JC Hilderbrand
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He’s been called dirty for plenty of reasons, but Hilde always likes it best when it involves two wheels. Riding crappy bikes since age 13 and devouring every moto mag in sight, he’s an off-road enthusiast through and through.
Friday, January 26, 2007
After a rock punched a hole through JC's first set of No Sweat Goggles, Scott USA's reps were kind enough to hook him up with the latest No Sweat Xi Goggles.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
After the 15th and final stage of the Dakar Cyril Despres claims his second career victory, followed by David Casteu and American Chris Blais.
Saturday, January 20, 2007
American Chris Blais was poised to take over second place as his French competitor David Casteu struggled with fuel injection problems during the 124 km liaison to start Stage 14. This was exactly the kind of lucky break the Red Bull KTM team was hoping for.
Friday, January 19, 2007
The worst possible outcome for Team Repsol KTM has emerged today with the injury and subsequent withdrawal of the sole remaining rider and overall leader, Marc Coma.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Isidre Esteve Pujol picked up his second stage win of the rally and a host of lesser-known riders took advantage of the confusion to log excellent results.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Competitors were not timed today during the 11th stage which traveled 280 km by liaison from Nema to Ayoun.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The loop route was won by Helder Rodrigues, the Portuguese rider who found victory in front of his home crowd during Stage 2.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Janis Vinters put his KTM 660 at the top of today's leaderboard and scored the first special test victory for his country of Latvia by covering the 494 km of terrain 7'31 ahead of Gauloises KTM's Cyril Despres.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
The current string of transmission problems with KTM's new 690 machine may play a decisive role in the success of American Chris Blais.
Friday, January 12, 2007
A severe sandstorm grounded the safety helicopters and forced the stage to be shortened. Riders were cut short between CP1 and CP2 where visibility had reduced to dangerously low levels.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Jordi Viladoms, the Spaniard who cracked the top-5 for the first time yesterday has won Stage 6, the longest of the competition, by nearly a minute over his Repsol KTM teammate and current overall leader, Marc Coma.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The battle royal continues between the two powerhouse KTM teams Repsol and Gauloises.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
The American presence is dwindling as only four US riders finished Stage 4.
Monday, January 08, 2007
American riders got a big boost in the standings as the Dakar Rally laid the first tracks in Africa.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
The second day of racing looked much like the first inside the top-5 with Helder Rodrigues swapping places with Stage 1 winner, Ruben Faria for the win.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
The terrain was covered in deep sand which seemed to play into the favor of local riders and blue machinery as another Portuguese man, Helder Rodrigues, pulled in behind Ruben Faria on his Yamaha for a hometown sweep.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Our dirt rider/writer, JC Hilderbrand, travelled all the way to Costa Rica with the O'Neal 907 Helmet in his gearbag. So, what did he think about it?
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Yamaha shipped us off to Costa Rica for the latest and greatest version of its awesome WR450F and WR250F.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Christini Technologies had the vision to imagine, design and craft AWD technology that could change the way off-roaders and OEMs develop their bikes.
Friday, December 01, 2006
The entire EnduroCross show had an awesome crowd, hot competition, storybook racing and went off without a hitch, none of which had anything to do with MotoUSA.
