DIRT NEWS
GAS GAS BY KTM TEAMS UP WITH MOTOREX
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n unsurprising news, GAS GAS has announced
that going forward to brand will be teaming
up with Swiss lubricant maker Motorex as the
preferred source of the oil for Gas Gas products.
Aligning with other brands under the KTM
umbrella, Gas Gas will now officially be partnered
with Motorex for their world championship
motocross, rally, enduro and trial activities, with
Motorex also providing support to all Gas Gas
subsidiary racing programmes.
“Expanding and strengthening our strategic
partnership with Motorex ensures we can align
Gas Gas Motorcycles with a brand we share many
common objectives with, says KTM AG CMO,
Hubert Trunkenpolz. “Using its rich heritage in
offroad motorcycle racing and trial competition,
Gas Gas Motorcycles will deliver a robust product
line and will benefit hugely from partnering
with a globally focused lubricants manufacturer
like Motorex. This agreement between Gas Gas
Motorcycles and Motorex further achieves our
objective of developing relationships with robust
strategic group partners, across both motorsports
and production activities.”
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In the production side of the equation all-new
Gas Gas products will be baptised with Motorex
oils on first fill and throughout the manufacturing
process.
Things are moving fast for Gas Gas since the
brand was partially bought out by KTM group in
September last year.
With a 60% stake sold to the Austrians, Gas
Gas has seen a major rise in publicity thanks
to the Matthigofen powerhouse, with Spanish
superwoman Laia Sanz switching to Gas Gas from
KTM for the 2020 Dakar and finishing 25th outright
and a full MXGP attack squad things are looking
bright on the motorsport front.
For us mere mortals without a factory-supported
ride, it has been confirmed that Gas Gas’ 2021
models will all be based upon KTM platforms much
like we’ve seen previously with new stablemate
Husqvarna.
Former owners of Gas Gas, Spanish firm
Torrot, recently sold off the intellectual
property rights and tooling of the outgoing
Gas Gas range to another Spanish motorcycle
manufacturer Rieju.