Updates

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Time is flying and the TrialGP USA 2025 Team are making significant progress in planning for the event.

Latest news is that the www.TrialGPUSA.com website launched over the weekend, along with links to the online ticketing and merchandising application. Great work by Mike Serpe!!!!

These sites are still being refined, but please have a look, buy something (don’t forget workers & checkers get free tickets and Limited Edition T-Shirt), and pass the links along to anyone or everyone in your contacts to help publicize the event and encourage others to make TrialGP USA 2025 a DESTINATION for July 11th – 13th 2025.

That being said, there is still a lot to plan, test, deploy and execute between now and then. Here are a couple items I would like to poll the RITC and NETA for assistance:

1. I need a GEEK to help me to test and evaluate security monitoring software such as ZoneMinder and others. Experience with Windows and Linux environments needed……If you don’t understand anything from that, move onto #2.
   
2. We are looking at alternatives to providing traditional power around the paddock area. One of those options is to use the latest gas or propane fueled super-quiet Inverters to provide temporary power to critical functions around the venue, such as, charging points for the team parking cars, small air conditioners, powering temporary offices for FIM, Video crew, Press, Admin, along with a cooled Medical Center.
   
   • Request 1. Does anyone have one of these super-quiet inverter generators they would be willing to loan, or rent, to RITC for the duration of the event?
     
   • Request 2. If you are considering buying a generator for this winter, I am exploring some options to get you the generator you want, at a lower cost, in return for loaning the unit for the event. We expect to need generators ranging from 1200Watts to around 9500Watts. If you are interested, please call me at 203 213 2949 to discuss.
     
3. I am looking for someone to assist with evaluating and recruiting food trucks for the event. I would like to recruit the vendors from Rhode Island or Eastern Connecticut area. If you are a connoisseur of food trucks in the area, your assistance would be greatly appreciated and may even include a budget to sample their menus!

In addition to these, we are still looking to recruit volunteers to work for one day of the event, get free entry for the other, along with the Limited Edition Workers T-Shirt! Checker recruitment is going well, but we need assistance in many roles behind the scenes. Coach has a list as long as your arm!

That’s it for now. We will continue to work on making the event a success, any assistance you can give will be greatly appreciated by me, my team, the spectators, and the riders on the day!

Any questions or ideas how to make the event a bigger success…..I’m all ears!

Bob Manifold
RITC
Event Organizer – FIM TrialGP of USA 2025
+1 203 213 2949
bmanifold@spinpass.com

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For the 2025 season, changes are afoot for the NETA board. David Scarbro (president), Kayla Lovejoy (vice president) & Bill Bonneau (treasurer) all plan to leave their current positions.

Kayla and I plan to swap jobs. As president, she will become the “face” of NETA, focusing on communication with the membership and the world at large. I will assume more of a CTO (chief technical officer) roll as vice president, working to modernize NETA’s tasks of membership management & scoring.

Bill has served as treasurer since 2018. He is always the first person to volunteer for any job and his commitments to the local trials community grows every year. Bill was elected vice president of the Rhode Island Trials Club this year. Sally Bernstein is willing to step into the treasurers job. With a background in finance, she will do an excellent job of handling our budgeting needs.

Brian Townsend is able to stay on as secretary unless someone else is interested in becoming more involved in NETA. Please contact me if you would like to consider becoming secretary and wish to learn more about the responsibilities.

With all that said and subject to approval of the membership, we propose the following slate of officers for NETA starting with the 2025 season.

• Kayla Lovejoy – President
• David Scarbro – Vice President
• Sally Bernstein – Treasurer
• Brian Townsend – Secretary

If you would like to add your name for consideration, please let me know, so we notify the membership there are others to consider for board positions.

Regards,

David Scarbro

On November 3rd, the Springfield Motorcycle Club (SMC) will hold the 2nd annual Bob Bertrand Memorial Fun Trial. Bob was a  long-term member of SMC, 2023 NETA Hall of Fame inductee,  and a founding member of RITC. He was a great friend to many, always giving 100% both as a competitor and a volunteer.

• Location: 219 Warren Road, Brimfield, MA 01010.
• AMA and NETA memberships are NOT required.
• Admission is $20
• All riders, guests, and visitors must sign the liability waiver when entering the propoery.
• There will be  a voluntary donation collection at sign in.  Money collected will be passed along to local SMC preferred charities.
• Signup starts at 8:30am and the riders meeting is at 9:30am.
• Event ends at 2pm. Please checkout when leaving so we know you made it safely out of the woods.
• Primitive camping is available Saturday night. Gates open at 2:30pm on Saturday. 
• There is a communal fire pit and wood, so please no individual fires.
• Friendly dogs are allowed.
• Vintage and modern bikes are welcome. 
• Sportsman and expert sections from the June NETA event are still gated and will be re-used.
• This will be a non-competition event. Ride as much as you like but there will be no official scoring, trophies, or awards
• Loop cards will be issued to anyone that requests them.  Riders will need to update score sheeds if they opt to compare results.
• No awards. All riders will receive a commemorative sticker.
• This is a recreational event, it is not a competition.  Please be mellow and have fun.
• Updates regarding inclement weather will be posted on the NETA web page and Facebook

Looking to get a more involved in trials and for a place to ride? Springfield Motorcycle Club is welcoming new members. Information will be available at the event.

Questions contact: Steve Flynn (508-494-2853‬), Gary Ingraham ‭(413-237-4082‬) or Leo O’Shea (‭617-417-6753‬).

Pre-registration

Please complete the form to pre-register for this event. By pre-registering you’ll help the club plan for the number of attendees and also provide the info needed for the post-event paperwork the AMA requires.

Rider

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AMA Information

You’re an AMA member, please provide your AMA number. If you’re not an AMA member, the AMA requires your email and mailing address for the post event paperwork.

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Vintage & Modern ride NETA Sportsman class lines. Expert rides the NETA Expert class lines.

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