We've got ISDE updates coming in from all over!
First, here is a note from American ISDE documentary filmaker Jeff Lague:
Day 1 is in the books and Team USA had their share of problems. A major blow to the Trophy Team was the loss of Ricky Dietrich, who had to pull out of the race due to mechanical problems. The US Trophy Team still hung in there and wound up in 5th. The Junior Trophy Team had a great day with a 2nd place finish, just over 1 second behind France.
Check out the highlight video from the Day 1 of the 2009 ISDE in Portugal:
http://www.isde.tv/site/day-1-daily-video-update-isde-2009/
Now an update from GNCC Women's Champion Amanda Mastin:
Day 1 is done and so far so good. The day wasn't the best for me, I crashed a few too many times today in the tests. No major crashes, just things that took time and energy. So that is what I am going to work on tomorrow...staying upright. Our Women's Team is in 3rd place right now, behind France and Sweden. It is a long week, lots of trail, hot weather and anything can happen. As long as we are consistent and focus on finishing we will do good in the end.
As for the rest of the team, our Junior Team is standing in 2nd place overall!! Dietrick went out today with bike problems..other then that..everyone is doing good!
Thanks for the support...Go Team USA!!
Mandi
KTM has sent out excellent press reports with results from each class:
Riders open the piste for day one of 2009 ISDE in Portugal
Some 500 Enduro enthusiasts gathered in Figuera da Foz on Monday for the first of six days of grueling riding as the 84th FIM International Six Days of Enduro got underway. The ISDE is the oldest offroad event in the FIM calendar.
The ride, which is the last event on the 2009 racing calendar is this year being hosted by Portugal tests professional and amateur enthusiasts and their racing machines against the elements on six consecutive days of competition competing for individual and national team glory.
Riders faced their fair share of soft sand on the opening day on Portugal's Atlantic coast and KTM Enduro Factory Team riders were in the forefront of the first day's action with teammates Eero Remes of Finland and Italian Simone Albergoni finishing 1-2 in the E1 class. In E3 KTM's Samuli Aro was second across the line to boost Finland's overall position. KTM USA's Kurt Caselli was fourth in the class and Alessandro Botturi of Italy finished fifth. Alessandro Belometti of Italy finished seventh in the E3 class.
E1 Results Day One
1. Eero Remes, Finland, KTM
2. Simone Albergoni, Italy, KTM
3. Julien Gauthier, France, Honda
4. Marc Germain, France, Yamaha
5. Michel Szuster, Poland, Yamaha
E2 Results Day One
1. David Knight, Britain, Kawasaki
2. Rodrig Thain, France, TM
3. Juha Salminen, Finland, BMW
4. Oscar Balletti, Italy, Honda
5. Cristobal Guerrero, Spain, Yamaha
7. Alessandro Belometti, Italy, KTM
E3 Results, Day One
1. Christophe Nambotin, France, Gas-Gas
2. Samuli Aro, Finland, KTM
3. Antoine Meo, France, Husqvarna,
4. Kurt Caselli, USA, KTM
5. Alessandro Botturi, Italy, KTM
8. Marcus Kehr, Germany, KTM
Live Results
http://www.isde2009-live.info
Find KTM Race Reports for the next days online
http://www.ktmpress.com/ISDE.102166.0.html
Latest Pictures
http://www.ktmimages.com/browse/images/1138
And Kawasaki has a strong contingent at the event. Here's a photo gallery with their riders, Damon Huffman, Destry Abbot, Ricky Dietrich and Jamie Lanza.
http://www.kawasaki.com/Racing_news/Article.aspx?id=1310
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