On The Pegs August - 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 8

On The Pegs Vol. 4 Issue 8 - August 2019 127 You can’t think of mototrials in the United States, or formal training for mototrials, without thinking about the Trials Train- ing Center, a 650-acre mountainous Motorcycle Resort in Se- quatchie, Tennessee. Home to the Annual Kenda-sponsored Tennessee Knock Out Extreme Enduro, the premiere Extreme Enduro in the US, TTC (the Trials Training Center) turns to sup- port the youth of motorcycle riding by hosting a trials family camp as well as the AMA/NATC Eastern Youth National and Women’s Open Mototrials Championship Series around the Fourth of July holiday. The week prior to the Mototrials Championship was dedi- cated to quality family time spent riding and training vital trials skills, with classes for both riders (ages 4-15) and parents/ minders alike. Morning classes included topics on body po- sitioning, bike setup, log crossings, a minder class, and many more, while afternoons were reserved for swimming at Fos- ter Falls, ice cream, and motorcycle games. On-site camping accommodations allowed all in attendance to fully enjoy the atmosphere of being surrounded by like-minded trials enthu- siasts. This was the perfect situation to allow children inter- ested in mototrials to help each other learn new skills while challenging their current knowledge. Immediately following the four-day camp was the AMA/ NATC Eastern Youth National and Women’s Open Mototrials Championship, a showcase event for riders 15 years of age and younger to formally challenge the rocky and mountain- ous terrain that is TTC. This year, the venue was lucky to have beautiful sunny weather for every day of the national, an im- provement over last year’s mid-event deluge. The morning of the first day’s event opened with a beautiful layer of fog embracing the nearby mountains, gently lifting as the sun rose higher in the sky. The series was comprised of three separate loops of eight sections, meaning the competi- tors never rode the same section, or the same area, for more than one day. Each of the three loops had a theme; Friday’s Loop A was set up with a nice combination of equal sections

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