Saw this on OffRoadChampions: Within the BMW group, Joel Smets will start doing some testing and promotion for Husqvarna. He has a 450 in his garage and will ride the 4 hours team cross on November 1st in Eersel (Holland):

Found it on the Zupin-Husqvarna site and had it translated by google: http://www.husqvarna...d=754&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=294&tx_ttnews[backPid]=586&cHash=1d6aab1159

After a short test drive in early September, the team Zupin-Husqvarna has reported a prominent newcomer. The 5-times Motocross World Champion Joel Smets of Belgium will go to the end of the 2009 season with at least 2 events on a Husqvarna TXC 450 `10 at the start.

The first use of the Smets, the four-hour motocross in Eersel / NL at 01 Be November 2009, followed by the Gelderland Enduro at 08 November.

Joel became apparent after a first Proberitt so enthusiastic that he has already traveled a few days later for talks Traunreut. It was quickly agreed with the sympathetic world-class pilots, so that one still in the current season first applications addressed.

Smets will certainly not only by his driving skills but also help with its inexhaustible wealth of experience make an important contribution to the development of Husqvarna vehicles. In the coming weeks there will be further talks, which is fixed in the cooperation.

We are hoping to win Joel to participate in the races for the German Cross Country Championship in 2010 and as brand ambassadors.