U.S. Trophy Team finishes sixth, club team takes fourth spot at 74th International Six Days Enduro
2 October 1999
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Despite extremely dusty conditions and higher speed
averages than at previous ISDEs, Team USA's elite Trophy Team finished sixth
among 18 teams, and the Salt Fork Dirt Riders -- the event's only over-40 club
team -- finished fourth at the 74th ISDE, held Sept. 13-18 in Coimbra, Portugal.
The Salt Fork Dirt Riders fourth-place finish was one of the bright spots
at this year's ISDE. Experience and patience were key to the team's strong
finish among 53 club teams. With more than 40 years of ISDE competition among
them, Salt Fork team members Terry Cunningham, Jeff Fredette and Drew Smith rode
conservatively through the blinding dust that claimed many riders and machines.
The Salt Fork Dirt Riders were the only U.S. club with all team members
finishing the entire event. For their efforts, all three members earned silver
medals, given to riders who finish within 40 percent of the class leader's
score.
Team USA's Trophy Team improved on last year's ninth-place finish with a
respectable sixth. But this success was again without second-year Trophy Team
rider Destry Abbott, who went out on Day Four when his engine seized. Perennial
top American finisher Ty Davis again claimed those honors, finishing 8th in the
250cc Two-Stroke class, good enough for a gold medal, given to riders who finish
within 10 percent of the class leader's score.
Right behind Davis were Russell Pearson in 11th and Patrick Garrahan in
19th, both earning gold medals. Randy Hawkins was the team's only competitor in
the 400cc Four-stroke class, where he finished eighth and earned a gold medal,
while Brian Garrahan's 44th-place finish in the 125cc class earned him a silver.
Made up of three ISDE first-timers, the four-member U.S. Junior Trophy team
finished last after losing two riders to mechanical problems. Despite the
low-visibility conditions, Clay Boreing took silver in the 250cc Two-stroke
class with a 57th-place finish, and Brian Brown finished 31st in the 125cc
class, good enough for a silver medal as well.
The first five days of the event were very dry and dusty, causing both
engine and visibility problems for the riders. On the final day's motocross
special test, heavy rains forced event officials to not count the final day's
results.
The 75th ISDE will be held Oct. 31-Nov. 5, 2000, near Granada, Spain.
1999 INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS ENDURO RESULTS
Coimbra, Portugal -- September 13-18, 1999
World Trophy Teams: 1. Finland; 2. Italy; 3. Australia; 4. Portugal; 5.
Spain; 6. USA (Destry Abbott, Glendale, AZ; Ty Davis, Hesperia, CA; Brian
Garrahan, Boulder Creek, CA; Patrick Garrahan, Boulder Creek, CA; Randy Hawkins,
Travelers Rest, SC; Russ Pearson, Las Vegas, NV.); 7. Great Britain; 8. Germany;
9. Belgium; 10. Czech. Republic; 11. Holland; 12. Sweden; 13. Canada; 14.
Andorra; 15. South Africa; 16. Ireland.
Junior World Trophy Teams: 1. Spain; 2. Italy; 3. Czech. Republic; 4.
Australia; 5. France; 6. Great Britain; 7. Germany; 8. Portugal; 9. Chile; 10.
Sweden; 11. South Africa; 12. Finland; 13. USA (Clay Boreing, Magnolia, AR;
Brian Brown, Nampa, ID; Nathan Knight, Cleveland, MS; Craig Wesner, Windsor,
CA.)
Top 10 Club teams: 1. SMI MK, Sweden; 2. ADAC Dresden, Germany; 3. ADAC
Stuttgard, Germany; 4. Salt Fork Dirt Riders, USA (Terry Cunningham, Greenback,
TN; Jeff Fredette, Beecher, IL; Andrew Smith, Great Meadows, NJ); 5. KBS UAMK
Team Unhost, Czech. Republic; 6. Intimiano, Italy; 7. Witley & District, Great
Britain; 8. ADAC Frankfurt, Germany; 9. Wales Team B, Great Britain; 10.
Southern Motorcycle Club/Isle of Man, Great Britain.
Remaining U.S. club teams: 14. Racer Productions (Alex McElyea, Scottsdale,
AZ; Mark Miller, Scottsdale, AZ; Mark Stevens, Colorado Springs, CO); 18.
Daytona Dirt Riders (Mike Monroe, Alabaster, AL; Steve Swenson, Hamel, MN; Mike
Windmann, Foristell, MO); 21. Boise Ridge Riders (John Beal, Snohomish, WA; Jim
Conner, Bothell, WA; William Rush II, Carlton, OR); 27. Nevada County Woods
Riders (Paul Krause, Irvine, CA; Steve Silvestri, Redwood City, CA; Brian
Sperle, Hayward, CA); 30. Arcadia Dirt Riders (Noland Knight, Cleveland, MS;
Zach Ivey, Starkville, MS; Blake Plonsky, Opelousas, LA); 31. Enduro Riders
(John Burgard Jr., Diberville, MS; Jeremy Ketchum, Nashville, TN; Dave
Neumeister, Denver, CO); 36. Central Jersey Competition Riders (John Ross,
Winchester, VA; Michael Sigety, Bloomingdale, NJ; Mark Spence, Manassas, VA);
44. Merced Dirt Riders (Ron Schmelze, Boulder, CO; Matt Stavish, Minneapolis,
MN; Brian Storrie, Denton, TX); Did not finish: Net Leased Club (Mark Adkins,
Hilliard, OH; Jim Thomson, Kirkland, WA. Curt Wilcox, Royal Oaks, CA).
United States Finishers by Class
125cc Two-Stroke
Silver Medal: 31. Brian Brown, Kawasaki; 41. Bill Rush, Suzuki; 44. Brian
Garrahan, KTM; 45. Jim Conner, KTM; 47. Brian Storrie, Kawasaki.
Bronze Medal: 55. Zach Ivey, KTM.
Did not finish: Alex McElyea, Yamaha; John Burgard Jr., KTM; Ron Schmelzle,
Yamaha; Michael Sigety, KTM.
250cc Two-Stroke
Gold Medal: 8. Ty Davis, Yamaha; 11. Russell Pearson, KTM; 19. Patrick
Garrahan, KTM.
Silver Medal: 40. Jeff Fredette, Kawasaki; 41. Mike Windmann, KTM; 21.
Steve Swenson, KTM; 48. Mark Stevens, Kawasaki; 51. Terry Cunningham, GGS; 56.
Drew Smith, Husqvarna; 57. Clay Boreing, GGS; 62. Nolan Knight, GGS.
Bronze Medal: 78. John Ross, Honda; 80. Dave Neumeister, KTM; 86. Jeremy
Ketchum, KTM.
Did not finish: Destry Abbott, Kawasaki; Nathan Knight, Gas Gas; Mike
Monroe, Suzuki; Blake Plonsky, Gas Gas; Mark Spence, Honda; Matt Stavish, Honda;
Jim Thomson, KTM; Craig Wesner, Kawasaki.
250cc Four-Stroke
Silver Medal: 10. Mark Miller, Kawasaki.
Did not finish: Brian Sperle, Honda; Curt Wilcox, Honda.
400cc Four-Stroke
Gold Medal: 8. Randy Hawkins, Yamaha.
Silver Medal: 21. Paul Krause, Yamaha.
Did not finish: Mark Adkins, Yamaha.
Over 500cc Four-Stroke
Did not finish: Steve Silvestri, Husaberg.
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