Chilly White
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Having spent most his riding career desert racing, Chilly White brings expert racing skills to his off-road dirt bike reviews. The Californian is also an International Six Days Enduro competitor, including the 2009 Portugal ISDE.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A racier version of the FE 450, the Husaberg FX 450 is a dirt bike aimed at cross-country racing and GP-style competitions. Motorcycle USA takes a spin.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The 2009 Portugal ISDE is finally over and Day 6 again proved to be a challenging one. I got through it without incident but some other riders weren't so lucky.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Day 5 had a much different feel than the previous course layouts which was a nice change of pace for our test rider.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Chilly is happy to see Day 4 come to an end. Portugal is proving as difficult as it is beautiful.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Chilly is starting to feel the effects of a physical and mental pounding only the ISDE can dish out. He survived the halfway mark.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The 2010 KTM 450 SX-F comes to take on all big-bore motocross challengers. We sample the 450 SX-F dirt bike at two different SoCal motocross tracks for an introduction to the big Orange MX bike.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Chilly White drops a quick note after completing the first two days at the ISDE in Portugal.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
For many of the club level riders, the opportunity to ride the Six Days is a once in a lifetime dream. My buddy Billy Burns has been tearing things up in the North East this year, This is his second shot at an ISDE medal. He tells a little about his experience.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Chilly asked his riding buddy Paul Krause to give some insight to riding in Portugal; he rode the ’99 ISDE there. Hopefully he can offer some help as Chilly White prepares for the 2009 ISDE.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
While out testing at Glen Helen last week I ran into a couple of the Team USA fast guys. Trophy team members Destry Abbott and Timmy Weigand as well as Junior team rider Jamie Lanza were out practicing for the upcoming WORCS race.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ISDE is a whole different type of racing community, one intensely competitive yet cooperative. Chilly shares an email from a future new friend already looking forward to meeting our rider – and to trading booze for KTM parts.
Friday, August 14, 2009
USA Junior Team rider Russell Bobbitt just got back from the Michigan round of the National Enduro Series where he claimed the overall win in the final test section of the day. Russell checks in with us on his ISDE preparation progress.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Honda loaned us a 2009 CRF450X to race the ISDE in Portugal. With the shipping deadline looming, we hustled through a long list of mods to make this enduro dirt bike an international winner.
Friday, July 31, 2009
The 2009 Portuguese ISDE is still over two months away, yet already Team USA has had to make some adjustments to compensate for injuries.
Monday, July 27, 2009
We tag along for the 2009 Baja Beach Bash with Johnny Campbell, Cameron Steele and Tim Morton to raise dust and money in the name of charity.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Chilly is getting acquainted with the 2009 Honda CRF450X which he will be racing at the 2009 ISDE in Portugal. The prep work has begun in full and testing the mods is our top priority.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Our 2009 ISDE Team USA shirts are ready and we are selling them to all our supporters and friends on Ebay, find out more in Chilly White's latest ISDE Blog.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
If there's one thing we all like to do it's tell racing stories. Chilly called up former ISDE hero Steve Hatch for a bit of bench racing.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
While the ISDE is not until October, now is the time when things are really starting to get crazy. All of our equipment has to be ready to ship by the end of July, so there is a lot to get done. The big news is that we were able to get a bike to ride.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Meet our 2009 ISDE point man, Chilly White. This fast SoCal resident has been teamed up with ISDE racing legend Jeff Freddette for a trip to the 2009 International Six Days Enduro in Portugal.
