Scot Harden

Scot Harden is a professional off-road motorcycle racer. He has held managerial and executive positions at Husqvarna, KTM, BMW, and Zero Motorcycles. He was the SCORE BAJA 1000 Overall champion. 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. He was the AMA National Reliability Series Open Champion in 1982. In 1998 his name was included in the top 10 off-road riders in the history of the sport by Dirt Rider magazine. At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1996, he took sixth place and Rookie of the Year honors. 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. He served on the Motorcycle Industry Council's Electric Motorcycle Task Force and board of the Off Road Business Association (ORBA).

Scot is the founder of Harden Offroad which is a consulting business for the power sports industry. He is also the Business Development and Sponsor Relations Director for Best in the Desert. a guide for adventure riding.

Awards 1998 - AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award. 2014 - AMA Bessie Stringfield Award was given to him and Zero Motorcycles for their efforts to bring new riders into the fold. 2019 - 2019 Friend of the AMA award. 2020 - Inducted into the Trailblazers Hall of Fame. 2020 - Inducted into the Hot Shoe Hall of Fame. 2023 - Inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.