Scot Harden | |
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Born | June 16, 1956 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Off-Road Motorcycle Racing |
Scot Harden is a professional off-road motorcycle racer. [1] He has held managerial and executive positions at Husqvarna, KTM, BMW, and Zero Motorcycles. [1]
Scot started racing for Husqvarna in 1973. [2] He was the SCORE BAJA 1000 Overall champion. [3] in 1978. His major off-road championships include the Baja 1000, Baja 500, International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), Djerba 500 Rally, SCORE Champion, Best in the Desert and more. [4] He was the AMA National Reliability Series Open Champion in 1982. [5] In 1998 his name was included in the top 10 off-road riders in the history of the sport by Dirt Rider magazine. [4] He captured the crown as the 1994 AMA National Enduro Vet Class Champion. [6] At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1996, he took sixth place and Rookie of the Year honors. [5] He was a rider and team manager for the Red Bull KTM Dakar Rally teams in 2004 and 2005. [6]
He joined Husqvarna in San Diego, California in 1982 as the Husky Products Accessory Manager and Desert/Offroad Team Manager. [2] He was promoted to Western Region Sales Manager and then became the National Sales Manager for Cagiva North America in when they purchased Husqvarna in 1987. [7] In 1988 he joined KTM USA as the Western Region Sales/Desert Racing/Media Relations manager and then became the VP of Marketing and Communications. [2] He returned to Husqvarna in 2008 as the National Sales and Marketing Manager. [7] He was VP of Global Operations [2] for Zero Motorcycles before becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for Gas Gas Motorcycles and the Torrot Group in 2016. [8] He served on the Motorcycle Industry Council's Electric Motorcycle Task Force and board of the Off Road Business Association (ORBA). [1] He serves on the Motorcycle Industry Council's (MIC) Gas Tank mentor program. [9]
Scot is the founder of Harden Offroad which is a consulting business for the power sports industry. [10] He is also the Business Development and Sponsor Relations Director for Best in the Desert. [10]
He was one of the co-writers for the book Chasing Dakar, [11] a guide for adventure riding.
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Scot Harden | |
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Born | June 16, 1956 Las Vegas, Nevada |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Off-Road Motorcycle Racing |
Scot Harden is a professional off-road motorcycle racer. [1] He has held managerial and executive positions at Husqvarna, KTM, BMW, and Zero Motorcycles. [1]
Scot started racing for Husqvarna in 1973. [2] He was the SCORE BAJA 1000 Overall champion. [3] in 1978. His major off-road championships include the Baja 1000, Baja 500, International Six Days Enduro (ISDE), Djerba 500 Rally, SCORE Champion, Best in the Desert and more. [4] He was the AMA National Reliability Series Open Champion in 1982. [5] In 1998 his name was included in the top 10 off-road riders in the history of the sport by Dirt Rider magazine. [4] He captured the crown as the 1994 AMA National Enduro Vet Class Champion. [6] At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1996, he took sixth place and Rookie of the Year honors. [5] He was a rider and team manager for the Red Bull KTM Dakar Rally teams in 2004 and 2005. [6]
He joined Husqvarna in San Diego, California in 1982 as the Husky Products Accessory Manager and Desert/Offroad Team Manager. [2] He was promoted to Western Region Sales Manager and then became the National Sales Manager for Cagiva North America in when they purchased Husqvarna in 1987. [7] In 1988 he joined KTM USA as the Western Region Sales/Desert Racing/Media Relations manager and then became the VP of Marketing and Communications. [2] He returned to Husqvarna in 2008 as the National Sales and Marketing Manager. [7] He was VP of Global Operations [2] for Zero Motorcycles before becoming the Chief Marketing Officer for Gas Gas Motorcycles and the Torrot Group in 2016. [8] He served on the Motorcycle Industry Council's Electric Motorcycle Task Force and board of the Off Road Business Association (ORBA). [1] He serves on the Motorcycle Industry Council's (MIC) Gas Tank mentor program. [9]
Scot is the founder of Harden Offroad which is a consulting business for the power sports industry. [10] He is also the Business Development and Sponsor Relations Director for Best in the Desert. [10]
He was one of the co-writers for the book Chasing Dakar, [11] a guide for adventure riding.
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