American Motorcyclist February 2018

2018 FIM ISDE Moves To November

Qualify To Compete On A Club Team

Photo By Mark Kariya

The 2018 FIM International Six Days Enduro, the world’s largest annual off-road motorcycle competition, will now take place on Nov. 12-17 in VIña del Mar, Chile. The event was originally scheduled on Oct. 22-27 at the same location.

The ISDE began as the International Six Day Trial in 1913 and, ever since, countries have been sending their best off-road racers to exotic locations around the world to be tested on some of the most difficult terrains in hopes of winning the World Trophy.

Countries can send a number of teams to the event. The World Trophy Team features four riders that compete for the world title, along with the Junior Trophy and Women’s Trophy Teams which each feature three riders.

In addition, each country can send a number club teams. Teams compete for team honors, while individual riders race for gold, silver or bronze medals, which are based on a rider’s finishing time relative to the leader.

The ISDE East and West Qualifier Series is used to determine who will compete on six of the seven three-member national U.S. Club Teams. The top seven riders from both the East and West Qualifier Series, as well as one additional rider selected by the AMA ISDE Advisory Committee, will take the positions.