Kalex
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| Private | |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Bobingen, Bavaria, Germany |
Key people | Klaus Hirsekorn, Alex Baumgärtel |
| Products | Motorbikes |
| Website | Kalex Engineering |
Kalex Engineering is a German specialty engineering company that designs, manufactures and sells high-performance parts for motorcycles. Kalex Engineering was founded in 2008 in the Bavarian city of Bobingen, Germany by Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel.[1]
Company history
The name of Kalex was created by merging the two first names of the company founders, Klaus Hirsekorn and Alex Baumgärtel.[1]
In 2010, with the introduction of the new 600 cc Moto2 class using controlled Honda engines,[2] Kalex Engineering began providing its chassis to the Pons Racing team.[1] Stefan Bradl became the first rider to achieve a world title using a Kalex chassis when he won the 2011 Moto2 World Championship for the Viessmann Kiefer Racing team.[3]
Kalex won the Manufacturers' Championship in 2013 Moto2 season when teams using their chassis finished in the top four places in the Championship.[1] Teams using the Kalex chassis are dominating the 2016 Moto2 season.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Kalex Company History". kalex-engineering.de. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Honda Worldwide: MotoGP Retrieved 5 June 2016
- ↑ "Stefan Bradl career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kalex the bike to beat in Moto2 this year". motogp.com. Retrieved 4 June 2016.