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ISDE 2006 Gallery - Images by Rick Los

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Images Presentation

The beautiful Maxxis trophy girls The Podium Finishers - Aussie Junior Trophy Team The USA Junior Trophy Team KTM's Juha Salminen taking the outright win
Finnish team taking the world trophy team win Group shot of the finnish winnersa The banner that was signed by every rider in the IDSE and auctioned of to the owner of 'The Shed' which is the official drinking hole for the ISDE in Taupo and he paid $4,600 for it which went to the rescue helicopters in Taupo Salminen crossing the finish line
Images Day 1
Huka falls. Parc ferme Picturesque Scenery Towns people are behind the event
Bike all set to go The Course Home to the teams for the next 6 days
Starting Gate Christopher Hollis - Aus Christopher Hollis  - Aus Roni Nikander - Finland
Unsure who this is Darryl King  - NZ Bob Reed - Canada Adrian Curley - Aus
Simone Tonelli  - Italy Chris Ward - NZ Alison Parker - Aus Nice Cross up
Fernando Tiagonce - Spain Vanni Cominotto - Italy Vincente Vius - Spain Alison Parker - Aus
Alison Parker - Aus Waiting at the checkpoint

Anthony Jae (AJ)  Roberts 

 Stefan Merriman Work Period
Aussie Aussie Aussie !!! AJ Roberts in Action More of AJ's Form Ivan Cervantes - Spain
Flying High Great Form Johnny Aubert - France Stefan Merriman
Joshua Strang - Aus Oops Back on it Same Corner another victim
Mika Ahola - Finland Aros Varga - Hungary buries the nose of his KTM in a berm Andre Decker - Germany with Ivan Banga - Hungary close behind Bradley Williscroft (Wonka) ducks under Gordon Clarke from Ireland
Joshua Ballard - Aus followed by ----> His Dad, Geoffrey Ballard - Aus Lukas Sedlacek - Czech Christopher Dodd - Aus
Images Day 2
Marc Germain - France Christopher Hollis - Aus Anthony Jae Roberts - Aus

Marc Germain - France

Christopher Hollis - Aus

David Fretigne - France

Anthony Jae Roberts - Aus

 A4DE Winner Juha Salminen
Jake Stapleton - Aus Blake Hore - Aus Blake Hore again Samuli Aro  - Finland
Joel Smets  - Belgium Glenn Kearney - Aus Johnny Aubert - France Stefan Merriman - Aus
Stefan Merriman again A bit Muddy to tell Check in and refuel Stefan Merriman gives it the berries
Liftoff!! Bradley Williscroft  (Wonka) - Aus in Action Joshua Ballard More of that great jump
Chris Power  - NZ Mark Goggin - Aus Committed !! Anthony Jae Roberts on the gas
Damian Smith - Aus Feet up for this one Jake Stapleton Joel Smets - Belgium
     
Joshua Strang - Aus      
Images Day 3
Marc Germain - France Christopher Hollis - Aus Antonio Maio - Portugal AJ with the view most of the pack get...
Oops Maccas to go... Jake Stapleton - Aus Stefan Merriman - Aus Joshua Strang - Aus
Ricks Ride ... AJ Roberts in Action Blake Hore - Aus Joel Smets Suzuki 450 Belgium
Kurt Caselli KTM 250 USA goes endo Stefan Merriman Yamaha 250 Australia Christopher Hollis Yamaha 250 Australia E1  Birds Eye View of the cold morning
Just a glimps of Hollis Disappearing over the hill Alessandro Botturi Aprilla 450 Italy Aidan Hayes KTM 250 Australia Shayne King Honda 450 New Zealand
Blake Hore Yamaha 450 Australia Leap of Faith View from the top Damian Smith Husqvarna 125 Australia
     
Simone Albergoni Honda 250 Italy     
Images Day 4
Jarrod Bewley Yamaha 450 Australia Aidan Hayes KTM 250 Australia Christopher Hollis Yamaha 250 Australia  Anthony Jae Roberts Yamaha 250 Australia 
Vit Kuklik KTM 525 Czech Joshua Ballard Yamaha 250 Australia Mud Monster Damian Smith Husqvarna 125 Australia
Marc Germain Yamaha 250 France  Christopher Hollis Yamaha 250 Australia  David Fretigne Yamaha 250 France  Shayne King Honda 450 New Zealand
Darkness falls Jake Stapleton TM 250 Australia Joel Smets Suzuki 450 Belgium Chris Mathews KTM 450 Ireland
Another Mud Monster Mud makes it hard to distinguish bike numers Paul Whibley Honda 250 New Zealand More Mud
Stefan Merriman Yamaha 250 Australia Joshua Strang Kawasaki 250 Australia Mika Ahola Honda 450 Finland Geoffrey Ballard Yamaha 250 Australia
Jacques Delbert KTM 250 France Aidan Hayes KTM 250 Australia

Aidan Hayes - Follow the ruts

Scott Southwell Yamaha 250 Australia

 Images Day 5
Joshua Strang Kawasaki 250 Australia E2 Euan McConnell TM 530 Great Britain E3 Alessio Paoli TM 300 Italy E3 Bjorne Carlson Husaberg 500 Sweden E3
Scott Southwell Yamaha 250 Australia E1 Geoffrey Ballard Yamaha 250 Australia E1 Christopher Hollis Yamaha 250 Australia E1 Juha Salminen KTM 250 Finland E1
Jake Stapleton TM 250 Australia E2 Team Canada Joel Smets Suzuki 450 Belgium E2 102 Glenn Kearney Suzuki 250 Australia E2
119 Johnny Aubert Yamaha 450 France E2 Aussie Actiom 121 Marlon Baker KTM 250 Canada E2 Bummer Man......He delivers !!
134 Joshua Strang Kawasaki 250 Australia E2 Bradley Williscroft KTM 300 Australia E3 The Pits with the TEAM AUS Tent Team France
Our old mate AJ Poses for EMD AJ on a work period A4DE winner Juha Salminen KTM 250 Finland E1 Awaiting the start
Stefan and EMD go way back, Say HI to your mum for us... Marc Germain Yamaha 250 France E1  Maurizio Micheluz Yamaha 250 Italy E1  Anthony Jae Roberts Yamaha 250 Australia E1
Juha Salminen KTM 250 Finland E1 Shayne King Honda 450 New Zealand E2 Jake Stapleton TM 250 Australia E2 Blake Hore Yamaha 450 Australia E2
Joel Smets Suzuki 450 Belgium E2 Samuli Aro KTM 450 Finland E2 Stefan Merriman Yamaha 250 Australia E2 Wet Work Perios
Our old mate Juha Salminen KTM 250 Finland E1 Aussie home... If it's raining lets do some work!! It's dirty work nut...
     
Elvis has left the ISDE      

 Images Day 6
Rains stops and out comes trhe crowd for the final moto Holeshot the first turn From Soaking rains it doesn't take long for the dust to appear Ricky Dietrick Kawasaki 250 USA Shows his MX Prowess
Juha Salminen KTM 250 Finland E1 shows his winning form Marc Bourgeois Husqvarna 125 France E1 rails the berm Ivan Cervantes KTM 250 Spain E1 gets some air A big finnish - pardon the pun
Aussie Aussie Assie Andrew Lloyd Husqvarna 250 Australia E2 gives the crowd a spray Heffo was there to support the Team Sand or sawdust.....
Nice view of the MX Track So where are your wings ?.... Juha's fine form Joakim Ljunggren tries to slip under Stefan Merriman
YES!! Smets complete his last ISDE Smets, the look says it all More first corner action It's gunna get ugly
It did ! Xavier Galindo KTM 525 Spain E3 Home with threatening skies in the background Smets hanging up his boots
Champagne for everyone...like it or not History in the making ?... Could be a flasher festival and the winner is
Finland work session Jake's Cheer Squad Joshua Ballard Yamaha 250 Australia E1 goes in hard Josh looking pretty calm about it all

 

 

 

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