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THE
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FERDERER WINS SEVILLE EAST ISDE
QUALIFIER
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he first of three Eastern ISDE
two-day qualifiers got under-
way in Sevelle, Florida, January
27-28, and riders from all over
took their first shot at repre-
senting the U.S. in this year's
International Six Days of Enduro,
which will be held in Vina Del
Mar, Chile. Riders from Min-
nesota, California, Utah, Texas,
Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas,
Michigan, Virginia signed up to
do battle.
Two-time ISDE medalist Nate
Ferderer ended up dominat-
ing the race, his name finishing
at the top of the charts after
both days. He rode his Check-
point Off-Road KTM 350 XC-F
through the sand and palmettos
and opened up a 39-second
lead over Grizzly Peak Yamaha-
backed Jacob Rowland.
Rowland is looking to make
his second ISDE trip in a row
but mistakes like arriving at the
start a few seconds late may
make it tougher to qualify. He
would finish Sunday in seventh
after a 60-second penalty was
assessed, but he still second
overall on the weekend.
P. Trent Wisenant made a
solid run aboard his new Gas-
Gas, finishing fifth on day one
and second on day two. He is
looking to get to the ISDE again
after a frustrating DNF in France
last year. Another rider making
his comeback run at the ISDE is
California's AJ Lehr. He qualified
last season through the Eastern
Qualifiers, traveling to all qualifi-
ers, both east and west. Then at
the second Western ISDE Quali-
fier he crashed and sustained
a severe concussion and was
off the bike for the rest of the
season. He is working on mak-
ing this his fourth ISDE, finishing
fourth and third on the weekend
for fourth overall.
Rounding out the top five was
Marionville Powersports Yama-
ha's James King who had a great
first day in third but struggled the
second day and finished sixth.
The U.S. ISDE team is, as
always, fielding a 40-plus-rider
team and there are some great
names trying to make the team
again! Jaysen Densley is one of
them, as he is looking to make
his third ISDE. He took the E4-
class win on both days, followed
by Brian Storrie who hopes to
qualify for his 15th ISDE! CN
Nate Ferderer
won the opening
round of the East
ISDE Qualifier
Series in Florida.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GLENN
HUNT
