Veteran Enduro Heroes Compete In Portugal
A
ny hard core ISDE and World
Enduro fan will certainly
recognize the names Giorgio
Grasso, Tulio Pellegrinelli and
Enrico Tortoli who were the win-
ners of this year's FIM Enduro
Vintage Trophy Team Champi-
onship in Portugal, September
28-October 2. The trio made up
the winning Italian squad in this
four-day ISDE format competi-
tion. Team Italy went into the
final MX test on Sunday with the
lead and held on for the overall
victory against more than 130 of
the sport's top veteran off-road
racers that participated.
"I've really enjoyed racing
here in Portugal," former Enduro
World Champion Grasso said.
"At the end of the four days we
got the win we were looking for.
The big change we made as a
team from previous years was
that we came here well prepared
in every aspect—we were really
ready. The race was not too dif-
ficult, but at the same time there
were some tricky aspects, so
it's great to get through the four
days with no troubles. For my-
self, Tulio and Enrico, it's been a
great week."
Team Germany took runner-up
honors, with Team Portugal third.
In the individual standings, it
was the lone American who cap-
tured the overall victory. ISDE
veteran and multi-time gold med-
alist Fred Hoess was the top-
finishing rider overall. En route to
the overall win, Hoess, aboard a
WR250 Husqvarna, was the top
rider on day three and had one
of the day's fastest times in the
MX test.
Second overall went to Giorgio
Volpi and third to Adriano Mi-
cozzi.
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OVERALL TEAM
1. Italy
2. Germany
3. Portugal
4. Canada
5. Poland
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Fred Hoess was the
lone American who
competed in Portugal,
but he was the overall
individual winner
after the four-day
competition.
ISDE and World Enduro legend
Giorgio Grasso was a member
of the winning Italian team
at the FIM Enduro Vintage
Trophy Team Championship in
Portugal.
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