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Mighty Mandi Eighteen AMA national number one plates, seven International Six Day Enduro (ISDE) medals, two OMA championships and even an ISDE World Cup Trophy adorn the walls of Husqvarna’s winningest off-road racer. Who is the celebrated champion behind this impressive resume? None other than Mandi Mastin! The Hall’s Cycles-backed rider recently wrapped up her 11th (yes, eleventh!) consecutive National Enduro championship aboard her Husqvarna TXC250. Along with seven other AMA number one plates and two OMA championships, Mastin has racked up an unprecedented 20 national titles in her career, making her the most decorated female rider in off-road. Now at the tail end of her 2011 season, Mastin looks to cap off her year with an appearance at the AMA EnduroCross finale in Las Vegas. We caught up with the busy off-road racer to hear about her 2011 season, and what’s in store for 2012 (hint: she has no plans to slow down)! How has your season been so far? It’s been kind of up and down. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster. But at the same time I’ve learned a whole lot. I’m on a new bike, my Husky is great. It’s been a lot of learning throughout the whole year, so it’s been up and down, but in the end I’m happy and I ended up winning the National Enduro championship. And this is your 11th National Enduro title? Yeah, it is. Eleven in a row! It makes me feel old when I see that! [laughs] On top of having a full race schedule with National Enduro and GNCC, you also have the ISDE every year, which is a huge commitment. How have you been able to keep up that pace? This year has been really difficult. It seems like everything this year was crammed into the summer. From June to August, I was so slammed because not only do I have a full-time job and my racing, but I also have the container Who Is the most decorated female In off-road? WIth 11 consecutIve natIonal enduro champIonshIps, mandI mastIn mIGht Be! for the Six Days. So the big container that gets loaded with all the bikes, inventory, all that. I do all that now. So we have to do that in the spring, get all that coordinated and this year it shipped in June. To be honest, it was really tough. When we got back from Six Days, I actually didn’t race for about five weeks. I just came home and I was pretty burned out just from everything going on and just took a break. As for 2012, do you already have a program put together? Yeah, pretty much. I think I’m going to do the same thing. I’ll do the GNCCs and National Enduros. Every year I talk about not doing the National Enduros because they are so spread out and it’s more expensive with all the driving. But then at the same time I look at the 11 championships and I don’t want to just give it up. So I’m pretty sure next year NICK BURSON:CHAMPION! all nIck Burson needed to I’m really stoked to end the saId. “In the desert It alWays do Was fInIsh the race - or In thIs case, make It to the halfWay poInt - to claIm the serIes on such a Good note!” •asIde from a nearly flaWless season In usdr, feels really natural. don’t have to chanGe GearInG Because the you the sIX- tItle, But the domInant usdr Burson had several other speed transmIssIon GIves star decIded to close out hIs hIGh poInts In 2011, such as hIs you a lot of Bottom end and season WIth another WIn. zIp-ty vIctory at the vcmc qualIfIer stIll a lot of top end. I ran husqvarna’s Burson charGed to a convIncInG WIn at red mountaIn, calIfornIa for the enduro at “the ranch”, Where hIs stronG performance shoWcased hIs skIll as a tIGht- stock GearInG all year.” •the rIdGecrest, calIfornIa natIve looks to defendInG fIfth and ultImate round of the terraIn specIalIst, as Well as a hIs usdr champIonshIp once u.s. desert racInG champIonshIp. • “I actually led from the BeGInnInG,” Burson saId. “But desert authorIty. much lIke hIs 2011 husqvarna tXc511, Burson Is very at home In the WIde- more In 2012, alonG WIth contestInG the ama natIonal hare & hound serIes and Best In I took It easy for an hour open, hIGh-speed terraIn, But the desert. Because you only have to do Is surprIsInGly capaBle In the half the race to Get poInts. But once I Got an hour In, I relaXed and pIcked up the pace. technIcal condItIons as Well. • “the tXc511 WIth cts handles really Well,” Burson nIck Burson aBoard a zIp-ty tXc511 on hIs Way to claImInG another u.s. desert racInG tItle - hIs fIfth consecutIve! 6 I’ll do the National Enduros, the GNCCs and then I’d like to do more EnduroCross rounds. And once I actually see the schedules, I’ll see if I can get anything else on my plate! [laughs] With so much success in the National Enduro series here, have you thought about competing in any World Enduros? I was trying to do one last year. But it was short notice and I couldn’t get things put together in time. I did talk to people this year in Finland about trying to do a couple of the rounds [in 2012] and I talked to Maria [Forsberg] and she wants to do them, too. The World Enduros are really technical and the courses look really fun. And the girls like Ludevine Puy and the Swedish and the German girls are really good riders. I know Maria would do well at them and I think I’d do good, too. So yes, I would really like to try out some of the world rounds. shan moore photo davId Burson photo
www.husqvarna-motorcyclesna.com ACROSS THE POND > > > > > EICMA 2011 Each year the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy dishes up plenty of new bikes and futuristic machinery to the international motorcycle crowd, and Husqvarna used the opportunity to make a splash with a bold new concept: The MOAB. This 650 scrambler was the proud centerpiece of the Husky display, with the retro-inspired styling invoking the legendary image of Steve McQueen. The color scheme, right down to every last detail, both in bodywork and mechanics, is taken from Steve McQueen’s immortal 400. The MOAB can trace its origins to our models from that period, legendary bikes that are offroad milestones, especially in the U.S. This is one reason for the name MOAB – after the evocative desert in Utah which every year draws huge numbers of off-road bikers. Its design follows the lead of the latest generation Husqvarna models, including the concave shape of the fenders, and unique front number plate. Tradition and high-tech innovation blend successfully with unique details like the digital instrument panel situated in the upper crossbar, the LEDs on the front number holder and the tail light. nuda? nuda? husqvarna Italy unveiled another innovative piece – this one off the assembly line and not a concept platform. the nuda 900 has entered production and has many asking if this hybrid supermoto/naked bike will reach north american shores. there are no plans at this point, but the nuda 900 and 900r are further evidence of ideas evolving at husky. keep your eyes peeled for more! GOt aN OPiNiON? Share it at: Facebook.com/Husqvarna.Motorcycles Meo & SalMinen Crowned enduro world ChaMpionS! ch racInG’s juha salmInen recently Wrapped up the e1 World enduro champIonshIp, markInG husqvarna’s 82nd World racInG tItle! How many cc’s does it take to win an enduro 2 world cHampionsHip? Most would say 450, but Husqvarna proved that 310 can do the trick… in fact, it can do it with two rounds to spare! Husqvarna celebrated its first World Enduro Championship title of 2011 with Antoine Meo on September 4 at the GP of Andorra, and a second WEC title with Juha Salminen at the GP of France. Through two flawless performances at the GP of Andorra – the WEC’s penultimate event – Meo became the first rider of 2011 to be crowned Enduro World Champion! The Frenchman piloted his Husqvarna TE310 against rivals aboard more powerful 450cc machines in the premier E2 division, and claimed his second-career WEC title with Husqvarna. “It’s difficult to explain how I feel,” said Meo. “I’m overjoyed that all the hard work that everyone on the team has put in this year has resulted in this title.” Throughout seven two-day events in 2011, Meo claimed seven day-victories, and only finished off the podium once. “Finishing races and being consistent is what winning championships is all Claiming two world titles in a single season is quite an accomplishment – wrapping them both up before the end of the series is a statement. about. I’m so happy to have won the Enduro 2 world title. It’s fantastic.” At the final event of the Enduro World Championship – the GP of France – it was Salminen’s turn to celebrate a championship. The Finnish enduro phenom rode to victory in the E1 division aboard a TE250, taking the championship after day one of the French event. scan to see the husqvarna ch racInG team In actIon at round one of the 2011 World enduro champIonshIp. davId Burson photo The former two-time GNCC champion now has eight WEC personal championships under his belt, and his most recent title marked Husqvarna’s 80th world racing title! Husqvarna also claimed the manufacturers titles in both the E1 and E2 divisions in 2011 through Meo and Salminen’s wins. “This has been a fantastic season for us in so many ways,” said Husqvarna Racing coordinator Martino Bianchi. “The most important thing is that we proved the competitiveness and reliability of both the TE250 and TE310. This is a great time for Husqvarna and for everyone in the company, as well as for the CH Racing Team and all of their partners. It’s been a long and challenging season and now it’s time to enjoy what we have achieved and celebrate!” Turn to page 14 for more on Salminen’s world-dominating CH Racing Monster Energy Husqvarna TE250! 7
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