Jon Hafey, Husqvarna National Brand Manager, said, "Motodevelopment are known throughout the industry as premium providers of motocross coaching, and Husqvarna is a premium brand, so the boys are a fantastic fit. When this opportunity arose we were very interested in working towards our respective goals with them. We're looking forward to watching Motodevelopment Husqvarna Motocross Training expand onto the national stage, and it's a collaboration which will allow us to meet Husqvarna‰Ûªs strategic goals while providing Chris and Shane the opportunity to grow as they've always wanted, which is great for all of us.
Chris Urquhart, Director, Motodevelopment Husqvarna motocross training, added, All in all it's an exciting change for us, the product is fantastic, and as a company, it seems like it's going to be a really workable relationship. Straight away we've had contact from the top and had a really good phone conference with the guys, and straight away it seems like Jeff (Leisk) has had a good look at what we do and is keen for us to spread our wings and basically keep bouncing ideas off them.
"I haven‰Ûªt ridden a Husky since the last year I raced them - 1999 I think ‰ÛÒ but Boothy has ridden the latest ones and loves the product, so I‰Ûªm sure I will. I'm pretty excited when the 2017 models turn up to throw a leg over and start to see what they are all about.
"It‰Ûªs very exciting for us to provide Husqvarna with a program that‰Ûªs already functioning well, and will accommodate the different events we run like the Ricky Carmichael University and Motodevelopment Master Classes with Jeff Emig and Michael Byrne.
"There will be four of us all up - Shane and I both have an Assistant Coach - We‰Ûªll use FC450s in Sydney with Boothy and Jordan Bissaker, up here for myself, and also my assistant Aaron Hutton in Rockhampton will have an FC450 and FC250 as well. So we‰Ûªre going to have pretty good coverage throughout the states and we can ship them around from there pretty easily.
"In the off-road, I‰Ûªm good friends with Lachy Stanford and Josh Strang. Shane and I are good mates with Glenn Kearney as well, so I think we will fit into the family pretty well," Urquhart concluded.
