AMA Announces 2014 ISDE U.S. World Trophy Team
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Mike Brown - 2014 ISDE US World Trophy
Team Captain[/caption]
The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the U.S. World
Trophy Team for the 89th International Six Days Enduro, the world's
premier off-road world championship event. Leading the U.S. riders
in San Juan, Argentina, Nov. 3-8, will be Mike
Brown, Thad DuVall,
Charlie
Mullins, Zach Osborne,
Taylor
Robert and Kailub
Russell.
Antti Kallonen, who guides KTM's off-road racing teams in
North American competition, will manage the U.S. ISDE team.
"Our Trophy team is a strong, experienced team that will work well
together toward our goal of winning the World Trophy," Kallonen
said. "Despite our loss of Team Captain Kurt
Caselli, our team is motivated and ready to step up and win for
Kurt. Kurt, along with his dad, was the most influential person to
push the AMA-led effort and the U.S. team to the next level. This
year's race being in South America means there is no home advantage
for the European teams, and I'm expecting us to take advantage of
this and provide a strong result."
In 2013, the U.S. World Trophy Team finished second, equaling its
finish from 1982. The U.S. squad has never won the prestigious
event.
"It is a longstanding American dream to win Six Days," said AMA
Off-Road Manager Chuck Weir. "Last year, our riders showed us what
they can do on the world stage. For 2014, we're ready to take our
game to the next level. Our goal is no less than a team world
championship at the ISDE this November."
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Taylor Robert - Photo: Walter
Zarabozo[/caption]
Brown, from Bluff City, Tenn., will serve as team captain.
"I'm honored to once again represent the United States at the ISDE,
and I'm humbled to serve as team captain this year," said Brown,
who races Husqvarna motorcycles. "I hope to make Kurt proud in
Argentina and help lead the U.S. riders to a world
championship."
Robert, from Scottsdale, Ariz., was the top-finishing American in
2013 and the KTM rider is expected to play a significant role in
the U.S. effort this year.
"I'm excited to return to Six Days to compete against rest of the
world," Robert said. "We have a great team put together and the
conditions in Argentina are expected to be similar to what we see
on the West Coast. I'm looking forward to great results."
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Charlie Mullins - Photo: Harlen
Foley[/caption]
Mullins, from Hickory, N.C., also will race a KTM at Six Days.
Osborne, from Abingdon, Va., and DuVall, from Williamstown, W.Va.,
will race Honda motorcycles.
Brown, Robert, Mullins, Osborne and DuVall were members of the U.S.
World Trophy Team in 2013. New to the U.S. World Trophy Team is
Russell, from Kingston, Ohio. Russell, a KTM rider, made his Six
Days debut in 2013 when he was a member of the U.S. Junior Trophy
Team.
The World Trophy Team is one of three premier teams that represent
the United States at the ISDE. The others are the Junior Trophy
Team, which fields four riders younger than 23 years old, and the
Women's Trophy Team, which fields three female riders. In addition,
several club team members represent the United States at the
event.
The AMA will announce the full contingent of U.S. riders following
qualifier rounds this weekend in Idaho City, Idaho, and June 14-15
in Wellston, Ohio.
For more information about the U.S. ISDE effort, visit
www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/internationalcompetition/isde.
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