Improve your skill set prior to the competition season.
Date: 4-24-22
Location: RITC, 283 Escoheag Hill Road, Exeter, Rhode Island 02817
Starts at 9:00am. Ends at 4:00pm
$20 Donation requested
AMA membership required
For skill levels from Beginner to Advanced
Free Pizza at lunch
Trials Bikes with Trials Tires ONLY!
No camping on state land
Jeff Salois and John Hoffman will be heading to Scotland at the end of April to compete. John is riding the Pre65 Scottish Trial on April 29th and 30th and Jeff will be competing in the Scottish Six Day Trial beginning on the 2nd of May.
As for the Pre65, over 300 riders apply each year for the 200 rider limit. The sponsoring club picks a certain amount of riders such as former world champions and other high profile riders. The rest of the field is picked by ballot.John’s quest to ride began in 2017 when at his 3rd trip over as a spectator he met a gentleman (Gordon Jackson) at the bed and breakfast where he was staying. They talked for a brief time and John was offered a bike to ride. Gordon had ridden the Pre65 17 times. John began applying but at that time the trial was only for riders of European Nations. Two years ago it was open for riders worldwide. John made the ballot but unfortunately the event was cancelled for two years because of Covid. Fortunately they held the rider’s spots and didn’t have to go through the ballot process again.
John and Jeff are looking forward to competing and representing NETA and the US in Scotland.
The cold and snow will soon be behind us and a new trials season will be underway. This year the season starts with the RITC trials school on April 24th. A week later (on May 1st), MMC is hosting the first competition event of the year.
Before any of the fun starts, everyone should renew their membership. For the first time, the Membership Application is available online. The new application can be used to:
With the online application and Paypal for payments it’s easier than ever to renew your NETA membership.
As with last year, a number plate decal is included with your membership. This is an “opt-in” offer on the application. You can take advantage of this benefit anytime during the year by re-submitting the Membership Application as a “change” requesting a new decal at that time.
This year, you can have the NETA sticker for your AMA card mailed to you. This’ll avoid the aggravation of waiting in line to get your 2022 NETA sticker when you signup for the first event of the year.
Click on Membership Application renew (or join) NETA for 2022.
The annual meeting & banquet was held January 22, 2022. The business part of the meeting was congenial and ended early. The raffle following the banquet raised a little over $500. 72 admissions were sold.
For more information, consult the 2022 Rule Book.
There will be 8 events this season. The traditional beginning of the season trials school will be held at RITC on April 24th. The first event of the season is at Meriden on May 1st. The dates and venues for the entire season are listed on the Events page.
Hall of Fame of the North American Trials Council is the highest honor of the Council. The members are outstanding trials riders and those who have been of great service to the sport. The motto PRAESTANTES JUDICIO ET SERVICE means outstanding trials and service. The aim of the Hall of Fame is designed to preserve the past, honor excellence and connect generations.
At the banquet it was announced Gary Bourque has been inducted into the NATC Hall of Fame for 2022.
It’s almost time for a return to our Annual Rule Meeting and Awards Banquet.
Admission for the banquet is $30 and can be purchased online. Please purchase your admission by January 16th, 2022 (The staff at Twelve Acres needs know ahead of time how many are attending).
Itinerary for the day will be as follows:
To all Trial Masters and anyone wishing to submit any rule changes, please see the notes below:
Looking Forward to a Productive Meeting and a Wonderful Celebration of Trials Camaraderie !
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022.
Stuart Preston – NETA President
It was a perfect November day for the Brimfield Vintage Fun Trial, sunny, not too cold, a little bit slippery and yet not too muddy. There was a good turnout with 19 vintage riders and 33 riders total.
Here are the scoring totals for this year’s events:
If you spot any mistakes please contact the David Scarbro.
Because of the pandemic, all 2020 memberships will carry over to this year. If your last renewal was in 2019, you’ll need to renew for 2021. New members will need to join NETA. The 2021 Membership Application can be used for either task.