IN
THE
WIND
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Fox, Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna
MX Join Forces
Kawasaki, Bimota
Tie The Knot
K
awasaki Heavy Industries has ac-
quired 49.9 percent of Italian motor-
cycle manufacturer Bimota, through the
Kawasaki subsidiary Italian Motorcycle
Investment.
The remainder of the stock will be
retained by B and Motion S.A., formerly
known as Bimota S.A. Bimota, will con-
tinue to be an Italian company, based in
Rimini and employing Italian designers
and craftsmen.
Going forward, all Bimota motor-
cycles will be powered by Kawasaki
engines. In the past, Bimota licensed
engines from different manufacturers. CN
Bimota motorcycles will soon be
powered by Kawasaki motors.
The Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna
MX2 Team will
have a new look
in 2020.
F
ox Racing announced a long-term partnership
with Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Rac-
ing's MX2 program. For the 2020 FIM Motocross
World Championship season, the team will support
two title-contending MX2 riders: Danish standout
Thomas Kjer Olsen and Australian native Jed Bea-
ton. The team will also contest the EMX250 Champi-
onship with Dutch prospect Kay De Wolf.
The team will also have a new team owner in Kay
Hennekens, who will be partnered with Rasmus
Jorgensen as team manager.
"We are super stoked to welcome the Rockstar
Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing MX2 Team to
the Fox family," said Austin Hoover, Fox MX Global
Marketing Manager. "They are for sure the most
exciting new team in the paddock, and we are so
happy to have Thomas Kjer Olsen, Jed Beaton and
Kay De Wolf back in Fox, as we have worked with all
three riders earlier in their careers. Not to mention
their Team Manager, Rasmus Jorgensen, is a former
Fox athlete, so this is just a great fit for us. To have
Fox partner with the team is an honor for us, and we
can't wait to go racing with these guys." CN
