On the Pegs Magazine - 07 July 2019

The Big Picture

AND GAM BODY ENGLISH

Adam Raga uses a little body english to get his factory TRS to go where he wants it to. Raga finished third with 66 points, which included two penalty points for time.

PHOTO COURTESY PEP SEGALES

The Big Picture

AND GAM UPWARD MOBILITY

GasGas North America’s Alex Niederer gets vertical in the first Shootout section at the Minnesota round of the US National MotoTraials Series

PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE

The Big Picture

AND GAM ROCKET MAN

Sam Fastle blasts up over a rock ledge with the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range in the background at the NATC/AMA US National MotoTrials Series in Howard, Colorado.

PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE

The Big Picture

AND GAM

The first wave gets underway at this year’s Erzberg Rodeo in Austria. Oldtimer Graham Jarvis won this year’s race proving you are as young as you think you are.

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The Big Picture

AND GAM

Rocky Mountain High

GasGas North America’s Alex Niederer continues the “Rocky Mountain” theme as he drops into a section at the Colorado MotoTrials naer Howard, Colorado.

PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE

The Big Picture

AND GAM

SPLISH SPLASH

Cory Buttrick makes a splash at the Cherokee National Enduro during his return to the Kenda AMA National Enduro Series.

PHOTO BY SHAN MOORE

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PAT SMAGE: RECORD BREAKER

PAT SMAGE CLAIMS AN 11TH US MOTOTRIALS TITLE

Pat Smage clinched a record-breaking 11th US National MotoTrials championship title at rounds seven and eight of the AMA/NATC US National MotoTrials Series this weekend in Diamond Mill, Oregon, eclipsing the record of 10 titles held by Geoff Aaron. In addition, the FactoryONE/Sherco rider’s win on Sunday made his 18th-straight going back to last year, which broke three-time champ Scott Head’s record of 17 wins in a row.

Although he was pressed hard on day one in Colorado, Smage has dominated in 2019 and appears to be capable of winning for several more years.

“There are definitely times when I get a little burnt out and I wonder how am I going to keep pushing, but then when the results come it’s always worth it,” said Smage. “Right now, I can see myself continuing for a while, as long as I can enjoy it.”

Look for full coverage of the Oregon event in the August issue of On The Pegs.

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JURRASIC 3-DAY TRIAL

A COSTA RICAN TRIAL PARADISE

The Jurassic 3-Day Trial is an exotic jungle trial held in Costa Rica that is lightly based on the Scottich Six Days Trial. Held on November 29, 30, and December 1, Jurassic Trial is a complete family getaway where participants will be staying in hotels on the beach where their families can scuba dive, surf, zip lining, snorkeling, remain on the beach, turtle watch nesting, etc.

Look for a feature on this year’s Jurrasci 3-Day Trial in this issue.

Rekluse Announces Full Product Line for 2020 KTM and Husqvarna Models

Rekluse has announced the availability of all existing products for the recently released 2020 KTM and Husqvarna models. Products include RadiusCX, Core EXP 3.0, Core Manual TorqDrive, Core Manual, TorqDrive Clutch Pack, clutch covers, manual slave cylinders, adjustable slave cylinders, slave cylinder guards, and DDS clutch dampers.

RadiusCX is Rekluse’s flagship auto clutch that brings all their latest technologies into one package. Engine stalling is eliminated by the EXP (auto clutch) technology, allowing the rider to focus on their ride and not their clutch. TorqDrive (friction disk) and Core (billet internal component) technologies work together to move more oil through the clutch, improving clutch stability over wide temperature ranges.

Core Manual TorqDrive is a race-proven manual clutch that increases friction disk count by 1. The extra friction disk increases the clutch’s power transfer capability. The billet center hub and pressure plate move more oil through the clutch, eliminating clutch fade and decreasing operating temperatures.

Rekluse’s new DDS clutch dampers increase clutch damper life by up to 3 times in comparison to OEM. They provide a more direct and connected power delivery and decrease clutch component wear due to impact loading.

Rekluse Product Manager, Austin Paden, said “We’re excited to connect our products to the 2020 models arriving at dealerships this summer. Our variety of product options will allow riders to customize their new machines with Rekluse components however they choose.”

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Vertigo Mini Vandal A TRUE Kids Trials Bike

Today is a fantastic time to be a trials rider. Whether you’re a mini clubman or a top pro, the machines we have available have never been better. “Everything works nowadays. Nobody builds a bad machine anymore.”, says Adrian Lewis of Lewisport USA. However it’s the youngest riders who are seeing some of the biggest changes in the tools at their disposal.

Vertigo changed the youth trials game in 2019 with the release of the Mini Vandal. A true youth trials bike, it’s available in a 16” or 20” model.

Made in house, it’s 50cc engine reflects the precision one would expect from our friends in Barcelona. The smooth idle sends an exhaust note through the pits that always draws admiration. Starting is achieved in a forward stroke which seems to favor shorter legs. Key for inspiring confidence, a single speed centrifugal transmission engages reliably especially in that key lower rpm range. Suspension geometry exhibits the form and function you’d expect their larger lineup. Contributing to an up and coming rider’s confidence, the hydraulic disc brakes are as accurate as they are easy to adjust. It’s specially made tires give you the traction needed to enjoy all those sweet features.

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The lucky kids who’ve already swung a leg over a Mini Vandal all love one thing in particular...its gas! Having the convenience of gasoline allows for longer loops and more time on the pegs.

Charlotte Lange of California said “I love that it climbs hills and is easy to stop going down.” When asked what he thought of a test ride a friend let him take, Royce Arnesson of California commented “It’s so fast and it wheelies really well!”. Our friend out in Arkansas, Tristan Malone said “I really love how well it turns, and it’s hydraulic brakes”. Caiden Villand of Wisconsin, loves the sound of a good engine and this one is music to his ears.

From the perspective of a parent/minder/mechanic the Mini Vandal is a value not often seen in modern motorsports. Components are durable, big bike quality and function well. They’re so easy to maintain your rider might even pitch in. Providing a platform to grow from it’s a great bike to carry any rider to the next level. From developing foundational skills on up to those first few class championships, a Vertigo Mini Vandal is a great start to the journey. For more information visit www.vertigomotorsusa.com.

SMAGE RIDING TECHNIQUE PAT

FOR THE NEXT YEAR, TEN-TIME US MOTOTRIALS CHAMPION PAT SMAGE WILL BE BRINGING US MONTHLY RIDING TIPS DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER. AND WHO DOESN’T WANT TO BE A BETTER RIDER? WHETHER YOU’RE A TRIALS RIDER OR AN OFF-ROAD ENTHUSIAST, WE’RE CERTAIN YOU’LL BENEFIT FROM PAT’S TIPS, SO SIT BACK AND TAKE IT ALL IN. BE SAFE AND DON’T FORGET TO PRACTICE WITH A BUDDY!

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• A versatile trials or trail bike (with the addition of a removable seat)

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2019 NATC/AMA US NATIONAL MOTOTRIALS

ROUNDS 3-4

JUNE 1-2, 2019

GILBERT, MINNESOTA

SMAGE SWEEPS

MOTOTRIALS

MADISON LEIGH

Pat Smage (FactoryONE/Sherco) took just two points in two days of competition and 68 section rides on his way to a sweep of rounds three and four of x the AMA/NATC US National MotoTrials Series in Gilbert, Minnesota.

In all, Smage cleaned all eight rides in Saturday afternoon’s Shootout session and the entire Trial on Sunday. It was his second clean Trial of the season, having already cleaned round two in Nebraska. “Today was less stressful than last weekend for me,” said Smage. “I think it was just a mental thing that I didn’t want to go through that again because it wasn’t as enjoyable as it could have been. So, it really didn’t catch up with me until pretty much after section ten on the third loop. I had thoughts of having a clean trial after the first loop, but I was at least putting it out of my mind enough to not over-stress on it and just kind of rode it section by section.”

Smage got off to a good start on Saturday, taking only two points on the first two laps. FactoryONE/Scorpa’s Karl Davis Jr. came next with 17, followed by Vertigo USA’s David Avendano and GasGas North America’s Daniel Blanc-Gonnet, each with 18. FactoryONE/Sherco’s Josh Roper was fifth with 20.

At 5:30, the Shootout kicked off, and the first section was the most intimidating of the day, with a massive rock wall proceeded by a difficult run up.

Davis fived both of his attempts, failing to get up the wall. FactoryONE/

Sherco’s Sammy Fastle and Roper also went 5-5. Avendano was the first to clean it and followed up with a one on his second attempt.

Alex Niederer was next best with a 1-1, that is until Smage also cleaned both rides. Beta USA’s Andy Niederer got through with a pair of threes. Meanwhile, FactoryONE/Scorpa’s Alex Myers and Blanc-Gonnet went 5-1.

“The shootout sections definitely looked difficult,” said Smage. “The first one was pretty scary even for me. The middle ledge there was really big without much of a run. Looking at it, I almost didn’t expect anybody to make it. The run we had was just so short, but David found a rock behind that that you could start on and get another foot of run, and that really made a huge difference.”

At the end of the shootout, Smage had cleaned all four sections to win the event with a total of two points.

Davis added 11 in the Shootout and finished second overall with 28. Avendano was third for the day with 29. BlancGonnet was fourth with 30, while Roper rounded out the top five with 41.

On Sunday, Smage started reeling off cleans and never stopped, posting his second clean day of the season to take the win.

Blanc-Gonnet came out on top of a close battle with Davis and Alex Niederer to finish second.

“There was one launch on section ten that was pretty intimidating, so I knew

the points were going to be really tight” said Blanc-Gonnet. “I was riding a little nervous on the first loop, but I improved every loop. I had a twelve, eleven, and a four. I didn’t launch that gap until the last loop. When I got to section ten on the last loop and I only had two points, I’m like, ‘I have to do it now’. So, I did it and it went easier than I thought. That made the difference for me.” Davis was third for the day with 30 points, while Alex Niederer and Roper rounded out the top five with 35 and 37. Avendano had a bad day and finished sixth with 42. Meanwhile, Myers was seventh with 44. Beta USA’s Andreas Niederer was eighth with 57, and Fastle was ninth with 65.

GasGas North America’s Maddie Hoover won both days of the Women’s Pro class, topping Sherco’s Kylee Sweeten 26 to 45 on Saturday, and 39 to 91 on Sunday.

There was an epic battle in the Expert class, with FactoryONE/Scorpa’s Alex Myers getting the win on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Micah Hertrich was second and Nigel Parker third. On Sunday, Parker was second with Ty Cullins in third.

PRO RESULTS

Saturday

1. Pat Smage (Shr) 2

2. Karl Davis Jr. (Sco) 28

3. David Avendano (Ver) 29

4. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet (GG) 30

5. Josh Roper (Shr) 41

6. Alex Myers (Sco) 48

7. Alex Niederer (GG) 49

8. Sam Fastle (Shr) 65

9. Andreas Niederer (Bet) 77

Sunday

1. Pat Smage (Shr) 0

2. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet (GG) 27

3. Karl Davis Jr. (Sco) 30

4. Alex Niederer (GG) 35

5. Josh Roper (Shr) 37

6. David Avendano (Ver) 42

7. Alex Myers (Sco) 44

8. Andreas Niederer (Bet) 57

9. Sam Fastle (Shr) 65

ALEX NIEDERER

SMAGICAL RIDES AGAIN

Just about a year after suffering an injury that left him paralyzed from the neck down, Phil Smage rode the Minnesota MotoTrials! Riding in the Clubman class, Phil amazingly finished the Trial, although he did suffer a few tip-overs. On more than one occastion, Phil said he pulled in the clutch but was unable to release it since he hasn’t gained total control of his hands at this point. What a gnarly dude!

TERRY ANSELMO

ANDREAS NIEDERER

ANDREAS NIEDERER

HANNAH “BANANA” SMAGE

DAVID AVENDANO

PAT SMAGE (1-1)

The shootout sections definitely looked difficult. The first one was pretty scary even for me. The middle ledge was really big without much of a run. Looking at it, I almost didn’t expect anybody to make it. The run we had was just so short, but David found a rock behind that that you could start on and get another foot of run, and that really made a huge difference . The first couple guys started close. Some of them made it, some of them didn’t. Then David started a little bit further back and that’s where I hit. It actually rode much easier than it looked, but it was just so steep and so tall that I did not want to come back off of it, so I was pretty nervous about that one. The rest of them were a little more technical. A couple big hits in there, but mainly just technical and tricky angles and interesting rocks. Overall good, hard sections.

DANIEL BLANC-GONNET (4-2)

In the shootout, the first section was actually the gnarliest one. Pretty big step in it. In the first loop I fived it. I was in second gear and I just didn’t think I had the drive. I shifted to third the second loop and I had a lot more momentum and made it in the second loop. The other sections were pretty good. The one I’m kind of disappointed about is actually section three with the end where you kind of had to side hop over. I tried a rear tire the first line. I think that wasn’t the right move for me. I’m not really good on the rear tire. I should have side hopped it. That could have saved me actually second place. That put me down to fourth after that. Pretty good ride. I’m getting my confidence back, which is good.

SAM FASTLE

SAM FASTLE POSTED A LOT OF AMAZING RIDES AT THE MINNESOTA ROUND SERIES. HE ALSO HAD ONE VERY NASTY CRASH. HOWEVER, SAMMY ALWAYS WEAR AFTER THIS MAJOR GET-OFF.

OF THE 2019 NATC/AMA US NATIONAL MOTOTRIALS LANDS ON HIS FEET AND WAS NONE THE WORSE FOR

THE EVOLUTION OF THE

How One Man Brought Half of the Scottish Six Days to

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THE JURASSIC TRIAL

to Paradise

It’s not often a new international trial event is created, but that’s what Felipe Koberg has done with an event that will bring an international roster of pro and amateur riders to a competition and experience that was inspired by the Scottish 6 Days Trial, but designed to introduce more riders to that style of competition as well as increase the participation of US riders (and their families). It doesn’t hurt that the event takes place in Costa Rica, which is close enough to the equator to deliver comfortable weather as many northern hemisphere riders are preparing for snow. We got a chance to speak with Felipe, a who holds a German/Costa Rican dual citizenship, travels and competes in Europe frequently, and who’s been living in Costa Rica for his whole life other than five years he spent in the US getting his graduate degree. The photos you see are courteous of the pre-running Felipe organized last year to work out all the details for the inaugural event that runs this November 29, 30, and December 1st.

You’ve mentioned this event was inspired by the Scottish Six Days. What appealed to you about the Scottish Six Days?

I’ve been participating in the Scottish the past three years. I realized that I was the only Latin American competing there. I said, “well, this is really weird”. So, as I made some friends that participate every year, I asked them, “Have you seen Latin Americans participating here?” They said, “No. You’re the only one.” Was like, “Wow. This is really shocking. Why is that happening?” I realized that we had a couple factors. First of all is the language barrier. It is not a problem for me because I speak English, but a lot of people [in Latin America] do not speak English. Then the distance, the cost, and most especially the level of the course. Everybody knows that the Scottish Six Days trial is the most difficult competition for long distance in the world for trials. So I assume that a lot of people wouldn’t want to risk their investment by going, spending five or six thousand

dollars, which is what it costs me, and not even finish the first day. I’ve heard of this guy from Guatemala, he tried five times back maybe 25 years ago and he never finished. So I said, man, that’s probably one of the reasons, right? The other reason, as I said, is the level [of difficulty of the course]. Few riders from Latin America, or even from the States, go there. In 2017 the States only had like four guys there. Then last year you had two. This year you had two guys. So it’s kind of like, ‘What’s going on?’ And very, very important is the weather. In Costa Rica and Latin America, since we’re so close to the equator, we’re used to having the best weather possible. Over there [in Scotland] the riders have temperatures that are two degrees, zero degrees, and three degrees. We never, ever in Costa Rica would reach that low. The lowest it gets - it will be 18 degrees [about 65 degrees Fahrenheit]. So, of course that is a big issue.

Then the plan is to model your event after the Scottish Six Day event? It is done like that, yes, but in a three-day event. Instead of having thirty sections, we have twenty sections. We have the same [scorecard system]. Then we

have the same departure and arrival time. Let’s say that you leave every minute, and then you can get in the parc ferme twenty minutes before the departure. You’re not allowed to change anything inside of the parc ferme. What we are trying here is basically to replicate a Scottish so people say, “Okay, now I understand. I will go to the Scottish.” So that’s the idea. It’s a pre-Scottish event, let’s say, that people will say, “Okay, now I understand.” The sections are going to be very similar, inter-zone [transfer] sections. A group of sections that will be three or four sections together. Very similar to the Scottish.

Will everyone ride the same line like at Scottish?

No. That will be a little bit different. In the Scottish most of the guys of the 280 riders that participate ride at a high level. So it makes no sense for them to have an intermediate or low level, or followers’ level line. For example, at the Two Days in Arinsal [in Northern Spain] you have five different levels, or the Santigosa three days [in Spain] that I have also done, you have the followers’ level. What we have done is that we will have three different levels. First will be the followers’ level for those guys that want to bring - for example I have some friends in Spain and their wives have a trial bike. The wives want to do it, but they don’t want to go in the section. So they can follow and see their husband, or whoever, do the [follower] sections.

I’m assuming a journalist could ride the followers’ line?

Exactly. The journalists can do this inter-zone where they can access all the sections to see the pros go through the sections. Then the second category will be the intermediate level, which will be done with easier sections than the pro level, but in both cases, let’s say the intermediate level and the pro level you will have - it’s not nice how you call it but let’s call it the chicken line. Nobody likes to call it like that, but it will be a bypass that if the rider says, “Man, that is impossible. I can’t ride that one. That’s too difficult.” Then they can just ask. They go in the section, ask for a five, and then they take the detour [beside] the section to go to the following section.

Give me an idea what the terrain is like. What will they be riding over?

We will be riding in a lot of rivers. Out of the sixty sections, fifty-five sections are in rivers and waterfalls. It’s amazing. And then the inter-zones [transfer sections], we have a very [established] enduro ride here that is called Enduro Nandayure. It’s an event that, as a matter of fact, I started with some other friends validating

it eighteen years ago when I used to be an enduro rider. Then two years later it became official, and now we have over a thousand enduro riders coming every year just from Costa Rica. This event takes place now in July, on July 5th and. 6th. This year the Jurassic Trial Organization helped them organize a bit. We’re bringing Alfred Gomez from Spain with Husky. So he’s coming to do some clinics and all that. But my point is that this enduro has spectacular zones in the center of the jungle in Nandayure province. This is very important for you to know: the Nicoya peninsula is considered the largest blue zone in the world [A Blue Zone is an area with longer than normal life expectancies]. So that’s where this enduro takes place. The inter-zones we have chosen are the same routes as this enduro, but the hardest. So the hardest routes for this enduro are the inter-zones of the Jurassic. So the Jurassic is not something that you say, “Oh, well, I’m going to have some fun.” No, no, no. If you finish, you are ready to go to a Scottish, and finish the first three days.

Tell me about the name Jurassic?

The Jurassic is because Costa Rica, I don’t know if you’ve seen the Jurassic Park movies? Every time in all different movies they’ve done, you will see that a certain

part was filmed in Costa Rica. So even though some parts were not actually filmed in Costa Rica, they claim that the Jurassic World is in Costa Rica, an island of Costa Rica. So I started thinking that, man, what would be the best name to really position a trial in the world with an exotic name? So I said, ‘Jurassic,’ because Costa Rica is Jurassic. Everywhere you go in the jungle you see monkeys. You see huge lizards. This is perfect. I came up with the name Jurassic, I waited for it to be registered officially, and once it was registered officially then I started revealing the name.

How long is the course for each day?

Each day will be more or less about seven hours. We estimate that we will have more or less 90 kilometers on the first day, about 100 kilometers on day two, and on day three it’s going to be very short because we don’t have a lot of inter-zones because it will be there on the beach. There is a river called Mala Noche and the trial takes place there. It’s about five or six miles of waterfalls in a river that we go up. That’s day three. It’s amazing. So that’s the only different thing about this trial compared to the rest. All [other multi-day trial events] you go and it’s, “Okay, you have seven hours

Ready for an adventure? Here are some more details.

The Alfredo Gomez clinic will be open to all riders and will cost approximately $100.

In an effort to keep entry cost down, you do not need an FIM, or even and AMA license to compete in this inaugural year’s event. But Felipe is in talks with the FIM to possibly be involved the race next year.

The trail will stay off of recognized roads, so there will not be issues with police road enforcement.

The event has been recognized by the Costa Rican Tourism of Commerce, which brings several benefits, such as the use of many unrecognized roads with police approval, and Red Cross support at the event.

The travel package for riders costs 1995 Euros (about $2,276). It includes event entry, bike shipping through DHL, transportation to and from the airport with your bike, a double occupancy room for three nights, breakfast and lunch Thursday to Saturday, a survival kit (spare fuel, protein bars, etc.), a number plate, and gas and oils.

There are bike rentals available, which increases the same travel package to 2,300 euros (about $2,625). The promoters are lining up bikes.

and ten minutes to make it back. Go, go, go!” You just go. You park your bike. You check on the section. Jump on the motorcycle really quick. Go, go, and you’re always like… For example in the Scottish they give us fifteen minutes to eat a damn hot dog and a Milky Way bar, while in Santigosa they give you thirty minutes. So we decided to give thirty minutes plus; we are also going to involve cultural things. For example, on the parade, we’re going to have a lot of national folklore people dancing and different things. On day one we will visit a mill, so riders go through a very old sugar mill that processes sugar cane. Riders can see that and push and make juice and drink a little, because it’s kind of like a booster, and then keep on going. Riders will have fifteen minutes there. Then on day three riders will be able to - on this river that I’m telling you that is full of ponds and waterfalls - it gets humid so people say, “Oh, man, I wish I could jump in that waterfall.” Well, hey! We will have one area where riders come, they give the card, and the judge will say, “Okay, you have fifteen minutes. If you want to jump, go crazy.” They can actually jump in. So it’s kind of fun at the same time, but it is a competition. So we are adding that. Another example is on day two they have the raft you’ve maybe seen in a photo that it’s been circulating - that picture has been all over the world.

That is also something that riders say, “Man, I want a picture here.” Everybody is having a lot of fun in the rafts. So it’s a competition but at the same time a lot of excitement and adventure.

Does the course start and finish at the same place each day?

We start in Nandayure, which is a very small, rural town. We have the parade, which is Thursday at 4:00 PM is right there in Nandayure. Then day one starts in Nandayure but the riders finish on the beach. So that means that we will have two parc fermes. One parc ferme for day zero and [another for the end of] day one. But that day the riders will deliver the bike to the parc ferme on the beach. Then day two they leave from the beach and end up on the beach. Day three they leave from the beach and then that’s it.

So it’s a three-day competition, but would you recommend riders try to take a week to do this?

Totally. We are having a lot of guys from France, from Ireland, from Spain, from England. We have Italian guys already coming with their families, which is not your case because if you’re coming from Dallas, it’s just three hours and fifteen minutes by plane. It’s nothing. But these guys, some of them traveling from really

The manufacturers so far supporting the event (and possibly providing rental bikes) are Sherco, Scorpa, Vertigo, TRS, Montesa, Beta, and GasGas. Electric Motion is possibly coming on board to support as well.

Costa Rica has claimed it with be the first carbon-neutral country in the world in 2021, so to mitigate the impact of the race, ten dollars of every entry goes toward building the first recycling plant for plastics in the region. The plant is being built by Trex (which formed its name from TRex, so they were a natural fit for this event and area).

For any non-riding family members, the promoters will assign a tourism professional to organize non-riding activities including: white water rafting, seeing the volcanoes, scuba diving, fishing, and more.

far away. From Ireland they have to go from Dublin to Amsterdam, then Amsterdam coming here, if they don’t go through the States. So it’s a long flight. So for them, they decided to bring their families because it makes sense to bring the family - number one because they have plenty of activities and number two, they already will be spending money on the hotel, so they might as well bring someone. Then the weather. You guys up north or all of Europe, it’s freezing, while here it’s right at the beginning of the summer season. So we decided to do this trial right at the end of the rainy season. The rainy season finishes around November 20th. We will have some water, of course, to make it fun in the sections, because every good trial rider likes water on the sections, and the country is super green. Everywhere you look it’s so green. It’s not so hot and humid like it is in February or March. Also, there are no international, outdoor, endurance trial competitions that are well-[established] in Europe [during this time]. So we thought that it would be a good idea to do it then.

Is this a good trip for family members or friends of the riders, even if they don’t want to ride.

I have participated in many trials and all trial events that are long-distance, let’s say two or three or six days, are really boring for the family. For example, last year I took my ex-girlfriend to Scotland and she told me, “Why did you bring me to Narnia? There’s absolutely nothing to do. It’s really boring.” Well in Costa Rica it’s totally different because the epicenter of the hotels where all the riders will be staying is right on the beach. Then every day we’ll be spending the night in a hotel on the beach. So the families can stay and do snorkeling, white water rafting, or if they want they can take a tour on zip-lining or turtle watching or whatever; there are so many options they can do while the rider is having fun doing the Jurassic Trial. So they will never get bored.

You said 90 kilometers. Will there be support vehicles carrying gasoline?

One hundred percent. It will be done exactly the same way as it was done last year [during our validation]. We will have four-wheelers that belong to the staff, and these guys will have refueling gas. In a trial bike you can run nonstop for an hour and a half. So we are calculating that in order for riders not to get in trouble. Although in part of the package that the rider will get with inscription [sign up] is that they get a bottle of 600 millimeters of fuel, so they can just have a little bit of gas just in case. But last year nobody had to use it.

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Pat Smage (FactoryONE/Sherco) extended his win streak to six-straight wins in the AMA/NATC US National MotoTrials Series after claiming a pair of victories at rounds five and six of eight-round series at the Turkey Rock Trials Area near Howard, Colorado. Unlike his previous four wins, however, Smage’s victories in Colorado were a bit harder to come by.

On Saturday, Smage trailed GasGas North America’s Daniel Blanc-Gonnet by four points after two laps. However, the Wisconsin rider tightened his belt on the third and final lap and cleaned all but two of the difficult, technical and somewhat daunting sections to take the win. Smage’s final-lap heroics moved him four points ahead of Blanc-Gonnet in Saturday’s final results (an eight-point swing), with FactoryONE Scorpa’s Karl Davis Jr. finishing third, 31 points behind Blanc-Gonnet.

Most of the Pro riders agreed that the Colorado sections, which were set at about 7000 feet in altitude on the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range, were the most difficult and most intimidating of the season. The power-robbing altitude didn’t help matters.

“When I first saw the sections I wasn’t excited for the weekend,” said Smage. “There were a couple of sections that I just couldn’t figure out on the first two laps, and that’s where Daniel was getting me. Going into the final lap I knew I had to at least try to turn it around. I had to try everything I could think of and finally I started riding a little bit better. It was definitely a tough day, but Daniel rode really well. It was cool to have him pushing till the end and I’m happy to come away with the win.”

Disappointed at missing out on his first overall win, Blanc-Gonnet was clearly happy and excited about pushing Smage to the limit.

“I felt like I had good rides, moments of brilliance, but then just stupid mistakes, but I’m super excited with the day,” said Blanc-Gonnet. “I kind of tried to just keep it

out of my mind that I was winning. I was pretty nervous but I felt like I held it together pretty well. I improved on my last lap, so I was consistently getting better, which is good. For me it was like these ticky-tack dabs everywhere which add up pretty quick. Pat doesn’t make those mistakes, but I think the difference was that there were one or two sections that I just had the extra power in this altitude with my bike.”

Six fives on the opening lap of Saturday’s event put Davis in a deep hole, but the Florida rider was able to clean things up on his second and third laps to post an overall score of 80 points for third.

“The sections were very intimidating – some of the most intimidating sections I’ve seen in quite a few years,” said Davis. “Sections six and twelve gave us the biggest problems; they seemed pretty impossible. The rest of them were still intimidating but rideable.”

Davis had a couple of nasty crashes but managed to finish in one piece.

“When you go into every section kind of nervous it’s hard to really get motivation to keep going,” added Davis. “I’m not the happiest with my riding, but we did the best we could.”

A pair of Pro-class rookies, FactoryONE Sherco’s Josh Roper and FactoryONE Scorpa’s Alex Myers, rounded out the top five. Myers finished fourth with 91 points, edging out Roper by just two points.

Myers was an impressive second overall at round two of the series in Nebraska, and his fourth overall in Colorado just confirms his arrival in the class. Meanwhile, Roper, the king of fifth place, has been uber-consistent in his debut season in the Pro class. Roper’s fifth overall finish on Saturday was the fifth time in a row he has finished fifth.

The sections were equally challenging (and intimidating) on Sunday and Smage led the way with a 17-point SAM FASTLE

opening lap. After finishing seventh overall the previous day, Alex Niederer elevated his game on Sunday and put his GasGas North America-backed GasGas TXT 300 into provisional second place with 34 points. Davis was one point back with 35, while Blanc-Gonnet was next with 38.

Smage trimmed his second lap down to just nine points, while Niederer came in at 19. Meanwhile, Vertigo USA’s David Avendano had 26, Blanc-Gonnet had 29 and Davis had 36.

Smage sealed the deal on the final lap, where he dropped a meager seven points for a total of 33 for the day.

“Early on I wasn’t confident in the more dangerous sections and I was a little bit worried about trying them,” said Smage. “I just wasn’t quite feeling it early on, but about midway through the first lap I kind of really tried hard to turn that around and started riding like myself again and having confidence in the sections and with the bike. There were a few that were on the edge for sure, and some really difficult ones, but overall I’m happy with the way I turned things around.”

Alex Niederer’s 23-point lap was one point less than Avendano’s 24 and put the GasGas rider solidly into second overall for the day with a total of 76. Avendano rounded out the podium with a total of 91 points in the extremely high scoring event. The seven-time Venezuelan champion DNFed Saturday’s event with an electrical problem.

Blanc-Gonnet and Davis rounded out Sunday’s top five, with Blanc-Gonnet missing the podium by a single point with a 92 total for the day. Meanwhile, Davis was further back at 107.

Myers dropped to sixth overall with 119 points, while Roper missed out on a sixth-straight fifth place finish by placing eighth overall at 124 points.

ALEX NIEDERER

FactoryONE/Sherco’s Sammy Fastle and Beta USA’s Andreas Niederer both turned in spectacular rides over the weekend, but suffered with consistency. Fastle was seventh overall on both days, while Andreas Niederer finished eighth on Saturday and ninth on Sunday.

Smage remained a perfect 6-0 in this year’s series and will most likely clinch a record-breaking 11th US National MotoTrials Championship title next weekend in Oregon.

GasGas North America’s Maddie Hoover took a pair of wins in the Women’s Pro class, beating former Women’s champ Louise Forsley each day, while FactoryONE/Sherco’s Kylee Sweeten had two third place finishes.

PRO RESULTS

Saturday

1. Pat Smage (Shr) 45

2. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet (GG) 49

3. Karl Davis Jr. (Sco) 80

4. Alex Myers (Sco) 91

5. Josh Roper (Shr) 93

6. Alex Niederer (GG) 94

7. Sam Fastle (Shr) 105

8. Andreas Niederer (Bet) 133

9. David Avendano (Ver) DNF

Sunday

1. Pat Smage (Shr) 33

2. Alex Niederer (GG) 76

3. David Avendano (Ver) 91

4. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet (GG) 92

5. Karl Davis Jr. (Sco) 107

6. Alex Myers (Sco) 112

7. Sam Fastle (Shr) 119

8. Josh Roper (Shr) 134

9. Andreas Niederer (Bet) 140

ALEX MYERS

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A MOTORHEAD’S LOOK AT THE SPORTS’ COOLEST BIKES

Daniel Blanc-Gonnet talks about how he sets up his GasGas TXT300:

SUSPENSION

Generally I won’t touch my suspension until it’s broken in, because when it’s still fresh the suspension is kind of stiff and uneven. Once it gets broken in, there’s slight manufacturing variances so usually I’ll set it to the middle. I like slightly more damping, just because I’m a little bit heavier. So off the drop-offs I don’t want to blow through the stroke so fast. Then I do like a pretty quick rebound on the back, so that way hopping is a little bit easier and for big splatters I can get some good lift.

Out of the box, the springs are rated usually for about a rider that’s 165 pounds and I’m at 180 with all my gear on. So it’s a little bit over, but I’m able to compensate a little bit with my legs and things like that.

CLUTCH

The clutch has an adjustable ring and I usually put it to the quickest setting. This weekend it’s a little bit slick so I toned it back to two, just so that way it’s not just a light switch. On the third setting it’s pretty much a light switch. Second setting it’s a little more slip to it. I usually run a lot less oil in the engine than recommended. I run 325-350 cc’s depending on how quick I want it. The less amount of oil it will make it just grab much quicker. There’s not as much of a slipping effect. So like this weekend I’m running 350cc. If I went somewhere grippy I’ll run 325cc, and on the stiffest spring so it’s just quick.

There’s a bellville washer in there and you preload it differently with this ring that’s adjustable inside the clutch. It’s the same plates. They upgraded the plates this year, so all the 2019 models actually have Kevlar plates which are a huge upgrade and really, really awesome. So those ones right out of the box perform great.

ENGINE

I put a high compression head on, and then I have a custom flywheel that I use just to get a little bit more torque out of it and a little more grunt on that top end when you’re flying up the big steps so I can tractor up some stuff. The flywheel is an add-on flywheel weight that weighs about 200 grams. So it helps with the bottom. It’s equivalent to adding 40% of the S3 flywheel effect. Obviously it’s not just the weight; it’s the moment of inertia of that weight. So I added that on there, and that helps just flatten out the bottom just a little bit more for slick conditions here. When it’s dry, I’ll take it off. But when it’s slick, I still want it to rev up quick but I want it to be able to rev up and then tractor me through things.

TIRE PRESSURE

Here at the Nebraska event, it’s difficult because there’s a lot of sharp rocks here but it’s really muddy and slippery, so I’ll generally run lower pressures, but the risk you run is getting a pinch flat or a puncture on the sharp rocks. So what I’ll do is I’ll probably run four and a half, five pounds, only because I don’t want to get a flat. But I’m also having to focus a little bit more on getting traction. Some place that’s muddier with rounder rocks I’ll generally run a little bit lower, maybe four. But the lower pressure you run also the less bounce you get out of the tire, so if you need lift or if you’re hitting something you’ll smash the rim a little bit harder. So I almost always run five and a half, six in the front. But the rear is where I’ll play around with it a little bit. It kind of depends on the thickness of the mud. Some mud works better if you’re slipping the clutch and using the torque, but some mud works a lot better if you’re just wide open, full-throttle. So if you’re wide open, full-throttle you want a little bit less pressure, but if you’re trying to tractor it I run just a little bit higher pressure.

GEARING

I run stock gearing. Alex [Niederer] likes to run one tooth down, but I find that I ride almost everything in first or second. He runs almost everything in second to third. So I think it’s pretty much equivalent. I just don’t like making first gear useless, so I run the stock gearing.

CONTROLS

I like the Renthal bend bars. Those are really good. The Renthal grips are really nice, too. I’m usually picky about everything that the rider interfaces, so even if I just fall and hit the lever, even if I can’t tell if it’s bent I replace it because I just am so anal about that. Then I like the skinny foot pegs. A lot of people run the S3 wide foot pegs with the set screws, but I like these skinnier ones because I feel like I can rotate forward and back quicker, and it kind of keeps me from being flat-footed on the bike, so I’m able to really articulate a little bit better. They’re called CSP’s. They’re aluminum so they’re pretty light. It’s actually a trick I picked up from Mark Berg stwo years ago. We were talking about it and he was like, “I just can’t run those fat pegs.” I tried the skinner pegs and I was like, “Man, I like these a lot better.” It definitely does help. A lot of people run those curved S3 pegs, which to me do the same thing as a skinnier peg because you can just sit on either end. The bars, I put them pretty much where everyone else puts them. I’m a little bit taller so I rolled them farther forward.

TRIPLE CLAMPS

For quicker steering I pull the forks up the first setting on the triple clamps about two centimeters from the top. I like the quicker steering because I usually am not turning that much. I’m hopping a lot more. So I like the quicker steering, and when you drop the forks it actually helps your balance just a little bit. So usually my front end is up in the air anyway. But if you want better steering or slower steering, you can drop the forks and it’ll help with that. Other than that, the GasGas out of the box is pretty amazing. These are little tweaks that I’ve done over the last year. Last year I rode a completely stock bike because I didn’t really have time to do anything to it.

BRAKES

GasGas actually changed the front brake piston setup, the front brake caliper. Actually this one’s the best one that I’ve seen. They went back to the style where there’s a pin going through the top, because last year there was like a clip holding them. These ones work a lot better. Last year that clip kind of dragged a little bit. Usually out of the box I’ll clean them right away. I’ll just clean the brake rotors off and whatever. I’ll drag them until they get hot and just dump water on it. Those are little things usually to adjust. It kind of depends on the scenario. If the bike is right the first time, then I won’t mess with it, but if it’s little things like that… I’m usually not that picky so I’ll run the bike pretty much the way it is, but this last year I really wanted to try to find a setup that kind of works a little bit better for me. n

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

TONI BOU

Bou finished the Italian TrialGP atop the podium, sporting a 28-point advantage over the nearest second placed rival, Jeroni Fajardo.

JORGE CASALES

CRAZY QUALIFYING

Heavy rain and incredibly slippery conditions resulted in the toughest timed Qualification session ever seen since the format was first introduced two years ago with every rider in the premier TrialGP class scoring maximum points at TrialGP Italy, round one of the 2019 FIM Trial World Championship.

The section, on a steep bank studded with carefully-placed rocks, would have been hard enough in the dry during the day but under floodlights and with torrential rain sweeping the Metzler Offroad Park at Arco di Trento it proved to be too challenging for even the best riders in the world. In particular the steep exit over a succession of polished logs proved to be a gripless nightmare that stopped every TrialGP rider who made it that far.

All rounds this year will feature two Qualification sessions. The name of the game is first and foremost to stay feet-up and then to complete the section in the fastest time possible. Riders are balloted for starting positions for Q1 and their results in this then determines the running order for Q2 with their best result from both sessions deciding where they begin Sunday’s main points-paying competition with the highest-placed finishers earning a valuable position at the back of the field.

After everyone in TrialGP struck-out in Q1, more rain just before the premier class riders began Q2 forced organisers to ease the section and cut out the fearsome log exit but even then, with mud being dragged onto the already treacherous rocks, it proved to be impossible.

As a result the starting order was determined by the initial ballot with France’s Benoit Bincaz (Beta) last away tomorrow morning, just behind the Spanish pairing of Jaime Busto (Vertigo) and Miquel Gelabert (Sherco). Defending champion Toni Bou (Repsol Honda) will start fifth in the field of 15 with Jeroni Fajardo (Gas Gas) and Adam Raga (TRRS) – last year’s second and thirdranked riders – leading the field away. - Courtesy TrialGP

TONI ON TOP

The opening round of the FIM TrialGP World Championship was marked by rain which appeared intermittently throughout the weekend at the Off-Road Park in Pietramurata, Italy. The sections were muddy and required impeccable precision by riders to be able to salvage anything out of each section.

Starting fifth following Saturday’s supertough qualification session, the Repsol Honda-mounted Spaniard – who’s aiming for his 13th consecutive title this season – led from the front and underlined his status as the greatest rider in the history of the sport with his final total of 33 marks lost almost half that of second-placed Jeroni Fajardo on the factory Gas Gas.

The rain that had made Qualification session so tough continued to fall into Sunday morning and although the sections eventually began to dry out, grip was hard to find on the steep and imposing rock-strewn banks as mud was dragged onto the hazards.

Leading at the halfway stage on a score of 25 compared to second-placed Jaime Busto (Vertigo) who had picked up 40 penalty points, Bou then moved up a gear on lap two to part with just a further four marks to claim a devastating victory despite four time penalties – inevitable given the conditions – increasing his total to 33.

“I’m very happy with my riding today,” said Bou. “It is true that on the first lap I made two serious mistakes by pushing against two ar-

ADAM RAGA

rows. On the second I had a great ride picking up just four points in a very complicated trial where the terrain was very slippery. I wish to thank the whole team because they have worked very hard all winter to get us here in such strong shape.”

A clear second after the opening lap, Busto couldn’t maintain his form and dropped back to fifth as Fajardo and Adam Raga (TRRS) showed their undoubted class to recover for second and third. Fajardo’s final score of 61 included five time penalties and Raga’s total of 66 had two extra marks due to delays.

France’s Benoit Bincaz (Beta) was last away following yesterday’s ballot and was rewarded with a career-best fourth overall. Japanese fan favourite Takahisa Fujinami (Repsol Honda) ended the day in sixth ahead of Miquel Gelabert (Sherco), Franz Kadlec (TRRS), James Dabill (Beta) and Oriol Noguera (Jotagas). - Courtesy TrialGP

RESULTS

1. Toni Bou (Hon) 33

2. Jeroni Fajardo (GG) 61

3. Adam Raga (TRRS) 66

4. Benoit Bincaz (Bet) 86

5. Jaime Busto (Ver) 88

6. Takahisa Fujinami (Hon) 96

7. Miquel Gilabert (Shr) 105

8. Franz Kadlec (TRRS) 111

9. James Dabill (Ver) 112

10. Oriol Naguera (Jot) 114

JERONI FAJARDO

Factory GasGas rider Jeroni Fajardo turned in a solid performance that led him to finish the first lap in fourth position. From there, he led an amazing comeback on the second lap, finishing second in the final standings.

“I am very happy to have started the TrialGP World Championship so well. After all that happened yesterday in the qualifying, it has been a very difficult day for us. We faced a very tough trial, under very difficult conditions. Last night it rained a lot and opening the track is always difficult, but we never gave up believing that we could succeed. I did not feel comfortable in the first lap. We were driving well, but the judges and the race itself have not allowed us to show how well we were performing. Despite this, we have not dropped our guard. We continued to push, and, thanks to this attitude, the second round went very well, and we recovered positions until achieving a final P2. A well fought second place. I want to thank the whole team for the effort they have made to get this podium in Italy”.

JAIME BUSTO

A week before the start of the Trial GP series, Jaime Busto was let go from his contract with GasGas and almost immediately picked up by Vertigo. The Italian GP was his first competition on the bike. On race day Busto wasted no time showing how fast he has adapted to the Vertical R. The young Spaniard quickly appeared as one of the most inspired riders, ending lap 1 in an outstanding second place, but he wasn’t able to hold that place until the end, dropping a few positions during lap 2 to eventually come home in 5th, which is indeed a great result taking into consideration the small training he was carrying towards the Italian event aboard the new bike.

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2019 Schedule

• February 24 - CTC Fun Trial

• March 30-31 - Trials Training Days

• May 4-5 - Splish Spalsh Trial (STRA)

• June 23-26 - Family Camp

• June 27-29 - East Coast Youth Nationals & Women’s Open

• June 28 - TdN Fundraiser Gate Trial

• June 30 - July 4 - Great American Teen Camp (Invitational)

• August 16-18 - 9th Annual Kenda Tennessee Knock Out

• September TBA - ITSA Vintage Trial National

• October 19-20 - 27th Annual 58K Fall Trial

• December 1 - Troy Trial - CTC Winter Series Round 1

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KENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES

ROUND FOUR GREENSBORO,

JUNE 2, 2019

GEORGIA

STEWARD BAYLOR

Wacky weather continued to plague off-road motorcycle racing across the country as heavy downpours wreaked havoc at this weekend’s Cherokee National Enduro, in Greensboro, Georgia.

Rain leading up to and during the race left the Cherokee National Forest trail in soggy conditions, which led to deep ruts and slippery trail in places, while other areas of the course held up nicely.

Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Grant Baylor won the first test of the day by 30 seconds and appeared to be heading to a second-straight win in the series when a mishap in the final test put the South Carolina rider into the trees and cost him a full minute before he could return to the fray. In the meantime, Grant’s brother and teammate, Steward, took advantage of the situation and brought home his second win of the season.

“It was really slick out there and Grant got me by about thirty seconds in the first test, so I just decided to start riding a little less aggressive and in a really tall gear,” said Steward. “Luckily, we were able to chip away at the lead. Then Grant got stuck in the last test, and when I saw him there, I knew I just had to cruise it in.”

Grant was disappointed at losing the win, but happy for his brother.

“I was just trying to push the limit a little too much,” said Grant. “I came into a corner a little too hot and lost it and went off into some really thick trees. I was underneath of the bike and couldn’t get it off of me, so I lost the overall lead

there. It was a pretty frustrating day, but at least I still ended up second to my brother.”

Rounding out the overall podium was Beta USA’s Cody Barnes, who turned in a surprise third-place finish on his 250 RR despite suffering a mishap in test three. Barnes was also the top finishing Pro2 rider.

“In the third test I was pushing pretty hard down a downhill and ended up kind of pushing a little too hard and jumped into a ditch and ended up going down pretty good in one of the faster sections,” said Barnes. “I lost quite a bit of time there, but I think I made up for it in test five. Then that last test, because so many riders didn’t ride it, it was super slippery. There wasn’t a lot of berms developed. I just tried to ride smooth and ended up coming out with a great time.”

Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Liam Draper was sitting in third overall heading into test six, but a mental mistake cost him the final step of the podium.

“It’s just a bummer, but we just got side-tracked waiting on my start time before the final test and then Stew yelled and he goes, ‘Dude, you got to go.’ So I was late for my start,” said Draper. “Me and Cody [Barnes] were pretty tight going into the last test. Then I went in a minute late and that cost me.”

Draper finished second in the Pro2 class with his fourth overall finish.

Husqvarna/ Max Motorsports/FXR Racing’s Evan Smith was third in the Pro class and fifth overall.

CODY BARNES

“It started pouring in the first test,” said Smith. “I got wrapped up in some vines and probably spent a minute or so there and that kind of put me in a hole for the day. Then I won test three and was feeling good and gaining a lot of time back. But then in the last test I got some vines across the face.”

XC Gear/Enduro Engineering/Husqvarna’s Cory Buttrick continues to regain his enduro legs and finished sixth overall with some pretty impressive test times.

Despite being a bit under the weather, GasGas North America’s Thorn Devlin got off to a fast start and was sitting in third overall after two tests. However, a tumble in the final test dropped the Pennsylvania rider to seventh overall for the day.

“After the second test I came in and saw I was in third overall and I held that until test five,” said Devlin. “But going into test six, I came down over the hill right off the start and there was a bridge and I wiped out. I bent the shifter completely around the frame, so I couldn’t shift. I went to put my foot on the peg and when I hit a bump it would click it into false neutral. So, I literally rode that whole section not being able to shift or with the left foot on the peg.”

Beta USA’s Mike Witkowski finished off the day with the fifth-fastest time in the final test and wound up with an eighth overall finish, beating out GasGas North America’s Ron Commo III by 10 seconds. Commo’s ninth overall was also good enough for third in the Pro2 division.

Six-time National Enduro Champion Russell Bobbitt rounded out the top 10 on his Gnarly Routes KTM.

In the Women’s Elite class, Rockstar Energy/Husqvarna/Moose Husqvarna’s Tayla Jones took the overall win despite winning just one test. Mepmx/Fly/Grizzly Peak/Traveler’s Rest Speedway/KTM’s Mackenzie Tricker won the remaining five tests and finished second overall, 13 seconds behind Jones, after she lost 50 seconds in test one when a rider fell in front of her on a bridge.

“I kind of just was at the wrong place at the wrong time,” said Tricker. “Somebody crashed on a bridge in front of me, and they fell six feet down and their bike was blocking the bridge.”

Rachel Archer of New Zealand finished third on an Am Pro Yamaha.

OVERALL RESULTS

1. Steward Baylor (KTM)

2. Grant Baylor (KTM)

3. Cody Barnes (Bet)

4. Liam Draper (KTM)

5. Evan Smith (Hsq)

6. Cory Buttrick (Hsq)

7. Thorn Devlin (GG)

8. Mike Witkowski (Bet)

9. Ron Commo III (GG)

10. Russell Bobbitt (KTM)

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SUPER JARVIS’ ERZBERG ENCORE

2019 ERZBERG RODEO

EISENERZ, AUSTRIA

MAY 31, 2019

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SUPER TRIAL SERIES

Securing a record-equaling fifth victory at the world’s toughest one-day hard enduro, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Graham Jarvis has secured what is arguably the biggest win of his career by topping the 25th running of the Erzbergrodeo Hare Scramble.

Victorious 12 months ago, Jarvis came into the 2019 Erzbergrodeo both confident of claiming yet another win but also well-aware that a stacked field would mean anything less than his absolute best would likely prevent him from earning victory. As he has so many times before, Jarvis worked his way towards the front of the Pro class following a cautious start before once again showing his true class by delivering a calm and calculated performance and a pace that no other rider could match.

Safely through the event’s first check point but down in 14th position, Jarvis

methodically started working his way forwards, passing rider-after-rider to reach the one-hour mark in third position and well-placed to challenge for the lead. Calmly through the first refuelling stop, once into the infamous Carl’s Dinner section he delivered what would be the winning blow. Pulling away from Manni Lettenbichler, his then closest challenger, Graham arrived at the Green Hell section as the all-important race leader.

Unable to scale the near-vertical climb in one go, Graham maintained his cool despite seeing Lettenbichler arrive at his rear-wheel. Once clear after pushing his way to the top, he made light work of the remaining and often troublesome Dynamite and Lazy Noon sections to complete the 35.2-kilometre course in a time of two hours and 27 minutes and collect a well-deserved fifth Erzbergrodeo victory.

JOSEP GARCIA

Although falling just short of a place on the podium, Alfredo Gomez put in one of the event’s strongest performances to place fourth having got tangled up in a multi-bike pile-up on the first climb following the start. Battling hard to catch-up with the race leaders, Alfredo charged his way through the power-sapping Carl’s Dinner section to close in on countryman Mario Roman. Moving ahead of Wade Young and into fourth at check point 23 Alfredo eventually finished fourth, just over four minutes from third.

Continuing his return from an injury enforced lay-off, Billy Bolt endured a challenging Erzbergrodeo to eventually finish seventh. Running into troubles on some of the earlier climbs, Billy gave his all and despite his relative lack of race fitness battled his way to a deserved top-10 result.

With three rounds of the 2019 World Enduro Super Series now complete, Graham Jarvis sits third in the championship standings with teammates Billy Bolt and Alfredo Gomez sixth and seventh respectively.

Following medical advice, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing took the decision that Colton Haaker shouldn’t travel to the Erzbergrodeo having aggravated his back training in the USA.

“This feels amazing,” said Jarvis. “ I think this could be the most important Erzberg victory of my career. A lot of people were talking about my age, and at 44 I did have some doubts about my fitness for the full race. But I just kept my focus and kept pushing. I knew I would have work to do from the start, but the faster sections of the race, early on, never really suit me. Once I got to Carl’s Dinner, I

MANUEL LETTENBICHLER

started to make up time. It was different to when I walked it, and I was feeling it physically, but it went really well. I managed to lead going into Green Hell, but it was close there with Manni. I just had to keep pushing after that. It’s amazing to be a five-time Erzberg winner.”

Results – Erzbergrodeo Hare Scramble 2019

1. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 2:26:46; 2. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 2:28:55; 3. Mario Roman (Sherco) 2:32:19; 4. Alfredo Gomez (Husqvarna) 2:36:28; 5. Wade Young (Sherco) 2:41:07

Championship Standings – World Enduro Super Series 2019 (round 3 of 8)

1. Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM) 1960 points; 2. Mario Roman (Sherco) 1770; 3. Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna) 1690; 4. Josep Garcia (KTM) 1665; 5. Jonny Walker (KTM) 1520

CODY WEBB’S ERZBERG DISAPPOINTMENT

Cody Webb is twice a podium finisher at Erzberg, and for 2019 the factory KTM rider was hoping to become the first American winner in the event’s 25-year history. However, a practice incident just days before the race put Webb’s plans on hold.

Webb tweaked his knee while dropping off a ledge in a technical rock section just days before heading to the world-famous race in Austria. As the first American to achieve a podium finish at the Iron Giant in 2016, Webb was determined to line up at the infamous event this year. Despite giving his best effort, Webb called it quits early into the race and spent the remaining time helping his KTM teammates through a challenging section of the course.

“Being injured is always unfortunate, but I’m taking it as a positive,” says Webb. “I intend to take rehab very seriously post-operation and will come back better and stronger than before. It’s a long road ahead, but I will make the best of it and am already excited about the thought of being back at the races.” n

Erzbergrodeo Red Bull

Hare Scramble Past Winners

2018: Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna)

2017: Alfredo Gomez (KTM)

2016: Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna)

2015: Jonny Walker (KTM), Graham Jarvis (Husqvarna), Andreas Lettenbichler (KTM), Alfredo Gomez (KTM)

2014: Jonny Walker (KTM)

2013: Graham Jarvis (Husaberg)

2012: Jonny Walker (KTM)

2011: Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)

2010: Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)

2009: Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)

2008: Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)

2007: Taddy Blazusiak (KTM)

2006: David Knight (KTM)

2005: David Knight (KTM)

2004: Chris Pfeiffer (Gas Gas)

2003: Cyril Despres (KTM)

2002: Cyril Despres (KTM)

2001: Juha Salminen (KTM)

2000: Chris Pfeiffer (Gas Gas)

1999: Stefano Passeri (KTM)

1998: Giovanni Sala (KTM)

1997: Chris Pfeiffer (Gas Gas)

1996: Chris Pfeiffer (Gas Gas)

1995: Alfie Cox (KTM)

ISDE PORTUGAL: JUST AROUND

2019 International Six Days Enduro

Algarve, Portugal

Autodrome International de Algarve

November 11-16, 2019

The AMA has announced its Trophy teams and its travel packages for this year’s ISDE in Portugal. In addition, the AMA has also taken over the travel arrangements and is offering a cheaper package than previous year’s. Similar to the event in Germany that was held at a road race facility, the 2019 Six Days will be held at the Autodrome International Algarve in Algarve, Portugal, on November 11-16.

AROUND THE CORNER

The American Motorcyclist Association recently announced the 10 Trophy Team riders selected to represent the United States in the 2019 FIM International Six Days Enduro in Portimao, Portugal, Nov.ember11-16.

The U.S. World Trophy and Junior World Trophy teams have been managed by FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Manager, Antti Kallonen, since 2012 and he has also managed the U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team since 2017.

The 2019 U.S. World Trophy Team includes: Ryan Sipes, of Ekron, Ky., on a KTM 250 XC-F;Kailub Russell, of Boonville, N.C., on a KTM 350 XC-F; Taylor Robert, of Scottsdale, Ariz., riding a KTM 450 XC-F; and Steward Baylor Jr. of Hodges, S.C., on a KTM 500 EXC-F.

This year’s U.S. World Trophy Team is comprised of multi-time offroad champions who have all competed in the ISDE before. KTM-mounted Sipes was the 2015 ISDE overall winner. FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Robert was the 2016 ISDE overall winner and his teammate, Russell, is a six-time GNCC Champion. Tely Energy Racing KTMSupported rider, Steward Baylor, is the 2018 AMA National Enduro Champion, who has competed in the ISDE five times.

The 2019 U.S. Junior World Trophy Team, made up of riders age 23 and younger includes: Josh Toth, of Winsted, Conn., on a KTM 250 XC-F; Grant Baylor, of Belton, S.C., riding a KTM 450 XC-F; and Ben Kelley, of Harwinton, Conn., on a KTM 450 XC-F.

All three riders were members of the 2018 U.S. Junior World Trophy Team together. Last year, FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Toth finished fifth in the E1 Class and Tely Energy Racing KTM’s Grant Baylor finished eighth in E2. Trail Jesters/KTM Racing’s Ben Kelley, who currently holds an undefeated record in the GNCC Series this season, finished 11th in E2 in 2018.

The 2019 U.S. Women’s World Trophy Team includes: Brandy Richards, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., riding a KTM 250 XC-F;Becca Sheets, of Circleville, Ohio, on a KTM 250 XC-F; and Jordan Jarvis of Clayton, N.C., on a Yamaha YZ250FX.

KTM-supported riders Richards and Sheets were on the 2018 team, which finished second behind six-time winner Australia. Jarvis is a motocross specialist who won the 2018 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in the Women’s 12+ Class.

These riders will be joined by 21 Club Team riders at the ISDE.

2019 ISDE Travel Packages

AMA Off Road/Track Assistant Manager Michael Jolly gives some insight into the 2019 ISDE travel package.

“This year for the first time since 2004 the AMA has taken over the travel arrangements and coordinating the hotel for the International Six Day Enduro. So, your registration will go directly through the AMA instead of going through a travel company. This will cut down on the cost for the riders and their families and help build a stronger program for the future. With this, there will be some changes. We are not providing airline support, but with websites like Kayak and Expedia, it’s very easy to book your own airplane tickets. Currently there’s a link on the AMA webpage under the International competition, ISDE. The deadline to register is July 31st. So click on that link and get registered.

The major airport is in Lisbon. It’s only two and a half hours away from the track and it’s actually a direct route. You go south for two and a half hours and you get off and you’re there. So, very simple to do. There’s a closer airport that’s called Faro.

The package basically has the double occupancy and the single occupancy options. It has thirteen nights. Then the dinner package with that is only twelve nights because we’re not serving dinner on Saturday night because the final moto at this year’s ISDE will actually be at a world GP course. It’s about an hour away from the paddock, so the families won’t be getting back for dinner and loading the containers. So it’s thirteen nights and then twelve nights for the dinners. Then the next one is maybe nine nights or eight nights. It runs Saturday the 9th through Saturday the 17th.

The same thing there, it’s one night less on the dinner package. The dinners are a little bit more expensive than last year, but we had a lot of negotiation. The hotel we’re going to and staying at is a really nice hotel. The restaurant said, “We’re a four-star restaurant,” and they didn’t want to lower their price. So we negotiated on menus.

Even though we’ve went away from having a travel agent, we do have an agent arranged for the two weeks we are there. She’s from a company based out of Argentina and Spain that has handled travel for us in the past. In the past, our travel agents have used other travel agents, and the cost keeps on going up. We’re still using her to make our accommodations. She is providing an agent for the two weeks. So if there’s lost luggage, she can track it down. The lady we’re getting is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. Then she can help with any issues with the hotel. If someone gets hurt and needs to go home, or something happens, then she can get flights and she can do things for us. So she’s there for the “what ifs.” So we have everything covered.

Click HERE to go to the AMA Travel Package registration page.

US ISDE TEAM MANAGER ANTTI KALLONEN

PREVIEWS PORTUGAL

A the recent Cherokee Enduro, US ISDE team manager Antti Kallonen talked to On The Pegs about the Portugal event and about what to expect.

“We’ve seen some videos and talked to some Portuguese friends that we have and I think it’s going to be similar to Chile,” said Kallonen. “A little bit different kind of vegetation slightly, and also some rocks. We’ve seen some videos that it’s very similar to Chile, and then we have some videos that looks like you’re riding on the Moon with big rocks and stuff. We’re going to be practicing and training a similar way that we did for Chile. A little bit dry, hard pack with rocks, loose rocks and some imbedded rocks. That’s really what we’re expecting from Portugal as far as the track goes.”

“We changed up a little bit our class strategy as far as what class we put our riders just to try something different a little bit. The problem here in the U.S.it’s not a problem, but it’s a problem when we go to Six Days. We don’t have a full-time 250F rider, meaning that usually someone needs to step down. All the pro races are open classes, so we either race 450’s or 350’s, are usually the two bikes that everyone races in the pro class. So when we go to the Six Days some of the fast guys need to step down to 250F, and they’re not so used to it. Also some riders need to step up to 500 class which usually we’ve been trying to utilize the 300 two-stroke which no one races that on a top level. We have good riders on the 300’s, but if we’re looking at the fastest riders in the States, they don’t really race that full-time. So I’ve changed that strategy a little bit. Trying something different just to get a little edge that we can kind of close up that missing piece. We’ll see how it all plans out.

“Instead of a 300 two-stroke, now we’re looking at a four-stroke rider in the 500 class just to have a bigger bike. We don’t have any 500 permanent riders here that race, but I feel like a 450 rider could make an easier transition to a 500. Steward Baylor is testing the 500. So the Trophy Team is Ryan Sipes on the 250F in the E1 class; Kailub Russell and Taylor Robert in E2. Kailub will race a 350 and Taylor will race a 450 and Stew will race a 500. The Junior Trophy team will be Ben Kelly and Josh Toth in E2 on a 350. Then Grant Baylor on a 500. The Women’s Team is Brandi Richards, Becca Sheets and Jordan Jarvis on the 250F’s.

Jordan is the top motocross girl in the States and definitely has the speed. n

Border Battle XC Round 2 - Battle At The Bluffs

Presented by Custom Outfitters

Nathan Ferderer Gets Meadow Valley Win, AA Championship Heats Up

The Hoosier Off-Road Border Battle XC series, presented by Klim, made it’s firstever stop at the picturesque Meadow Valley MX Park in Lake City, Minnesota for a Father’s Day throw down. Meadow Valley is a popular practice track that also features miles of single track and two-track trails in the bluff country that borders the Mississippi River in Southeastern Minnesota.

The annual hare scramble event hosted by the Straight Arrow Enduro Riders club is the only race event of the year at the facility and despite heavy and persistent rain on Saturday, nearly 300 riders and a record number of overall gate entries turned up on Sunday for what would be a challenging but awesome day of racing in the mud.

Minnesota’s Nathan Ferderer, the 2018 series Champion, scored his first victory of the season over rising star Logan Kittock and 2017 District 23 off-road Champ Nick Swenson. Ferderer is racing a Checkpoint Off-Road backed Suzuki this season and appears to be quite comfortable on the striking yellow machine, as he paced Kittock throughout the day and then turned it up in the closing stages.

Kittock now has a pair of second place finishes in the series and his consistency has placed him at the top of the AA points standings, two points up on Ferderer and eight up on the equally consistent Swenson, who has a pair of thirds to start the summer.

Hoosier tire-equipped racers captured three of the top five positions in the AA race and six of the top 10 spots overall. Hoosier paid over $2,500 in contingency at Meadow Valley, dispersed among the A, B, C and Youth classes. In total, Ferderer picked up $1,000 for his efforts, with Kittock claiming $600 for the runner up spot.

The A class overall featured a battle of two of the best young riders in the Midwest, with 14 year-old Troy Horbaty making a last corner pass on Jayme French to get the advantage. For Horbaty, it was his first series win in 200 A after rapidly advancing through the Junior and B ranks. French did get the win in 250 A and is now tied for the lead in that division with round one winner Jeremy Schmidt.

Meadow Valley features a heavy clay base and rocky, technical woods, which presented a big challenge for all riders, but especially the kids battling in the 65/85cc classes which were the first race of the day. The little rippers were the talk of the morning, as they completed the dirty work on the moto track, clearing the way for the big bike classes.

LOUISE FORSLEY

Prior to the rain on Saturday, the facility hosted an open ride day on the moto track with the GasGas crew on hand conducting demo rides on their 250 and 300 XC bikes.

The BBXC series is off for the month of July but will resume action at another new venue, Byron Motorsports Park, in Byron, Illinois on August 4. There is much anticipation for the Pro/AA race at this event as Beta factory rider, and local hero, Cody Barnes is slated to attend and defend his Greg Moss Memorial trophy. There has also been talk that Josh Strang and the factory Kawasaki team will take advantage of the open weekend on the national scene to compete for a win at the firstever Midwest Meltdown presented by Checkpoint Off-Road.

Round three is the second stop of the Timbersled Triple Crown, one of three races in the BBXC series that qualifies participants for a random drawing for a Timbersled snow bike kit valued at over $5,000.

For details about the BBXC series and Timbersled Triple Crown, go to BorderBattleXC.com

GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG HUSQVARNA GOES ENDURO

BY KENNETH OLAUSSON PHOTOS: HUSqVARNA

As the United States embraced the Husqvarna movement in the 60s, development and volumes played a major role at the Swedish factory. Now, the Motorcycle Olympics went from the International Six Days Trial to racing on most any surface. Enduro and desert riding changed motorcycling and paved the way for future Husqvarna success. On home grounds, the brand won almost all “reliability” races at hand…

If you wanted to compete offroad during the 50s and early 60s, there were no race machines to buy at the local bike shops. Everyone relied on their own skills to convert a Silver Arrow to racing standards as best as they could. However, interest in riding fast offroad continued growing and Husqvarna reacted by further developing their now popular Silver Arrow models. There were a wide range of accessories to update this motorcycle. The engine was also tuned with a new and bigger cylinder, which became trendy among customers. Power was here to stay. At Huskvarna, the technicians started to make plans to produce a true racer on a bigger scale.

As the 60s began, Husqvarna had fantastic results in the classic “Trophy of November”.

Rolf Tibblin had just won the European mx championship on his works machine, but now entered the gruelling enduro, which is the oldest and most well-known race in Sweden. Looking back, no other brand can claim as many victories in the “Novemberkasan” as Husqvarna. The feast of enduro to end all enduros began already back in 1915 when Swede Gunnar Enderlein won on his British machine. One of the more remarkable races was held in 1925 when Edvin Sagström became the sole competitor to reach the finish line. However, he was so late - more than a day - that the race was cancelled by the organizers and there was no winner appointed. In 1960, Rolf Tibblin started his winning crusade by taking overall victory. He then continued with four more victories in the coming years, which set a new “Novemberkasan” record. No one had been victorious for five years in a row in this staggering event. And he was close to winning also in 1965, but …

In the summer of 1962, a reluctant board took the decision to manufacture a series of one hundred 250cc machines, to be sold in early 1963. These were motocross machines but could also be used for enduro with a little modification. As it happened, Torsten Hallman won his first 250cc title in the world championship then, which of course led to great interest in the purchase of a replica model. The orders kept coming to race manager Bror Jaurén and it turned out that more than 30 reservations surprisingly came from Norway and Finland while a single unit went to USA. The new 250 machine cost twice as much as the Silver Arrow and was sold at 4,500 Swedish Kronor (approx. 600 US dollars). The 1965 Novemberkasan winner was Olle Pettersson – a strong 250cc factory world championship contender for Husqvarna, who always did well also in enduro events. He fought hard with Tibblin, who finally had to give in to Olle at the end of this super-chilly “Kasa”. In 1966, Sweden hosted the International Six Days Trial event. It was run in mid-Sweden over 1,660 km with 287 starters in the “Blue Mountains” of Kilsbergen around the city of Örebro. The U.S. team was successfully represented by Bud Ekins and Malcolm Smith, both on Husqvarna. Swedes Hans Hansson won a gold medal on his 250cc while Curt Öberg managed to conquer in the half-litre class with his new 360cc Husky. Two years later, the same Hans Hansson was hired by Husqvarna to help

develop a new 8-speed gearbox together with the technical engineers lead by Ruben Helmin. The 4-speed was OK for mx, but lacked speed range, revving too high in offroad competition. The complex solution was a high-ratio and a lowratio gearbox where riders had to stop to shift from one to the other. The concept was a two-speed primary drive, controlled by a lever on the handlebars. Also, the installation of this kit was complicated and costly. The whole power plant had to be disassembled, which was time-consuming. With time, the pro’s learned how to shift between high and low-range at speed, but Husqvarna never acknowledged shifting in motion. However, the result was positive and using the 8-speed Husky was more flexible than ever. When Hans raced in the “Novemberkasan” of the same year he took an outright victory with the new concept engine. In time for the new season, Husqvarna could finally introduce their first all-enduro machine for sale in 1970.

In the US these machines were marketed as the Commando for the 250cc while the 360 C was simply called Enduro. The market reaction did not meet expectations and desert riders preferred the standard 4-speed version, changing sprockets whenever needed. But Husqvarna had a grand brand image at this stage and the U.S. customers stood in line to purchase a Viking product. The American racer John Penton was a true Husqvarna fan, racing the Swedish product to its first national enduro championship in 1969. He tried persuading the Swedes to make

a 125cc version, but like many others who had tried convincing the Swedes he also failed at the time. Husqvarna declined stubbornly and so John set up his own brand, Penton, in 1968. He marketed the Pentons with great skill and was successful on the market with these 125cc machines, built in Austria. After some years the KTM factory bought the U.S. operations and renamed them KTM America. Since the Austrians previously only made mopeds and scooters – they suddenly had a new motorcycle name growing popular on the market. n

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June 22-23 Oregon

2019 UTE CUP

August 17-18 San Isabel, CO

2019 FIM TRIAL GP

May 25-26 Italy

June 7-9 Japan

June 22-23 Netherlands

June 29-30 Belgium

July 13-14 Portugal

July 20-21 France

Aug 31-Sept 1 Great Britain

Sept 21-22 Spain

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Sept 27-28 Ibeza

2019 AMA NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES

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Feb 3

Sumter, South Carolina

March 24 Prmond Beach, FL

April 28

Forest Hill, LA

May 12 Arrington, VA

June 9 Greensboro, GA

July 28

Cross Fork, PA

August 25 Wellston, OH

Sept 8 Park Hills, MO

Oct 6 Matthews, IN

Oct 20 Sand Springs, OK

2019 DAKAR

JAN 6-17 Peru

2019 WORLD SUPER ENDURO

Dec 8 Krakow, Poland

Jan 5 Riesa, Germany

Jan 26 Madrid, Spain

Feb 9 Budapest,

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2019 FIM WORLD ENDURO

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Las Vegas, NV

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Little Hocking, OH

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Nov 3

Pickerington, OH