Upper Midwest Trials Association

The PITS web site has all the NATC results, including the final standings (PDF doc) for all classes.

They also have results from the el Trial de España, both Invitational and Class A.

Results from the Aug 3-4 Haggis Basher Two-Day event are now up, with updated standings for the year in all classes.

Podium photos for both days are now labeled with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers.

Thanks to Steve Kirschner and Brenda Peterson for their speed and competency in compiling the results and [...]

Lots of new photos up on the web site from last weekend’s Haggis Basher 2-day Trial – and the Bob Piper Memorial ceremony. Podium shots are up, too, but aren’t labeled yet. I’ll get that done when I get sent the event results and updated standings.

Kudos to: Mike Hendrickson for his work as [...]

We’re inviting (via an automated email) all the UMTA members on the UMTA discussion list to join a new discussion list for all things World Round USA-related. It’s hosted via Topica (similar to Yahoo Groups but with less annoying ads).

We’ll be doing the same for those on the WIMN Trials discussion group, as [...]

Current standings/latest results are now posted on the Results page.

The Tryals Shop has the NATC Championship results to date. Beware, tho… it’s a bit of a slow download.

Note that WOTA/UMTA’s Bad Brad Villand is in second place in the Expert class.

There’s a link to a map and info for this coming weekend’s Hixton 2 day on the WOTA web site.

Saturday is Vintage; Sunday a UMTA/WOTA points event.

Bruce Rhyti called with the details for the memorial service for Dave:

Friday, July 12, 2 pm Grace Evangelical Free Church

755 73rd Ave NE, Fridley Head north on Central Ave, north of 694, west on 73rd, in a couple blocks, right on Jackson, immediate left on service road, church is a block down. [...]

The results from the June 29 and 30 two-day in Faribault are now included in the updated Results. Thanks to Brenda Peterson and Steve Kirschner.

Podium photo galleries for both days are up as well, linked from the Photos page.

If anyone has other photos of the event that they’d like me to consider [...]

Former UMTA member Dave Ryhti was killed in a glider plane accident last Monday in the Tetons. Dave and his brother Bruce were active UMTA club members for most of the 70s. The St. Paul Pioneer Press article has a little more detail than the Strib.

I phoned Dave’s house in New Brighton this [...]

Jack Chermak has written a nifty “What is Trials?” piece for newcomers to the sport that I’ve now posted on the site. Thanks, Jack!