PITS 2020 Event Update

7/29/20

Sacramento PITS is sorry to announce that the 2020 points series has been cancelled and all remaining events at venues other than our property have been cancelled. Prison Hill, Bear Valley, Carnegie and most likely the PC Spooky trial.

Although, we are still scheduling Fun Trials at the PITS property
Boreal West Trial August 15th &16th (PITS Property)
Granite Trial October 10 & 11th (PITS Property)
Sections and course will be set up like a regular event.

The General format will as follows:
2020 will be a fun year, no end of season rider points or awards.
$20 rider fee per event regardless of PITS card color.
Simplify whole event by doing, self signup, pay, sign waiver, pickup scorecard, self or buddy score
No checkers, no lunches, trophies optional, just fun
Select someone to do the back mark
Organizer to do scoring after the event, perhaps have awards at the next weekend event.
All worker points earned in 2019 & 2020 will be used to determine card color for 2021

Wilseyville National at Schaad Ranch Canceled

4/17/2020

Unfortunately the National at Schaad Ranch has been canceled. The event was originally scheduled for late April, and was then postponed to late May. As of April 17, the North American Trials Council made the difficult decision to cancel all currently published MotoTrials National Events, East/West youth Nationals, and TDN efforts for 2020. Read the letter from Brad Baumert here.

#2 Memorial Trial Results Posted

3/22/2020

Rocky Ridge Trial Update – Postponed

3/20/2020

Unfortunately the decision has been made to postpone the Rocky Ridge Trial, scheduled for March 28 & 29, 2020. Please check back for a new date or possible cancelation. Stay healthy everyone!

Wilseyville National Update – Date Change

The date for the Wilseyville National at Schaad Ranch has been changed to May 23 & 24, 2020.

At this time we are still planning to hold this event, following government and CDC guidelines for public safety.

Memorial Trial Update

British American Cup Trial Results Posted

3/10/2020

#2 Memorial Trial @ Prairie City SVRA will Require Registration**

3/6/2020

The 2020 Memorial Trial and future events held at Prairie City will include verifying valid registration at Tech Inspection. The Tech Inspector will be looking for one of the following:
1) Green Sticker
2) Red Sticker
3) CA Non-Resident Sticker
4) Out of State Registered Decal
5) Temporary Registration Documentation

#1 BAC Event IMPORTANT Update

2/29/2020 11:42am

Some of our members accessed the BAC Flyer via the Flyer menu which did not have the map to the BAC Event. It only had the 1st page of the flyer on it. When the user scrolled to the next page, they were actually taken to the next flyer that was posted which was the Schaad Ranch National and the map of the Schaad Ranch was interpreted as the map of the BAC Event.  This has been corrected.  We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have a Smart Phone, you can also click on the BAC Calendar Event and click on the Google Map and use your smart phone to navigate to all of our events.

2020 Calendar of Events is LIVE

1/29/2020

All of the 2020 events have been added to the calendar! Note that events that have not been confirmed, or for which details are still outstanding, are marked “tentative.” Be sure to check back for updates on those events.

2019 Award Winners Posted

1/10/2020

The 2019 Award Winners have been approved by the Board. Check out the Overall Standings for both the Family Trial Series and the Class A Series to see who qualified. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to Send Us an Email.

The 2019 Final Worker Points have not been resolved. Still waiting for the Board to assign worker points for the various administrative jobs. Stay tuned.

Training Day Date Change — Now Sunday, December 15, 2019

11/20/19

The annual Training Day for checkers, organizers and beginning riders was scheduled on Saturday, December 7, but the date has been changed to SUNDAY, December 15, 2019. Questions? Contact organizers Sherwood Gibson and Paul Master.

Worker Points Updated

11/17/2019

Attention Competitors – Nov 15 Deadline

10/30/2019

#12 Spooky Trial Results Posted

10/30/2019

#11 Granite Trial Results Posted

10/18/2019

** Prairie City Events to Require Registration/Sticker Check**

The 2019 Spooky Trial and future events held at Prairie City will now include verifying valid registration at Tech Inspection. The Tech Inspector will be looking for one of the following:
1) Green Sticker
2) Red Sticker
3) CA Non-Resident Sticker
4) Out of State Registered Decal
5) Temporary Registration Documentation

#10 Bear Valley Trial Results Posted

9/21/2019

#9 Boreal West Trial Results Posted

8/24/2019

#8 Cookie/Roman Crumble Trial Results Posted

8/8/2019

Dougie Lampkin School – Saturday August 10th
Vertigo Test Day – Sunday August 11th

We are incredibly lucky as a Club to have a 12 time World Champion come to us to host a Trials School!

The school is being brought to you by Vertigo USA / Lewisport & Sacramento PITS.

We only have a few spaces left — if you want to ride in the class please contact – Mandy at Lewisport USA to reserve a place – Shop: 209 785 6878 Cell: 505 515 5005

(Also keep in mind, Lewisport and Dougie are hosting a School the
weekend before in Utah. They may have space available if you can not make the CA School. Utah School– 3rd August – Start Time 7.30am – All Day —
Vertigo Test Ride Day on Sunday 4th.)

Saturday – Trials School
The Trials School will take place on the 10th August 2019 and will start at 9am on Saturday morning –and will run all day with a break for Lunch
ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE WELCOME
Location: Sacramento PITS Property
Please note: Out of respect for the paid school attendants, please, no spectator or non school members riding in the area of the school activities. Everyone will have to sign a Waiver.

Sunday – Fun Vertigo Test Ride Day
This will start at 9am on Sunday morning. We will set a variety of sections — You can ride your own bike through the sections firstly — and then try a Vertigo ( we will have different models available.)

Dougie & James will be there to host this event as well.

Vertigo USA /Lewisport / Sac PITS

#7 Hard Rock Trial Results Posted

7/18/2019

Boreal Trial Venue Changed to PITS Property

7/15/19

The Boreal Trial, scheduled for August 17 – 18, 2019, will be held at the PITS Property, NOT at the Boreal Ski Resort.

Unfortunately Boreal is doing maintenance work, and couldn’t schedule our event on their property this year.

Join us for this fun event (known this year as “Boreal West”) but make sure you come to PITS for it!

#6 Kraut Cup Trial Results Posted

6/11/2019

Carnegie SVRA under threat! Send a message to your elected officials through the AMA’s website here!

Senate Bill 767 is now on the Senate floor. It has passed out of the final Senate committee and is now eligible for a vote.

The bill encourages the sale of the Carnegie expansion property, known as the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area, which was purchased using funds from the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, with agreement as to the future purpose of the land (expanding Carnegie SVRA) signed by adjacent landowners.

SB 767 seeks to deny the OHV community a long overdue opportunity for increased motorized recreational opportunities. It also sets a dangerous precedent by emboldening local landowners who object to the location of any state park, preserve or beach to push legislation to privatize that specific location.

OHV recreationists must immediately contact their elected officials and remind them of the agreement that was made when the expansion properties were acquired. It is also important to remind them that the program uses no General Fund monies and is, in fact, based on a user-pay, user-benefit style model. Monies used to pay for the program include those taxes collected on fuel, SVRA entrance fees and vehicle registrations (green and red stickers).

The OHV community has long paid its own way and will continue to do so, as long as these monies are used for their intended purpose.

Click here to send a message to your elected officials through the AMA website, or contact them directly.

We’re Sad to Announce the Passing of Longtime PITS Member Eugene “Gene” Mendonca

Gene was a beloved friend and member of PITS for many, many years. He was a really great guy who was always ready to help. In fact, he was the “go-to” checker for 25+ years! Gene rode the vintage class at many events. He will be greatly missed.

Eugene “Gene” Mendonca was born May 30, 1941, to Melvin and Isabelle (Teceira) Mendonca. He passed away March 21, 2019, in Folsom , CA where he spent his childhood and was a 1959 graduate of Folsom High School.

Gene served 2 years in the U.S. Army and shortly after completing his service, he went to work for the CA Department of Transportation.

After spending 32 years maintaining the roads on Donner Summit, he retired and returned to the family home in Folsom.

Gene had many interests – specifically his love of motorcycles and riding trials events, model railroading and trains, creating artwork with pastels, and traveling. If you ever needed a “route” planned out for a trip through the Western or Southwestern states, Gene was the guy to go to! He could direct you to some of the most interesting, out-of-the-way sites and he knew every nondescript road there was.

He was loved by many and will be greatly missed by his wife Lois, his many cousins, and lifelong friends. As requested by Gene, there will be no memorial service.

“Eat Your Dessert First… Life is Uncertain”

Cow Pile Trial CANCELLED Due to Rain

The Cow Pile Trial this weekend (May 18 – 19, 2019) has been cancelled due to rain forecast totals at Gambonini Ranch.
There is a policy enforced by local jurisdictions on rain totals within a certain time frame in order to allow off road use.

#4 Schaad Ranch Trial Results Posted

5/3/2019

#3 Rocky Ridge Trial Results Posted

4/9/2019

#2 Memorial Trial Results Posted

3/23/2019

Event #2 – Memorial Trial at Prairie City, March 16-17

3/5/2019

British American Cup Trial Results Posted

2/24/2019

Event #1 – British American Cup Trial, February 16-17

2/15/2019

2019 Calendar Finalized

2/15/2019