On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 133

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to Steve, teaching him the
way of setting sections and
running a trials event. He was
also active in TI in his day, and
the Memorial Ride was estab-
lished to express how much
he influenced the lives of
other motorcycle riders.
This event also marked the
beginning of Jerry Young’s
50th trials season. Jerry was
the first AMA National Trials
Champion, in 1972 and makes
it a point to ride as many
events as he’s able. He is a
frequent and welcomed par-
ticipant in Trials Inc’s events.
The event had a rather
overcast start, but the sky
threatened to open the
floodgates. Because of this,
one loop was removed from
all classes. This meant that
Novice had only two loops
to complete, while the rest
needed to make three. In
all, the sections were set up
properly for each skill level.
The most important thing to
be weary of when setting up
a trials event is keeping a safe
exit route for splatters/turns/
etc should things go awry.
No section was set up as to
be potentially dangerous to
any rider, allowing everyone
to feel comfortable push-
ing their skill set. Rain prior
to the event added another
element, making parts of
the loop muddy enough to
feel like an obstacle. Some
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rather gradual hill climbs
had ruts nearly 8 inches
deep, only growing deeper
the more riders it saw. This
also impacted the sections,
making rather simple turns
challenging. Even though
it was a muddy, every rider
seemed to enjoy the day,
and two members even took
the chance to try out the
new SPA class. Paul Barrows
took second place, with Greg
Conley taking first. Vintage
A class, riding the Sportsman
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line, saw Mark Schwab take
third, Mitch Kalinowski take
second, and Ryan Young place
first. The Vintage class, riding
the Intermediate line, saw Jim
Niebrzydowski take third, Tom
Burklow take second; first
place, with a great start to his
season, was Jerry Young.
For a complete race sched-
ule for 2018, check out www.
trialsinc.org. Stay tuned for
our updated website and
scoring system. See you on
the loop! n