OFF ROAD
AIRES AMA NATC MOTOTRIALS US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 7 & 8/ JUNE 28-29, 2014
TRIALS TRAINING CENTER/SEQUATCHIE, TENNESSEE
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and cleans on the first loop were
threes and fives on the second
and third loops. Somehow, I hit
all my marks and I just got it all
together mentally and wound up
with a huge win," said Webb.
Smage's third-place finish was
enough to wrap up the series
title, no matter what happened
on Sunday. The rider from Wis-
consin, however, was not exactly
pleased with his performance.
"It's good to win the title, but
I'm not real pleased with the cir-
cumstances. It's hard to think
about it right now," admitted
Smage. "These weren't the best
conditions for me, this is what I
struggle with the most, as far as
terrain. Muddy hills are my weak-
ness, so it was definitely a tough
day, but in trials you have to be
able to ride anything, and I need
to go out and work on this."
Although he finished second
for the seventh straight event,
Martin Matejicek turned in his
best performance to date and
it was also the first time he was
able to beat Smage.
"I'm very happy with my trial
today," said Matejicek. "I think I
had a really good day. I wouldn't
say I like these conditions, but I
think I ride this stuff well. Some
sections, all you could do was
push to get to the exit and get
a three, but in some the trac-
tion was good enough for you
to make a good ride and I think I
had enough of those that helped
me to get second."
The rain returned on Sunday
and so did Webb's form, the fac-
tory Beta rider leading the round
from start to finish.
Despite the fact that the orga-
nizers eased up a few sections
in anticipation of more rain, Sun-
day's event was only slightly easi-
er than Saturday's.
Also expecting another rain-
storm, Webb got off to a quick
start in an effort to ride as many
sections before the wet stuff hit.
And at the end of one lap, Webb
led the Pro class with nine points,
consisting of four single dabs and
a five in the last section, which
featured a slippery climb.
