Robin Hartfiel’s Inside Line - Husqvarna Dealer Meeting, X Games, Summer Recap
Aug 14th, 2009 by motonews
Hartfiel’s Update
Robin Hartfiel discusses his latest adventure at the Husqvarna dealer meeting, Husqvarna product release, World Enduro, X-Games and X Games Adaptive Athletes.
Unquestionably the world’s biggest stage for extreme sports X Games 15 was the site for another Husqvarna triumph as 2008 S2 World Supermoto Champion Adrien Chareyre piloted a stock Husqvarna SM450 RR to the podium in Supermoto X competition.
Husqvarna has had an amazing three weeks… Adrien’s X Games 15 medal is the perfect exclamation point,” says Husqvarna Motorcycles North America National Sales & Marketing Manager Scot Harden. “First Antoine Meo won both World Enduro Championship rounds in Mexico City, then we had our national dealer meeting in conjunction with the Endurocross where our dealers had the opportunity to walk the track with Zip-Ty Racing’s Husqvarna team captain Ty Davis and now an X Games medal… This is a great opportunity to showcase two champions: Husqvarna’s SM450 RR and our 2-time World Champion Adrien Chareyre.”
Nicknamed “Le Chat” the likable Chareyre, 23, has been racing motorcycles since he was 4 years old, competing in the European and French National Motocross Championships until he was 15. He then switched to the Supermoto discipline back in 2001, starting on a little 50cc minibike and working his way up through bigger bikes to ultimately capture the World Championship in 2007 and 2008 (both titles aboard a Husqvarna). He also won the Italian S2 Supermoto title in 2008 for good measure.
Adaptive Racers 
The adaptive racers were the most inspirational part of X Games for me… having broken my back a couple of times, it could just as easily be me in a wheelchair or missing limbs. Plus these guys were going for it on the track! -Robin
Husqvarna Motorcycles. Tradition on two wheels since 1903. Husqvarna Motorcycles, a part of the BMW Group since October 2007, are widely known and respected in the off-road world for a heritage of competition and numerous motocross and enduro world championships. Originally founded in Sweden in 1903, Husqvarna motorcycles have been designed and manufactured in Varese, Italy since 1987.
Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC is part of BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North, Central and South America is located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC returned to off-road racing competition in 2008 and during 2009 Husqvarna will expand its professional race team to compete in AMA GNCC, Endurocross, National Hare & Hound, the AMA Hare Scrambles Series, and WORCS competition. Husqvarna team riders will compete in the premier classes of each series aboard 2009 Husqvarna TXC 450, TXC 510, and WR 300 off-road models.
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