Upper Midwest Trials Association

We’re phasing out the UMTA email discussion list in favor of an online message board/web forum. It’s called

The Pit

and it’s now open for registration and discussion.

As of the end of December, 2003, the UMTA email discussion list (hosted by the good folks at northfield.org) will be [...]

My attempt to fix the Google search was successful. For now, anyway.

See the Dec. 14 update from Steve Ahlers on the June 5-6 World Round in Duluth.

New listings on the Used Bikes page, including those from Dan Warner, Mike O’Donnell, Brian Dotterwick, and Kevin Johansen.

Let me know if you’ve sold your bike so I can remove it from the listing.

Google evidently is ignoring our meta tags which includes the word “minnesota” so I’ve added this phrase to the weblog header:

Motorcycle Observed Trials in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest.

I’ve also changed the name of the home page to:

Upper Midwest Trials Association – Motorcycle Observed Trials in Minnesota

So there. [...]

Who is this guy, what year is the photo from, and what’s the make, model, and year of bike?

Post your guesses to the UMTA discussion list or contact me.

Update 11/20:

Martin Belair’s winning guess: The Man: Sir Stuart McLuckie The Year: 1963 The bike is a BSA Bantam, either a 125cc [...]

There are changes to the Used Bikes page, including a Steve Ahler’s Beta.

Let me know if you’ve sold your bike so I can remove it from the listing.

The revised UMTA Member Handbook is now up.

Formats:

* Word Doc * HTML (converted Word Doc) * PDF

To download or save the Word or PDF document to your computer, right click on the link and select “Save Target As…”

Kudos to Paul Nesse for doing the bulk of the work on the [...]

Steve Ahlers mailed out a letter to UMTA members, making his case for the UMTA to join ARMCA District 23.

Here’s the text of Steve’s letter.

WHO:

All current UMTA club members and their guests.

WHAT: Season championship awards for all classes.

WHERE:

Joseph’s Grill (Mapquest link) 140 South Wabasha St.Paul, MN 55107

651-222-2435

WHEN: Saturday, November 22, 2003 4:00-5:00 pm Business Meeting (Yes, I know I said “no business at the banquet”) 5:00-6:00 pm Social [...]