Kurt Caselli

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Kurt Caselli (born June 30, 1983 - November 15, 2013 in Mexico ) was an American off-road motorcycle racer .

Career

Kurt Caselli's first great success was winning the ISDE Junior World Trophy in 2006. In 2007, 2010 and 2011 he was champion in the US World Off Racing Championship Series (WORCS). From 2011 to 2013, Caselli won the AMA National Hare & Hound Championship.

In 2012 he won the SCORE Baja San Felipe 250 motorcycle and ATV competition.

His last success was in 2013, two stage victories in the Dakar Rally . During the Baja 1000 , Caselli, who was under contract with KTM as a works driver , died in an accident.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ KTM Caselli Kurt. (No longer available online.) KTM , archived from the original on November 2013 ; accessed on November 18, 2013 .
  2. ^ RIP Kurt Caselli. (No longer available online.) November 15, 2013, archived from the original on November 20, 2013 ; accessed on November 18, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b c KTM website: Kurt Caselli - Highlights. (No longer available online.) Www.ktm.com, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 (English).
  4. ^ FIM website: FIM International Six Days' Enduro - World Champions. (No longer available online.) Www.fim-live.com, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 (English).
  5. ↑ Motorcycle-USA - website: 2010 WORCS Racing Photo Gallery. www.motorcycle-usa.com, accessed January 1, 2014 (English).
  6. ↑ Motorcycle-USA - website: 2011 WORCS Racing Photo Gallery. www.motorcycle-usa.com, accessed January 1, 2014 (English).
  7. ^ National Hare and Hound website: History. nationalhareandhound.com, accessed January 1, 2014 .
  8. ↑ SCORE-International - Website: 2012 San Felipe Motorcycle & ATV Results. (No longer available online.) Score-international.com, archived from the original on January 2, 2014 ; accessed on January 1, 2014 (English).
  9. ↑ Patrick Krull: Remnants of fur and blood on the dead pilot's motorcycle. Die Welt , November 17, 2013, accessed November 18, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Caselli, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American motorcycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1983
DATE OF DEATH 15th November 2013
Place of death Mexico