AMA Team USA
2010 International Six Days Enduro
There are three premier teams that represent the U.S. at the ISDE. The World Trophy
Team features six riders who compete in all three displacement classes that contest
the ISDE: the E1 class, which features 100cc to 125cc two-stroke and 175cc to 250cc
four-stroke motorcycles; the E2 class, which features 175cc to 250cc two-stroke
and 290cc to 450cc four-stroke motorcycles; and the E3 class, which features 290cc
to 500cc two-stroke and 475cc to 650cc four-stroke motorcycles.
The Junior Trophy Team fields four riders younger than 23 years old, competing in
a minimum of two classes, and the Women's Trophy Team fields three riders. Also
part of Team USA are members on various club teams made up of riders from all over
the country.
Here are the riders who make up AMA Team USA in 2010.
World Trophy Team
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Destry Abbott
Destry Abbott is contesting the AMA Racing National Hare & Hound Championship Series
and the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) for Monster Energy Kawasaki.
The five-time AMA National Hare & Hound Champion is a three-time ISDE Gold Medalist
and will be representing the U.S. on the Trophy Team for the sixth time. Last year,
Abbott finished ninth in the E2 class.
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Mike Brown
Brown, from Bluff City, Tenn., is a new rider this year. Brown, who currently competes
in off-road events for the FMF/KTM factory team, is an accomplished national-caliber
motocross racer. Brown won the AMA 125cc National Motocross Championship title in
2001. Brown will race a KTM 250 EXC in the E1 class.
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Kurt Caselli
Caselli is returning to represent the U.S. Trophy team for the fourth time. Casilli,
who rides for Shock Doctor/KTM in the Grand National Cross Country Series, battled
for the overall lead at the 2008 ISDE before crashing out on day three. In 2007,
Caselli also led a significant portion of the event before ultimately winning the
E3 class. In 2006, Caselli was a member of the championship Junior Trophy Team.
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Jimmy Jarrett
Jarrett, from Salem, Ohio, also brings several years of experience to the team.
Jarrett races the GNCC Series for GEICO Monster Kawasaki. This will be the Ohioan's
sixth year representing the U.S. on the Trophy Team. Jarrett will race a Kawasaki
KX450 in the E2 class.
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Timmy Weigand
Timmy Weigand races for Johnny Campbell Racing in off-road events primarily in the
Western United States. He is the 2009 AMA Western Hare Scrambles Champion. Weigand
first represented AMA Team USA on the Trophy team in 2009.
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Nathan Woods
This will be second trip to the ISDE for the 30-year-old Woods, who races WORCS
for Team FMF Suzuki and competes in the AMA Endurocross series. Woods, from Paso
Robles, Calif., will race a Husaberg FE570 in the E3 class.
Junior Trophy Team
- Ian Blythe
Sedalia, Colorado
KTM 250 SXF, E1 class
- Cory Buttrick
Logan, Ohio
KTM 450 XC-W, E2 class
- Nick Fahringer
Englewood, Ohio
Husaberg FE450, E2 class
- Taylor Robert
Scottsdale, Arizona
Yamaha YZ450F, E2 class
Women's Trophy Team
- Nicole Bradford
Avon, Colorado
KTM 250 EXC, E2 class
- Amanda Mastin
Whitehouse, Ohio
Yamaha YZ250F, E2 class
- Kerrie Swartz
Moore, Oklahoma
KTM 200 XC, E2 class