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May 19, 20–Cahuilla, CA
May 26, 27–Tucker Ranch, CO
June 16, 17–Toronto, OH
June 23, 24–Exeter, RI
Eastern Youth National–July 6-8–TTC
Western Youth National–July 20-22–Turkey Rock, CO
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And if you’re bored, see the album from last year (large slideshow, recommended) at about the same time. Hey there Trials Fans, It’s a little known fact that the UMTA website is an international affair, and early this year it was actually outsourced. No, not to Wisconsin, like so many other things, but to CANADA! Yes, of all places. SO…. this brings with it the obvious advantages of having things spelled correctly, like the colour grey, and the last letter of the alphabet is pronounced “zed”. Why, you ask? Because the Queen says so. SOOO…… you have to take the good with the bad. And the bad with the good, and the occasional cross-border glitch is likely to occur. Recently, I posted a link in this post about UMTA BRANDED APPAREL and lo and behold I ended up posting a link to the .CA version of the website instead of the .COM version. Now, the .CA version of the site is superior in almost every way to the .COM version, except that the prices are higher, it is slower, slightly confusing, charges you taxes on the taxes, and the SHIPPING is way more expensive because it assumes you are in Canada. Sucks to be you. Now, relax, I have fixed this for you. Now, when you click on THIS you should be able to do ALL your Christmas shopping easily and economically, without leaving your home. Actually you could even do it while you are working!!! PS – Did you know CAFEPRESS has UMTA stickers? Everybody loves stickers.
Points/scores/results/standings have been updated and can be found here: RESULTS!!! (in case you haven’t set it as your homepage like all your competition). Several classes are not “wrapped up” and it should be interesting to see who shows up this weekend, etc. etc. (insert sports cliche about collapsing under pressure and/or crushing the competition here.) Have fun this weekend, and keep your feet up! Hello all, I received the following message from Milt Thomas: Al, Jim Winterer and Willie have been doing some serious “landscaping,” revealing some of the best terrain we’ve had available: rock ledges and walls on slopes with sandy soil in between. For the first four levels, the Thomas boys and a friend laid out six sections in a ravine that leads to the upper sections; the last two lower level sections overlap with the big boys. We think all eight sections are fun. In the ravine, there are technical challenges with some tight turns, off camber lines and a little strategy to avoid crossing your lines. The last two sections include climbing and descending both sloped rock and sandy hills. The youth have eight sections available to them also; the parents can decide if they want to use them all and how many loops they want to ride. This will be as spectator-friendly as any event I can think of. Like North Mankato, there is a short walk to the loop, and then most of sections are in close quarters. While riders will ride in and out of the ravine to get to sections, we made a walking trail up the gentle slope in the middle of the ravine for spectators to follow a straight path. There is a parallel path straight to the upper level sections, and all the trails are pedestrian friendly thanks to the horses keeping them clear. Across Highway 58 from the property, there is a bar and grill like at Theilman, and the site is about three miles outside of Red Wing, always a nice place to go on the weekends. The leaves were just starting to turn this weekend, and the extended forecast is mostly clear and 60 to 70 degrees. It should be perfect. The last time we checked, horses were still wandering through the sections, with the added benefit/challenge of ever-changing, organic obstacles to negotiate. We are assured that they will be penned up for the event, although horses in the sections might have added even more fun. Al has found a real gem here; hope we have a great turn-out. Also, a few things to note about the event, from Victor: First, on Saturday Oct 1. the youth rider will be going out after the other classes. This was done at the request of some of the youth class riders. Second, there will be a board meeting after the event on Saturday. Hope to see you all there!!! Hello all, No rest for the wicked, as they say, and yes!! In less than two weeks there is another POINTS PAYING event – Marc Redman is hosting an event at Redman Ranch/”TTC of the North” on Sunday the 28th. There will be additional goodies and prizes to lure you onto his property: There will be a Brat (the wurst kind, your kids are safe) and Burger cookout, and, for class winners, special UMTA Branded Apparel from the 2011 Summer Collection!! Hope to see you all there.
The UMTA is sorry to report that due to the ongoing shut-down of State parks, the Gilbert Event is officially cancelled. Hello all, please take a minute to review the following letter regarding the possible cancellation of the Gilbert event on July 16th and 17th:
Apparently the World’s Largest Trials Rider is also a marketing genius…. he has been hard at work as the club secretary…. which may make him the World’s Largest Secretary, but I digress….. He has created UMTA Branded Apparel that you can buy from the comfort of your computer screen this very minute!! Personally I like:  UMTA is the new black Although you may like:  For the GG crowd And if you ride a Sherco, you may go for:
I will be placing an order, and I would love to hear from others who have done so.
Thanks Victor! Hello all, just in time for the next event…. points totals for the year, and individual points AND scores for the May 14th/15th events have been posted to…. you guessed it, the RESULTS page. Click HERE to view them. Now, I know it’s been a while since these were updated, but please, look at the upside…. you’ve probably forgotten how you did, so enjoy reading them!! Many thanks to Steve and Marc. |
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