PressClub Global · Article.
Quinn Cody joins Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain
Thu Nov 29 18:33:22 CET 2012 Press Release
Husqvarna is proud to welcome four-time Baja 1000 winner and Dakar Rally racer Quinn Cody to the team! Through a collaborative effort between Husqvarna Motorcycles North America (HMNA) and the Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain, American rider Quinn Cody has inked a deal to race the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship in 2013 and the 2014 Dakar Rally. "Racing the World Rally Championship series and Dakar, I feel like not many Americans get that chance," Cody said. "This is an amazing opportunity for me and I'm really looking forward to working with Speedbrain and Husqvarna."
Press Contact.
Martino Bianchi
BMW Group
Tel: +39-0332-756-405
send an e-mail
This article in other PressClubs
Quinn Cody joins Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain
Husqvarna is proud to welcome four-time Baja 1000 winner and Dakar
Rally racer Quinn Cody to the team! Through a collaborative effort
between Husqvarna Motorcycles North America (HMNA) and the Husqvarna
Rallye Team by Speedbrain, American rider Quinn Cody has inked a deal
to race the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship in 2013 and
the 2014 Dakar Rally.
"Racing the World Rally Championship
series and Dakar, I feel like not many Americans get that
chance," Cody said. "This is an amazing opportunity for me
and I'm really looking forward to working with Speedbrain and Husqvarna."
Quinn Cody is experienced in the infamous Dakar Rally, which he has
competed in twice. His 2012 effort (nearly a year ago) was cut short
after a hard crash took him out of the race early. Quinn had planned
to compete in the 2013 Dakar Rally aboard a Speedbrain Husqvarna TE449
RR, but an injury sustained in the recent Baja 1000 has postponed his
debut with the Speedbrain team.
"I had planned to go to Europe the first week of December to do
some training and spend time on the bike," Quinn explained.
"But I broke my femur in Baja so our plans have obviously
changed. I'm really bummed to have to miss the Dakar Rally, but we're
hopeful that I'll be ready to go by the start of the world
championship series in April. Our plan is to do the whole FIM Rally
series so I'll be able to learn the bike and learn navigation for a
year before the Dakar in 2014."
Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain manager Wolfgang Fischer: "We´re delighted to sign such a proven U.S. champ. Quinn is fully committed to rally raids and rides at a very high level. He´s also bringing a lot of fans along. We´re anxiously waiting and we will start together as soon as he´s healed up."
Along with competing in the Dakar Rally and the FIM
Cross-Country Rallies World Championship, Quinn plans to compete in
select off-road events in the United States, as well.