KTM RC Cup in Bengaluru: 150+ Racers take part in 2023 Edition

KTM conducted selections round of KTM RC Cup in Bangalore with 150+ racers on KTM RC 390 GP. Top 10 selected for Qualifier round.

KTM, the world’s No.1 premium motorcycle brand, has conducted the selection round of the KTM RC Cup, India’s largest racing championship, in Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India. The RC Cup is part of KTM Pro-XP’s efforts to provide KTM owners with experiences that make them pro riders.

KTM: A Legacy of 70 Years in Motorsports

With over 70 years of history in motorsports and 334+ world championship titles across all racing formats such as Dakar, MotoGP, Motocross (MX), Supercross (SX), and Enduro, KTM is a brand that is READY TO RACE.

150+ Racers Experienced the Thrill of Riding the KTM RC 390 GP

Registration for the Bangalore championship was received with great enthusiasm, and around 150+ racers experienced the thrill of riding the ‘Ready to Race’ KTM RC 390 GP to the finish line. The top 10 fastest lap times selected from Bangalore for the Qualifier round were:

Rohit Lad
Abhishek V
Anish Shetty
Ashwin R
Varun Patil
Lani Zena Fernandez
Pradeep C
Hari
Mohammad Junaid Akhtar
Lokesh V.

The KTM RC Cup Moves to Coimbatore and Chennai

The RC Cup will move to its next selections round in Coimbatore this weekend (4,5 March 2023) for selections, followed by Chennai in the upcoming weekend. The KTM RC Cup has three stages:

Selections: Race Academy and Selections across City – Coimbatore, Chennai
Qualifiers: The top 10 from each of the eight cities will contest in the Qualifiers held in Chennai
Finale: The top racers from the Qualifiers will race at the Finale of the KTM RC Cup.

The Top 3 Winners Will Visit the KTM Global HQ in Austria

The top 3 winners of the KTM RC Cup will win a visit to the global HQ of KTM in Austria, including:

Training with the Race Director in Austria
Interaction with KTM Factory racing athletes
Watching a MotoGPTM race live at the Red Bull ring
Visiting the prestigious KTM Motohall.

Expert Race Director and Race Expert

Ex-MotoGP racer Jeremy McWilliams, with two podium finishes in the 500cc class and a win in the 250cc class, is the Race Director for KTM RC CUP. Emmanuel Jebaraj, a seven-time National INMRC Champion and the founder of Gusto Racing, India, is the Race expert throughout the competition.

Excitement and Enthusiasm at KTM RC Cup

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sumeet Narang, President (Probiking) at Bajaj Auto Ltd., said,

“We have almost reached the last leg of the KTM RC Cup. The journey has been absolutely thrilling. Racing has been the core DNA of KTM and has helped us connect with many racing enthusiasts nationwide. We were quite excited to see the enthusiasm amongst the Bangalore participants. The KTM RC Cup reaffirms our motorsport credentials in India. I want to take this moment to congratulate the top 10 riders and welcome them to be a part of our qualifiers in Chennai. The KTM RC Cup is something that goes across the country, hunts for the best racers, provides them with the right training, and rewards the best. With the thrilling response from Bangalore, we witnessed endless passion and zeal by participants to put their best foot forward”