FINAL ROUNDS/AUGUST 24-25, 2013
SPIRIT MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT/DULUTH, MINNESOTA
TRIALS
P86
AIRES MOTOTRIALS NATIONAL TRIALS SERIES
(Above) Cody Webb prevented
Smage from sweeping the 2013
series by winning on Saturday.
(Above right) Brian Roper rounded
out the podium both days. He
finished out the championship in
second place.
great until some inconsistencies
on Saturday. It was much worse
this morning, nearly unrideable as
I went out to warm up. With no time
to swap clutches, I had to swap
bikes just a few minutes before my
start time. Luckily Ryan [Young,
Smage's minder and team man-
ager] had his minder bike set up
nearly identical to mine, besides
having a stock clutch. I was a bit
worried going to a different feeling bike right before the competition, but it paid off and the stock
Sherco clutch and motor worked
perfectly all day."
Sunday's event was tightened
up a bit by the organizers to make
it a little more high scoring for the
Pro riders, but Smage was in
much better form and handled
the sections with confidence.
Other than a one in section sev-
en, Smage cleaned the entire
rest of the event.
Webb, on the other hand, had
a disastrous first lap, dropping
nine points total, which included
a five, a two and a pair of ones.
A five on lap two and a single
dab on the third lap gave Webb
a total of 15 points and he was
forced to settle for a distant second behind Smage.
"That was a lot better," Smage
said after the event. "It's good to
finish up like that, and I want to
thank Ryan for helping me get
