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Most of April was spent trying to figure out what sections I was going to set for the NMTA event which was the weekend after this one. Curtis and I even ended up setting one of the sections on Sunday when we had finished the MWVTA event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t take any pictures during these events and I really should have! Esp, of all the bruises, I ended up with…. MWVTA was my first try at moving up to the next class for a Trials event. Oh the horror, I rode the Modern B class both days. That was a weekend of firsts. My first triple digit score in a trials event. It was also the first time I looked a at least 6 sections and said “Nope, no way can I ride that!” but like the fool I am, I tried to ride them anyway. Which should explain all the bruises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really enjoy the potlucks that this club has on Sat evenings. For this event I made large soft pretzels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was very lucky for the MWVTA to be placed with a group that had a couple of very talented, long time riders that helped me through all the sections. Steve, Rich, and Curtis took turns spotting me when I tried to ride some of the larger ups in the sections. There was only one section on Sunday that I need a spot for all three attempts at it. I didn’t make it up until the 3rd try. All of the others I made it up on the first or second try. Might not have bee pretty, but I did it!!! There were what I refer to as dirty 3s or 5s that if they didn’t have the no stop rule would have been better. At the end of it all I was very pleased with the rides. Even if I didn’t place in the top half of the class. I might have been last both days, but I survived. lol. I did have the same tree get me again on Sat that got me last year for the same event.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2023 wounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the same arm but above the elbow this year. I also had a run in with a cactus. Rick and Steve spent at least 20 minutes pulling cactus out of my left side. This was at the start of the second loop. I had to change clothes when we got back to the pits at the end of the loop. These nasty things were in my clothes and kept poking me every time I moved the wrong way. Which was frequently. Later that evening I had to have Sarah pull out more of the stickers with tweezers, 3 weeks later, I still have some that are finally festering their way out. I hate cactus!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday went much better, but the sections were much harder. I had to have spots for at least 6 of the sections for each of the attempts. I failed on more of them than I should have. I’m pretty sure it was because I was soooo tired from the day before. This is when I gave my self more bruises. Just not making it up and having someone hold the bike so I could slide off it. It really did help my confidence. I still need to get control over the wheelies in order to think about moving up for the NMTA events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The area that Curtis found for me to use for setting the April NMTA event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had some great help setting the sections. The loop was on the longer side for the lower classes. I had hoped that there would be no clean cards. There wasn’t!!! However, Mal, April, and JimE all had less than 3 points. I think I was a bit hard on the Ama class, their scores were really high. Most of their stuff I could ride, but not cleanly. It kind of surprised me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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