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adapt to the 21st century needs
of a discipline like enduro, if we
don't want to fall into the traps of
the past."
THE SPIRIT
OF ENDURO
In weighing the values of each
championship, one particular
value was repeated by several
manufacturers: The spirit of
enduro. Preserving the sanctity of
the classic race format is para-
mount to many participants.
"The goal of the FIM is to pre-
serve the enduro spirit with all the
characteristics that compose it,"
offered Kowalski. "We, Yamaha,
wish to preserve the spirit of the
enduro, knowing that it must
evolve in the future."
"For us, the EWC remains the
valuable championship," said Be-
ta's Dini. "With our extreme rider
we will go to the most famous
hard extreme races, but not more.
The EWC has a long story and if
you win the championship you are
the World Champion. For us, this
is the main championship."
Amid the growing popularity
of extreme races, the traditional
enduro format still enjoys tremen-
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