2019 NATC Motorcycle Trials season

The 2019 NATC trials season was the 46th season. It consisted of eight trials events in three main classes: Pro, Expert and Womens Pro. It began on 25 May, with round one in Nebraska and ended with round 8 in Oregon on 23 June.

Season summary

Patrick Smage would claim his eleventh NATC championship in 2019, passing Geoff Aaron as the all time championship leader. ^[1]

New trials manufacturers Vertigo signed Venezuelen seven-times champion David Avendano to ride the series. ^[2]

British world championship contender Donna Fox competed in the opening Women's Pro round. ^[3]

2019 NATC trials season calendar

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Round	Date	Trial	Venue	Pro class	Expert class	Womens Pro
1	25 May	Nebraska	Nehawke	1) Patrick Smage 2) Jan Peters 3) David Avendano	1) Will Myers 2) Jess Kempkes 3) Ty Cullins	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Donna Fox 3) Kylee Sweeten
2	26 May	Nebraska	Nehawke	1) Patrick Smage 2) Alexander Myers 3) Alexander Niederer	1) Will Myers 2) Jerome Gregorowicz 3) Ty Cullins	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Kylee Sweeten
3	1 June	Minnesota	Gilbert	1) Patrick Smage 2) Karl Davis 3) David Avendano	1) Will Myers 2) Micah Hertrich 3) Nigel Parker	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Kylee Sweeten
4	2 June	Minnesota	Gilbert	1) Patrick Smage 2) Daniel Blanc-Gonnet 3) Karl Davis	1) Will Myers 2) Nigel Parker 3) Ty Cullins	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Kylee Sweeten
5	15 June	Colorado	Howard	1) Patrick Smage 2) Daniel Blanc-Gonnet 3) Karl Davis	1) Will Myers 2) Micah Hertrich 3) Nigel Parker	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Louise Forsley 3) Kylee Sweeten
6	16 June	Colorado	Howard	1) Patrick Smage 2) Alexander Niederer 3) David Avendano	1) Will Myers 2) Micah Hertrich 3) Nigel Parker	1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Louise Forsley 3) Kylee Sweeten
7	22 June	Oregon	Diamond Mill	1) Patrick Smage 2) Karl Davis 3) Josh Roper	1) Will Myers 2) Keith Sweeten 3) Nigel Parker	1) Louise Forsley
8	23 June	Oregon	Diamond Mill	1) Patrick Smage 2) Alexander Niederer 3) Josh Roper	1) Oliver Smith 2) Jerome Gregorowicz 3) Micah Hertrich	1) Louise Forsley

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in each class. All eight rounds counted for the Pro class, and the best of seven in Expert and Women's Pro classes were counted.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
Points	30	25	21	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

NATC Pro final standings

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Pos	Rider	Machine	NE	NE	MN	MN	CO	CO	OR	OR	Pts	notes
1	Patrick Smage	Sherco	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	240
2	Alexander Niederer	Gas Gas	4	3	7	4	6	2	5	2	152
3	Karl Davis Jr	Scorpa	6	8	2	3	3	5	2	6	151	winner of 2019 Ute Cup (RMTA)^[6]
4	Daniel Blanc-Gonnet	Gas Gas	8	9	4	2	2	4	4	4	147
5	Josh Roper	Sherco	5	5	5	5	5	8	3	3	135
6	Alexander Myers	Scorpa	7	2	6	7	4	6	7	5	131
7	David Avendano	Vertigo	3	4	3	6	-	3	8	7	123
8	Samuel Fastle	Sherco	10	6	8	9	7	7	6	8	107
9	Andreas Niederer	Beta	9	10	9	8	8	9	10	10	95
10	Jan Peters	TSR	2	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	39
11	Will Myers	Scorpa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	12
12	Oliver Smith	Sherco	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	12

NATC Expert final standings

Pos	Rider	Machine	NE	NE	MN	MN	CO	CO	OR	OR	Pts
1	Will Myers	Scorpa	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	210
2	Micah Hertrich	Montesa	6	5	2	5	2	2	3	3	149 (164)
3	Jerome Gregorowicz	Beta	4	2	4	4	5	4	4	2	140 (156)
4	Nigel Parker	Sherco	7	6	3	2	3	3	5	4	139 (151)
5	Nick Fonzi	Montesa	8	7	7	7	4	5	-	-	89
6	Ty Cullins	Gas Gas	3	3	6	3	-	-	-	-	78
7	Jonathan English	Beta	5	4	5	6	-	-	-	-	65
8	Keith Sweeten	Montesa	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	5	41
9	Madeleine Hoover	Gas Gas	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	30
10	Oliver Smith	Sherco	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	30
11	Jess Kempkes	TRS	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25
12	Randy Gibson	TRS	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	15

NATC Women's Pro final standings

Pos	Rider	Machine	NE	NE	MN	MN	CO	CO	OR	OR	Pts
1	Madeleine Hoover	Gas Gas	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	180
2	Kylee Sweeten	Sherco	3	2	2	2	3	3	-	-	138
3	Louise Forsley	Scorpa	-	-	-	-	2	2	1	1	110
4	Donna Fox	Montesa	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	25

References

^ "smage wins title". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "avendano to vertigo". vertigomotors.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "fox rides nebraska". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "natc 2019 schedule". midwestmototrials.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "natc 2019 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "ute cup winners". rockymountaintrial.org. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

[Smages_Eleventh-1] "smage wins title". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Vertigo2019-2] "avendano to vertigo". vertigomotors.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[Fox-3] "fox rides nebraska". mototrials.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[schedule2019-4] "natc 2019 schedule". midwestmototrials.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[NATC2019-5] "natc 2019 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[UteCup-6] "ute cup winners". rockymountaintrial.org. Retrieved 6 September 2020.

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