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2019 JUNIOR TRIALS PROGRAM
The North American Trials Council (NATC) in conjunction with the American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce enhanced “Junior” Trials
options for 2019. “We believe the new class structure will better serve the families
in development of upcoming riders and grow the sport of MotoTrials.” NATC CEO,
Brad Baumert stated.
1) Again for 2019, there will be separate “Kid Trials” at each of the NATC/AMA
MotoTrials National Championship events. These non-championship Kid Trials
typically run on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings and are geared toward
introducing young local riders, at any age, to trials as well as offering an oppor-
tunity for youth in the trials community to compete and advance their skills to
hopefully one day compete in the Junior class at a MotoTrials National.
2) As in recent years, there will be both 3-day Eastern Youth MotoTrials Nationals
and 3-day Western Youth MotoTrials Nationals for 2019. The Eastern Youth Moto-
Trials Nationals will again be held at the Trials Training Center (TTC) in Tennessee
June 27-29, 2019 with the Western Youth MotoTrials Nationals being held in New
Mexico July 19-21, 2019. The class structure remains unchanged for 2019 and
these events will crown East and West MotoTrials Championships in five age divi-
sions (15 and under, 13 and under, 11 and under, 9 and under, 7 and under), with
further divisions into Novice, Advanced and Championship skill classes.
3) The NATC/AMA MotoTrials series fine-tuned the Junior Program to provide
a progressive feeder system for young riders making their way up through the
ranks in national trials.