ISDE 2015 Slovakia

[Norman Foley]

A couple more...

 

[Norman Foley]

 

[Norman Foley]

Fred at the 2013 Sardinia ISDE, in a classic shot....

 

[ray_ray]

Best pic I can find of the USA team ...

 

[robertaccio]

http://www.wellard.com.au/home/corporate/overview.html

I'm still not quite getting the sponsorship idea of why Wellard from Australia has sponsorship and limited sponsorship for our club riders? I do know that for the most part they simply supply jerseys (advertising for them). Anyone privy to the back ground on Wellard? Just curious.
http://www.wellard.com.au/home/corporate/our-events/

The photo above is the USA trophy team, jr silver vase team and womens team, flanked by the 3 man club team riders

 

[racemx904]

That is kinda odd.... but really cheap advo.... 1000s of pics for the cost of a 200 jerseys.....

 

[Norman Foley]

I don't really know, but I assumed they were eventually going to enter the US market for agricultural commodities.

 

[Boogie]

http://www.wellard.com.au/home/corporate/overview.html

I'm still not quite getting the sponsorship idea of why Wellard from Australia has sponsorship and limited sponsorship for our club riders? I do know that for the most part they simply supply jerseys (advertising for them). Anyone privy to the back ground on Wellard? Just curious.
http://www.wellard.com.au/home/corporate/our-events/

The photo above is the USA trophy team, jr silver vase team and womens team, flanked by the 3 man club team riders

Its simple. The boss is a dirt bike rider.

Mauro Balzarini - Team Director

Mauro Balzarini is the Managing Director of Wellard Group Holdings.
A big aficionado of motorcycle racing and a professional Enduro rider in his twenties, he still rides his Yamaha Enduro bike and completed his 5th ISDE in New Zealand in 2006.
His first ISDE was in 1981 so he has been involved in racing for over 25 years.
His victories include Italian Championships as well as international races.
Mauro’s passion for motorsports and his desire to renew his involvement in the 2012 ISDE is what spurred him to support the Wellard Team USA.

 

[Norman Foley]

I love the organized chaos, of the end of day 15 minute work period.....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI5tqUFF_Z4#t=271

 

[ohmygewd]

That's what l love about watching these racers in enduro and world enduro...the fact that the rider has do all the bike work in a strict time period or face time penalties, shows they can't be a prima donna and just throw their bike at the mechanic and off to their trailers.

Daniel Sanders on Day 4

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYJdFJTJFVE

 

[rancher1]

I have to ask when it become 15 minutes ? It used to be 10 minutes.

 

[Norman Foley]

It's been a 15 minute work period before impound and a 10 minute work period coming out of impound in the morning, for quite a long time. If it was 10 minutes before, they might have lengthed the end of day one, when they restricted work on the bike during actual race time. A rider can only work out of his tool pack and no tire changes on race course. The old ISDT vids shows riders doing tire changes, at time controls... You can't do that anymore.

 

[rancher1]

Norm, I remember the work period being 10 minutes before and after and I did attend 3 ISDEs in the nineties. I worked with the US team to help the riders so I did spend a fair amount of time around it. The club riders also used to be scored against the trophy riders not separate like they are now.

 

[Norman Foley]

Norm, I remember the work period being 10 minutes before and after and I did attend 3 ISDEs in the nineties. I worked with the US team to help the riders so I did spend a fair amount of time around it. The club riders also used to be scored against the trophy riders not separate like they are now.

I haven't attended one since Dalton in 1973, so you would know better than me. It seems that it could have possibly changed in the the early 2000's, but it is 15 minutes now. I'll ask Fred Hoess, as he has raced the ISDE since the mid 1980's and I'm sure he knows.

 

[motosportz mike]

Yes, Fred would definitely know.

 

[Norman Foley]

From 2015 FIM ISDE Rules....

061.56.2
Ten minutes before the starting time, the rider will move his motorcycle
into the working area to carry out necessary adjustments, refuelling, etc.


061.76.1
Before the last servicing area, there will be a Pre-Finish time check, which
will be signalled in the same way as the time checks without servicing,
where servicing will not be allowed. The riders will have 15 minutes to go
from this time check to the final time check.

 

[Boogie]

From 2015 FIM ISDE Rules....

061.56.2
Ten minutes before the starting time, the rider will move his motorcycle
into the working area to carry out necessary adjustments, refuelling, etc.


061.76.1
Before the last servicing area, there will be a Pre-Finish time check, which
will be signalled in the same way as the time checks without servicing,
where servicing will not be allowed. The riders will have 15 minutes to go
from this time check to the final time check.

What about the French... how much time do they get?

 

[shawbagga]

very cutting boogie.

apparently the French don't even use transponders or anything similar anymore. just a big arse trailride for em & rock in to time controls when they feel like it. they've also dispensed with bunting, directional arrows & a general sense of direction. sorry now im just being a sore winner/loser?!

 

[troy deck]

so who finely got it the snail eaters or the roo humpers [sorry im a little spun up from FB]

 

[shawbagga]

roo humpers? never heard that one before but lets run with it. still beats being a sheep shagger(kiwi)!

im over it just give it to the frogs