Husaberg.org Race Team?

I was thinking about a Baja 1000 effort the other day. A racing team costs a lot of money, especially for an entire season.

Greetings Jedi,

Here's my two cents worth........

Your choices of President and Manager are great choices.

As far as which series, well, both the GNCC, & WORCS series I think would give you the best exposure assuming that the .ORG rider/riders placed in positions of mention. Both of those series do have a pretty deep talent pool, so the competition is pretty stiff to say the least.

There is good, regular coverage of both of these series in Cycle News, which has shown no prejudice against Husaberg. Each weeks coverage also has some small interviews with other competitors, titled "my own race" which includes a thumbnail picture of the rider being interviewed in this section. Point is, there is good exposure for more than just the top 3 in this nationally distributed weekly news paper. And, I believe is the only "weekly" racing news paper. All the big mag rags are usually a couple of months behind. As well, I believe that OLN (outdoor life network) has coverage of the GNCC series, with seperate programs for the bikes and the quads.

From my point of view, the AMA tends to be very politically motivated, and is in the midst of a rather large political upheaval within their "pro-racing"division. Although, I have raced in National Hare & Hound series for the last several years and it's a cool series, but, there is no tv coverage and again the talent pool is very deep.

Unfortunately, my personal talent pool is rather shallow in comparison, so I cannot offer my riding services to the team, at least without embarrassment on the national level.

I will offer my limited services to help in anyway I can.

A Berg in the Baja 1000 race would be sweet but talk about oil changes!

:roll:

worthy read.

I like the idea alot.
I think Baja would be the most likely event to participate in. We seem to have more than a few members that have participated in that event in some kind of capacity and I'm sure the interest is there.
That being said...Baja is an enormous task to undertake. Even on a shoestring budget we are talking what?? $$25-35 thousand?

I really like the idea of the GNCC and or WORCS team. Closer to home and perhaps a little more doable. It would also get more exposure to the racing public.I dont see it being any cheaper and you would probably have some payroll involved.

Very interesting!!

what you need are very good riders who either came here first or would come to UHE as a result! i see little point in racing without either being known for having many participants or for winning.

i think that's a really tough call how you do that. i therefore think it's almost too simplistic in the present format. i wish you all the luck though jedi. i feel it is the clubman's bike of choice...

what would make an impact is if say 6 clubmen turned up at the parc ferme and all went under the one (or two!) canopies and that in itself would create quite an impression. kind of 'wow look at the brotherhood/scale' of that!

regards

Taffy

Berger there are many riders who will put their own money into a Baja 1000 adventure but who would be happy for some extra help, like for instance a fully-prepared 650.

This is a great idea Jedi!!

Since racing is very expensive it may not be feasable to complete an entire series. If that is the case I think the biggest bang for the exposure buck would be the seemingly up and comming sport of Endurocross. A stock Berg with a decent rider has a good chance of placing. Endurocross is the perfect demographic niche for Husaberg. Sign up opens March 1, 2006. We could be ready for the race On 11/17/2006. I am going to this one and it would be a cool to get everyone to fly into vegas for this event.



[web]http://www.endurocrossusa.com/[/web]


http://www.endurocrossusa.com/

Glad i was not the only one who could not get any sleep

last night, already on my mind is the 06 vegas to reno,

the 06 650 seems like a good choice? what ya think?

Hot Damn I wish i was a great rider. all this talk makes me all hot and bothered...

Husabutt, my thoughts exactly.

It's often not how well the BIKE does, but who's riding it, and where.

We need lots of cameras (and someone who the cameras like) on a Husaberg.

Erzberg, Endurocross and Last Man Standing are getting A LOT of media attention right now. Saturating these events with banners and at least one bike with a visible rider would do wonders for the "serious racer" image Husaberg is going for.

AMA is good, but not that many people are paying attention anymore.
OMA, GNCC and these other events are getting way more media attention than national AMA.

It's all about perception. If we can create the perception Husaberg has a big race team... people will think it is so.



Another strategy would be to get pit shirts and banners out to every one who buys a new bike. Everyone brings at least one buddy to man the cooler and haul to the fuel stops... If the pits were crawling with Yellow and Blue Husaberg pit shirts people would think Husaberg has it together.
Give those things away like candy when someone buys a bike. Racers, you need to park together at events with two or more Husabergs.

Make a "less expensive" canopy and sell it at cost just to get them out there. The thing doesn't need to support the weight of the bike, just so it doesn't fold in half in a light breeze either.

Maybe a "racer pack" option when you buy a bike. A bike, banner, 2 pit shirts and a canopy.
(I understand you can't give this stuff away, but keep it cheap so people buy it.)

We dealers could be a bit more aggressive in approaching quality riders in our areas! Most riders are looking for someone who will help them. Parts credit and a discount on a bike to the right rider can come back to you in more sales (at MSRP) to other riders. B and C riders want to (forgive the basketball analogy) "Be like Mike". They want to ride what their favorite AA rider is on.

Just my .02 (which is really worth .01).

Gentlemen,

This is indeed a enticing thought and makes me excited just thinking about it. However, I don't want to be the pessimistic person out of the bunch but how would a small group of guys, such as ourselves, fund anything on a national level for any extended period of time on donations alone? 25k-35k for a Baja event is quite daunting and its over in three days, how would we sustain a series over several months, the crew and riders would still have to pay the bills and feed Janet and the kids? I would love something like this to become reality and I would pledge $25 a month consistently and from time-to-time even more but even if everyone did that you would need 1000(minimum) people to raise money for a Baja event.
Jedi, I know this was an appifany that had you awake only one night ago, but do you have any more info, ideas or details you could share with us on this subject. I hope my above thoughts did not discourage anyone or come across as being doubtful just questions I would be interested in knowing answers for. I am not a racer and never have been, I have no real suggestive input at this point but would love to support such an effort. Keep the comments and suggestions coming, this is good stuff.

Regards,

Endurocross is really cool and popular but it really isn't about the bike IMO. Akin to the skis that a skier wears (who cares?).

Enduro, GNCC and that sort of racing... nobody watches it, I mean you can't see the riders for the trees

I like a venue where the bike is paramount such as Baja, Supermoto, Dirt Track. This is where an excellent rider/bike/tuner team can shine. A podium, (or at least the effort it takes to reasonably acheive one) is a goal that will pay huge dividends for Husaberg/BMG.

I think racing is what Husaberg sorely lacks at this time to be taken seriously here in N.A. Without a team, Husaberg is just a novelty IMO...

Redundant? Of course! However, "for what it may be worth":

The Daytona GNC ST is televised and has a tremendous draw. Sold out as a matter of fact.

Travis Pastrana has entered this year.
Read back through the following posts to get a handle on how big this really is: http://www.flattrack.com/dc/dcboard.php ... &forum=100

Can you say "Factory Suzuki"
http://www.flattrack.com/dc/dcboard.php ... 1809&page=

Chris Carr:
http://www.flattrack.com/dc/dcboard.php ... 1818&page=

Both the Peoria and Springfield TT's have a huge following and generate tremendous press coverage.

You may wish to "Rethink" your position regarding a GNC "Single Cylinder" Dirttrack effort. In addition, to date their are only four - Six rounds scheduled. IE A national title could be had in only six rounds.

But hey, what do I know.

Dale

HUSABOMBER,

I concur with you 100% on your comments. :wink: I think you hit the nail on the head when you said Husaberg right now is a novelty item. The people that do know a little about the Husaberg have heard by word of mouth what a fast bike the Bergs are but only the owners know just how fast. It's time to walk-the-walk and show people just how incredible this bike really is; speed, handling, reliability, PERFORMANCE! A pure race bike right out of the crate surely deserves to be raced, no? Yet none are on an exposed national level.

Regards,

I know what you are thinking but:


Mike Metzger did pretty good at the Del Mar Supermoto. The Endurocross is only one event and he could drive there in 5 hours. Heck I'll even drive him! One thing is for certain. Husaberg would definitely get some attention and its only one race to get our feet wet. He has a ton of "other sponsors" which could yield some suprising results. A Red bull ad with Mike doing a back flip on a Berg perhaps. I hate this cliche but we must think out of the box because Husaberg is not a run of the mill bike.


[web]http://www.mikemetzger.com/[/web]

I agree with Dale on this one, GNC will give maximum "bang for the buck" and guess what, we have among us the man who BUILT the last Husaberg to WIN a National Flat Track title......Food for thought ladies.

PS Of course there's always the FASTEST GROWING class in motorcycle racing S-U-P-E-R-M-O-T-O. Eight rounds (nationals) this year so far, LOTS of TV and print exposure, and a platform that is competitive out of the box (un-like the "big 4").

RockyMt is right, but Like BOSS I would enjoy seeing a Husaberg effort at the ‘Vegas to Reno Race or Baja. Between Rick and some of the other experienced riders on the UHE site a good team could be fielded. Fmoffroad’s idea of saturating the races with Husaberg team shirts and canopies has merit too.
Could I interest you in a geezer team for the 50+ class at the ‘Vegas to Reno :?: