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Moto3 World Championship
will bring considerable interest
to both the category and the
brand," said Stefan Pierer, the
CEO of KTM. "With its history of
110 years, the Husqvarna brand
is highly known throughout the
world of racing. The Moto3 stage
will give a further boost to grow
Husqvarna stronger than ever.
We're looking forward to see
great competition next year. "
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ing the company earlier this year.
Kent was originally slated to
ride in the Red Bull KTM Ajo
team with Jack Miller and Karel
Hanika.
"Running Husqvarna in the
WORLD SUPERSPORT FOR JACOBSEN
P
J Jacobsen will race a Kawasaki in the 2014 World
Supersport Championship, the
New Yorker officially announced
last week after testing the bike in
Spain.
Jacobsen will ride for the established Intermoto Ponyexpres
Kawasaki team on one of its ZX6Rs. The Intermoto team has two
fourth-place finishes to its credit
over the past two seasons with
the likes of Luca Scassa, David
Salom and Florian Marino at the
controls. Scassa finished eighth
in the 2013 championship with
Marino 13th in the final standings.
The 2014 team will feature Jacobsen, Marino and Tony Covena, an upstart from the European
600cc Superstock Championship.
"This is an incredibly exciting
opportunity," said Jacobsen,
who finished ninth in the British Superbike Championship in
2013. "I'll be racing in front of
some of the world's most en-
New Yorker PJ Jacobsen will
race in the World Supersport
Championship next year.
thusiastic fans with some of the
world's best racers, on one of
the world's best motorcycles. It's
really an honor to have this opportunity. I'd like to thank all my
sponsors and fans who have
helped me get to this level."
Jacobsen rode as a fill-in rider
for the Bogdanka Honda PTR
team in 2012, finishing 13th in the
wet Dutch round at Assen.
