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By Zach Whiting. International Six Day Enduro (ISDE). Nation wide dirt bike race based in Europe Takes place in a different country (within Europe for the most part)every year. What is the ISDE?. http://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/race/53295.html.
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By Zach Whiting International Six Day Enduro (ISDE)
Nation wide dirt bike race based in Europe Takes place in a different country (within Europe for the most part)every year What is the ISDE? http://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/race/53295.html
It was founded in 1913 by International Motorcycling Federation, based in Geneva, Switzerland and has been going ever since As many as 50 countries and 550 athletes participate in this event It’s between 683 miles and 838 miles long It’s the Olympics for motorcycle racing. Previously called International Six Day Trials changed in 1980 History
Six days of varied sections Has trails, trials, little road with noise test Rider must fix own bike with limited tools and time. Structure http://static3.realadventures.com/listingimages/1155/1155816/m_1155816g.jpg
Tricky dirt biking that requires great control Riders are penalized for putting down one foot, two feet, and/or not being able to complete a section, etc. Trials http://www.cyclenews.com/files/news_articles/offroad/1108isde/Hoess_inside.jpg
Riders have a staggered start time. Ride through a set of trails sometimes five laps Trails ultimatemotorcycling.com
Every two days there is a noise test Rider must go over certain speed and under certain noise Noise tests eatmydirt.com.au
Sponsors make thousands of dollars by sponsoring certain countries' teams/individual people For example if Kawasaki sponsored the US and the US won the ISDE, everyone would want to buy Kawasaki motorcycles Significance thebikerzone.com
While there is no exact number it is evident that thousands go to the event each year. Money maker for the home country because of the surge of people that go there People go there for vacation(Hotels,tours,etc) Significance
Great tourist attraction and good way to make money Provides entertainment and can create a sense of nationalism What do I think? gnccracing.com
This coming years ISDE will be held in Germany for the first time in 23 years The votes were ten to one for Germany ( International Motorcycling Federation) Current http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/files/2012-germany-isde-venue-schedule%20(1).jpg
http://www.isde2010.com/ http://www.sixdays-germany.de/start_en.php http://moto.mpora.com/news/2011-fim-isde-declared-success.html http://www.sixdays-germany.de/start_en.php Bibliography