Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain. Dakar Rallye 2012 Media Guide.

This year Speedbrain is fully backed by Husqvarna Motorcycles, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW Motorrad. A total of four Husqvarna TE 449 RR models, all newly developed by Speedbrain, will roll off the starting ramp in Mar del Plata. Four riders with varying levels of experience, ranging from Dakar veterans to first timers, will represent Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain in the ultimate motorcycling test: the Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves, Spain’s Joan Barreda, and Jose Helio Goncalves Rodrigues Filho – the latter also known as ‘Zé Hélio’ – and his Brazilian compatriot Ike Klaumann.