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Herrera Joins Sherco MCS Racing
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actoryONE Motorsports announced
it will support Benjamin Herrera from
Talca, Chile, who will fall under the MCS
Racing Sherco umbrella. The Red Bull
athlete is a multiple-time Chilean Enduro
National Champion, South American
Enduro Champion, ISDE Gold Medalist,
Young Cup GP Champion, multi-time Youth
& Junior podium winner in EnduroGP
and FIM SuperEnduro. Joining him is
24-year-old, Sebastián Taverne, who was
the 250cc National Champion of Chile in
2017 and a two-time ISDE gold medalist.
Eighteen-year-old Lucas Valdebenito, a
two-time ISDE silver medalist and the 2018
Sand Enduro National Champion of Chile,
rounds out the trio of riders for MCS Rac-
ing Sherco.
"I am really excited to be riding on Sher-
co this year," said Herrera. "I am looking
forward to putting in my best effort, which
will hopefully translate to podiums in both
enduro and extreme off-road events. I am
really thankful for this support from Sherco
USA, as I know how difficult things are with
Covid-19. It really means a lot to me."
Herrera, aka "Benji" is going to be taking
on a new discipline as he will be lining up
in the XC1 class in GNCC on board an SEF
450 Factory. Taverne will be racing in the
XC2 class on an SE 250 Factory and Valdebenito
will race in XC3 aboard an SE 125 Factory. They
will be joining 15-year-old Jack Joy to further bol-
ster the NextGen program under Rod Marshall's
MSC Racing Sherco.
"We are very happy to provide support for Benji,
Seb and Lucas," said Ron Sallman, president of
FactoryONE Motorsports. "Benji is an incredible
ambassador for the sport and has accomplished
a great deal in his career to date. I am looking
forward to seeing what they can accomplish this
year. He will make a great addition to MCS Racing
Sherco."
As mentioned, the riders will primarily focus on
GNCC, but will mix in various National Enduros,
extreme off-road and possibly the full Enduro-
Cross season. The first round of GNCC is set to
get under way Sunday, February 21 at the Big
Buck in South Carolina. CN
Chilean off-road champion "Benji" Herrera will focus his
attention on the XC1 GNCC Championship in 2021 as a
member of the new MCS Racing Sherco team.
