MARCH WTA NEWS LETTER

ABOUT THE MOAB MEET:

Ok, so I counted 'em up, and I think we've set sections in seven different areas that we've called "The Moab Meet" (maybe there were more but I could only come up with seven).   I don't know what it is about Moab.  They tout it as being like the OHV mecca of the west, but they seem to make it awfully hard to actually do much riding there, at least Trials riding.  This year we were approached by a company called "BASE CAMP"  who offered us the opportunity to ride at their lodge area west of Moab.  So we said, sure, and we were off, or at least some of us were..

On arrival, we discovered that the marshals who were supposed to set the meet bummed out on us, and it appeared that Chris knew that a lot of out of state riders would be coming to the Moab meet, so our trusty Prez, Chris Trease, took things in hand and got Dave and Sam Davenport to help him set the thing!  Now, Chris already set the St George meet which is about enough to ask of anyone, but he stepped up to the bar and bailed us out once again at Moab.  I should say that he bailed TEN of us out...cause that's how many WTA members showed up to the Moab meet.  TEN!  Fortunately there were about twenty-five Colorado and Arizona riders who showed up to enjoy those terrific sections that Chris set and a terrific time was had by everyone who mad the trek to Moab.  

In typical Moab fashion, there was lots of red rock, red sand and a beautiful sunny Moab shirt sleeve day.  The only down side was that it took at least an hour of driving a gnarly dirt road up to the top of the world, then back down to get to the Base Camp.  There were a few folks who took cars down in there, something that I would not advise anyone to do...ever, but for the most part a truck or a high clearance vehicle was needed to get down in there, and getting down in was just half the chore.  John Borg chose to leave his van down at the bottom and rode his Montesa a good five miles to the meet.  But that iron man Damon Nielsen pulled his giagantic enclosed trailer up to the top and then down in there.  That boy needs to have his head examined cause there were hair pin turns that I had had to make like three point turns in my truck to make!  After the meet we got to drive back up that thing to get out of there!  This would not be a road to drive in the dark and I would NEVER EVER want to tackle it when it was wet.  EVER!  But it was a neat place to ride, and the scenery was spectacular down next the Colorado River.

Chris set nine sections for each class.  Steve and I got there late (we didn't know it would take over and our to get down in there from Moab) and the meet had already been going for fifteen minutes or better before we arrived.  The only Senior Intermediate Riders there were John Borg and George Carey who needed someone to beat up on, so they waited while we hastily unloaded then Steve and I road with them.  Turned out John Weiss was there too, but he was off riding with the Colorado contigency so we didn't know he was there for Steve to ride with till after the meet.  But for crying out loud folks...ten WTA members?  And the marshals bummed out?  Chris has more stick to it than I do, cause I would have canceled it.  Anyway, thanks to Chris who saved the day and the reputation of the WTA.  We owe him guys.

As of the Moab meet, no one had stepped up to set the Kanab meet, but at the last minute, Mooseman's said they would step up to the plate and set Kanab, so Chris tells me the Kanab meet is still on.
 

 

MoabResults:

Not received yet


The next meet:

Utah’s Presents

Trials at the "GREATEST EARTH ON SHOW"
KANAB, UT

Where: Kanab, UT

When: March 28

Time: 10 AM - 4 PM

Cleanup: 4:00 – 4:30

Awards: 4:30 – 5:00

Sign up: 8:00 – 9:40

Riders Meeting: 9:45 – 10:00              
Ride fees:

First Time Riders: $10

Children under 12: $10

Dependent children 12 and up: $15

Adult Members: $20

Non-members:  $30

WTA Yearly Membership Fees:

Single: $20                  Family: $30

CLASSES:

NOVICE, SPORTSMAN, WOMEN, SENIOR SPORSTMAN, INTERMEDIATE, SENIOR INTERMEDIATE,

ADVANCED, SENIOR ADVANCED, EXPERT B, EXPERT, CHAMP



 


 

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