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MURRIETA, Calif. – Ahead of the upcoming 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, Husqvarna Motorcycles North America, Inc. and Stephen Westfall have announced that he will step down from the position of manager of the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team. After a successful relationship with the team, Westfall has made the decision to step away and focus on time with his family.
Westfall, also known as “Scuba,” began his tenure in 2008 as a highly-respected technician working with many of the sport’s top riders. In 2014, Westfall was promoted to Crew Chief for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team, where he served as an integral part of the team’s championship-winning success, including three 250 cc titles with Zach Osborne and capturing the brand’s first-ever 450SX Championship with Jason Anderson. Westfall became the U.S. SX/MX Team Manager in 2020, leading the squad to a very successful season despite a challenging year amidst an unprecedented global pandemic, which culminated with a first-time 450MX Championship from Osborne.
“This is probably the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make but ultimately I have decided to step down as Team Manager and head back to the east coast to spend more time with my family,” Westfall said. “I want to thank Husqvarna Motorcycles for giving me the opportunity to work here over the past eight years and wishing my Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team all the best in the upcoming season – I will be rooting for them every weekend!”
Westfall will remain on-board through the west coast rounds of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship in order to help the team transition to a new manager, which will be announced at a later date. The opening round will take place next Saturday, January 8 in Anaheim, California.
Westfall, also known as “Scuba,” began his tenure in 2008 as a highly-respected technician working with many of the sport’s top riders. In 2014, Westfall was promoted to Crew Chief for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team, where he served as an integral part of the team’s championship-winning success, including three 250 cc titles with Zach Osborne and capturing the brand’s first-ever 450SX Championship with Jason Anderson. Westfall became the U.S. SX/MX Team Manager in 2020, leading the squad to a very successful season despite a challenging year amidst an unprecedented global pandemic, which culminated with a first-time 450MX Championship from Osborne.
“This is probably the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make but ultimately I have decided to step down as Team Manager and head back to the east coast to spend more time with my family,” Westfall said. “I want to thank Husqvarna Motorcycles for giving me the opportunity to work here over the past eight years and wishing my Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team all the best in the upcoming season – I will be rooting for them every weekend!”
Westfall will remain on-board through the west coast rounds of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship in order to help the team transition to a new manager, which will be announced at a later date. The opening round will take place next Saturday, January 8 in Anaheim, California.
I’m gonna miss Scuba. A great dude, hard worker, loyal to his crew and was an excellent guy to have around when ever the subjects of Fishing or BMX racing came up.
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That said, Zacho is the right kind of guy, just maybe not just yet.
With Anderson leaving and Zach retiring, maybe they could call this a rebuilding year.
Just kidding of course but he could get it done!
Someone said the new mgr is in the background in that pic. I said, “I don’t think so! I heard he was seen picking this up…today!”
Triumph is supposedly going to base their team in-house in the Atlanta area. Timeline wise, they need to start getting things together. Maybe they hunted down Scuba? Again, just guessing.
If they are going down the route of doing all the development in the US , its easier to do than doing it in Europe now IMO.. You have capable people , and loads of places to do it, behind closed doors.
There are no teams in the UK that could develop a bike, and nowhere to do it either, weather is shit, and unless you want to bang out laps round Fat Cats private hires, or go to Spain , you arent doing that here.
I guess we shall see.
So Hewitt to start the team, Scuba to run it with ZO as rider coach/tester.
I have one reliable confirmation that it exists , and a few folk who i would expect to know, who know nothing, or are saying they know nothing.
Interesting times.
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Jk I don’t know shit about fuck…
New street triple ? That’s as good as any other super naked.
Ever ridden a 675 Daytona? Great bike.
Just sayin'.
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