MANUFACTURERS DISCUSS WORLD ENDURO CROSSROADS
P98
Feature
The new World Enduro Super Series is
challenging the FIM EnduroGP World
Championship for the top spot in global off-
road racing, facing manufacturers with a critical
decision of where to direct its factory efforts.
KTM, GasGas, Sherco, Beta and Yamaha sound
off on the world enduro crossroads
WORLD ENDURO
T
here are likely more off-road championships around the
world than any other discipline of motorcycle racing.
Every region, every district and every country has its
idea of what a proper challenge for an 18-inch rear wheel
looks like. And the more racing, the better, right? Desert
racing, woods racing, beach racing, hare and hounds, hare
scrambles, classic enduros, sprint enduros, endurocross,
cross-country, GPs, there's room for all of it, but there's only
room at the top for one—a single world championship that
represents the pinnacle of it all. One proving ground where
racers can earn definitive supremacy and manufacturers can
invest in showcasing their flagship products.
STORY BY JEAN TURNER
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