SMAGE DOMINATES
ARKANSAS MOTOTRIALS
P
at Smage continued to put
distance on the competition in
the 2018 AMA/NATC US National
MotoTrials Series, and added two
more victories to his resume at
rounds seven and eight of the series
in Uniontown, Arkansas, June 16-17.
In yet another display of near-per-
fect control, the Sherco USA rider
took a total of three points for the
weekend (two on Saturday and one
on Sunday) to claim relatively easy
wins over the best MotoTrials riders
in the United States.
Riding sections that were similar
in nature to what the riders faced
last weekend in Tennessee, though
much easier, Smage's main hurdle
was the extreme heat and the rela-
tive lack of difficulty of the sections.
"It's sometimes a bit tougher
mentally to ride an event that is easy
because in the back of your mind
you know that a single mistake can
IN
THE
WIND
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(Above) Pat Smage is
in a league of his own
in the 2018 AMA/NATC
US National MotoTrials
Championship. He easily
out-distanced himself
from the rest of the field
both days. (Left) Karl
Davis Jr. was runner-up
on Sunday.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SHAN
MOORE
