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Husqvarna Wins In The Woods... And The Desert‏

ocscottie
3/28/2011 2:18pm

TEAM HUSQVARNA HAS WINNING WEEKEND IN THE WOODS AND IN THE DESERT

Thomas Takes XC2 Win, Kirssi & Moss In Top 10 At GNCC; Burson Busts Out Another D37 Win Out West



March 28, 2011 – Corona, CA -
Round #3 of the Grand National Cross County series was a wet one as it
rained all through the night and into the start of the Steele Creek
GNCC, but that didn't stop Fred Andrews Racing/Team Husqvarna's Jason
Thomas. Not only did Thomas top the X2 class, but he spent much of the
day running as high as 3rd overall on his way to a dominating victory
in the North Carolina woods. Meanwhile out in the California desert,
Nick Burson continued to tune up for the title defense of his 5th U.S.
Desert Racing #1 plate by winning the Dirt Digger's D37 Desert
Scrambles.



A top five start enabled Thomas to keep his TXC250 relatively clean and
his vision clear. "What water? My Husky worked good today," said the
elated FAR Team Husqvarna rider. "I just put my head down and pushed
all day! I am so happy to have it all come together today." Not only
did Thomas trounce the XC2 class competitors, he floated by all but
five riders in the big bore XC1 class for a dominating day at the
Steele Creek GNCC.



Speaking of the open class bikes, Flying Finn Simo Kirssi had his best
race of the XC1 season so far with a solid 6th in class, 7th overall,
finishing just behind XC2 winner Thomas. "I trained in the roots this
week and got a good feel for them," said Simo. "My TE310 worked
perfectly for these conditions… I am happy with the results," said the
reigning German and European Cross Country Champion.



"The track in the North Carolina mountains was littered with water
crossings, plenty of roots and rocks, so all the FAR Husqvarna riders
did some extra suspension testing this week," explained FAR boss Fred
Andrews. "They were ready for this event! Simo put in his best ride of
the season and I can't say enough about how well Jason is doing."



Husqvarna/FAR's other XC2 racer Morgan Moss had a tougher day in the
wet, but still managed to work his way back into the top 10. Morgan got
off to a bad start, battling with the slick conditions. He had worked
his way up to 3rd place by the 4th lap, before getting cross-rutted and
pitched into the trees! "I felt like I was going fast today," said the
unlucky Moss. "I had gotten into 3rd and was pushing forward before I
crashed hard! I lost the rear brake pedal and crashed four more times
on the steep down hills trying to stop at the bottom. My results were
not good, but I am riding good."



Desert master Nick Burson was also riding well, whipping up on the
racers out West at the AMA District 37 Dirt Diggers Desert Scrambles.
"I decided to race at the last minute just to get some practice on the
bike and to get ready for the USDR race next weekend," noted Nick. "The
rain had hit the Red Mountain area during the week, so I knew the dirt
was going to be great and couldn't resist the epic riding conditions!"



Burson bagged the start on his TXC449 and lead for the first 30 miles.
"When I came to the last road crossing, they stopped me by mistake for
some reason and Colton Sanders went by me. I tucked in behind him for a
few miles… it was so much easier to ride behind someone than to break
the trail," said Nick. "I made the pass for the lead at the end of the
first loop and decided it was time to break away. I started pushing
realy hard and opened up a 30 second gap in the pits. I knew the second
loop would be easier because I knew where I was going, so I rode smooth
and consistent to the finish and won by a few minutes. I had a great
time and the Dirt Diggers did a great job all weekend."



"Talk about Ride More... we may just have to change the Husky marketing
campaign to Win More! It is great to see Husqvarna winning in both the
woods and out West in the desert," says Husqvarna's National Marketing
Manager Corey Eastman. "I can always think of $12 million good reasons
to 'Ride More' in 2011," says Eastman in reference to the company's
Ride More Contingency campaign for this season.



After his class win and 6th overall on the day, Thomas now leads the
GNCC championship points standings. Morgan Moss moves up to 9th in the
XC2 Class and Simo sits in 11th in the XC1 standings. Despite a tough
weekend, Mandi Mastin is still in 7th overall in the GNCC Women's
championship after winning the first race of the season.



Next GNCC Race: April 9-10, 2011 – The Big Buck GNCC, Union, SC





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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 has continued to expand its
professional race team to compete in AMA Enduro, GNCC, Endurocross,
National Hare & Hound, the AMA Hare Scrambles Series and WORCS
competition. Husqvarna team riders are competing in the premier classes
of each series aboard 2011 Husqvarna TXC250, TXC449, TXC511, and TE310
off-road models.


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