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4 READMORE... CHOICE DEALER AWARDS The HMNA dealer list continues to grow, and we already have lots of outstanding dealers flying the Husqvarna banner! At the 2011 Dealer Show in Corona, CA, several awards were presented to the top dealerships in the country, with Tri-County Powersports being named the National Dealer of the Year, and MotoXotica named the Aftersales Dealer of the Year. “Tri-County continues to market the brand in creative ways,” said Husqvarna Market Sales Professional Jeff Konicke. “They are doing a great job with penetrating their immediate marketplace as well as surrounding areas. The dealership is very resourceful in the Aftersales department, and their service department has proven itself to be very resilient in the toughest of times. Paul Pecoraro and the crew at Tri-County are a true asset to our success.” Husqvarna’s four MSPs had great things husqvarna north amerIca’s Brand neW corona, calIfornIa headquarters. neW calIf headquarters Only days before the annual dealer meeting, the HMNA staff celebrated the opening of their brand-new Corona, California headquarters. Beautiful new glass walled offices, Mexican food, an open bar and a host of Husqvarna motorcycles – both new and vintage – welcomed dealers, media and guests on September 16th to the new location. 2011 National Dealer of the Year Tri-County Powersports Husqvarna Motorcycles NA, LLC to say about several dealerships, which led to Regional awards also being presented. Hall’s Husqvarna was awarded for the Northeast region, Bill’s Motorcycle Plus in the Northwest, Gateway Husqvarna Motorcycles in the Southeast and PJ’s Husqvarna in the Southwest. “We are very fortunate in having so many great dealerships carry the Husqvarna brand in North America,” said Kris Odwarka, HMNA’s President. “These dealerships in particular earned regional awards for going above and beyond by promoting events, hosting demo rides and being active with the brand in local racing. Their great personalities, knowledge of the product line and passion make each one of them tremendous assets to Husqvarna.” For more on the Husqvarna 2011 Dealer Meeting, go to page 12. For a complete listing of dealers, turn to the inside back cover. enjoy a vIrtual tour of husqvarna’s north amerIca headquarters, courtesy of steve GIBerson at Vital MX. the creW at motorcycle usa Get ready for Busy day of multI-medIa and multI-taskInG at the husqvarna’s 2012 press day. medIa takes a spIn the 2012 line of husqvarna off-road motorcycles made an early and complete arrival in the united states this year, and members of the media and select industry guests were welcomed out to the ranch in anza, california in september to check out all 13 models. the presentation alone was rather impressive, given that no one could seem to recall the last time the entire line of husqvarna motorcycles was dished out motocross leGend jIm GIBson dId some test rIdInG for dIrt Illustrated. so early in the model year, and all in one sitting! Initial impressions of the bikes were vastly positive, and the ride day guests were particularly intrigued by the all-new tXc310, the re-vamped TC250 and the fine-tuned line of TE dualpurpose bikes. Watch the pages of magazines such as motorcyclist, dirt rider, dirt Bike, cycle World and more for upcoming features on the 2012 husqvarna model line introduction at the ranch! dIrt rIder maGazIne test rIder chrIs Barrett puts In some hot laps on the carlsBad replIca track at the ranch.
Ultimate Enduro X Weapon cycle World’s ryan dudek (aBove and rIGht) Was factory rIder for a day aBoard cory Graffunder’s zIp-ty racInG husqvarna te310 at the ontarIo ama endurocross. Due to an unfortunate practice crash only days before the Summer X Games, Zip-Ty Husqvarna’s Cory Graffunder was sidelined with a broken wrist and unable to participate in the premier Enduro X Racing event. The “Gray Thunder” is now back in action, but was forced to sit out the majority of the AMA EnduroCross rounds in 2011. Multiple magazine editors took advantage of the vacancy under the Zip-Ty tent, however, and were guest riders on Graffunder’s TE310. Dirt Rider magazine’s Chris Denison (who was recently named Editor of the venerable publication) raced the 310 at the Indianapolis, Indiana round, and Ryan Dudek of Cycle World hopped in the saddle for the Ontario, California round. The dozens of dealers in attendance for the Husqvarna Dealer Meeting – which made a stop at the Ontario venue – and had one more rider to cheer on during the night program! Dudek was in contention to qualify for the main event in nearly every race he lined up for, but he had to settle for racing in the Baja Designs Night Race as his coup de grace for the evening. Check out the January 2012 issue of Dirt Rider for a feature story on Graffunder’s Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna TE310! motoXotIca – husqvarna’s aftersales dealer of the year – of vacavIlle, calIfornIa celeBrated the sale of theIr 500th Brand neW husky In septemBer! MotoXotica SellS 500 th huSky! dan Blum and the crew at motoXotica in vacaville, california recently celebrated the sale of their 500th brand new husqvarna motorcycle! “We put together folders for each bike we get, and we assign a number, so we knew ahead of time that we were getting close to our 500th,” said ann Blum of motoXotica. “We thought it would be fun to make a big deal for our 500th bike so dan had the graphics made up.” motoXotica has been carrying the husqvarna brand since 1998, and sold their 500th husky on september 29, 2011. “that doesn’t even count our used ones sold,” added Blum. fred ramsay is the proud new owner of the 2011 te310, which marked another impressive milestone – Ramsay’s first new bike purchase since 1974. the pros Were Busy elseWhere, But the hard WorkInG husqvarna motorcycles north amerIca sTaff mannEd (and woman’d) Two TEams aT ThE GlEn hElEn 24 houR EnduRanCE RaCE! RiDE MORE isn’t just a catch phrase; it’s our way of life at Husqvarna. The Zip-Ty Husqvarna team couldn’t fit the 24 Hours of Glen Helen into this year’s race calendar, but that didn’t stop “Team Husky” from representing at the mother of all Endurance races. Two teams, comprised of Husqvarna employees and friends, raced at the 13th Annual HYR 24 Hour, and both teams recorded flawless finishes aboard 2011 TC449 bikes. Husqvarna Tech Specialist Charles Jirsa dedicated his team’s effort to his late mother, Olivia Jirsa, who passed away several weeks earlier. “This was always her favorite event,” Jirsa said. www.husqvarna-motorcyclesna.com 48 Hours of Husqvarna “So this team is dedicated to her memory. A lot of my family and friends came out, so it means a lot to all of us to have a fun race and get a good finish. She would have loved it.” Husqvarna provided further support at the event by catering dinner for all 24 Hour racers. check out a vIdeo of husqvarna teams In actIon at the 13th annual hYR 24 houRs of GlEn hElEn tech specIalIst charles jIrsa dedIcated hIs team’s effort to hIs late mother, olIvIa jIrsa. a BIG thanks to lorI Bryant and the creW at Glen helen for hostInG the husqvarna teams! 5
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