On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 99

On The Pegs
Vol. 3 Issue 1 - January 2018
P 99
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A look at Pat Smage’s quest
for a ninth US MotoTrials title
and his two-year battle with
Spaniard Marc Friexa.
IN 2016, SPANIARD MARC FREIXA HAD HIS
WAY WITH THE US MOTOTRIALS SERIES,
WINNING THE US CHAMPIONSHIP WITH
RELATIVE EASE. THAT WAS ENOUGH INCEN-
TIVE FOR PAT SMAGE TO PUT HIS NOSE TO
THE GRINDSTONE. THE WISCONSIN NATIVE
WORKED HARD ALL WINTER PREPARING
FOR THE 2017 SEASON, WHICH HE EVENTU-
ALLY WON, BEATING FREIXA FOR THE TITLE.