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"\"&lt;p&gt;A DECADE OF DIRT1991- Stefan Pierer and a group of investors&amp;#8211;mostly KTM Managers andimporters&amp;#8211;purchase the motorcycle division from the bankrupt KTM factory&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; In Europe, American Mike Healey finishes second in the 250cc WorldChampionships&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Mike Fisher turns in consistent top finishes in the 250 Supercross. Afourth at the San Diego event is the highlight of Fisher&amp;#8217;s career, and forKTM in America. &lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Fisher finishes 250 Supercross series ranked eighth overall&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; KTM support rider Keith Johnson qualifies for several 250 Supercross mainevents&lt;P&gt;1992&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Mike Fisher continues to be a common sight at 250 Supercross main events,though his results are not as strong&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211;  KTM support rider Keith Johnson qualifies for several 250 Supercross mainevents&lt;P&gt;1993&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Team rider Cliff Palmer qualifies for every 250 Supercross main event&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Thanks to strong finishes in Supercross and the 250cc Nationals, Palmerearns National number 12&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; KTM support rider Keith Johnson qualifies for several 250 Supercross mainevents&lt;P&gt;1994&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Team rider Cliff Palmer qualifies for several 250 Supercross main events&lt;P&gt;1995&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Team riders Jeff Dement and Tony Amaradio qualify for several 250Supercross main events&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Dement finishes seventh at Las Vegas Supercross&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Amaradio quits the team before the season is through&lt;P&gt;1996&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Jeff Dement returns to the team, which is now mounted on translucent orange bikes&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Lance Smail wins AMA Four-Stroke National Championship&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; In Europe, New Zealander Shayne King wins 500cc World Championship&lt;P&gt;1997&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Lance Smail wins AMA Four-Stroke National Championship&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Smail gains crowd support as he races his big four-stroke in 250Supercross&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Smail becomes first rider in history to qualify for a 250 Supercross mainaboard a four-stroke&lt;P&gt;1998&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Lance Smail wins third-consecutive AMA Four-Stroke National Championshipon a Swedish Husaberg, which at the time was owned by KTM&lt;P&gt;1999&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Team rider Kelly Smith almost wins the St. Louis 125cc Supercross, but istaken out by eventual champ Ernesto Fonseca on the last lap.&lt;P&gt;2000&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; KTM launches its biggest team to date. Team riders include DonovanMitchell, Andy Harrington, Rodrig Thain and Kelly Smith in the 125cc class; with Shayne King in the 250cc class&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Mitchell suffers paralyzing injuries in a pre-season warm-up race&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; King holeshots several 250cc Nationals, but cannot maintain the pace&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Smith wins the Mt. Morris 125cc National, giving KTM its first taste ofStateside success&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; In Europe, Joel Smets wins the 500cc World Championship&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; In Europe, Grant Langston and James Dobb dominate the 125cc WorldChampionships. Langston takes the title. &lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;P&gt;2001&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; KTM signs Red Bull as title sponsor of the American race team&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; 125cc World Champion Grant Langston abandons the World Championships to race in America alongside new teammates Brock Sellards, David Pingree and Kelly Smith. &lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Langston wins Glen Helen pre-season Supercross race&lt;br \\/&gt;&amp;#8211; Pingree finishes fourth at the Anaheim season opener&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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