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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 Nationals in Sydney.

Led by multiple Australian champion and current Australian Off-Road Championship 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.

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 ace Lachlan Stanford (22) on the FE450 and FE250-mounted Scott Keegan (22).

“I’m really excited. I’ll be wearing two hats this year as rider and manager,” Kearney said. “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 AORC.

“At this weekend’s Enduro-X we’ll be turning up looking to be on the podium for sure. We’ll have Mike Brown spearheading for us since it’s his specialty and I’m sure we can expect big things.”

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

The team’s first official outing will be in Parramatta for this Saturday’s second round of the KTM Enduro-X series.