On The Pegs September 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 9 | Page 138

On The Pegs 138 creating a bonus challenge for the lower-class riders. Another challenge exists with establishing the loop connecting all the sections. While the BSA Club’s annual dual-sport ride keeps a lot of the trails cut in, a num- ber of areas that need to be heavily trimmed to allow riders safe passage. There are countless places that are prime for sections if you know what you’re doing, but they are either too hidden in trees and brush, or they are at the top of steep rocky hills. As much as Eric would love to work some new areas into the loop, he knows he can only really use an area if all the skill classes can navigate to that area. 2019 marks the third year that Eric has played host to the Toronto event, and with his learned experience, he decided to make a few changes. Due to the never- ending rainfall the summer has provided, he kept riders away from Island Creek; as a last-minute decision, he added a few sections by the creek on the other side of the property. He also chose to keep both Saturday and Sunday’s loops down to eight sections, as he felt that ten sections paired with the high temperature would be a little more challenging for riders than the event needed to be. He kept each section with no more than three splits/gates per class. In a video by Trials Inc and Stephanie Vetterly Photography, Eric took a couple moments to explain how