KTM HAS withdrawn its support from the Red Bull AMA US Rookie Cup.
However the series will still run, albeit a trimmed down version.
Red Bull has also taken the decision to trim the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP
Rookies Cup to 8 races at 6 Grand Prix events, following a significant reduction of support by KTM.
At a time when companies the world over are bracing themselves for the
effects of recession Red Bull has shouldered as much of the load as
possible to cover both the technical as well as operational efforts of
running the MotoGP Cup but there will simply not be enough spares and
technical support available to keep the U.S. series at a high level in
2009.
Red Bull wished to thank Alpinestars and Dorna for their unwavering support in these difficult circumstances and deeply regrets the unavoidable disappointment that this brings, particularly to those involved in the U.S. Cup.
The revised European Red Bull Rookies Cup schedule looks like this:
May 2nd / 3rd Jerez - Spain
May 30th Mugello - Italy
June 27th Assen - Netherlands
July 18th Sachsenring - Germany
July 25th Donington - England
August 15th /16th Brno - Czech Republic
Two pre season tests each lasting two days are planned on March 26th - 27th Estoril - Portugal March 30th - 31st Jerez - Spain
