ROUNDS 1-2/JUNE 15-16, 2013
CAYUTA, NEW YORK
MOTOTRIALS
P98
AIRES AMA/NATC MOTOTRIALS US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
in an ankle-deep creek, which
ran the length of the property.
From there, the sections would
make sharp turns up one of the
steep dirt climbs and then turn
abruptly at the top and free-fall
back down, which is a far cry
from the giant rock steps usually
found on the series.
"I had quite a few fives on the
first lap, and most of them were
kind of stupid mistakes," said
Smage. "Either I would lose the
front end or I would rush something and not quite give it 100%,
which you really have to do on
this stuff to make sure you don't
spin. If you spin or get off line for
just an inch then you're done –
you're going to five the section.
A lot of the first lap for me was
either a clean or a five. On the
second lap, I kind of got it together and cleaned a lot more
sections, but then on the final lap
I kind of slacked off and took a lot
of points."
There were a few sections that
a lot of the Pro riders skipped altogether due to their difficulty, electing to have the checkers punch a
five without attempting. Section
seven was one such section on
