• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Guy giroux to ride husqvarna

Dirty Bikes;64415 said:
I did post pics of Karine...but all my pics are now gone from my posts....what the heck happened??????
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Good question!

Maintenance? Much work is being done non-stop in the background and pics (attachments) put up in the last 10 hours may have issues, checking into that.

I am attaching a test pic.

EDIT - never mind, pic did not attach, now I understand what is happening better, please bear with us while continued improvements are made.
 
another French (Canadian this time) rider on a Husky! Seems to be the best combo lately (see Gillaume, Meo), my TXC even has a 1 Franc coin epoxied over my sight glass spot in honor of our top notch French Husky riders (even though the Euro is really the coin now)
Go Guy!! set some Husky fires up north!!
 
Some may think this is hot.......
KTM-Pink.jpg


Some say it is rumored it is one of the "factory" guys going through a "phase".
Maybe the real reason KTM let Knight go before?
???
 
Husqvarna Canada Announces New Off-Road Team for 2010

Another update...

Husqvarna Canada Announces New Off-Road Team for 2010

December 11, 2009 – Toronto, ON - On the heels of the announcement that Husqvarna Corporation has chosen Barrett Marketing Group (BMG) as the new Canadian distributor of their motorcycle products, Husqvarna Canada is pleased to announce an exciting new off-road race team for 2010.

Canadian off-road icons Marty Halmazna from Alberta and Guy Giroux from Quebec will compete at select events in 2010 including the Canadian Enduro Championship (CEC) rounds and various regional events across Canada. Halmazna also has his sights set on some of the worlds most extreme races including a return to the notorious Erzberg Hare Scramble in Austria.

“It has been an exciting and satisfying process to put this race effort together” explains Husqvarna Canada’s Josh Barrett. He indicated that he has been working closely with Feeding Performance Inc.’s Race Team Director, Marc Coffin to select the best combination of racers for their program. “We really wanted a solid combination of proven racers” indicated Coffin. “Halmazna and Giroux were easy choices when it came to picking seasoned racers. They both have had amazing careers and are still keen on continuing to add to their trophy collections and causing grief for their competition.”

In addition to numerous regional titles and an ISDE medal, Halmazna has accumulated four Canadian National Cross Country Championships and has earned the respect of fans and fellow racers in Canada and around the world with his outstanding performances in International events including finishing the nearly impossible Erzberg Hare Scramble on his first two attempts and solid results at Last Man Standing in Texas and Hell’s Gate in Italy”.

“Giroux is one Canada’s most versatile and well known off-road racers and has been a force to be reckoned with for many years” said Coffin. Guy has an impressive list of accomplishments including 17 Quebec Off-Road Championships, 2nd in the E2 Class and 4th overall in the 2009 CEC series and 3rd at the Endurocross race that was held during this year’s Montreal Supercross. He also has a ridiculous laundry list of results including an ISDE Gold Medal, 3 top 10 overalls in the Canadian Motocross Nationals, over a dozen main event appearances at the Montreal Supercross and is one of only a handful of Canadians to finish the legendary Paris to Dakar Rally. “I have known Guy for many years” adds Barrett. “We have worked together in the past and he has also raced for me on other brands. He is a great fit for what we are trying to accomplish and I am very pleased to have him on board.”

The team will operate under the direction of Feeding Performance Inc. and in addition to having direct factory support from Husqvarna; the team will have some serious assistance as a result of securing backing from Ty Davis and his Zip-Ty Racing program. “I called Cory Graffunder, who has earned a Factory ride with Zip-Ty Racing Husqvarna in the USA, to get the scoop on some Canadian riders that I was considering for our program” says Coffin. “That led to discussions with Ty Davis about what I was trying to accomplish in Canada. Ty was very receptive and has agreed to not only provide us with technical and parts support, but has also opened the door for our riders to train with his crew in California. With the success that Ty has had as a racer and in preparing Husqvarna’s for battle, I could not have dreamed of a better fit. My whole goal is to provide better support for Canadian racers and to raise the bar in our sport. I think this is a huge step forward. The off-road racing scene in Canada is really gaining momentum. It is an exciting time and I am looking forward to how things will develop in the coming years.”

In an addition to racing for the new FP Husqvarna / Zip-Ty Racing Canada team and working with Coffin to run its race program, Guy Giroux is joining Husqvarna Canada as an employee. Guy will be providing technical support to dealers across the country and will also have responsibility for Husqvarna Canada’s race program for dealer supported riders.

Following its launch at the Toronto motorcycle show, FP Husqvarna /Zip-Ty Racing Canada will be promoting its new team at the upcoming shows in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal. Look for announcements about additional riders to this new team in the coming weeks.
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Big things are happening!

I certainly hope they are signed up with a frequent flyer program with whatever airline they are using!

:cheers:
 
I Have to say RESPECT THE CANADIANS there natonal series W.E.C. has very extreme events and high degee of dificulty. I wish that were the trend in the U.S.A. THUMBS UP!! (I dont know how to get that icon from this quick reply box ?)
 
Cool! I wish I could get to Toronto for the show. Work and weather is against it though. Great for Husky and Canada!:cheers:
 
Drew Smith;64742 said:
I Have to say RESPECT THE CANADIANS there natonal series W.E.C. has very extreme events and high degee of dificulty. I wish that were the trend in the U.S.A. THUMBS UP!! (I dont know how to get that icon from this quick reply box ?)
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You cannot get the :thumbsup: in the quick reply box, just click the Post Reply button instead of using quick reply.
 
Drew Smith;64742 said:
I Have to say RESPECT THE CANADIANS there natonal series W.E.C. has very extreme events and high degee of dificulty. I wish that were the trend in the U.S.A. THUMBS UP!! (I dont know how to get that icon from this quick reply box ?)
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I am the organizer of the Ontario round of the Canadian Enduro Championship. If you are interested in riding the event just send me a PM and I will take care of all my Cafe Husky friends :)

The Ontario round in 2010 is Sept. 11 & 12

:thumbsup:
 
I can recall at one event in the late 90's seeing Guy win on a Rm125,riding the last hour on a front flat...A great fit for Husky Canada.
 
Hey, thanks to everyone!!!

I guess i'll be hanging around here more:applause:


Whoever took the pics , they are awesome, i like the one where my head is missing, because you see the spririt af the CEC race, the guys cheering me on is Bobby Prochnau the 09 champ...

And if Matt can get anymore Pics of Karine, i'll do it, she does look better than me:p
 
top-pimp801;65215 said:
Hey, thanks to everyone!!!

I guess i'll be hanging around here more:applause:


Whoever took the pics , they are awesome, i like the one where my head is missing, because you see the spririt af the CEC race, the guys cheering me on is Bobby Prochnau the 09 champ...

And if Matt can get anymore Pics of Karine, i'll do it, she does look better than me:p
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Welcome Guy! :thumbsup:

:cheers:
 
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