COURTESY OF HUSQVARNA
Husqvarna Motorcycles is pleased to announce an extension to its successful partnership with Rockstar Energy Drink for 2022 and 2023 . The renewed agreement will see the energy drink giant exclusively direct its full support behind the North American sector of Husqvarna Factory Racing .
Beginning a highly successful collaboration in 2015 with the creation of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing , the team has enjoyed a wealth of achievements across multiple disciplines . Headlined by Jason Anderson claiming the first AMA 450 Supercross Championship title for Husqvarna Motorcycles in 2018 , Zach Osborne secured two 250SX East titles and two Pro Motocross crowns during his prosperous time racing with the squad .
Competing in enduro , Colton Haaker has claimed an incredible five AMA EnduroCross Championship titles alongside his three FIM SuperEnduro World Championship victories , all of which were achieved throughout the last six years as part of Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing . Additionally , Billy Bolt recently became the first-ever FIM Hard Enduro World Champion .
To celebrate the continued partnership between Husqvarna Motorcycles and Rockstar Energy , two exciting and innovative motocross models - the FC 450 Rockstar Edition and FC 250 Rockstar Edition – have recently been released . Featuring cuttingedge technology and complete with race-tested components , the motorcycles underline the strength of the collaboration and form the basis of the machines being raced by Rockstar Energy Husqvarna in the 2022 AMA Supercross season .
Roger De Coster - Director of Motorsport in North America : " Partnering with Rockstar Energy Drink seven years ago has led to many great milestones and achievements by the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing team in supercross , motocross , and offroad . We ’ ve won many races and multiple championships along the way , and just this last weekend we saw our newest 450SX racer Malcolm Stewart score a career-best second-place result in Phoenix , so we look forward to continuing to build on this great partnership . With new Team Manager Nathan Ramsey and Crew Chief Tony Hall along with longstanding Team Coordinator Sean Murphy at the helm of the SX / MX team , and Offroad Team Manager Anthony DiBasilio in charge of our offroad program , we look forward to reaching even higher highs with the support of Rockstar Energy Drink throughout the upcoming racing seasons .”
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