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IN THE WIND P24 HUSKY REVEALS MX GP TEAMS H usqvarna announced its official line up of riders for the 2015 FIM Motocross World Cham- pionship. Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Rac- ing will again represent the brand in the MXGP category with Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Fac- tory Racing contesting the MX2 class. The Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Rac- ing will be made up of newcomer Max Nagl of Germany and returning Todd Wa- ters of Australia. Nagl, who won five MXGP races in 2014, has signed a two-year deal with the team to ride the Husky FC450. After an injury filled season in 2014 in the MX2 division, Waters will move up to the MXGP class. Great Britain's Nathan Watson will also compete in the MXGP class for Husky at all of the Euro- pean rounds of the series. After focusing solely on the MX2 World Championship, Wilvo Nestaan Husqvarna Fac- tory Racing—managed by former 500cc Motocross World Cham- pion Jacky Martens—will see a revised structure for 2015. The team—while continuing to act as Husqvarna's factory representa- tive in the MX2 category with Alek- sandr Tonkov—will also field Aus- tralian Dean Ferris as a supported rider in the MXGP category. Further strengthening Husqvar- na's presence within the MXGP paddock, Ricci Racing will re- ceive official Husqvarna support for 2015 with riders Rui Goncalves (MXGP), Christopher Valente (MX2), Michael Ivanov (MX2) and Filippo Zonta (EMX125). Antti Pyrhönen (Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna Factory Rac- ing Team Manager), said, "I'm looking forward to the new sea- son ahead. It's great to have Max as part of our team for 2015. He's extremely professional in every- thing he does and I believe that we can offer him exactly every- thing he needs to bring Husqvar- na to the very top of MXGP." "It's always exciting to embark on a new chapter in racing and I'm very much looking forward to joining Husqvarna and Red Bull IceOne Racing for 2015," said Nagl. "They are a very passion- ate and hard working group of people and like myself are fo- cused on winning races. Ending the 2014 MXGP season on a high with race wins and podium re- sults has given me a great boost of confidence heading into the winter. I know that the champion- ship will be tough next year—the competition will be tight." "I'm really grateful for the op- portunity of staying in MXGP for 2015 that both Wilvo Nestaan and Husqvarna have given me," Ferris said. "I really enjoyed my return to MXGP in 2014 and it's fantastic to know that it will con- tinue. The Wilvo Nestaan team is very enthusiastic and motivated for the year ahead and I know that with the FC 350 we can achieve great results."