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big_sur
September 23rd, 2015, 09:08 AM
Any chance we can get KTM contingency going for 400\500 production cup next year? I saw on the contingency sheet (http://www.mra-racing.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-MRA-Contingency.pdf)that KTM was listed as TBD for 2015. What do we need to do to make this happen? Something I can help with?

rybo
September 29th, 2015, 10:05 AM
This is really about a MFG's advertising budget more than anything else. History of contingency payouts with the european mfg's has been sketchy at best.

For the record KTM didn't offer contingency for any club roadracing last year that I'm aware of.

big_sur
September 29th, 2015, 01:56 PM
I think it was only for RC8's, but it seems like they had at least a minimal amount set aside for amateur road racing this past year. http://www.ktmcash.com/events/

http://content.screencast.com/users/kmb4qb/folders/Jing/media/89bb59c8-d252-4cc1-9a67-3913df3710c9/2015-09-29_1352.png

JimWilson29
September 29th, 2015, 02:12 PM
KTM initially listed a road racing contingency program last year and then stopped responding to all the organizations that applied for it. We followed up with them numerous times. The 3 listed were most likely the first three they approved since ever organization in the country most likely applied for it. As Rybo indicated, it's more about the budget they have and my guess is they over committed themselves this year.
As far as getting them to pay in the production class for the RC390, we don't have much control or say-so in what they do. My past experience the only manufacturer that actually has reached out to us to ask what models and classes we wanted to see get paid was Yamaha.