– KTM is set to make an early MotoGP debut at the 2016 season finale in Valencia, as it ramps up preparations for its return to the grid next year, according to test rider Mika Kallio.Kallio and fellow tester Thomas Luthi ran the KTM RC16 alongside its future rivals for the first time during Tuesday's private session at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Austria.Kallio ended the day 16th out of 18 runners, his best time just over two seconds shy of pace-setting Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso, with Luthi in 18th, three tenths further back."I think everyone can be really satisfied that we're here with the others," Kallio, confirmed as a KTM test rider at the end of 2015, was quoted...
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