Upper Midwest Trials Association

I’ve installed the server-based photo gallery and put up pictures from today’s Theilman event. The gallery tool has many features, including:

1. Anyone can attach comments to any of the photos

2. Photos can be viewed in a looping slideshow

3. Anyone can order prints of any photo from your choice of four online photo-processing services: Shutterfly, EZ Prints, and PhotoAccess. Prints can be 4×6, 5×7, 8×10, or wallet-sized.

4. We can issue free accounts to UTMA members who want to create a photo gallery and upload the photos to it themselves. Contact Us if you’re interested.

Trialsmaster Gordon Boggie

Andy Bowman finished 2nd in Champ class both days

See all the photos in the April 25 Theilman gallery.

Just a reminder:

Gordy Boggie and his team of helpers host the first trials events of the season this weekend, April 24-25 at Theilman. (Need directions?) Note the 11 am start on Sunday!

Saturday:

Signup: 10

Event start: noon

Sunday

Signup: 10

Event start: 11

You can join/renew your AMA, District 23, and UMTA memberships at the event.

If you plan to camp overnight, please check in at Whipporwill Campground across the road from the event. Their restaurant will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.

More info: contact Gordy at home: 952-881-9427 or work: 952-881-0073 or use our Contact Us form.

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To keep things fresh, all bikes will be removed from the Used Bikes page on May 1.

Use our Contact Us form to resubmit a listing or to have a listing removed.

See Steve Ahlers’ April 20 update on the World Round USA site.

From Dan Brown at the Trials Training Center:

“Would you please spread the word in UMTA about the Youth Nationals as described below? newsletter, website, whatever you can do. I’ll see you guys in Duluth!”

It’s getting time to start thinking about the Youth Nationals and the U.S. Women’s Open. The entry forms, schedule of events, rules, etc. are available online. New this year, you can sign-up on line with Paypal. If you’ve been to the event before, a entry package is in the mail to you.

j sheets writes:

I am taking pre orders for anyone wanting Mario Candellone’s book PHOTO TRIAL 2003 — a very well produced high end coffeee table photo journal with great pictures of all the world round events of 2003 as well as trials de nations etc. Due to euro-us exchange rate, these are not inexpensive, but well worth it. I am not making any money on these and only trying to help a friend out! thanks.