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News

Headlines from around the
world of action-sports

As 2015 draws to a close, we
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PASTRANA SIGNS WITH SONY ACTION CAM
TRAVIS PASTRANA HAS RECENTLY
joined Robbie Maddison, Tony Hawk,
Ricky Carmichael, Danny Davis and
more on the official Sony Action Cam
Team.
Earlier in the year Sony Action Cam
partnered up with Nitro Circus, but
now they have the head honcho
himself on board!

The Japanese electrical giants have
spared no expense in putting together
one of the most high-profile teams
money can buy. After whole-heartedly
getting back into the action-camera
game, Sony have been playing
catchup with GoPro for a few years
now. With hardware that’s definitely
able to compete, it’s now tiime to see
what they can do in terms of content
- and they picked a great place to
start. T

Red Bull KTM 2016 MotoGP Test Bike unveiled

Max Anstie signs with Husqvarna for 2016

AFTER MUCH ANTICIPATION, THE new Red
Bull KTM Factory Racing Team have officially
unveiled their new KTM RC16 MotoGP bike!
The team will join the MotoGP grid in 2017,
after some intensive testing on this beast
throughout the 2016 season. T

GB’S MAX ANSTIE WILL officially be leaving
Kawasaki to join Husqvarna for the 2016
season, aboard the works FC 250S. Anstie
will be joined in the MX2 class by American
Thomas Covington, before moving up to the
MXGP class for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
We wish Max the best of luck with his new
machine and crew. T

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© JOERG MITTER / RED BULL CONTENT POOL

© RAY ARCHER

© PLATZER PHILIP

© SONY ACTION CAM

“I’m excited to join Team Action Cam,”
said Pastrana in a press release from
Sony. “The team at Nitro Circus has
been using Sony cameras for some
time and the quality and range of their
products are perfect for me. I look
forward to shari ng my adventures
through my Sony Action Cam.”