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VIDEO: Kurt Caselli talks about Six Days 2010

jefflague — Tue, 11 May 2010 21:48:41 +0000

The IGNITION3 cameras met up with Kurt Caselli as he was out training at Piru MX Track in So Cal. The current points leader in the 2010 WORCS series talks about his year so far and the latest on the team selection for the US Trophy Team. The 2010 International Six Days Enduro is less than six months away and will take place in Morelia, Mexico located just outside of Mexico City. Get all the latest ISDE update and news at www.isde.tv

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Destry Abbott’s WORCS race story (round 2) Primm, Nv.

jefflague — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:36:54 +0000

WORCS
Round 2
Primm, Nevada
February 28, 2010

Race Day:

Destry Abbott before the start.

This was the first time we’ve ever raced here and I didn’t know what to expect. I can tell you I didn’t think it would be as sandy as it was though. I actually thought it was going to be more like a desert race and rockier, but I was definitely wrong! I don’t really think of myself as a sand rider and I’m not a big fan of it, but I was trying to talk myself into how much I like it (wasn’t working to well). The one good thing about this race was the fact that it was a dead engine start! (They didn’t have a starting gate). When the flag rose I had a first kick start and was 4th into the corner. Soule grabbed the hotshot, followed by Caselli, Sutherlin, and then myself. After the first lap, Caselli took the lead with Soule, Kyle Summer, myself, and then Mike Brown. I actually felt I was riding really well and had some great laps with Brown.

Destry getting chased by Timmy Weigand

After lap 4 I made a few mistakes and Timmy and Ricky both got by, but I was still happy with the way things were going. The course had already started to get really whooped out, and you just had to pick some good lines and make sure you were carrying your speed. I stopped for a splash halfway into it, and was back out just behind Timmy. The next lap was good again, but then I just started to make more mistakes and wasn’t riding well. The first hour I felt really good and didn’t feel like I was using a lot of energy, but the next hour was totally opposite and I didn’t seem to have any energy. I became a professional sit down racer! My legs just hit the wall and it seemed like I couldn’t do anything right. The next 40-minutes couldn’t go by fast enough for me! It was really frustrating since my fitness has always been one of my strong points (I’ll get to that later) and I wasn’t used to being in this position. I did what I could and just tried to not put myself on the ground and finish the best I could.

Overall Summary:
I do have to say I was really happy with the first hour of the race, especially since it was a sand race and I was running up front for a good portion of it. That let me know that my speed is there and really helped with my confidence for sandy races. On the bad side of things, my fitness isn’t where it should be right now due to being sick so long. The Dr’s really put a lot of restrictions on me for the last few weeks to get over everything I had and now that it’s gone I can finally get back to training. Coming into the season I was in great shape, and it’s just frustrating to have to start at the bottom again. I still know my speed is good and once we get past the next two WORCS rounds (more sand) I know that’s where we get into more technical races (which I like).

Destry charges hard with the Buffalo Bills roller coaster in the background.

Pro Results (top 20):
1st Kurt Caselli
2nd Justin Soule
3rd Ricky Dietrich
4th Timmy Weigand
5th Bobby Garrison
6th Jonathan Davis
7th Gary Sutherlin
8th Robby Bell
9th Destry Abbott
10th Coltan Udall
11th Nathan Woods
12th Chris Johnson
13th Ryan Reina
14th Kody Bill
15th Zebulen Armstrong
16th Tyler Johnson
17th Zach Ahleen
18th Bobby Hesse
19th Eric Parmely
20th Brenden Ritzman

Other Notes:
After 2-rounds I’m sitting 5th in points which really isn’t that bad. This series is really stacked and the key is to be consistent.

Gary Sutherlin and I were training a lot together at the beginning of the season (riding and at the gym). I was really happy to see him put in a good ride and get himself back up front where he belongs.

I was looking at the results and 6 out of the top 9 bikes were all Kawasaki’s. That was pretty cool to see.

My next race is this Sunday for round three of the AMA H&H series. (It by El Centro, Ca.)

I attached some photos from Mike and Amber Farmer. You can check more out here www.amberdesignz.com . Thanks for the photos!

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ISDE 2009 Portugal DVD Now Available

jefflague — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:11:08 +0000

We have been working long hours to complete what is one of the greatest films about International Six Days Enduro ever!! The hard work has finally paid off and the DVD is now available for purchase. You can find it where all great motorsports DVDs are sold…but seeing as you are already on this site you might as well just buy it here. If you purchase it here we will also throw in one of our collectible ISDE Stickers from Portugal.

The IGNITION3 crew really pulled out all the stops this year. The ISDE show was shot in amazing High Definition. There are some really great slow motion shots that capture the finesse of the riders. The film focuses mainly on the US effort at the ISDE. This year the US Trophy Team consisted of Kurt Caselli, Nathan Kanney, Timmy Weigand, Destry Abbott, Ricky Dietrich and Damon Huffman. The US Junior Trophy Team was David Kamo, Jamie Lanza, Cory Buttrick, and Russell Bobbitt.

The DVD is sponsored by, Motion Pro, Cycle Gear Stores, TCX Boots, Husaberg and Tucker Rocky Distributing.

This DVD belongs in the collection of every enduro enthusiast. It also make a great gift, order today to get it by Christmas.

ISDE 2009 DVD – $29.95

If you are having trouble placing your order you can email us at dvd@ignition3.tv
or you can call us at (818) 225-7335

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Day 6 Race Report

jefflague — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:37:46 +0000

Day six turned out to be a tough one and at the same time a successful day for Team USA.

To start off, all riders were surprised by the length and difficulty of the course to the MX track. The track was over an hour north east of Figueira da Foz by car so the back country roads, dirt roads and trails the riders took were varied, and with a very tight time schedule so hard riding was necessary to stay on time. Many sections were very dusty, so visibility became a problem. What is usually just a transit section to get to the final test became a race and some of it on public roads and some on slick dusty trails. Junior team rider, Russell Bobbitt paid the price when he went down on a dirt road and injured his shoulder. As a result spent his waiting time in the pits being attended to by the Team USA medics, who iced his shoulder and did the best they could to get him ready for his moto.

As the riders arrive at the MX they go through a time check and their bikes are impounded in another “parc ferme”. The track itself was a world MX championship track that was well groomed and had great facilities. A series of motos by class and rider’s time are held throughout the day; the fastest motos are at mid-day and were televised live on Portuguese TV.

In the E1 Heat moto Jamie Lanza impressed everyone with a second place finish behind Eero Remes of Finland by less than a second. Jaimie rode a hard race and the announcer kept screaming “LANZA – JUNIOR” in Portuguese throughout the race His 13 minutes 21.63 second moto was the 5th best for the day and top USA rider for day 6. He beat riders like Meo, Belometti, Sjoo, and even Caselli, and Weigand for the day. Lanza performance guaranteed the USA Junior trophy team the last spot on the podium.

In addition to Lanza, other USA riders also did well in the E1 moto third went to Timmy Weigand, and Damon Huffman was fourth. Weigand was still in pain from his finger injury the previous day, but did not let that slow him down much.

Next up was the E2 final moto and Destry Abbot placed 10th in this moto in spite of crashing hard and possibly breaking his little finder on his clutch hand.

In the Women’s Trophy final moto, Maria Forsberg was impressive with a 16:05.95 and placed third behind Ludivine Puy of France and Sandra Adriansson of Sweden.

Overall the USA can be proud of their week in spite of being on the podium in only one major classification. Both the trophy and junior trophy teams lost their fast and experienced veterans early in the week and the rest of the team picked up and gutted it out with good times and impressive riding. Our rookie juniors were outstanding with Jamie Lanza and Cory Buttrick putting out great and fast efforts.

In the overall standings, Kurt Caselli was 7th, Destry Abbott was 25th, and Russell Bobbitt was 33rd.

We don’t have the medal counts yet, but will post them as soon as we can.

Club teams did well this week with Carter Engineering in 10th of 91 club teams with riders Rory Sullivan, Troy Swettenam, and Zach Lipana. The Missouri Mudders with Lars Valin, Toby Atkins, and Billy Burns was 12th. Desert MC was 14rh with Shawn O”Leary, Nick Hamill, and Joel Burkett. JAFMAR Racing was 17th with Jeff Fredette, Chilly White, and Don Grahn. Boise Ridge riders were 24th with Brent Martell, David Booth, and Garrett Mayer.

In 60th place was Gofasters.com with Brian Sperle, Ryan Powell, and Jordan Brandt. Tony Agonis Team, place 61st with Fred Hoess, Nick Fahringer, and Ben Smith.

Next year the ISDE will be held in Mexico and the buzz around the pits at the end of Day 6 was “we are going to Mexico!” Should be a great event.

FINAL RESULTS
WORLD TROPHY

FRANCE
ITALY
FINLAND
AUSTRALIA
USA

JUNIOR TROPHY

SPAIN
FRANCE
USA
ITALY
SWEDEN

WOMEN’S TROPHY

FRANCE
SWEDEN
AUSTRALIA
USA
FINLAND

Day 6 Daily Video Update – ISDE 2009

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:52:59 +0000

Day 6 of the 2009 International Six Days Enduro ended as it always does with a final motocross. There are several motos in the morning with the club riders, but the big event is final moto with the fastest of the E1, E2 and E3 class. The Day 6 video is even more of a teaser than the rest, but we gotta leave everyone hanging a little bit because the 2009 ISDE DVD is going to be the best yet.

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We will be giving one final 2008 DVD away and the rules are the same as before. Leave a comment below and we will randomly select one winner from the comments and notify you via email. Good Luck and thank to everyone who has been supporting our site!!

Be sure to check back often, this will be the first place that you will be able to buy the 2009 ISDE Portugal DVD. You will even be able to pre-order your DVD here to ensure that you are the first to have it.

UPDATE: The winner of the Greece DVD is Nils Davis, you will be contacted via email.

Day 5 Race Report

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:37:57 +0000

Day 5 was mostly a new course with one special test from the other days. Kurt Caselli had a great day with a win in the very long first test which the fastest did in 8 minutes. Kurt did it in 7:55 Destry Abbott did the test in 8:19 for 20th place. Kurt was not done with that one victory, he also won the last test of the day on the beach, and placed second in test 4 and third in test 2. Kurt did not move up in the overall standings, and still remains at 7th overall but he had a pretty strong day. Caselli finished in 2nd for the day in the E3 class and 4th in E3 progressive.

Destry Abbott is running, a very respectable, 25 overall and 11th in the E3 class at the end of day 5.

Timmy Weigand crashed in one of his special tests.

Day 5 is one that Timmy Weigand would rather forget. He was sick with food poisoning and got little sleep the night before. He crashed in a special test and hit a tree root with this little finger. The nail was torn off and he seems to have fractured his finger. The Team USA medics were tending to him at the end of the day. He had good times in the tests in spite of all of this. He was in surprising high spirits and looking forward to day 5.

Damon Huffman also had a rough day. The tendinitis in his forearms was really flaring up and the long sandy whoops sections today only aggravated the condition. He was happy to finish the day and was seeking some relief the Team USA medics for the last day’s MX event.

The trophy team dropped to 7th place and has very little chance of moving up in the standings on Day 6. The American are good MX riders, but the other countries are fast as well.

The junior team remains in 3rd place and are likely to stay there. It would be difficult to gain on second place at this point.

Jamie Lanza is enjoying a terrific rookie ISDE ride. His times are excellent and this 21 year old college student never seems to get tired. Even at the end of a tough day he is grinning and upbeat. If he wasn’t walking test before the event he was studying for his college courses.

Russell Bobbitt during the last "Beach" special test that was run at the end of Day-five.

Russell Bobbitt has lots of ISDE experience for a Junior rider. He just seems to get faster all the time, and look extremely comfortable and fast in the conditions of Portugal, despite being from the east coast.

Maria Forsberg had one of her best days and put in some very good special test times. She was second overall to Ludivine Puy of France for day 5. Lacy Jones is putting in a good ride and continues to show lots of heart with her determination.

Amanda Mastin had a very challenging day. She started out by nursing a sore ankle. Then early in the day at the start of a special test she realized that her rear tire was spinning on the rim because the mousse had gone bad. If she accelerated hard the tire would spin. She put some very large zip ties on the rim through the spokes and around the knobs in an attempt to hold the wheel place. This worked a bit but slowed her down all day. She finally had to take the time to remove the mousse and insert a normal tube. This cost her quite a bit of time, but she was happy to finish and not hour out. It is possible for the USA women to move into 3rd place with good moto times tomorrow.

One of Team USA's service checks.

Of the club team riders Jeff Fredette is still in good position for a silver medal in his 29th ISDE. He has had no bike problems with the Kawasaki and is fanatically loyal to the brand that has brought him many of his medals.

Nick Fahringer is going very well on his Husaberg as is Rory Sullivan. Sullivan was 3rd on the day in the C3 class and is 3rd overall in the C3 class.

The riders look forward to day 6 today which is a short transit ride to the special MX test. The most demanding part of this day will be putting in a fast time at this final Motocross. The motos are arranged by class starting with the slower times. For some riders a respectable finish is all that is important for others seconds will count.

Check out all of the Day 5 Results for more information.

Day 5 Daily Video Update – ISDE 2009

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:19:27 +0000

Day 5 is the final day of actual trail riding before the final motocross on Day 6. Even though the course for Day 5 was new it still was a challenge for the riders and a beating for their machines. At this point in the race its going to be hard for the US Team to make up some ground in the overall standings. Rookie Junior, Cory Buttrick is proving that he has the speed to hang with the big boys and has been putting down some really fast time. A tree root in Portugal has a small piece of Timmy Weigand’s pinky finger, but Weigand dug deep and finished the day for the team.

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Another day, another DVD. Same rules as the last one. Make a comment and show Team USA that we are back here rooting for them. We will randomly pick a winner and they will receive a copy of the 2008 ISDE Greece DVD.

UPDATE: Winner of the DVD is EDDIE BRIGHT aka FAST EDDIE , you will be contacted via email.

Win a Pro Moto Billet Hat

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:12:48 +0000

As all the riders get ready for the final motocross on Day 6 we are going to have one more giveaway. This time you can win a Pro Moto Billet Trucker Hat and its just as easy as the last give aways. So here is what you have to do…post any comment below and we will randomly select a winner.

UPDATE: Winner of the PMB Hat is Brent Hoak you will be contacted via email.

Day 5 Photos

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:23:55 +0000

Russell Bobbitt during the last "Beach" special test that was run at the end of Day-five.

Team USA Kurt Caselli, Destry Abbott and Russell Bobbitt sign autographs as the end of Day-five.

One of Team USA's service checks.

Timmy Weigand crashed in one of his special tests.

Timmy Weigand grimaces while receiving medical attention from Team USA's medical doctor James McGee.

Chilly White Cross Test onBoard Video

jefflague — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:07:44 +0000

Here is another video of Chilly White, member of the USA Sugarmama Racing Club Team, as he negotiates the Cross Test on Day 1 of the 2009 ISDE. This footage was shot with a GoPro Camera strapped to his chest and gives you a very unique perspective. So, sit back, relax and watch from as if you were Chilly White’s chest protector.

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