DAY 2 UPDATE
Day 2 is underway. The course is the same as day 1 with 300 KM [211 miles] of riding consisting of 2 laps with 4 special tests for a total of 8 special tests.
DAY 2 – CASELLI STARTS ON FIRST MINUTE
Kurt Caselli will be on the start line at 8:00AM Kotka Finland time on Day 2 [1.5 hours from now] next to Eero Remes and Juha Salminen. ISDE rules stipulate that the start order is arranged by fastest times. This helps with crowding on the trails for the fastest riders.
FINNISH TROPHY TEAM OFF TO STRONG START
The Finnish Trophy Team is off to a very strong start on Day 1 of the 86th International Six Days Enduro in Kotka Finland. Eero Remes and Juha Salminen are in first and second place overall, followed by teammates Marko Tarkkala in 4th and Matti Seistola in 5th. Team USA’s Kurt Caselli is [...]
EARLY RESULTS DAY 1
Team Finland has shown its strength right from the start. Eero Remes of Finland is showing amazing speed, he has been 1st in 7 of the 8 special tests with Matthew Phillips of Australia sneaking in to take Test 5.
COMPLETE UPDATED RIDER LIST
Here is the complete updated rider list by country for the ISDE.
Destry’s AMA H&H Race Story – Round 3
El Centro, California – March 6, 2011
Race Day:
When the banner dropped, my bike fired on the first kick and I was off and pinning it. I was just to the side of Kurt, but he was able to get there before me when we started to turn right after the bomb. At that point, I [...]
Destry’s Round 1 H&H Race story (Jan 23, 2011)
It’s been super dusty here and I was really hoping for a good breeze before the race started, unfortunately that didn’t happen. The start was going to be huge otherwise it was going to be tough to pass.
When the banner dropped I got a great jump, but still had a tough time getting to [...]
Destry’s ISDE Fundraiser Report
Let me start off by saying thanks to everyone for all their support! This year’s ISDE Fundraiser was a huge success and I couldn’t be happier with the end result. We had about 250 riders and a ton of spectators come out to show their support and spend a great day riding, eating, and having [...]
Destry Abbott I.S.D.E. Ride Day & T-Shirt
For more info and to order your Destry Abbott ISDE Team USA t-shirt go to destryabbott.com or e-mail Destry at kxabbott@hotmail.com
Destry’s Indianapolis Endurocross Race Story
Race Day:
We get two 5-minute practices and this was going to be my first time riding or racing the 2011 250f (see other notes). I knew I wasn’t going to get a lot of time to figure out the bike since it wasn’t mine, but I was going to make the best of it. I [...]
