Thanks to all who came out to ride my Taylorsville Gate Trial. The weather was perfect for Trials and barely a sweaty helmet was seen. With a jump in riders from last year's 25 to this year's 40, that encourages me to continue to host this type of event. The main issue from a competitors' perspective is that self-scoring or partner scoring isn't always accurate. Fortunately, few seemed to be concerned about their score, and as I had hoped, the focus for the day was on having fun, challenging yourself and socializing with friends and other riders. In the future, I hope to enlist checkers for each section, as the checkers we did have at a few sections, were scoring riders and also showing those who were unfamiliar with Gate Trials, different options through the sections that suited their abilities. So I will continue to fine tune this event, as I learn new things each season.
Next year we'll try the same date, the day before Memorial Day, since it did not interfere with other local events and provided a good turnout. I managed to take a few photos and I'll be posting them here, and a few on Facebook, as I have time.
Scores are posted below, though quite a few riders either did not score themselves or decided not to post their scores.
This page was last updated: June 2, 2023
We had a beautiful day for our Vintage Gate Trial in Taylorsville, MD. About forty riders came, most to compete, and some just to practice and play. Above is Mike Hightman, who had a pretty good day, scoring a respectable 290 points out of a possible 360.
Click the Thumbnail for the large score board
I'll be adding a few more soon. Special thanks to all the Vintage Class riders, almost as many as Modern Class riders.