Husqvarna enduro team

Australia’s brand new Husqvarna Enduro Racing Team has been unveiled just in time for this weekend’s second round of the KTM Enduro-X series at Parramatta Raceway.

Led by multiple Australian enduro champ and current Australian  off-road number three Glenn Kearney, the team will include three official entries and one Husqvarna support rider, spanning the brand’s all-new range of four-stroke enduro models.

Hailing from Picton (NSW), Kearney will step onto the new Husqvarna FE501, a move the vastly experienced 32-year-old is excited to make after four years on small-bore machinery.

He’ll be joined by two of the most exciting young chargers on the circuit: Byron Bay (NSW) ace Lachlan Stanford on the FE450 and FE250-mounted Scott Keegan, both 22.

The trio will be joined at selected events by Husqvarna support rider and Australian veterans’ enduro champion Damian Smith, who will ride the FE350.

Kearney said: “I'm really excited. I’ll be wearing two hats this year as rider and manager. It's definitely a lot more work so I need to be much more efficient with my time. We’ve got a real strong team with Lachy and Keegan around and hopefully we’ll turn some heads.

“These are definitely two young guys with bright futures and I want to work with them and help bring them along. My new bike I love, I've been on smaller bikes for the last four years so the big girl is exciting and a real game changer for me. It's a new point of focus and a source of motivation for me. With the short time frame we’re up against it a bit, but we've got a good base package and hopefully we’ll soon be battling the likes of KTM and Yamaha in the Australian Off-Road Championship.”