On The Pegs July 2020 - Volume 5 - Issue 7 | Page 100

On The Pegs 100 THAT TIME RYAN YOUNG “HELD UP” MARK MANNIKO TO WIN THE 1989 PAMPA, TEXAS MOTOTRIALS WINNING A TRIALS, ESPECIALLY A NATIONAL TRIALS, DOESN’T ALWAYS COME DOWN TO JUST TECHNIQUE AND ABILITY. SOME- TIMES WHEN RIDERS ARE ON FAIRLY EQUAL TERMS, SMARTS, OR ON THIS CASE, “CRAFTINESS”, PLAYS A ROLE. IN THIS STORY OF THE 1988 PAMAPA NATIONAL TRIALS, SIX-TIME CHAMP TELLS US ABOUT “OUT-FOXING” MARK MANNIKO.... AND MORE!