Toni Bou leading....so far

Toni Bou has won 2 of the first 3 days of the FIM World Championship. Adam Raga is a close second. Cabestany is 3rd.

It's looking like a tight race for the title this year.

Patrick Smage finished 12th and 4th, respectively, on the first 2 days, but didn't ride on the 3rd day of the championship. Patrick is US Champion, and is riding in the Junior class at the world rounds this year.

You have to see it to believe it!

The most amazing trials performance I've ever seen:
Fujinami video

...now why can't I do that? (Oh, because unlike Fuji, I'm human...)

Dale D.

Upcoming Ioco trial March 15

Ioco (just over 1 hour north of Bellingham) is having CPTA's next event on March 15. Bill and Wayne and myself will likely be there representing PST. Any more takers? (And Ron and Tom and Brad and Don, etc. have ridden there before, as I've seen from the results.)

Also note, their beer has a higher alcohol content than ours does...reason enough to attend, no?

With a Nexus pass (thanks, Bill) we had to wait in line exactly ZERO minutes the last 2 times we crossed the border, as there was NO line-up whatsoever in the Nexus lane.

If you regularly travel to Iran, and you're a reformed Al-Qaeda member between 18 and 30 years old you'll, uh, likely have a harder time qualifying for the Nexus program (takes a few months?) than most folks. My point is that I don't think everybody qualifies (former felons, etc.?) for that program, but it makes sense to get into that program if you travel to British Columbia more than a couple times a year.

For more Nexus info: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/

Ioco has way way more snow than most places, though...it's kind of amazing, really. Surprisingly it's almost at sea level, too. So it's a bad place to go if cold temperatures are forecast...so check the local forecast up there, or you might be wasting your time:
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cabc0229

Ioco has better/more terrain than likely any regular trials spot in Washington, some believe.

If you also attend CPTA events you get TWICE as many events per year to ride than PST events only. This will make you a better rider.

Web site for more info: http://www.trialsclub.org Email their webmaster (Billy D.) if you need more info that the web site doesn't cover at all.

Photo credit: Ron Walsh

Dale D.

PST Calendar for 2009 set!

Calendar is fairly similar to last year. Should be fun! Note the date of the Columbia Cup...should be a great event. Nothing officially planned for Funny Rocks area, and only one event officially planned for Walker Valley...but wait for further notices on these locations.

JANUARY 2009
(Watch football)

FEBRUARY 2009
1 Ice Trial - Bill Thompson & Dan Lemon

MARCH 2009
1 Spring Trial - Mike Berg & Curtis Mann Gold Bar
28-29 PNTA - INTA

APRIL 2009
5 Fool's Trial - Ted Green & Robert Schwenke Gold Bar
25-26 PNTA - COTA

MAY 2009
3 May Trial - Mark Palmer & Jim Shive Deer Flat
16-17 Columbia Cup - Mark Lawson, Don Petrick & Nick Jones (Fundraiser)
23-24 PNTA VMC
30-31 NATC Nebraska National

JUNE 2009
6-7 PNTA - CPTA Ioco
14 Summer Trial - Chris Seitz & Ron Ringuette
27-28 NATC Tennessee National

JULY 2009
18-19 NATC Vermont National
25-26 NATC New York National

AUGUST 2009
1-2 PNTA PST - Larry Drawhorn, Chris Seitz & Tom McIntosh Gold Bar
15-16 Ute Cup

SEPTEMBER 2009
13 Autumn Trial - Bob Larsen, Kyle Larsen & Ed Reus Gold Bar

OCTOBER 2009
4 Halloween 1 - Gary Lawver, Tom McIntosh & Steve Kraski Walker Valley
25 Halloween 2 - Jon Payne Gold Bar

NOVEMBER 2009
8 PST Annual Banquet

DECEMBER 2009
(Watch football)

Event dates can change, so be sure to confirm any non-PST events
shown below with the clubs that host them.

Dale D.

PST trial 9/21/08...wet but fun!

"Liquid sunshine" was the order of the day when a band of hearty trialers turned out at Goldbar (Sherwood forest, actually) on 9/21/08.

Scores were high, and smiles were wide. Plenty of variety in the sections, which is always nice. I witnessed great camaraderie amongst the riders all day long.

Luke Matlack was the overall winner. The #2 overall rider, when I asked how he did that day, said "I stunk up the place". But I saw him have a number of good rides.

Trials riders are a hearty bunch...on section 8 Mark and I saw one Advanced rider fall maybe 12 feet (his head was maybe 12 FEET off the ground before he landed lying on the ground.) He seemed to just get up and shake it off. Well done. We also saw a wheel dangling off that same ledge, from another rider, as we waited in line to ride that section.

Thanks to Ed Reus & Bob/Kyle Larsen for putting on a fine event! I know personally that Ed (and I'm sure Bob/Kyle) put in a lot of effort on this event.

Next PST event is 10/12/08 at Walker Valley (see PST web site for exact location, however.)

Don't forget the PST annual banquet, Nov. 9th at Shawn O'Donnell's in South Everett. $20 per person, RSVP only. Thousands of dollars worth of prizes. Contact Gary at whlsofyr@hotmail.com

Dale D.

Will Duggan is 2008 PNTA champ

Will Duggan is the (unofficial) 2008 champion of the Pacific Northwest Trials Association. Good job, Will!

Those Canucks are showing us Yanks a thing or two about keeping our feet on the pegs.

Photo from www.PugetSoundTrialers.com

Dale D.

Got building skills?....then we need you!

If you know ANYTHING about building, then we need you to help us build homes for those less fortunate than us. See www.Habitat.org for more info on how you can help.

If you don't have the time to help in building, then any donation of new materials or money would be appreciated as well!

Habitat has built more than 250,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. HFHI was founded in 1976.

Dale D.