Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing forms Impressive Offroad Effort for 2024

SEVEN-RIDER HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES TEAM TO BE SPREAD ACROSS MULTIPLE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

MURRIETA, CA – December 1, 2023 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – A class roster of seven riders will make up the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team in offroad competition heading into the 2024 season, spread throughout the sport’s leading series within the United States and with the common goal of challenging for race victories and championship glory.

The Husqvarna Motorcycles program has re-signed returning riders Craig DeLong, Trevor Bollinger, Austin Walton, Dalton Shirey, Colton Haaker, and Ryder LeBlond, in addition to welcoming Korie Steede within the factory organization.

Anthony DiBasilio, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team Manager: “This past year was great for us and we had a lot of success, winning the GNCC XC1 Pro Championship with Craig DeLong, as well as the Hare and Hound Championship with Dalton Shirey picking up his third Pro Class title there. We’re really excited to continue the partnership with Craig after signing him to a new, long-term deal. Now, we’re looking for 2024 to be even better, and to hopefully add some more championships underneath the tent with our exciting list of returning riders. We have also added a new rider, Korie Steede, to the roster and we’re really excited about that, to see what we can do to help her continue the success that she has achieved in her career. Together, with the riders and crew within the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Team, we look forward to the upcoming season.”

New Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Champion DeLong will defend his XC1 Open Pro crown, as well as enter the AMA U.S. Sprint Enduro Series next season as part of a multi-year contract extension, while alongside him in GNCC, Bollinger will be eager to make his mark onboard the 2024 Husqvarna Motorcycles FX 350, while also contesting the AMA National Enduro Series.

Both DeLong and Bollinger will be joined in GNCC by WXC front-runner Steede, who was runner-up in the 2023 standings with two round wins, and she will also enter the Sprint Enduro Series. Steede formed part of the U.S. team’s winning FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) Women’s World Trophy squad in Argentina last month, capping off a convincing season altogether.

Craig DeLong: “I am really looking forward to another few years together with Husqvarna and getting a chance to defend my championship in the GNCC series. The bike…