Team USA just won ISDE

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10/16/2016 11:44am
Let's get down to what really matters . How much money did they win ?
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10/16/2016 12:01pm
Outstanding. The shift in recent years to change US off-road racing to mimic Euro events has paid off bigtime.
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10/16/2016 12:06pm
For the first time in 53 years! That's pretty amazing!
91 years*
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10/16/2016 3:02pm
Congrats team USA! I think Caselli was guiding them..

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10/16/2016 3:33pm
Congrats to Taylor, he's such a cool cat and I'm really stoked for him. And massive respect to the entire team for that historic win!
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10/16/2016 3:37pm
A little clarification on the 53/91 years thing... The US never fielded an official team until 1964 which is actually when Steve McQueen competed as part of the team. 91 years is the total years of the event itself.
10/16/2016 4:16pm
This is so cool. Very proud of that team.

Do you guys think there is a shift in the US from motocross to off-road in general, or is it more the changes to our events that have helped us better prepare. It seems to me that off-road is growing way faster than moto. When I was younger it was more like those who weren't fast enough to race moto did off-road, but now that's not the case.

Are we becoming more of an off-road nation?
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10/16/2016 5:33pm
Congratulations. With just 2 more wins they can tie Nazi Germany who swept the event from 1933-1935.
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10/16/2016 5:47pm
Yes! Yes! Yes!

I have been waiting and hoping for this day for 20 years! So proud of our boys and all the support crew as well, what an accomplishment!

Thank you gentleman for keeping cool heads and steady throttle hands! To hear that Thad rode for up to 2 hours on day 2 with no oil makes it even more crazy that it all came together.

Love seeing Taylor take down the overall as well, he was damn close a few years back, glad he could seal the deal.

Also damn impressive ride by Layne Michael, to be asked to go on literally a moments notice and then show up and put in a solid enough effort for us to get the W, awesome. An Amercian Badass!

I feel like in some way that now Kurt's life's work is complete...him and his old man were the ones who started the push for us to take ISDE on a serious level, it took a long time and a momentous amount of effort by an Army of people but they finally got it done! Kurt had a passion for this event that you could feel, it was infectious.

Pretty damn proud right now, it's a good day!

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10/16/2016 5:57pm
LungButter wrote:
Yes! Yes! Yes! I have been waiting and hoping for this day for 20 years! So proud of our boys and all the support crew as...
Yes! Yes! Yes!

I have been waiting and hoping for this day for 20 years! So proud of our boys and all the support crew as well, what an accomplishment!

Thank you gentleman for keeping cool heads and steady throttle hands! To hear that Thad rode for up to 2 hours on day 2 with no oil makes it even more crazy that it all came together.

Love seeing Taylor take down the overall as well, he was damn close a few years back, glad he could seal the deal.

Also damn impressive ride by Layne Michael, to be asked to go on literally a moments notice and then show up and put in a solid enough effort for us to get the W, awesome. An Amercian Badass!

I feel like in some way that now Kurt's life's work is complete...him and his old man were the ones who started the push for us to take ISDE on a serious level, it took a long time and a momentous amount of effort by an Army of people but they finally got it done! Kurt had a passion for this event that you could feel, it was infectious.

Pretty damn proud right now, it's a good day!

Well said!
For Layne to basically be a full-in guy and do that well is amazing! No slight on Layne, but I can't help but feel a little bummed for Sipes to not be a part of it considering what he did last year.
You couldn't be more spot on in my opinion in regards the Casselli and his dad. When they started to make the push, is when I started following this race more closely! They'd be proud for sure!
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10/16/2016 5:58pm
Crush wrote:
France weren't there right?
Coyote wrote:
yo crush, france didn't compete as they were protesting results from last years event, txs for not competing though, woulda kicked their ass's anyway :-)
Xavier wrote:
Easier said than done but as we say in French, "no-showers are always wrong".
So, "good job, USA !"
Yeah they did great!

Crazy to think it's been so long since they won it, as dominant as they've been in MX and SX.

Pretty cool to see the Aussie Girls kill it again, our tropy and junior teams had awful luck tho!
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10/16/2016 6:35pm
LungButter wrote:
Yes! Yes! Yes! I have been waiting and hoping for this day for 20 years! So proud of our boys and all the support crew as...
Yes! Yes! Yes!

I have been waiting and hoping for this day for 20 years! So proud of our boys and all the support crew as well, what an accomplishment!

Thank you gentleman for keeping cool heads and steady throttle hands! To hear that Thad rode for up to 2 hours on day 2 with no oil makes it even more crazy that it all came together.

Love seeing Taylor take down the overall as well, he was damn close a few years back, glad he could seal the deal.

Also damn impressive ride by Layne Michael, to be asked to go on literally a moments notice and then show up and put in a solid enough effort for us to get the W, awesome. An Amercian Badass!

I feel like in some way that now Kurt's life's work is complete...him and his old man were the ones who started the push for us to take ISDE on a serious level, it took a long time and a momentous amount of effort by an Army of people but they finally got it done! Kurt had a passion for this event that you could feel, it was infectious.

Pretty damn proud right now, it's a good day!



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10/17/2016 10:59am
Congrats Team USA!

I spoke with both John Penton and Jack Penton today and that entire family is super stoked for those riders and everyone involved with USA Team effort!

Great that Mr. Penton has been around long enough to see his great mission come to fruition!

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10/17/2016 11:54am
At least 1 USA team in the top 5 in every category.

Josh Toth and Ben Kelley winning their club classes and their team coming in 2nd Overall in the Club division, an american winning the vintage class on an old Husky. Awesome job by all over there.
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10/17/2016 4:31pm
Stefan everts won the overall in 2003? Insane
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10/17/2016 4:54pm
I don't follow offroad to much , but man this is great news! Congrats team USA on a job well done!

@Bolt-On.....I had no idea that Steve McQueen was part of the team in 1964!!??? That is pretty badass , and some good knowledge!

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10/17/2016 4:59pm
jeffro503 wrote:
I don't follow offroad to much , but man this is great news! Congrats team USA on a job well done! @[b]Bolt-On[/b].....I had no idea that...
I don't follow offroad to much , but man this is great news! Congrats team USA on a job well done!

@Bolt-On.....I had no idea that Steve McQueen was part of the team in 1964!!??? That is pretty badass , and some good knowledge!

He actually funded the team going that year, which also included Bud Ekins who was a stuntman that did the actual jump in The Great Escape (hence the story about their insurance company not letting McQueen do it himself)

Pretty cool read here I found a few years ago with a bunch of photos from McQueen's ISDE (then called ISDT) trip... https://www.google.com/amp/s/speedtracktales.com/2013/01/23/the-price-o…
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10/17/2016 5:44pm
jeffro503 wrote:
I don't follow offroad to much , but man this is great news! Congrats team USA on a job well done! @[b]Bolt-On[/b].....I had no idea that...
I don't follow offroad to much , but man this is great news! Congrats team USA on a job well done!

@Bolt-On.....I had no idea that Steve McQueen was part of the team in 1964!!??? That is pretty badass , and some good knowledge!

http://www.motorcycle.com/products/steve-mcqueen-40-summers-ago-12731.h…

Not sure if this guy is on crack or if it is the going price these days (the book is out of print)
I paid less than $50 when it came out

https://www.amazon.com/McQueen-Summers-Hollywood-Curtain-Cycleman/dp/B0…

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10/17/2016 7:04pm
gsxr6 wrote:
Stefan everts won the overall in 2003? Insane
Yep!

On a super stock WR 450F

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10/17/2016 7:23pm
gsxr6 wrote:
Stefan everts won the overall in 2003? Insane
LungButter wrote:
Yep!

On a super stock WR 450F

Wtf! That's insane.
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10/17/2016 7:28pm
From the TLD PR:


Taylor Robert taking the top spot.

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10/17/2016 7:34pm
gsxr6 wrote:
Stefan everts won the overall in 2003? Insane
LungButter wrote:
Yep!

On a super stock WR 450F

Flip109 wrote:
Wtf! That's insane.
To be fair, it was a 6 day sand race haha

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