“Our out of-season could have been going great. I continue to have one month left to set up toward 2022 Supercross 12 months, but I am rather delighted getting my personal second seasons to your 450 and can’t wait for A1!”
Reddish Bull KTM Facility Racing spend homage for the heart and identity of their much-enjoyed young motocross celebrity, Rene Hofer, you to tragically passed away in a skiing event for the Austria last few days
“December driving from the Celebrity Racing facility in the Florida close to my personal teammates has been high preparation. Weve most of the come driving for the next peak and therefore are in a position to choose new 2022 Supercross year!
We got out to just a bit of a much slower initiate and you may in the exact middle of the season I found myself nonetheless stressed out-of the deficiency of race within the 2020
Rene Hofer try into the side of FIM Motocross Community Tournament wonder. Inside 2021, in the age of 19 as well as in their next 12 months (and you can maiden ‘full’ venture about MX2 classification), Hofer already turned the original Austrian so you can profit a grand Prix in the dominant classes just like the 1987. Their profit within Huge Prix out-of Pietramurata is actually certainly one of one or two podium closes on the way to a supporting 6th within the the past standings. Hofer mounted toward MX2 at the beginning of 2020. He had generated his ways through the ranking because of an enthusiastic early experience of the brand new facility, generating Western european and you will Globe ent. Brand new speed away from Linz is front-powering the latest 2018 EMX125 Western european Title until a month-ending crash put your to the sidelines. He retrieved and you can went on to show hope having a number of ideal five causes EMX250 into the 2019 and you can is timely-monitored on MX2 getting 2020.
Rene flower towards challenge off Huge Prix instantly which have an excellent second set moto finish in the uk to possess his introduction as the the main Yellow Bull KTM Warehouse Racing line-right up. The guy treated one or two significantly more top four categories within the next one or two cycles before the Covid-19 pandemic put off the brand new schedule. On the latest come back to action towards the multiple header when you look at the Latvia during the summer off 2020, Rene suffered a left shoulder burns one levered the brand new newbie aside regarding contention throughout the entire year and shortly after merely four Grands Prix during the ‘orange’ tone.
2021 is actually their finding term together with platform having big progress with regards to his physical fitness, their count on, his racecraft and you can sense. “Now I am aware the goals want to be a professional motocross athlete at this peak!” the guy beamed at the conclusion of this new championship during the mid-November. “It’s a little an excellent impression as utilizing the party the complete 12 months. The previous couple of GPs were high. I experienced a number of Pole Positions, several podiums and an effective GP win. Certainly they introduced me personally sometime nearer to the target and you can try a count on enhancer. We have found everything i will do…” Rene is actually survived because of the a virtually and you will loving family relations: dad Reinhard, mother Karin and you will brother Nadine.
Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Movie director:“In the sport 
and you will lives there are numerous ups-and-downs and lots of minutes which might be difficult to undertake. Dropping Rene – who had been such an earlier and you will preferred member of our team and our family – such as this is practically amazing. Our hearts is on Hofer family. Rene are a child you to pressed and you can pushed to arrive at where he was. He was men you to existed as part of the Red Bull KTM party but know one getting together with MX2 was just the beginning. How he worked and exactly how the guy devoted his life so you can race before the guy attained 20 years of age try an example in order to someone. Rene, we’re going to skip you.”
