On The Pegs June 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 6 | Page 114

On The Pegs
The 2019 Super Trial Series kicked off this weekend in Luck-
enbach, Texas, with round one of a two-round series that
will wrap up on October 18-19 at the same location. The
event featured the top Pro Trials riders in America (men’s and
women’s), plus German rider Jan Peters and former British
Women’s champ Donna Fox in a “stadium-type” event with
man-made sections. The purpose of the Super Trial series is
to bring trials to the spectator and make it more accessible,
and the Luckenbach facility made for the perfect venue.
The promoters are planning on expanding the series to five
rounds in 2020.
According to co-organizer Christy Williams, part of the pro-
ceeds from the event go to charity.
“We’re supporting a lot of charities here, which is a really,
really great thing,” said Williams. “Proceeds from Saturday
morning’s local event go to Children of Fallen Patriots, which
is a really cool scholarship program for people who have lost
parents in services. Then the day entry for spectators, which
is a 10-dollar gate fee by donation, goes to a local Fredericks-
burg chapter of another services charity.”
Having won his 10th US National MotoTrials title in 2018,
FactoryONE RYP Sherco’s Pat Smage is looking for a record
11th title in 2019 and the Super Trial event served as the per-
fect warmup for the 2019 NATC/AMA US National MotoTrials
Series, which kicks off following weekend in Nebraska.
Friday’s event, which was won by Smage, was a qualifying
round, while Saturday’s round featured a “Shootout”, which
saw riders eliminated at various stages of the event until just
five riders were left to ride the final section.
Smage turned in a spectacular and crowd-pleasing perfor-
mance, taking just 11 points during the two days en route to
victory.
“It definitely feels great to start this way, now I know I’m
where I need to be,” said Smage. “This is far from a natural
event, with the man-made sections, but just judging by how
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