It's ISDE Fundraiser Season!
T
he qualifiers are over. The
bikes have been crated and
shipped. The gear and last-min-
ute spares have been ordered.
The countdown to the 95th FIM
International Six Days Enduro
(ISDE) is on.
All that's left to do for U.S.
Club team riders is raise the
funds to help offset the huge
financial impact that participating
in the oldest off-road competition
demands. To that end, fundrais-
ing season is well underway.
Among the various fundraisers
was the AMA National Grand Prix
Championship (NGPC) Series-
and AMA District 37-backed
event for Preston Campbell, Cole
Martinez and Mateo Oliveira, all
of whom are looking forward to
their first Six Days.
Held at Pole Position Raceway
in Corona, California, on July
22, it drew a good crowd that
enjoyed raffle prizes, the Bratzer-
man food truck, and plenty of
kart racing. But the highlight of
the evening may have been the
auction to be a factory rider for
a day at a future NGPC round.
That honor went to 13-year-old
Tony Sesto who'll get a set of Fly
Racing gear and ride a specially
prepped Honda courtesy of Slam
Life Racing (SLR) Honda, Marti-
nez's sponsor.
Early estimates of money
raised put the figure for the eve-
ning at over $6000, which will
be distributed evenly among the
three riders. As Martinez said,
"Honestly, I wasn't expecting any-
one to put something together
like this, so this is unreal."
Mark Kariya
IN
THE
WIND
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Thirteen-year-old Tony Sesto (seated)
won the factory-rider-for-a-day
auction and will enjoy a day of racing
an AMA NGPC as a member of Cole
Martinez's (right) SLR Honda squad.
