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I've embedded 4 videos of the Smage brothers in this TTC blog post as they've made their way to the semi-finals.

The NATC held their annual meeting over the weekend. Among the highlights at the meeting was a decision to use the term 'MotoTrial' instead of the phrase 'Observed Trials' for the sport. They just emailed a press release, available here: http://trialstrainingcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2011-1-NATC-PR-MotoTrial-promo.pdf

Thanks, Dan. I guess he better not oversleep.

NATC results for Day 2 now posted at: http://www.natctrials.org/results/10_rnd8_all.pdf 1 Cody Webb 11.0 2 Pat Smage 21.0 3 Keith Wineland 40.0 Do his two wins in Colorado mean that Cody is 2010 National champ, no matter what happens in California?

Anyone have the Colorado Day 2/Round 8 results? Nothing yet on the NATC site: http://www.natctrials.org/results/10_rnd8_all.pdf

Wow. I guess Noel's going to have to upgrade the obstacles in that pole barn for next winter.

I talked with Eric's dad Steve Storz today. He was due to be released sometime today. He emailed me an update about the antibiotic-related complications from surgery that have kept Eric in the hospital for the past week and a half. I've blogged the email on the TTC website here: http://trialstrainingcenter.com/blog/post/1312/

Bill Ibsen emailed me this update today:

Bill Ibsen's update on Will Ibsen's injuries is now posted to the TTC blog: http://trialstrainingcenter.com/blog/post/1186/

I just snapped mine off yesterday. The Hand Racing website appears to be unavailable/down, but I see this Moto Merlin rear brake pedal available on eBay: Anyone hear good or bad about it?

Hey Brian, I'm the webmaster/blogger for the USGP site... and I've arrived at the TTC. Hope to meet you soon.

I've got a revamped web site/blog for the Wagner Cup (USGP) up: When I was at the Trials Training Center in Tennessee last week, I videotaped Dan Brown doing a walk-through of many of the sections. Three section preview videoclips are now posted to the TrialsUSGP blog, along with a photo slideshow and misc. other stuff. Less than 3 weeks to go!

It appears Patrick competed in another event in Bangor, the European Championship. There's an FIM page with a Bangor Junior 125 class (two conflicting dates on that page) and then a link to a PDF of results showing Patrick with a 1st place.

I've put up dozens of photos and some video clips from this past weekend's Trials Training Days on the TTC blog at: http://www.trialstrainingcenter.com/ Blog post titles: TTD: hand gestures are big Balancing act: Andrew and Nathan TTD session with Alex Bedley: camber turns, hills TTD session with Ryan Young: floater turns photos and video TTD session with Andrew Blane: hopping and nose wheelie photos and video Mototrial at TTD TTD photos: miscellaneous people Photos and video: Andrew Blane, TTC resident pro

Here's a new episode of the podcast: #09 On the Pegs, July/August, 2007 http://onthepegs.net/ News with OTP managing editor Dan Brown and guest interviewer Brad Baumert. AMA Indoor Trials National Championship interviews: Dan Brown, Diego Ordonez, Chris Florin, Cody Webb, Phil Smage, Bruce LeRiche, Keith Wineland, Will Ibsen, Kip Webb, Ted Gansberger. NATC rounds 7 and 8 interviews in Donner, California: Cody Webb, Pat Smage, Will Ibsen, Keith Wineland, Andy Johnson, Geoff Aaron, Howard Galbreath, Bill Markham, Mike Harker. NATC rounds 9 and 10 interviews in Sipapu, New Mexico: Chris Florin, Cody Webb, Pat Smage, Bruce LeRiche, Will Ibsen, Colton Haaker, Shaun Morris, Noel Smage. See the blog post/shownotes for complete details. http://trialstrainingcenter.com/2007_07_01...249804575602792