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AND GAM WHEELIE ON THE GAS
Josep Garcia put his factory KTM on the podium at the recent Hawkstone Park Cross Country in the UK, round six of the World Enduro Super Series.
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AND GAM
TdN PREP FOR DBG
Daniel Blanc-Gonnet competed in the final round of the TrialGP series in Spain to prepare for the Trial des Nations the following week. Look for full cover of the TdN in the next issue.
PHOTO COURTESY PEP SEGALES
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AND GAM
CREEK LAUNCH
Steward Baylor didn’t hesitate one bit before launching off of one of the handful of waterfalls in the final test at the Lead Belft National Enduro in Missouri, which he won.
PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE
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AND GAM A COULD OF DUST
Monster Energy Babbitts Racing Kawasaki’s Jordan Ashburn leaps out of the dust during the Enduro test at the final round of the Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series in South Carolina.
PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE
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News and Culture From The World Of Trials, Offroad and Extreme Racing
BEN KELLEY SIGNS WITH KTM
KTM Motorsports is proud to announce the contract extension of recentlycrowned back-to-back GNCC XC2 250 Pro Champion Ben Kelley, who will join the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team in 2020 to compete in the premier XC1 Open Pro class in the AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series.
As a member of the KTM-Supported Trail Jesters KTM Racing Team since 2017, Kelley has spent a majority of his career with the KTM brand where he has achieved many great milestones as a young racer. Now a two-time GNCC XC2 Champion, Kelley remains undefeated in the current series as he continues to vie for a perfect season in 2019.
“I am really excited to be joining the FMF KTM Factory Racing team going into the 2020 season,” said Kelley. “I have high hopes for next year and look forward to moving up to the premier XC1 class in GNCC.”
In addition to finishing out the last three rounds of the GNCC Series, the 23-year-old will go on to represent the U.S. Junior World Trophy Team on Nov. 11-16 at the 94th edition of the FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Portimao, Portugal.
UTE CUP REPORT
Karl Davis Jr. used his “senior citizen” status to beat out Daniel Blanc-Gonnet to win this year’s Ute Cup Two-Day trials in Colorado. After two days of competition and 80 section rides, Davis and Blanc-Gonnet ended this year’s Ute Cup trials in a dead even tie with zero points each. The only tie-breaker used at the Ute Cup is decided by age, with the older rider getting the benefit. So, Karl Davis, Jr beat out Daniel Blanc-Gonnet by less than two years.!
This year’s event, held at San Isabel, was marshalled by John Sinks and Ray Bernard with help fron Stan Hensley. The Ute Cup is one of the most prestigious trials events in the country. It’s a high-altitude event, with base camp usually starting at 10,000 feet in altitude.
Past winners include Bill Brokaw, Sammy Miller, Mike Stokes, Curt Comer, Billy Burgener, David Pyle, Scott Head, Mark Manniko, Ray Peters, Ryon Bell, Geoff Aaron, Keith Wineland and Ryan Young.
RESULTS
1. Karl Davis 0
2. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet 0
3. Micah Hertrich 1 4. Eric Tidmore 2 5. Brad Hannon 5 6. Bryce Pophal 8 7. MIke Young 9 8. Steve McNeal 10 9. Kevin Busch 12 10. Jeremy Farber 13
RITC’S “COACH” HONORED AT ILSE OF MAN
Retired teacher, acclaimed hockey coach and Rhode Islan Trial Club president, Carl C. Swanson (right in photo), has been honored by the Manx Trials Club on the Isle of Man. The Carl “Coach” Swanson Award was introduced at the conclusion of the prestigious Manx International Classic Trial, a time honored two day motorcycle event held annually on the island nation located in the Irish Sea.
The challenging off-road event has competitors traverse difficult sections of terrain across the two hundred square mile island. Riders from throughout the world bid for entry to the prestigious event. 2019 marks the second year that Swanson has lead a US contingent to the event. He has been the oldest rider to complete the event with each outing. “It is in recognition of this accomplishment that an award bearing his name was introduced and a trophy commissioned to honor him” said teammate Dr. Herbert J. “Hub” Brennan. “He is a giant of a man and is deserving of this honor in many ways.”
Ian Lees, Secretary of the Manx Trials Club noted, “Cheers to Coach! Whilst we welcome overseas entrants to the trial each year, few bring the gravitas of Coach Swanson. Competing successfully at his age earns him the admiration of us all. We hope he will return again next year”.
Local craftsman Adam Andrewskiwcz, also of Coventry, was commissioned to craft the trophy which features a Revere silver bowl atop a base of black walnut. “I was both honored and flattered to be part of this commemorative event”. said Andrewskiwcz.
Swanson, 77, lives in Coventry, Rhode Island and is a retired educator and hockey coach, having taught in both Coventry and East Greenwich. He was recently inducted into the East Greenwich Athletic Hall of Fame. He is President of the Rhode Island Trials Club. n
WATSON WINS HAWKSTONE PARK CC
LETTENBICHLER
LEADS WESS STANDINGS
Nathan Watson delivered the goods to claim a home win at round six of the World Enduro Super Series, the Hawkstone Park Cross-Country. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider showed his class on the physically demanding Shropshire course to take victory over Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) and Jonny Walker (KTM - GB).
Placing as runner-up in Great Britain, Lettenbichler extends his lead in this year’s race to become the ULTIMATE ENDURO WORLD CHAMPION.
Behind the top three, Taddy Blazusiak put in a strong charge in the closing stages to take fourth, with fellow KTM rider Joesp Garcia regrouping following his bad start to place fifth.
Results - World Enduro Super Series, Round 6 - Hawkstone Park CC
1. Nathan Watson (KTM ) 14 laps, 2:30:41.111; 2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 2:33:19.480; 3. Jonny Walker (KTM) 2:35:51.529; 4. Taddy Blazusiak (KTM ) 2:36:36.306; 5. Josep Garcia (KTM) 2:39:09.380; 6. Alex Snow (Gas Gas) 2:40:25.430; 7. Will Hoare (KTM) 2:42:21.589; 8. Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) 13 laps, 2:32:03.308; 9. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 2:33:22.425; 10. Suff Sella (KTM)
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PRODUCT PRODUCT
2020 BETA EVO Fine-Tuned for 2020
Beta is proud to launch the 2020 Evo Trial Model Range. Tagged as the best performing, most dependable trial bikes on the market, Beta Evo models continue to sell-out every year.
With all of the engine updates from 2019 being carried into the 2020 model, the Beta Engineers have been busy working with the Factory Team riders James Dabill and Benoit Bincaz to create even better performance that last year’s models. The bikes have received updated plastic, cleaned up electrics, and on the 2 strokes, revised cylinder porting.
The 2-Stroke versions are available in 125, 200, 250, 300, and 300 SS. The 300 SS models stands for “Super Smooth” and provides the rider with added torques and less overall peak power. This model is fantastic in the wet and muddy sections. Also returning for 2020 is the popular 300 4-Stroke. A tried and true
2020 BETA EvO 300 4-STROKE
machine that is built in limited numbers. Providing riders with a whisper-quiet exhaust note and smooth 4-Stroke power. New Beta owners, clubman or experts will appreciate the quality and performance that only current Beta owners are familiar with.
2020 Evo 300
New features include:
New front headlight mask: Relocating the MAP switch allowed for a slimmer design while providing an easier method of mounting a standard number plate. Redesigned top cowling: Provides a new home for the MAP switch. Sleek design allows for improved rider movement.
New MAP switch: Centrally located and now has an LED light.
New rear fender: Redesigned in junction with the new LED taillight. New shape also provides rider with better movement while navigating sections.
Front fork: Redesigned with updated internal settings and now with the ability to update the front fork with a compression adjustment system as an accessory. Black anodized shifter and rear brake pedal: To give the bikes that “Factory” look. New graphics and colors.
Pricing and specifications will be posted the week of September 16th on the Beta USA website at www.betausa.com. n
2020 BETA RACE Fine-Tuned for 2020
Beta launches the new 2020 RR Race Edition Models on the market!
Beta presents the race-ready version of its new-generation Beta Enduro range, unveiled back in July. As customers have come to expect, it’s fitted with all the equipment needed to make it a truly race-ready machine, set up for any situation it’ll encounter during competition.
Beta engineers have therefore focused on developing a high-end set-up and incorporating all those details - both aesthetic and functional - that reduce weight and ensure even higher performance under all race conditions.
The new RR Racing MY 2020 has, in fact, all the same features that have enabled Steve Holcombe and Brad Freeman to dominate the World Enduro circuit over the last few years, winning several titles in succession.
The Racing family consists of 7 models: 125, 250, 300 cc 2T (2-stroke) and 350, 390, 430 and 480 cc 4T (4-stroke).
The RR Racing MY 2020 range stands out on account of:
Suspension
• Kayaba AOS forks with closed ø 48 mm cartridge: these new KYB spring forks feature a closed-cartridge design and are renowned worldwide for being top-ofthe-range. Close collaboration between Beta and Kayaba has created a bespoke product which features a new fork shoe design and a unique calibration reserved for the RR models. Also, the presence of anodized internal components minimizes sliding friction, whilst the customary compression and release adjusters allow easy attainment of optimum settings at all times. Therefore, Kayaba forks ensure excellent operation under all usage conditions, being ultra-reliable, easy to tune and, what’s more, considerably reducing weight (0.5 kg lighter than the MY 2019).
· ZF ø 46 mm shock absorber with new calibration: this newly refined set-up lets riders make the absolute most of the new chassis.
· Black anodized triple clamp.
Premix
In response to riders who are always looking for slashing weight, the Beta R&D department has once again decided to dispense with the automatic mixer in order to reduce bike weight as much as possible. RR Racing MY 2020 2-stroke machines run on oil/gas premix, thus honing the racing pedigree of this version.
Special components
· Quick release front wheel pin.
· Vertigo hand guards.
· Metzeler Six Days tires
· Black Aluminum footrests: with a broad contact surface and steel pegs to ensure optimum grip under all conditions.
· Rear sprocket with anodized aluminum core and steel teeth: a perfect combination of lightness and durability.
· Red aluminum chain tensioner blocks.
· Racing seat with pocket.
· Black anodized shift/brake levers.
· Transmission oil cap, engine oil cap and oil filter cap in red anodized aluminum.
· Racing graphics and red rim stickers.
· New battery charging system: more efficient and reliable (4-stroke only).
· New expansion chamber: improves performance across the entire power curve, especially at high revs where it boosts acceleration (125 2-stroke only). n
VERTIGO 2020 VERTICAL-WORKS
Vertigo Motors recently presented the latest evolution of the Vertical-Works model. This new model will be available in the traditional 125, 250 & 300cc versions, and new for 2020 the exciting 200cc & 280cc versions.
The Vertigo engineers, guided by our brand ambassador & 12 times Trials World Champion Dougie Lampkin, who in turn has worked relentlessly during the 2019 season with our extremely talented team of World Championship riders, consisting of Jaime Bus- to, Jorge Casales & Berta Abellan have ensured that the latest 2020 version of this already extremely advanced 2 stroke, fuel injection machine is even more refined & reliable than ever before.
Each version of this 2020 model has been subject to the same meticulous technical development. Meaning this new model, takes the already most technically advanced and revolutionary trials bike on the market, to a whole new level & keeps the bike in an entire class of its own.
The 125cc is a model which has already earned its place in the elite stable of Vertigo models. Thanks to this model, in the hands of Pau Martinez becoming 2019 European 125cc
VERTICAL 2020 200cc & 280cc
The new 200cc model, combines the very best elements of both the 250cc & 125cc models. Resulting in a bike capable of taking on virtually any challenge. Whilst always providing the rider with total control of their machine. This new model is ideal for first time riders, or those who do not require the full power of a 250cc or higher capacity bike. Yet who still demand enough power to take on challenging sections & lines.
The 280cc similarly combines the best elements of the 250cc & 300cc models to provide intermediate & advanced riders with a very responsive & powerful bike capable of attacking extremely challenging sections & lines. This 280cc model is only available under request.
Each version of this 2020 model has been subject to the same meticulous technical development. Meaning this new model, takes the already most technically advanced and revolutionary trials bike on the market, to a whole new level & keeps the bike in an entire class of its own.
The distinctive & attractive new aesthetics of the bike are achieved thanks to the totally new look 2020 graphics with their matte finish, combined with the new olive green chassis colour scheme. Complimented by the many red anodised components such as the stunning new billet machined wheel hubs & triple clamps, red anodised cylinder head, engine & chassis fixings and front subframe. While the new for 2020 black finish of the wheel rims, skid plate and side stand add a touch of class to this very attractive new bike. n
• A versatile trials or trail bike (with the addition of a removable seat)
• The T-18 Dragonfly is an adult electric trials bike featuring a real hydraulic clutch
• A 5 speed gearbox provides the best match of engine power to terrain requirements
• M4 39mm Aluminum AIR FORKS
• Special Ohlins shock direct to swing arm (Linkless suspension)
• 3 hr quick change battery
• Weighs in at 132 pounds
LEAD BELT NATIONAL
KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES ROUND 7
PARK HILLS, MISSOURI
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
NATIONAL ENDURO
Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Steward Baylor came from behind to beat his teammate and brother Grant Baylor at this weekend’s Lead Belt National Enduro, round seven of the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series in Park Hills, Missouri.
After battling back and forth with his brother during off and on rain showers, Grant entered the rocky sixth and final test with a 23-second lead over Steward. However, just 200 feet into the test Grant made a mistake that cost him considerable time. When the final scores were tallied Steward jumped ahead of Grant in the overall results to steal the win by 15.517-seconds.
Steward’s win put a stop to the momentum Grant had been building since winning the previous two rounds. It also squashed any hopes Grant had of catching his brother in the championship chase.
“I knew the last section always favored me here; it always has,” said Steward. “I don’t think I’ve ever led going into that last section, but I’ve won this race four times now, all in the last test. So, I knew if I could get close we could do it, but I knew it was going to be tough. Obviously, Grant had some difficulties in that last test, but everything came together and I was able to get the win.”
A fourth championship title is a safe bet now for Steward, who extended his lead in the series standings to 36 points ahead of his brother with just three rounds remaining on the xchedule.
Grant came into the Missouri round having won the previous 14 tests in a row, dating back to the final two tests of the Cherokee Enduro. After winning the first two tests of the Lead Belt Enduro, Grant looked poised to continue his domination.
“The racing was tight all day; we went back and forth a couple times throughout the day,” said Grant. “Then in the last test it got really rocky and gnarly. Right off the start we went down the river, through the waterfall section. As soon as I hit the biggest drop, my bike decided to just flame out and die right there on the face of it. So I dropped off about six foot straight down into the water. That was how I started my last test, and that’s about how it went for the rest of the last test there. I ended up throwing away my… I had about a 23-second lead going into test, and ended up throwing that away and losing the position to Steward. He rode really well in that last test and rode really well all day. He was just right there on my heels all day.”
Evan Smith finished almost two minutes behind Grant for third, however, the Husqvarna/Max Motorsports/FXR rider has consistently been the “next best” performer after the Baylor brothers all year. Smith rounded out the podium despite starting off the event with a big crash.
“I had a pretty good crash maybe half a mile in off the start. Kind of scraped me
THORN DEvLIN
up,” said Smith. “That kind of reminded me how cautious I need to be at this place; it kind of set the tone for the rest of the day. The first four tests suited me pretty well. Every one of them I came in within ten seconds or so of the win. So, I was able to keep it tight. Then the last two tests were pretty rocky and gnarly. The Baylor boys always ride that stuff really well. Going into the last one, I knew there wasn’t a chance that I was going to catch Stew so I just played it safe and made sure I rode to the end and finished it out.”
Thorn Devlin matched his best performance of the season with a fourth overall finish. The GasGas North America rider got off to a fast start, finishing third in test one, just seven seconds off the winning time.
“I was just consistent all day,” said Devlin. “I felt good and didn’t make any mistakes until just the end there. It gets real rocky at the end and it’s kind of hard to stay on two wheels. We’ll just build on another fourth and just keep working. Hopefully we’ll get a podium soon.”
Beta USA’s Mike Witkowski rounded out the top five with a consistent performance that saw him finish no lower than fifth in any of the six tests.
Finishing sixth overall and first in the NE Pro2 class was Tely Energy Racing’s Liam Draper, who won the first test (in his class) in spite of breaking his rear brake line.
MIKE WITKOWSKI
“I just put my head down all day,” said Draper. “I enjoy this place. It was fun. It was kind of sketchy in some places where you couldn’t see those little rocks, but other than that I had fun.”
Former Pro Trials rider Ronnie Commo was seventh overall and second in the NE Pro2 division. The KTM rider from Florida had just returned to action after taking two weeks off due to a back injury.
“I spent a lot of time on the ground until the final two tests and then in the last two tests I managed to get some good results in,” said Commo.
Nate Ferderer made his first appearance in the series since February and came away with eighth overall and third in the NE Pro2 class in his first race on a Suzuki. Nate welcomed the rain.
“I’m really happy it rained,” said Ferderer. “It was a nice, diverse conditions between slick and good traction. So, all in all, it was a good day. I’m happy to be on the podium with third and I plan to do the remaining national enduros. More fun to come.”
Yamaha riders Dylan Yearbury and Brandon Forrester rounded out the top 10. Yearbury was also fourth in the NE Pro2 class, while Forrester won the AA division.
Mepmx/Fly/Grizzly Peak/Traveler’s Rest Speedway/KTM’s Mackenzie Tricker won three of five tests en route to the win in the Women’s Elite class, finishing the event 14.423-seconds ahead of Am Pro
Yamaha’s Rachel Archer, who won the fifth test. Beta USA’s Rachel Gutish won test three on her way to third overall.
OVERALL RESULTS
1. Steward Baylor (KTM)
2. Grant Baylor (KTM)
3. Evan Smith (Hsq)
4. Thorn Devlin (GG)
5. Mike Witkowski (Bet)
6. Liam Draper (KTM)
7. Ron Commo III (KTM)
8. Nate Federer (Suz)
9. Dylan Yearbury (Yam)
10. Brandon Forrester (Yam)
MACKENZIE
TRICKER
PHOTOS
SIPES BRINGS THE HEAT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
KENDA FULL GAS SPRINT ENDURO SERIES ROUND 8
LAURENS, SOUTH CAFROLINA
SEPTEMBER 1-2, 2019
RYAN SIPES
The best of the east met up with the best of the west at the final round of the Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series, in Laurens, South Carolina, with ex-moto star and all-around off-road ace Ryan Sipes coming out on top of a close battle with newly crowned Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series champion Kailub Russell to take the win at the Chestnut Corner Full Gas Sprint Enduro. Former Supercross star Josh Hill also made an appearance on Sunday, bolstering an already loaded Pro class.
The final round of the Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series was designated an ISDE camp by US team manager Antti Kallonen, so the entire US ISDE Trophy team (World, Junior and Women’s) showed up to do battle, pitting the best from each of the major series in the United States against each other: Full Gas Sprint Enduro, AMA National Enduro, Grand National Cross Country and WORCS.
After two days of racing and 12 timed tests, Sipes edged fellow factory KTM rider Russell by just 22 seconds for the overall win.
Sipes admitted his was a bit surprised by the win and since the event also served as a warmup and training weekend for the upcoming International Six Days Enduro in Portugal, he thinks the US squad is ready to win back the title it claimed in 2016.
“I had no clue where I’d be against these guys since I haven’t raced one of these all year; I didn’t know where my speed would be, so I’m really happy,” said Sipes. “I knew I would do okay in the Cross test, I just wasn’t sure about the Enduro test. I got a little lucky
KAILUB RUSSELL
with this woods test. It was technical, but not very tight, so that played to my strengths.”
Russell stayed within a second or two of Sipes for most of the weekend and held the lead on two occasions, but threw it away with a crash in the final test.
“I made a lot of mistakes,” said Russell. “It was tough – super dry and slick and I just couldn’t keep it off the ground. I’ve only fallen like two or three times all year at these races and I probably had four falls this weekend. It’s hard to compete for the win when you’re on the ground. Ryan was in a league of his own on the Cross test, but I had some fast times in the Enduro test. I got in the lead on Monday after the Enduro test, but then I fell in the Cross test and threw it away. Then I was close going into the final test so I went for it and fell again.”
FMF/KTM’s Taylor Robert, the 2016 ISDE Individual champion, kept the two frontrunners honest with a solid third place finish, even though the event marked his first taste of woods racing in over a year. Robert got off to a slow start but was able to work his way into a podium position.
“I started off pretty slow but I picked it up in the afternoon – I went from 10th place to third by the end of the day,” said Robert. “Even though this woods section wasn’t very tight, it’s still tighter than anything I ride, and it’s mainly the tree roots I don’t get to ride, but it’s good prep for Six Days and it’s always good to practice something different.”
Since he will be the designated E3 rider on the US Trophy Team, Tely Energy Racing’s
BEN KELLEY
Steward Baylor (who normally rides a 450) will be riding a KTM 500 in Portugal, and he spent the first day in South Carolina getting used to one at the Chestnut Corner event. After a slow start, Steward put the big KTM into fourth overall.
“The 500 is a big change, and I’ve been trying to adapt to it,” said Steward. “It didn’t help that I stuck my bad knee into the ground on the first day. I always start slow anyway, so I picked up the pace on the second day and was riding pretty good.”
Fifth place went to Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Thad Duvall, who was part of the winning World Trophy Team in 2016, but who has elected to sit out this year’s ISDE.
Grant Baylor, also riding a 500 like his brother (on the Junior Trophy Team), was sixth overall, just two seconds ahead of Husqvarna/Max Motorsports/FXR’s Evan Smith. Smith also won the Pro2 class with his seventh overall finish.
“This was kind of a sketchy track, so it was important to be consistent and not make any mistakes, and aside from a couple of crashes on the first day I was able to do that,” said Smith.
Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jordan Ashburn, Trail Jesters Racing KTM’s Ben Kelley, and GasGas North America’s Thorn Devlin, rounded out the top 10. Devlin also finished second in the Pro2 division, with Beta USA’s Mike Witkowski taking third in the Pro2 class with a 12th overall finish.
Josh Hill finished 13th in the first Cross test and 12th in the Enduro test, and then elected
MIKE WITKOWSKI
to sit out the rest of the race. Meanwhile, Babbitt’s Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Josh Strang, the defending series champ, crashed in the second test and dislocated his shoulder.
In the Women’s Pro class, MEP MX/KTM’s MacKenzie Tricker rode a 350 KTM instead of her usual 250 and grabbed her first win of the season ahead of KTM’s Brandi Richards and Husqvarna’s Tayla Jones.
“I started off the first day with a couple of test wins, but I crashed a couple of times and Tayla won the day,” said Tricker. “I was able to get it together on the second day and come away with the overall, so I’m pretty happy.”
OVERALL RESULTS
1. Ryan Sipes (KTM)
2. Kailub Russell (KTM)
3. Taylor Robert (KTM)
4. Steward Baylor (KTM)
5. Thad Duvall (Hsq)
6. Grant Baylor (KTM)
7. Evan Smith (Hsq)
8. Jordan Ashburn (Kaw)
9. Ben Kelley (KTM)
10. Thorn Devlin (GG)
SOUTH CAROLINA SPRINT ENDURO PHOTO GALLERY
INTERVIEW: Kailub Russell
61 wins, 7 Titles,
Ready To Take On The World
Story by Pete Peterson
Photos by Shan Moore
Kailub Russell has dominated GNCC with seven XC1 titles. He’s also wrapped up his second Kenda Full Gas Sprint Enduro title this year, and soon will head to Portugal for his sixth ISDE. We asked him about racing in general and the ISDE in particular fresh after his landmark 60th GNCC victory. Congratulations on your 60th GNCC win. Beyond raw speed, is there a strategy to winning a GNCC race?
Yeah, I think so for sure. Maybe not like a full-on strategy and a guide like how to do it, but for me it always seems that there has been and how I kind of figure out the track and attack it. It’s a long topic to get into.
Can you give me one aspect of it? Is there a pacing that you do to conserve your energy for when you need it?
Yeah. Some races there is, and some there isn’t. It just depends really on how everything develops and where the guys are on the track that I normally have to battle with, or even how I feel… When you’re really feeling and straightaway you get into the track and you feel really good, I try to go and see if I can get away from those guys. If that happens, then I kind of keep the hammer down the whole race. When you can’t, like a race like this past weekend [at the Black Sky GNCC] where the track is really technical and just slick and no traction and there’s lines everywhere, you just kind of piece it together and figure out where you’re good and where you’re not so good and try to work on those couple sections and find some lines that are a little bit smoother. Like I said, there’s a whole other conversation that would take really long to try to describe the situation that I would mentally use.
Are you wearing a heart rate monitor that you look at during the race or that you study after the race?
I don’t really look at it during the race because you can’t really control your heart rate. You can in a way, but you can’t on a dirt bike. I’ve noticed just in training in general, once you get on the dirt bike it’s always way higher than when you’re on a bicycle. On a bicycle you can kind of control where you want to be at and everything, but on the dirt bike with adrenaline and just how physical it is, you can’t really control your heart rate unless you just completely slow down and stop try-
ing. [During]the first couple laps, I can tell when the race is really hard for me and things aren’t going good it’s probably super high and it’s not going to be a pretty end of the race. If you use that much energy at the beginning, it’s usually a bad sign for the end. But it’s nice when you can hover around 160-ish to 170 for the first hour of the race. Then usually when I can do that, if I’m in that meat of the zone right there for the first hour, I’m going to be pretty good at the end of the race. If I’m around 170 or 175 for the first hour, I’ve noticed a trend where the end of the race isn’t so good for me.
You’ve worked with Charlie Mullins and Aldon Baker. Can you give me a quick overview of how each one of those guys has influenced your program?
Yes, it’s been really good. It’s just brought some structure and knowledge to how I kind of train and how I see things now. It’s a good thing and it’s kind of a bad thing, because now you know more about your body and a whole bunch of other stuff where before when I first turned pro I just kind of went out on a limb and did everything on my own and didn’t really know and didn’t really care too much. Now that you know, I think you start caring too much and mentally that weighs on you too when you know you’re not quite race ready. So back in the day, I never knew what race ready was or looking at numbers and figuring stuff out, I never knew where I was so I never really cared. I just went as hard as I could the whole time, and now it’s like broken down, more structured. Now it’s like, ‘Man, if I’m not kind of in this realm of capabilities before this race, it’s going to be tough.’
Are you faster today than you ever were?
I would think so. Personally, I do. I don’t think I’m as good as I once was at the beginning of the race, but I think that’s everybody else stepping up their game too. So maybe I am as good as I used to be at the beginning, but I think everybody’s gotten better and stepped it up as well. There are a lot of guys that have really upped their pace and their intensity the last three or four years now. The competition is getting greater, which is really nice to see, but it just makes things tougher. Everybody’s pushing each other to the next level, it seems like now.
I have a question about Sprint Enduro. You won the first season in 2015 and then you won it this season. What changes have you seen in that series and the competition in that series?
It’s hard to say because it has been such a long time since the first year… It’s so long of a gap from ’15 to this year that I did them, that I don’t really remember too
well. I know I was kind of in a league of my own in ’15, and this year it was definitely a little bit tougher. But a lot of the guys, like Thad, I was a little bit surprised. Not saying he wasn’t good, but I know Thad’s really fast and he’s capable of sprinting, but he just wasn’t quite as on point as I thought he would be. Strang was better than I expected him to be. So it’s hard to say from ’15 to now the level where we’re at now.
You’ve raced for KTM since your XC2 days. How has that stability helped you with your career?
It’s been huge because I’ve been around everybody on the team. Some people come and go, but for the most part everybody that’s there has been there for many years now. We all got a pretty good relationship. We developed the team. We’ve been able to develop the team and make it really strong. I had to switch it up and we just keep progressing. Each year Antti is able to add something new and get us a little bit more support somewhere. The team is in a league of its own, really. It’s nice to be on it because Antti goes above and beyond for everything. He thinks of everything and doesn’t leave any stone unturned when it comes to being successful.
Do you have any interesting stories about other teams trying to lure you away?
No, not really. I’ve had some offers and talks, but that’s been years ago. Since I signed in 2016, I was talking to a couple teams and even way before, back in my XC2 days, I think that was the only other time that I talked to any teams. It’s been a pretty solid home for me. I haven’t ever really felt the need to kind of go shopping, so it’s been pretty nice.
Switching to ISDE, where does the ISDE fit into your year in terms of the importance of that event and your goals?
It’s a huge event and it’s really tough, mentally and physically. My goals for it is definitely to try and win it one day. That’s kind of one of my last goals in racing is to try to win an overall at Six Days. Like I said, it all comes down to the terrain and where you’re at and how good you feel. I know those Euros, they do that stuff all the time. We only have a few races that are similar in that aspect of racing. It’s definitely harder for us to go over there and be successful, so as a team when we won in ’16 it was really awesome. In ’16 I don’t think any one of us that were on the team even raced a Sprint Enduro series that year. It was pretty cool to go and win.
I know in ’15 in Slovakia when I was racing in Sprint Enduros and I went and did Six Days, I felt like I was way more fresh in those types of race situations. I’ve got some high expectations for myself to do pretty well this year and hopefully keep my head in the game all six days.
So you mentioned your goal, the individual win. You mentioned 2016. The team was in a position to win. Taylor was leading the overall. How much do you hold back for the sake of the team, and how hard is that for you to do that for the collective good?
That would be a question for him, really. I know he was pretty stressed about it. At the end of the day, in my shoes, I wouldn’t have changed anything because when you try to start changing stuff that’s when stuff happens. It’s one of those things. I know from myself racing, in the lead if I start getting complacent, that’s when I start going backwards. That’s when stuff kind of unravels. When you keep your head in the game and just treat it as any other day, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. If your bike breaks or something because you were trying, that’s racing. Dirt bikes break all the time. It’s one of those things. It’s a double-edged sword. For me, I would have just kept pressing forward and tried to get them both done.
When you’re over there with these guys and you’re working together as a team, is it on your mind that you might be giving these guys tips that are going to hurt you next year at the US championship title that you’re going for?
No, not really. I would say zero percent of Six Days kind of translates into what we do here at home. I guess we do help each other over there in different ways, and probably ways we don’t even realize we’re helping each other, but basically it’s all just riding stuff and how if one person is really good in one test, we’ll kind of pick their brain about what kind of lines they’re using and how they’re making it around some of the more technical spots on the track, where they’re putting their bike. Just certain things like that. Once you get back home, you go to a completely different venue. It’s all a level playing field. So it’s not like we’re there sharing our training secrets and this and that. The training is already done and you’re not gaining much fitness while you’re over there. I would say mainly we’re just helping each other try to get each of us around each test as fast as we can.
Is there anything different for this year’s US team that’s making it look especially good? How is the team shaping up right now?We had our ISDE train-
ing camp and I think we have a really good shot this year at winning it, as long as we all stay healthy and don’t have any problems with our bikes or equipment. Six days is a long time kind of ragging those things out, especially in the conditions that we do it in, and having to work on our own stuff. It’s a tough event to keep everything moving and not having that one fall that kind of just destroys yourself or the bike. The team is looking really good. Like I said, we had our training camp and everybody was riding really solid. We’re all pretty close. I think if we’re all that close, there’s no reason we shouldn’t all be in the top ten and even fighting for the top five and top three spots on the podium. So I think if we can have three of us in the top five overall, we’ll be a pretty solid group of guys.
How much trials riding have you done in the past, or do you do it currently, to help you with bike skills?
I had a trials bike there for a while, but I probably got rid of that thing back in 2015 or ’16 or something. It’s not too big around my area here and I don’t have any buddies that have them. So it’s not much fun riding it by yourself, and I’m in an area that doesn’t really have a whole lot to offer in trials riding. You just got to make stuff up. It’s really hard to find rocks around here. It’s not much of a useful tool for me, so I got rid of it. I don’t do much at all really anymore. n
GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG 50CC HURRICANS
By KENNETH OLAUSSON PHOTOS: HUSqvARNA
In the early 50s, Husqvarna decided to produce folklore machines. New legislation opened up for cheap mopeds that at first were no more than bicycles equipped with an engine. The popularity of this new way of transportation grew quickly. It resulted in whirlwinds, such as the Novolette, the Roulette and the Corona, all Avantgarde pilgrim models…
For those with petrol and oil in their veins, the moped can be a life-trigger when you’re fifteen years of age. For many of these youngsters, the two-wheeler was much more than just passing time on a machine – it was more like a way of living your teenage years. If you like history, the moped can probably be traced all the way back to the vehicle of Gottlieb Daimler back in 1885, almost a century and a half ago. In that period, inventors and producers competed with their technical bravery. A power source enabling easy transportation could be installed in many ways; in the front or in the back... maybe in the frame or then again possibly
above on the luggage-rack? The solutions were plentiful. Fascination and imagination were two decisive factors for a colourful choice, solving the transmission problem.
It took decades before Husqvarna discovered the simplest means of transportation. Since its inception in 1903, the Swedish Weapons factory had manufactured motorcycles with a cylinder capacity ranging between 60cc and 994cc. Now, in the beginning of the 50s and thanks to recently introduced Swedish moped legislation, there was suddenly a need for cheap models. They would consist of
engines with a capacity of a mere 50cc. Freedom for the people meant moving around with a bike doing 30 km/h without registration, tax, insurance or a riding license. These were the rules, which applied in Sweden for 15-year-old teenagers (and older) as of July 1st in 1952. Mind you, the vehicle had to be equipped with an engine of maximum 0.8 horsepower and two separate brakes. After a week, there were more than a dozen approved power sources around. A few months later the number had increased to more than 40 engines. According to knowledgeable sources, some 60,000 mopeds were sold in 1952 with yearly sales going up to more than 100,000 units. By 1957, it is estimated that there were 400,000 mopeds on the road, used only in Sweden - the fastest growing market in the world in those days!
Husqvarna did not rest on previous laurels. In 1952 they introduced the Novolette model with a 40cc Rex engine, which was imported from Germany. As this novelty was launched, some 2,000 units were manufactured, and Husqvarna sold approximately 25,000 Novolettes in the two first years. Then, Husqvarna’s in-house version was presented. A number of the factory’s moped models were
sold during the 50s and in the beginning of the 60s. First out was the luxury machine Roulette, designed by the famous Swede Sixten Sason - a man who made his fame and fortune as a successful industrial designer. Sason had the ability to combine shape and contents into an art of teasing futuristic forms. So, also by working on the sophisticated Roulette, Sixten Sason strengthened his position within the automotive industry. All these machines came in double colours and the luxury edition was either painted in orange/black or then in yellow/black with a matching saddle. In 1958 the scooter Corona – Sweden’s only moped model with a free-wheel system – was a great success on the market. The vehicle with the Mexican beer name became very popular as it also had a decent price tag of 1,115 Swedish kronor (approx. 225 US dollars). A year later, it was time again for renewal. Husqvarna now came up with the debut of the Cornette model - with one wheel in the 50s and the other into the 60s. It cost 995 SEK and had the accepted, traditional “Egg-engine” of 50cc. The last fully own-produced Husqvarna moped was launched in 1960 with the simple name of “Lyx” - Luxury, or else the model figures 4012. By now, the factory had abandoned the slide-valve engine in favour of the new piston-controlled manifold. In 1961, the Swedes bought 80,000 mopeds in only one year.
A year later, the Husqvarna mopeds were merged with other Swedish manufacturers. The results were traditional mopeds with little individual flair. The eggengine was replaced by the “Flinta” (Flintstone) power source and this was the weapons factories last contribution to their moped division. It is said that this “Flinta” machine was developed in more than 60 different shapes. By 1964, more than 750,000 mopeds rolled on Swedish streets and roads. All in all, in the decade that the individual moped brand existed, Husqvarna produced a total of around 170,000 units. Compared with 1.8 million electric waffle irons and 12 million meat grinders, the 50cc two-wheelers were quite a humble production line in the company. n
Nate Ferderer Beats The Heat For Third Win Of Season In Iowa
Record Turnout For Harvest Scramble presented by Vertex
The fifth round of the Hoosier Off-Road Border Battle XC series, presented by Klim, drew a record number of entries to the rolling hills of Southern Iowa, where the Des Moines Enduro Riders played host to the series finale Harvest Scramble. In one of the most competitive battles of the season, Minnesota’s Nate Ferderer made a last lap pass on round three winner Tanner Whipple, to put an exclamation point on his 2020 Championship run. Whipple, of Colona, Illinois, grabbed the front row holeshot and led a three-rider charge for much of the race with Matt McDonald and 14 year-old Troy Horbaty in tow. Horbaty, who was racing 85s just one year ago, was making his first start in the AA class and finished an impressive fourth overall.
Ferderer, who was nearly last off the line of 18 of the Midwest’s best XC racers, quickly worked his Checkpoint Off-Road/Larsons Cycle Suzuki to fourth on the first lap. Heat and humidity became a key factor as the race wore on with temps hitting 89º and the three front-runners of Whipple, Ferderer and McDonald, all racing on minimal sleep after attending separate weddings in neighboring states the night before. Ferderer admitting to having to “go deep in the pain cave” to finally run down Whipple on the last lap.
AA racer Alex Tweeton was the Grand Prize Winner of the 2020 Timbersled Snow Bike kit, after having his name drawn from the pool of racers who took part in Triple Crown rounds one, three and five.
AA Results
1. Nate Ferderer Minnesota SUZ
2. Tanner Whipple Illinois KTM
3. Matt McDonald Illinois KTM
4. Troy Horbaty Manitoba HSQ
5. Ben Ward Iowa KTM
6. Devon Jirik Minnesota KTM
7. Colt Converse Illinois HSQ
8. Wyatt Setterburg Iowa HON
9. Jamie Driskell Iowa YAM
10. Dawson Driskell Iowa HON
Season Recap
5 races, 4 states
3 AA winners from 3 states
1426 total entries - 285 rider average
8 states and 2 provinces represented
$17,500 payout over 5 rounds
$3,530 year-end AA payout
$17,650 year-end amateur awards
2019 Schedule
• February 24 - CTC Fun Trial
• March 30-31 - Trials Training Days
• May 4-5 - Splish Spalsh Trial (STRA)
• June 23-26 - Family Camp
• June 27-29 - East Coast Youth Nationals & Women’s Open
• June 28 - TdN Fundraiser Gate Trial
• June 30 - July 4 - Great American Teen Camp (Invitational)
• August 16-18 - 9th Annual Kenda Tennessee Knock Out
• September TBA - ITSA Vintage Trial National
• October 19-20 - 27th Annual 58K Fall Trial
• December 1 - Troy Trial - CTC Winter Series Round 1
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BOU PUTS A BOW ON
2019 FIM TRIALGP
September 21-22, 2019
La Nucia, Spain
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TONI BOU
Toni Bou finished off a perfect season by claiming his seventh win in seven rounds at the final round of the 2019 FIM Trial World Championship in La Nucia, Spain, giving the Repsol Honda rider a 13th-straight title.
Conditions just north of Benidorm on the Mediterranean coast were dry and dusty and Bou, as expected, looked completely at home. Following his dominance of Saturday’s Qualification session he had the advantage of starting last and he converted this into a convincing victory, despite incurring an additional eight time penalties.
The sections – a mixture of man-made and natural obstacles – were super-tough and Bou collected three maximums on his opening lap but at the halfway stage he still led on a total of 17 with his compatriot Adam Raga (TRRS) next best on 24. Then, as we’ve seen so many times before, when the going gets tough then Bou gets going and his lap-two total of just 11 saw him run out a convincing winner with an eventual victorious margin of seven over Raga who picked up four marks on time.
“Having a perfect season and winning all races has been spectacular,” said Bou. “After exceeding 100 wins, this was the challenge that I was lacking and I am very happy to have achieved it. In addition, I am also very happy to be able to tie with Jordi Tarrés on 14th consecutive victories. We always want more, so we hope to start next season continuing this good spell. Today’s trial was tough, the sections were very slippery and we had very little time, so we made a lot of mistakes. Luckily, everyone made mistakes but our opponents picked up more marks. I am very happy to be able to finish the season this way. Thank you very much to the whole team for making it possible.”
Veteran Japanese rider Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda) secured his fifth podium finish of the year –
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just one mark ahead of Spain’s Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas) – to take third in the championship although he was 21 marks adrift of Raga on the day after incurring two time penalties.
“I’m very happy with how the trial went today and the season in general,” said Fujinami. “The worst position I have finished in has been sixth, which means that I have had a great season with many third and fourth places. Today, in the first round I was fifth so I wanted to push in the second. Since there were very steep areas, it was quite difficult physically but also technically. Finally, I fought until the end and I was able to get up on the podium. I’m very happy. I want to thank Montesa, Honda and the HRC team as always for the great work they have done every day. We have finished with Toni winning all the trials and I me third, so we are a great team. Thank you also to all my family and friends for always supporting me.”
Fajardo’s 11 time penalties proved to be expensive but he still finished two marks in front of fellow Spanish rider Jaime Busto (Vertigo) in fourth. Busto solidified his fourth overall ranking in the series final standings with his fourth in Spain.
Two-thirds of the US Men’s Trial des Nations team rode the Spanish round to get warmed up for the TdN, which is the following weekend.
Riding the Trial2 class, Americans Josh Roper and Daniel BlancGonnet had an off weekend, with Josh finishing 31st, one spot ahead of Daniel. See quotes from each rider later in this story.
RESULTS
1. Toni Bou (Hon) 36
2. Adam Raga (TRRS) 43
3. Takahisa Fujinami (Hon) 64
4. Jeroni Fajardo (GG) 65
5. Jaime Busto (Ver) 67
6. Miquel Gelabert (Shr) 69
7. Jorge Casales (Ver) 70
8. Benoit Bencaz (Bet) 83
9. James Dabill (Bet) 89
10. Jack Price (GG) 89
EMMA BRISTOW
TrialGP WOMEN - 1st
Emma Bristow concluded a perfect season at the Trial in Spain where she finished in first place and earned her 6th World Championship. She has dominated the women’s class in the trials world and brings the Sherco banner to the top of the podium.
After dominating the opening four days of competition in the TrialGP Women class, Bristow – who hasn’t been beaten since the final round of 2017 – was in complete control and ended the day eight marks ahead of Berta Abellan (Vertigo) on a total of 28.
The Spanish rider was still in contention following the opening lap and was just one mark adrift before Bristow’s commanding second lap of 12 sealed the deal.
“It was easy to make a mistake today,” says Bristow, “especially as it was so steep so I’m pleased to win. I didn’t have the winning margin I would have liked but I will be pushing hard next season.
Today I have taken my sixth world title and while it’s hard to keep winning I’m really pleased.”
JOSH ROPER
Trial2 - 31st
“The TrialGP in La Nucia was definitely a difficult, yet fun event!! Due to all the sections being on hillsides, loose terrain, and step rocks eventually led me to a poor finish. I’m not too sad about my riding due to the fact that I know the European riders are a whole another step above me but I could have finished way better if I could have made it through section 1 and 15 both times. They were sections I knew I could make it through but unfortunately luck was not on my side and I could have made top 20 if I made it through those sections but that just goes to show how competitive Trial GP2 really is. I really took this trial as a chance to view the European riders techniques and to see how they compete so I can take it back with me to America to train like them. I would like to give a big thank you to everyone who helped get everything organized to ride this event and everyone at the event that helped us out! Big shout out to Nigel Parker who helped minded for me.” - Josh
DANIEL BLANC-GONNET
Trial2 - 32nd
Daniel from his instagram page:
“The Definitely not my best showing at the @trialGP. Unforgiving terrain, tight times, inconsistent scoring and apparently an “unaccounted” score on a section resulting in a penalty resulting in a penalty all contributed to a pretty bad results. Hard to make excuses when the biggest mistake was my own poor management of my mentality; definitely a type 2 fun kind of day. Pretty disappointed as I know the results don’t reflect my ability as it has been other times this year. Trials is really Hard! Notheless, it was an amazing experience to get to perform on the world stage again. I can’t thank @miquelcirera_ enough for running up cliffs to catch my bike and providing the ground support needed to make it happen (although he was getting pretty slow on lap 2). Onward and upwards to next weekend where it really counts; riding on behalf of the USA at the Trials des Nations in Ibiza.
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2019 WORLD SUPER ENDURO
Dec 8 Krakow, Poland
Jan 5 Riesa, Germany
Jan 26 Madrid, Spain
Feb 9 Budapest, March 9 Bilbao, Spain
2019 FIM WORLD ENDURO
April 12-14
TBA May 10-12 Santiago, May 17-19 Valpacos, June 14-16 Ajaccio, Corsica
June 21-23 Rovetta, Italy
Sept 13-15 Janovice, Czech Sept 27-29 Ambert, France
2019 FIM WORLD ENDURO
May 10-12
Extreme XL
May 17-19 Trèfle Lozérien
May 30-June 2 Erzbergrodeo, TBA Classic Enduro, July 30-Aug 4 Red Bull Romaniacs, Sept 21-22 Hawkstone
Oct 5-6 Solsona Enduro, Nov 2-3 GetzenRodeo,
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Feb 9-10 Gaston, SC
March 2-3 Blackshear, GA
April 6-7 Greeneville, TN
May 25-26 Glen Daniel, WV
June 15-16 Bristol, VA
July 13-14 Fairmount City, PA
ENDURO
Poland
Germany
Spain
Budapest, Hungary
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CHAMPIONSHIP
Spain
Portugal
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Czech Republic
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Enduro, Italy
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Hawkstone Park Cross Country, UK
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DAYS ENDURO
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Aug 10-11 Hayesville, NC
Sept 1-2 Laurens, SC
2019 WORCS
Jan 11-13 Primm, NV
Feb 1-3
March 1-3
Glen Helen, CA
Lake Havasu City, AZ
March 15-17 Peoria, AZ
April 12-14
Las Vegas, NV
April 26-28 Milford, CA
May 17-19 Mesquite, NV
July 31-Aug 4 Grays Harbor, WA
Sept 6-8
Glen Helen, CA
Sept 27-29 Taft, CA
Oct 25-27 Primm, NV
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Jan 11-12 Parker, AZ
Mar 7-10
Las Vegas, NV
April 5-7 Laughlin, NV
May 2-5 Alamo, NV
Aug 14-17 Vegas-to-Reno
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April 13-14 Tippecanoe, Ohio
April 27-28 Garrettsville, OH
Mar 18-19
Little Hocking, OH
Jul 20-21 Toronto, OH
Aug 10-11 Sidell, IL
Aug 31-Sept 1 Newark, OH
Sept 14-15
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Nov 3
Bloominton, IN
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