On The Pegs December 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 12 | Page 58

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as Checker, Tech Inspection, Pit Management, and assistant Trials Master, among
many others. His full accomplishments can be found at www.trialsinc.org under
the Hall of Fame features. Trials Inc sends its thanks and appreciation to Dennis
for all his years of support.
Sunday opened with bright sunshine, temperatures still chilly but warmer than
Saturday, reaching highs of 43°F. 74 riders bundled up in their warmest gear and
started their bikes for the day’s competition. Hosted at Dayton Dirt Riders, Trials
Master Steve Berry made sure to include a variety of terrain and obstacles to chal-
lenge the riders in the first round of the 2019 season. Eight sections were created
around hills and off-cambers, creek bottoms and culverts. Providing such a di-
verse set of sections allowed riders with strengths in one area to have to work on
their weaker skills in other areas. This diversity was even seen in a single section;
Section #5 was the largest of all sections set for the day, and included down-hills,
rocky terrain, creek beds, off-camber turns, and up-hills all in one area. Other
sections, like Section #6 and #7 were smaller, more straight-forward sections with
flat, but rocky terrains.