Mid America Trials Team

Dec 05

Lets get things kicked off with the Christmas party info. The annual Christmas party will be held Dec. 10th at the bachelor pad. Otherwise known as Jim Jeter's home. 2506 E 126th Kansas City, MO 64146. Directions: From 71 Hwy. Take Blue Ridge Blvd west to Prospect Ave. Turn right to 126th. Turn left; house is on the right side. From Holmes Rd. Take Blue Ridge Blvd east to Woodland Ave, turn left to 126th. Turn right to house on left side. If lost, drink another adult beverage, and then call Jim at 816-941-7955. It will start around 7 o'clock. Please bring a side dish of some sort. If you are bringing deserts, please put those in my car for safe keeping when you get there. As always, BYOB (again, can go in my car). Also, hopefully the gate key situation will be resolved, so bring your keys to exchange.

The club still needs trials masters for next year. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so. You can contact Ken Brown Jr. at (913) 772-8414. Remember, club membership responsibilities include helping with a trials once a year in addition to the Quarry Cup.

The Annual running of the Postage Stamp Trials set for Jan 1st will be here before you know it. As always, the start time will be 1 o'clock. Due to the increase in stamp prices coming in January and since this is a fundraiser for the club; it has been decided to raise the fee to a flat $10. So come one, come all. We've had good weather for this event the last few years now, so no excuses. Russ asks that you please do burnouts on his front yard, oh wait, scratch that, don't do burnouts in his front lawn. My bad.

The Central Regional series is now in the books and once again our club did quite well. Let's make a big push next year for more MATT riders and as they say, "Represent". Here's a breakdown of MATT club members' finishing positions.

Novice:

1. Jeff Luchene

Amateur:

6. Jerry Norby

7. Bob Sanderson

Sr. Amateur:

1. Jim Tornton

Intermediate:

4. Steve Eichelberger

6. Ken Brown Jr

8. Jim Jeter

Sr. Expert:

8. Carl Hopkins

Expert:

1. Dale Malasek

3. Steve Morgan

Master:

1. Jason Carpenter

5. Bill Sanderson

6. Scott Carpenter