David Knight has found a home under the KTM tent again, only this time it isn’t the factory big-rig awning. Instead, Knighter will contest the World Enduro Championship E3 division for the Farioli KTM squad. However, don’t think that the Austrian powerhouse is going to leave its one-time wonder-child out in the cold. Knight will receive factory support for his KTM dirt bikes which means he’ll be as competitive as ever.

“I'm extremely happy to be riding for the Farioli KTM team next year,” he said. “Knowing I will receive full factory KTM equipment, and be a part of what is a great team that I know well, means I'm really looking forward to the start of the new season. With the Farioli KTM team and support from my personal sponsors, I know I can re-establish myself at the top of the Enduro 3 World Championship. 2009 was a difficult year for me but I learned a lot and I'm even more determined than ever to win more WEC titles.”

When we chatted with the Isle of Man native at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC, having the freedom of selecting his personal sponsors sounded like a top priority for the two-time WEC champion. Knight dominated that day in West Virginia on a privateer Kawasaki tuned by Bart Hayes of Powersport Grafx. It was a demonstration of the form that led the Manxman to a pair of GNCC titles as well. Now, with a tumultuous 2009 season behind him and a solid direction for 2010, Knight is in the driver’s seat. Don’t expect to see the type of confusion, disappointment and sub-par results as we witnessed with his BMW effort this year. For whatever reason, the propeller gang and Knight mixed like water and oil, but that’s all just greasy water under the bridge now.

"I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Kawasaki that has supported me during the second half of '09, especially everyone at the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team. Claiming victory in the Enduro 2 class at the final round of the '09 World Enduro Championship for Kawasaki is something that I am extremely proud of. I'd like to wish Kawasaki every success in 2010. During the coming weeks and months I'm going to be training hard during the winter both in the UK and in the States. I can't wait for the start of the '10 WEC series."