mitch
Hansen at (920) 242-9639 or email him at mitch@hmcracing.com.
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