The Rumour:

Posted: Sun 22 Sep 2002

Ian Miles writes to say:
Rest easy Bill as Ben is a KTM factory rider and has been for a year and a half.

Vangani has problems. Next year Ben will be riding for a different team under KTM (no announcement yet as to whom). There was always the possibility he would switch, switch even if Vangani had remained unchanged.

Not at liberty to comment on Vangani's position but it's not true to say it has disappeared.

Repeat, absolutely no problem for Ben. The young man is a KTM star and will be on the full factory bike next year, racing the world championship plus selected races in USA.

The cancellation of the MX of Nations is much more of a problem for us right now ..........