On The Pegs November 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 11 | Page 138

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On The Pegs
ROBERT STURGEON
One of the next biggest class for the weekend was the Advanced class, seeing
9 riders on both Saturday and Sunday. Brian Herrel took the lead Saturday, win-
ning the round with 18 clean rides and 24 points; however, scores were lower on
Sunday, and Brian was pushed back to fourth place with 21 cleans and 18 points.
Mark Spring Jr started out in second place Saturday with 19 cleans and 39 points
but was pushed back to third place Sunday with 23 cleans and 16 points. Gil
Reed tied Mark for second place on Saturday, losing the position only by having
the most number of 1-point sections. Gil turned it around to take first place on
Sunday. The most amazing comeback was Mike Cramsey, who finished eighth
place Saturday to an outstanding second place on Sunday.
Even the Smage brothers, Pat and Phil, showed up Sunday to enjoy the event.
Pat dropped a single point in section #2, but remained clean for the rest of the
day. Phil, who suffered a terrible and nearly crippling accident in a side-by-side
stunt earlier this year was walking about enjoying the action and meeting with
his fans and supporters.
“As enthusiasts, we cannot ask for a better place to put on this event,” says Brad.
“The club is passionate about motorcycles and supports all disciplines of off-road
riding. Saddleback East is truly a great example of a motorcycle club that will give
people a place to ride for decades to come.”
The TI season is almost complete. Check out www.trialsinc.org for remaining
events. The 2019 schedule will be available after the club meeting on November
10th. See you on the loop! n
DEAN BECHARD
PAT SMAGE
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