AMA ANNOUNCES UNITED STATE ISDE TEAM

Posted by Rick Riley on Apr 29, 2015 in Motocross Racing News | 0 comments

PICKERINGTON, Ohio– The American Motorcyclist Association has actually revealed the U.S. World Prize Team as well as U.S. Junior Prize Group for the 90th International 6 Days Enduro in Kosice, Slovakia, Sept. 7-12.

Leading the U.S. initiative on the World Prize Team will certainly be Mike Brown, Thad Duvall, Taylor Robert, Kailub Russell, Ryan Sipes, and also Gary Sutherlin. Brown will certainly function as team captain.

The U.S. Junior Prize Group will include Give Baylor, Guardian Baylor, Justin Jones and Layne Michael.

” The ISDE is one of one of the most historical as well as prestigious motorsports events in the world, and we’re recognized to compete against the globe’s best,” stated AMA Director of Racing Bill Cumbow. “We’re appreciative of the support this initiative receives from the market, and also we’re confident that the United States is sending the best team to get the work performed in 2015, from the bikers to group management to the assistance staff.”

Antti Kallonen, KTM North America’s off-road racing manager, will manage the U.S. ISDE group.

” I more than happy again to be able to construct a team of rapid bikers for both the Globe Prize as well as Junior Trophy groups,” Kallonen stated. “This year’s event being held on European dirt is going to make it little more challenging competitors for us compared to last year’s occasion yet our goals have not changed and we are intending to get on the top step with the Prize group.”

The 2014 ISDE in Argentina was one of the very best for the U.S. team. The United States Junior Trophy Group won its division for the third time in occasion background, while the U.S. Prize Group ended up second in 2015. The USA has never ever won the Trophy division, although it likewise ended up second in 1982 and 2013.

Kallonen stated that regardless of a place that may provide some European teams a home-track benefit in 2015, he’s confident the United States bikers are up to the difficulty.

” Mike, our captain, remains in winning form here in the States and also his experience will certainly help and lead our whole group,” Kallonen said. “Kailub, that was the top American in 2014, is making a move to the E1 course this year, and also our assumptions are high with him, hoping he could battle for the overall win.”

Kallonen claimed that the Slovakian conditions and surface will know to riders in the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series, an AMA National Championship. Russell is the safeguarding GNCC total champ and also is unbeaten in 2015 GNCC competitors.

” Various other GNCC racers signing up with Kailub on the Trophy Group are Duvall and also Sipes,” Kallonen stated. “Thad has posted constant top-three results this year and also recognizes what it takes at 6 Days to obtain the job done. Sipes is a new enhancement to our Trophy group. His boosted results and also his sprint speed captured my focus this year, and also I feel he is a great suitable for the group. Gary is used to more West Coastline conditions, but his pure speed and decision are impressive, as well as he will certainly adapt rapidly to the terrain in Slovakia. Our sixth biker, Taylor, is returning to race the E3 course and is searching for redemption from in 2015’s ISDE, where a small problem took him out of the overall win contention.”

Kallonen has brought a significant quantity of ability back from the championship-winning UNITED STATE Junior Group, so his expectations are understandably high for this year.

” Three of the in 2015’s winning bikers are returning to the team once more, and our objective is easy: Repeat our champion,” he said. “Justin, that was the group’s bring pressure last year, is going back to defend his championship. His pure sprint rate is mosting likely to play an essential duty in the outcomes. The Baylor siblings, Guardian as well as Grant, are both as quick as ever before, as well as the surface in Slovakia should suit them extremely well. A new addition to our Six Days program is Layne Michael. He is a very quick sprinter and also, like the Baylor’s is comfortable on terrain much like Slovakia’s.”.

Kallonen included that the United States group has a summer season of prep work intended to head into the 2015 event ready to race for global splendor at the globe’s leading off-road competition.

Brown races for Rockstar Husqvarna Manufacturing facility Racing and will ride a Husqvarna FE501 at the ISDE. Duvall belongs to the KR4 Husqvarna team and will ride a Husqvarna FE350. FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Robert will ride a KTM 500XC-W. Russell, likewise an FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Competing member, will ride a KTM 250XC-F. Superstar Husqvarna’s Sipes will certainly ride a Husqvarna FE350. Sutherlin, an FMF KTM Manufacturing facility Competing supported rider, will certainly ride a KTM 450XC-F.

Junior Staff member Grant Baylor, that rides for AmPro Yamaha, will race a YZ450F. Guardian Baylor, that is KTM sustained, will certainly ride a KTM 450XC-F. Honda-backed Jones will ride a Honda CRF450R, and also Michael will certainly ride a Honda CRF250R at the ISDE.

3 top groups represent the United States at the ISDE. In addition to the six-member World Prize Group and the Junior Prize Team, that includes 4 cyclists below 23 years of ages, the U.S. fields a Women’s Trophy Group at the occasion. Numerous club employee also represents the USA at Six Days.

The AMA will certainly reveal the full set of UNITED STATE riders adhering to qualifier rounds Could 2-3 in Newburg, W.Va., as well as May 30-31 in Idaho City, Idaho.

To find out more concerning the United States ISDE effort, browse through www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/internationalcompetition/isde.