MavTV Covering Trials
As most of you know, MavTV is
once again covering the National Trials Series on its network. In
addition, Ed Coughlin with MavTV and Chet Burks Productions has
updated us with some fantastic news for those of you currently with
Dish Network and Time Warner Cable providers.
1. The cable giant,
Time Warner has added MavTV in almost every major
market except L.A. Really need all Time Warner customers, who now have MavTV,
to call and thank them for adding MavTV.
2. MavTV is now
available on Dish. The Trials community can best help
their cause by calling and signing up for their service and
let the customer service representative know it’s because
they want MavTV HD. It would also help for them to lob
in phone calls and emails to DirecTV in order to move that
deal along.
Original Air Dates for '09 Series. All
shows will run about five times. Check
MavTV.com for additional air dates.
6/25 @ 8:00pm…NE Rd1
7/2 @ 9:00pm…NE Rd2
7/30 @ 8:00pm…TN Rd3
8/6 @ 8:00pm…TN Rd4
8/20 @ 8:00pm…VT Rd5
8/27 @ 8:00pm…VT Rd6
9/3 @ 8:00pm…NY Rd7
9/10 @ 8:00pm…NY Rd8
Contact Info:
Dish Network – 888.825.2557
DirecTV – 800.531.5000
You can also go to the Dish Network and DircTV
sites and submit email requests. In addition, please forward your
requests to Ed Coughlin so he can get those to MavTV to let them
know what kind of response trials is getting. Ed’s email is
ed@cbptv.com.
Pastmaster Tribute Trial
Don't forget the Pastmaster
Tribute Trials which will be June 20-21 at Jordan Valley Ranch in
Terlton, Oklahoma. It is open to all vintage bikes with drum brakes,
air-cooled engines and twin shocks. There will be a free cookout
Saturday night and free primitive camping. Also, videos and
entertainment on Saturday night. Start time is 10:00 am. Two ability
classes: Clubman and Expert, with machinery-based and age
sub-classes.
For more info call 918-865-8877 or visit the website at
www.jvrracing.webs.com.
David Mizell to join TTC
David Mizell will be relocating from
Texas to Tennessee, joining TTC to help Charlie with trials riding
instruction, event preparation, and the many other jobs to keep the
TTC in shape for America's trials riding destination. David will
also be contesting the nationals in the 125cc Expert class this
season.
Meanwhile, the Trials Training Center, and proud mom
Catherine, are pleased to announce that local pro Alex Bedley is
graduating high school (4th in his class) this May 15 and will be
attending college at the
Citadel in Charleston, SC starting June 1.
Alex has hopes to one day be an officer and a pilot, and we're all
cheering him on!
Nationals and Family Camp at TTC
It's shaping up to
be another very busy summer at the Trials Training Center with the
TI/STRA joint AMA/NATC national trials championships the weekend of
June 27/28 followed by the week-long family camp, the 10th Annual
Youth Nationals July 3-5, the Bicycle Nationals on July 4, and the
American Trials Training Camp the week of July 6-11. The AMA/NATC
nationals will include a Pro class "shootout" format this year, with
the pros riding two loops with the support classes and then
competing in a group of spectator-friendly "shootout" sections that
look to separate the top positions. This will be a week that no
American trials rider should miss!
Bou Wins British GP
Toni Bou (Montesa) won both days of
the British Grand Prix on May 16-17, beating Gas Gas rider Adam Raga
on each occasion.
On Saturday, Bou survived
an early first lap scare to eventually run out a clear and
comfortable winner. Raga once again proved to be Bou's nearest
challenger, but his attempt to steal the victory from his compatriot
faded during the second lap. The Spanish pair were in a class of
their own, with third place being taken by veteran campaigner Dougie
Lampkin (Beta), after Montesa's Takahisa Fujinami retired due to
injury.
The heavy rain that had been forecast never actually
arrived, with only light showers interrupting the day. The opening
series of hazards that had been packed tightly into the disused
sandstone quarry offered little resistance to the front runners,
with section six taking the first real marks. Albert Cabestany (Sherco)
suffered badly here with a hefty five that was to mark the start of
a bad day for the rider from Tarragona who finally finished down in
fifth spot.
Bou looked in total command until a mistake cost him
dearly in the eighth hazard. This five was to wreck his clean sheet
and was to give Raga the lead, with Adam having only parted with a
single dab to the same point. However Bou was soon to make amends
for his error as he produced the ride of the trial in section ten.
His amazing clean up and over the steep jumble of rocks was the only
one of the day, and in fact was the only time that any rider reached
the end cards of this tough hazard.
Raga failed to maintain his
challenge on the second lap allowing Bou to take the win by nine
marks after two unexpectedly dry laps of competition.
On Sunday,
Bou claimed the clear victory despite being beset with problems with
his bike early in the day resulting in a
spectacular crash in the
fourth section when the bike lost power at a critical moment. This
failure early in the lap gave Raga the advantage, but with him
dropping a five on the 10th section and Bou's bike problems having
been resolved, the pair were tied on eight marks going into the
second half of the competition.
Bou took the advantage after Raga
dropped a dab in the third section, but a five from Bou in the sixth
hazard, which he cleaned on the first lap, handed the lead back to
Raga. However, another five from Raga, again on the tenth section
assured Bou of his fourth victory in the championship to date.
Bou now leads the overall series standings on ninety seven points
with Raga nine points behind on eighty eight.
Saturday:
1. Toni Bou 13; 2. Adam Raga 22; 3. Dougie Lampkin 40; 4. James
Dabill 47; 5. Albert Cabestany 48; 6. Michael Brown 52; 7. Jeroni
Fajardo 54; 8. Marc Frexia 65; 9. Loris Gubain 78; 10. Daniel
Oliveras 101.
Sunday: 1. Toni Bou 13; 2. Adam
Raga 16; 3. Albert Cabestany 26; 4. Takahisa Fujinami 27; 5. Dougie
Lampkin 37; 6. James Dabill 38; 7. Jeroni Fajardo 40; 8. Loris
Gubian 46; 9. Marc Freixa 53; 10. Michael Brown 63.
World
Championship Standings: 1. Toni Bou 87; 2. Adam Raga 88; 3.
Albert Cabestany 69; 4. Jeroni Fajardo 55; 5. Dougie Lampkin 54; 6.
James Dabill 50; 7. Takahisa Fujinami 49; 8. Marc Freixa 42; 9.
Loris Gubian 36; 10. Michael Brown 25.
Info courtesy G2F
Attention Vintage Riders
Gary and Brit Simmons at
Jordan Valley Restorations and Racing are bringing back the
Pastmasters Vintage Trials event which was so popular a few years
ago. Based on the event that was originated by trials pioneer Bill
Grapevine, the "new" Pastmasters will run basically the same rules,
which includes all bikes with "twin shocks, air-cooled and drum
brakes". The event will be June 20-21 at Jordan Valley Ranch in
Terlton, Oklahoma.
For more info call 918-865-8877 or visit the
website at www.jvrracing.webs.com.
Trials on TV
MavTV, the only network dedicated to
bringing us Trials programming, is asking DirectTV and Dish
customers to help spread the love. The guys at MavTV are asking you
to get on the phone, have friends and family fill up the lines, and
don't stop until they add MavTV, the only network who really knows
what men want. MavTV is committed to NATC Trials. Commit to them by
calling your local cable of satellite provider.
In case you
haven't already heard, MavTV is a network for men, by men, and about
men, and it is covering a trailer full of AMA racing this year. Over
80 hours of Hillclimb Dirt Track, Ice Drags, Drags and of course
NATC Trials. But so far, only on Charter, Verizon, CableVision and
soon, Comcast cable systems. So if you have another cable provider,
ask them to carry MavTV.
Go to
www.mavtv.com
for more info.
Phototrial Website
World Trials guru and Trials Comp
European correspondent Mario Candellone now has video of each round
of the World Trials Championship series on his website, which are
uploaded for free viewing immediately after each round. You can also
get Mario's high quality Phototrial books there as well as his World
round DVDs.
Go to
www.phototrial.it to see the action.
Family Camp and Youth Nationals at TTC
It will soon be
time for Family Camp at the Trials Training Center in Tennessee.
This year's Family Camp immediately follows rounds 3 & 4 of the AMA
National Series, which are on June 27 & 28, and it proceeds the AMA
Youth Nationals, which are on July 3-5. Family Camp begins on
Monday, June 29th and runs through July 2nd and includes all kinds
of fun activities like a visit to the Tennessee Aquarium, swimming
at Keener Farm and a trip to Foster Falls, in addition to plenty of
great trials instruction by some of the best riders in the country.
For more info go to
www.trialstrainingcenter.com.
2009 Ute Cup
This year's Ute Cup will take place in a
brand new location, at La Garita (near Del Norte), on August 15-16.
According to Larry Lund, this is the best venue yet for the Ute Cup
and the average elevation is 10,000 feet with some sections of the
trail going as high as 12,800 feet! Larry also wanted us to know
that "This year's event is reverting back to the very successful
'80s' format which featured Intermediate level sections. The trail
will be moderate-advanced level and will be a bit of a workout while
the sections will be considerable easier than in the past. Some of
the sections will actually be part of the trail."
The two-day
event will feature two 20-mile loops per day (different loops each
day) and 20 sections per day. Trials Marshals will be Keith & Kevin
Busch, Bill Brokaw, Larry Lund. The cost is $50 for pre-entry and
$50 for entries after August 1st. You can go to the
Rocky
Mountain Trials Association website to download entry forms and
mail them with payment to: Jean Clement, 16535 Brooks Way, Elbert,
CO 80106. For more info see the ad on page 17, of our April edition.
