Upper Midwest Trials Association

I’ve posted Jim Winterer’s essay on the first day at the Iron Range OHV.

It’s also linked via the Links page.

World Round USA Observed Trials Motorcycle Raffle

Gas Gas TXT280 Edition (2002), generously donated by
Dale Malasek and Gas Gas USA

Tickets $100 each

Proceeds will erase the debt from hosting the 2002 World Trials Championship in Duluth, MN

Only 250 tickets printed

Bike will be raffled after all 250 tickets are sold

Complete details on the World Round USA Debt [...]

See all the details on the Storm’s Ranch weekend via the Results page, including podium photos. Link to the Vintage Series pics on the Photos page.

The Star Tribune has an article in Saturday’s paper on the new OHV park: Recreation area on Iron Range opens today

Steve Anderson called with this update today after he talked with Ron Potter, one of the DNR guys in charge of the Iron Range OHV Park. Potter evidently attended a Faribault trial in the past year or so.

Potter wants guidance in their construction of man-made stadium-type trial sections near the vendor area and parking lot [...]

Steve Anderson says that the DNR is asking Observed Trials riders to participate in the Grand Opening of the Iron Range Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area near Gilbert on Oct. 5. (The park is open the previous weekend, Sept. 28.) They’d evidently like us to set up sections for several ability levels and then demonstrate [...]

A dozen riders competed in the Vintage Trial today at Storm’s Ranch near Faribault. Classes:

The Good: (rode novice sections)
The Bad: (rode Intermediate sections)
The Ugly: (rode Advanced sections)

I’ve put up a few photos, including the normal pit area wrenching commonly seen at a Vintage.

Results will be posted along with the Sept 22 results.

[From Jim Winterer]

Just as the gang of thugs were wrapping things up late Saturday afternoon after a day of setting sections for an October trial at Duluth’s Spirit Mountain, they heard David McLuckie’s call for help: “I’ve broken my leg. It’s flopping back and forth. You’d better get an ambulance.”

Steve Ahlers grabbed his cell phone [...]

The Theilman Labor Day two-day results and updated standings through Sept 1 are now posted on the Results page.

I didn’t get any podium photos on either Saturday or Sunday at Theilman, but I did get a few photos of the champs riding sections 1-3 in Stink Gully. See Martin Belair, Al Gohlike, Dan Hofstrand, David McLuckie, and Eric Sette in action or lack thereof, in some cases.

And if you’ve got some caption ideas [...]