Penton/KTM rider to compete in the 2009 ISDE

[Larry Perkins]

E1 is 125 2 stroke and 250 fourstroke, E2 is 250 2 stroke and 450 fourstroke, and E3 is Open or bigger than 250 2 stroke like the 300 KTM and bigger than 450 fourstroke like the 525 KTM.

Larry P

[Gary Roach]

Hi Lloyd,

Yeah, Tim is having a good week. Most of the Special Tests have been open like the West coast, so he's pobably feeling right at home.

Here's the breakdown of the classes:

Enduro 1 (E1) – 100 to 125 cc 2-stroke or 175 - 250 cc 4-stroke
Enduro 2 (E2) – 175 to 250 cc 2-stroke or 290 - 450 cc 4-stroke
Enduro 3 (E3) – 290 to 500 cc 2-stroke or 475 - 650 cc 4-stroke

 

[Lloyd Boland]

Larry/Gary, thanks for the education.  Some of those guys in the E1 class are putting down some quick times.  Is the course layout somehow neutralizing the displacement issue?  Typically, the larger displacement bike have an advantage.  This is a new area for me and I appreciate the education.  It is very interesting.  (I have always been a moto guy, with an occasional desert race.  Started at the Ponderosa back in the late 1960's.)

[Gary Roach]

Day 3 update. It looks like Cory had a really good day riding, but he had another time penalty of 1 minute. I can't find out any information on exactly what happened, but in the "E1 Progressive" results page, it says that he went into a checkpoint too early. The Junior Trophy Team is still in 3rd place, 15 seconds behind France, and over 2½ minutes behind Spain.


The World Trophy Team is still in 6th, and the Women are still in 4th.


Finland's Juha Salminen is out of competition after his BMW failed to start this morning. Salminen, Knight, and Dietrich all had a very good chance at top 5 overall finishes, but all three never made it halfway through this event. It just goes to show that anything can happen at Six Days.



Here is an update video of Day 2:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srR8VGrZQpU&feature=player_embedded
 
At the 1:08 mark, the American that launches of a jump, and then saves it in the next corner, is World Trophy Team rider Kurt Caselli. Cory can also been seen in this video at the 1:46 mark.




Here are links to a few photos of Cory.

This one is awesome! It must have been a pretty rough section if the organizers felt that they needed Firemen and a backboard/stretcher on hand.
http://berkyboy.smugmug.com/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/9912464_qVUUh#680795289_VPPFf-L-LB

Hey, look! No sand!!!
http://berkyboy.smugmug.com/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-2/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-2/9912447_WMmZK#679741215_hvR5h-L-LB

Refueling the rider:
http://berkyboy.smugmug.com/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/9912464_qVUUh#680783221_EXfrB-L-LB





offroadchampions.com photo


offroadchampions.com photo

[Larry Perkins]

SWEEEET!

Larry P

[Gary Roach]

Since we have wait a few hours for Day 4 results from Live Scoring to start coming in, here's something to keep you busy for a little while.


Look at this photo:
http://berkyboy.smugmug.com/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/9912464_qVUUh#680795289_VPPFf-L-LB

How many spectators can you see in this photo, and how many have cameras. If you see any part of a spectator's body (a foot, leg, arm, etc.) it counts as a whole spectator.

[Dwight Rudder]

26 spectators. 10 with cameras.
Dwight

PS: Unless you count the finger in the lens then you can say 27 spectators and 11 with cameras

quote:Originally posted by Gary Roach

Since we have wait a few hours for Day 4 results from Live Scoring to start coming in, here's something to keep you busy for a little while.


Look at this photo:
http://berkyboy.smugmug.com/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/Portugal-ISDE-2009-Day-3/9912464_qVUUh#680795289_VPPFf-L-LB

How many spectators can you see in this photo, and how many have cameras. If you see any part of a spectator's body (a foot, leg, arm, etc.) it counts as a whole spectator.

[Gary Roach]

Looks like Cory is having another good day. He was the fastest American in test 1 with a tie for 16th overall, and also top American in test 3 with a 18th overall. Keep up the good work, Cory B!!

[Gary Roach]

Test 6 scores are up, and it looks like Cory was 17th overall, just .65 of a second off the time of top scoring American Kurt Caselli.

I found out today about the 1 minute penalty that Cory received yesterday. At one of the checkpoints, the person who wrote on Cory's scorecard wrote his time down very sloppy. I've haven't heard if this is under protest or not, but I'm sure it is.

[Steve Minor]

They don't use a bar code and scanner?

Steve Minor
Wilmington, NC

[Gary Roach]

Hi Steve,

I known that they use transponders mounted on the bikes to score the special tests, and you would that they would use the transponders or bar code scanning at the checkpoints. I thought that they time stamped the score cards, but maybe not. Maybe someone will chime in here and give us the scoop.

[Gary Roach]

Here's a video from Day 3. At the 2:27 mark, you can see Kurt Caselli riding in to one of the checkpoints, and then immediatly after that, you can see an interview with Tim Weigand, and there is a checkpoint in the background. It looks to me like they're time stamping the cards, but I'm not sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYtyLbCQq4&feature=player_embedded#

Cory is also in this video, at the :57 mark, and the 1:36 mark.

[Gary Roach]

More info on Cory's 1 minute penalty:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/514/4836/Motorcycle-Article/2009-ISDE-Portugal-Day-3-Results.aspx

[Mick Milakovic]

Thanks for all the updates and videos Gary, this is really exciting for all the teams!  I was wondering something.  The French teams are leading in two events and second in the other.  What makes them so good?

Mick

[Gary Roach]

Hi Mick,

Basically, we're tying to beat them at their own game. This previous post addresses this very subject and has some very good points:
http://www.pentonusa.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10518