K
TM-owned Husqvarna is the latest manufactur-
er to throw its hat into the Dakar ring, with the
announcement the yellow and blue brigade will
field a factory team for the 2016 event with riders
Pela Renet and Ruben Faria.
"We are pleased and proud to be taking the
Husqvarna brand another step forward into rally
sport," said Robert Jonas, Husqvarna Motorcy-
cles Vice President Motorsports. "Husqvarna has
a rich tradition of racing and this represents an
opportunity for us to honor and extend this tradi-
tion. The Dakar is the most prestigious rally on the
calendar. We're determined to
compete on equal terms with the
world's best teams and we are
ready to accept the challenge
of rally sport at its finest. We are
also very confident that it will be
rewarding for our brand and our
factory team."
The team will use the
Husqvarna FR 450 Rally ma-
chine and will be one of the dark
horses for the event, especially
with veteran Portuguese rider
Faria, who finished second in
the Dakar to Cyril Despres on a
factory Red Bull KTM in 2013.
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from his victory in the Southern
100 road races on the Tyco
BMW S 1000 RR, will be at the
controls of the Triumph Rocket
III Streamliner, a machine
powered by two turbo-charged,
2.3L three-cylinder engines,
making an incredible combined
power of 1000 horsepower.
Currently the record for the
fastest motorcycle in history
stands at 376.363 mph. How-
ever, Martin and Triumph are
planning on breaking the 400
mph barrier to bring the record
back to England and Triumph
for the first time in 45 years.
The record attempt contin-
ues Martin's participation of
racing events outside the UK.
He competed at Pikes Peak on
his home-built turbo-charged
GSX-R last year and has raced
the annual Wanganui Cemetery
Circuit event in New Zealand
for the past two years. Test-
ing of the Triumph Rocket III
Streamliner is due to begin in
the coming weeks.
Rennie Scaysbrook
HUSQVARNA TO
TAKE ON DAKAR
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF
HUSQVARNA
Husqvarna have
competed with
the Speedbrain
team (pictured)
in the past, but
will focus on a
factory effort for
Dakar 2016.
