Red Bull KTM riders all geared up for AMA Supercross season opener

Michelle Liew

January 15, 2021

With the season opener happening this weekend, we can expect an optimistic run from Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team.

RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING TEAM | AMA Supercross

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin and Cooper Webb are wrapping up their final touches on their offseason preparations as the duo will be spearheading their way into the 2021 AMA Supercross Championship with high hopes. The season opener will take place on Saturday at Houston, Texas. Rookie 250cc rider, Maximus Vohland, will join his elite premier class teammates at Round 1. Vohland will be making his professional supercross debut in the 250SX Eastern Regional division.

Cooper Webb is looking forward for his second premier class title aboard the KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION. Webb carries significant experience and familiarity into his third season with the Red Bull KTM squad. The 2019 450SX Champion narrowly missed the number one spot last season. As the 2020 championship runner-up, Webb welcomes the challenge to reclaim his crown in 2021.

The 10-race schedule begins this Saturday, January 16. The series will conclude on Saturday, May 1 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Cooper Webb

“This season will be a lot different than normal – starting in Houston and with the schedule having a format of three races in a week – but I’m excited that we’re able to get back to racing, especially for me after missing a majority of the outdoor series with my back injury. The offseason went great riding and training with the guys down here at The Baker’s Factory. The bike is really good. We didn’t change too much, the chassis is the same. We’ll have some new suspension stuff that is pretty spectacular. I’m looking forward to racing in Houston, it’s always been a track that I really enjoy, the stadium is really nice and the dirt is always pretty dang good. I’m all healthy and 100% healed so I’m just looking forward to getting things started and trying to go after a championship this year.”

Marvin Musquin

“For the new year, my goal is to come back to my full potential after missing a whole Supercross season due to injury. I was able to race outdoors, which was great, but now it’s time for Supercross. Right now, I’m pretty happy with where I’m at. I wanted to have a smooth and consistent bootcamp/winter training – which I did – and now we’re only a couple days away from the start of the season.

It’s super exciting because we spent quite a bit of time training and now it’s time to go racing. It’s hard to have expectations because there are a lot of good guys and I just want to get out there and execute my best and get back to racing Supercross like I know I can. I’m excited to go to Houston for over a week and race three times there, that will be new for me. It’s good news that we’re going to be racing the whole championship and I’m looking forward to getting started.”

Maximus Vohland

“I’m really excited coming into my pro debut this Saturday. There’s a lot of hype going on for this first round but I’m trying to just stay focused on myself. I’ve been putting in a lot of work during the off-season and have been feeling really good on the bike these last few weeks. I spent a lot of time testing with the team in Southern California. It’s been a really good learning experience for me to be surrounded by so much knowledge and experience. I’m looking forward to going out there and doing my best, staying injury-free and coming out with some good results.”

Ian Harrison, Team Manager:

“We are very confident in the team’s abilities heading into the 2021 Supercross season. We had a really productive off-season with all the riders and we were able to fine-tune our 2021 machine, which should really give them a good bike setup. The guys are healthy and strong so we’re looking forward to starting the new year on a high note this weekend in Houston.”