e0BSERVED TRIALS
AMAINATC National C'ship Observed Trials Series: Final rounds
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(Left) Six-time
National
Champion Ryan
Young piloted his
Gas-Gas to
Saturd ay' s win,
b ringing his caree r
win total to 41.
(Right) Several
rocky sections
challenged even
the most
experienced rid ers.
(Below) Section
th ree was the
trickiest of the
day, as it wound
200 yards up a dry
creek bed and up
and over man y
large rocks along
the way.
By Andrew C ro ss
P h otos by D an Frazie r
MUENSTER, TX, OCT. 16-17
ver 70 riders from 23 states and
Canada competed in the final two
rounds of the AMA/NATC
National Observed Trials Series held in
northern Texas, and when all was said
and done, it was the series' top two rid ers who came away the big winners at
the North Texas Trials Associationorganized event . Recently crowned
National Cha mpion Ryan Young edged
his biggest rival, Geoff Aaron, in a tiebreaker for Sat urday's win, but Betamo unted Aaron stormed back with a
vengeance a nd came away the clear
winner during Sunday's series finale.
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18
Aprilia rider Raymond Peters was
co nsistent throughout the weekend,
finishing third behind Young and
Aaron on Saturday, and nabbing second-place honors beh ind Aaron on
Sunday. Gas-Gas-mounted Andy Saum
was third, while Young finished fourth
aboard his Gas-Gas.
Young's Saturday wi n was the 41st
National victory of his career, and the
six -time Nationa l Ch ampion is
undoubtedly the winningest trials rider
in the nation. Seventeen sections sp read
out over an eight-mile loop cha llenged
th e rid ers on Saturday, with section
th ree being the longest and mo st cha llenging of the day. The third section
wound its way 200 yards up a dry
creek bed and included rocks, mud and
