VOL. 53 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 6, 2016 P29
NEW SERIES FORMAT FOR 2017
ISDE QUALIFIER SERIES
T
he AMA released the sched-
ule for the 2017 ISDE Quali-
fier Series, and with it comes a
few significant qualifying chang-
es. For 2017, the AMA is return-
ing to a series format.
The AMA ISDE East Quali-
fier Series will have rounds in
Florida, South Carolina and Ten-
nessee. The AMA ISDE West
Qualifier Series will be held in
California, Idaho and Washing-
ton. Each round of the East and
West series will run a two-day
format with four of the six days
used to qualify riders. The top-
five riders in each ISDE series
will qualify.
Following the regional series,
an additional three-day qualifier
will be held in Tennessee with all
three days plus the best one-day
finish from the East or West se-
ries being used to qualify eight
additional riders.
"Not only are we making it
tougher, while giving riders more
opportunities to qualify, we are
also working very hard on rais-
ing funds to reduce costs across
the board," said AMA Off-Road
Manager Erek Kudla. "I want the
U.S. teams to sweep the podi-
ums at the 2017 ISDE in France.
Making our qualifying competi-
tion even stiffer, and helping our
riders get there is the best way
to accomplish that."
At the 2016 ISDE in Spain,
the U.S. World Trophy Team
won the event for the first time in
ISDE history, which dates back
more than 100 years to 1913.
"After our big win at the 2016
ISDE in Spain, it is really im-
portant to ride that momentum
and strengthen the USA team
spirit, as well as bring back the
prestige of the qualifiers them-
selves," Kudla said.
In addition to reconstitut-
ing the qualifiers in a series
format to qualify riders who
submit a Letter of Intent to ride
at the ISDE in 2017, A, B and C
classes will compete for regional
championships while developing
the skills needed to be future
ISDE-qualifying riders.
Additional rules and selection
details will be announced soon
and published at www.american-
motorcyclist.com. CN
The AMA is
switching up the
ISDE qualifier
series in 2017.
2017 AMA ISDE QUALIFIER SCHEDULE
AMA ISDE East Qualifier Series
Round 1: Jan. 21-22, Seville, FL, River City Dirt Riders
Round 2: Feb. 11-12, Gaston, SC, Full Gas Enduro Series
Round 3: Feb. 25-26, Greeneville, TN, Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series
AMA ISDE West Qualifier Series
Round 1: Jan. 28-29, Gorman, CA, Ventura County MC
Round 2: March 11-12, Payatte, ID, Boise Ridge Riders
Round 3: April 1-2, Washougal, WA, Lobos MC
AMA ISDE 3-Day Qualifier
May 12-14, Johnson City, TN, Full Gas Sprint Enduro Series
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