WYOMING MOTORCYCLE TRIALS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED
A WYOMING NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
BY-LAWS REVISED DECEMBER 2011

This Document Contains the Following Topics:
PURPOSE GENERAL
BOARD AND TRIALSMASTERS DUTIES ASSOCIATION EVENTS
CLASS STRUCTURE AND ADVANCEMENT FORMAT FOR TRIALS MEETS
SCORING OBSERVER RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
SEASON POINTS REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTIONS
SECTION SKILL LEVELS MEMBERSHIP TYPES

PURPOSE OF THE WYOMING MOTORCYCLE TRIALS ASSOCIATION (WMTA) IS; ORGANIZE AND PROMOTE THE SPORT OF OBSERVED TRIALS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. THE WMTA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

  1. Organize a calendar of events,
  2. Unify and oversee the running of event,
  3. Maintain rules for competition,
  4. Promote the sport for its recreational benefits,
  5. Produce and maintain a group of riders who compete regionally and nationally

GENERAL
  1. The Board of Directors will be made up of five members, three members a Secretary and a Treasurer. Each will serve for two years, with two or three elected each calendar year. (2009)
  2. Positions of office and committees must be held by a current member.
  3. Annual membership and riding fees will be set by the Board of Director according to the non-profit needs of the association.
  4. In support of the WMTA purpose, members are encouraged to compete nationally by offering to credit members for the membership fees they relinquished for the current year for one national organization and one half the entry fees relinquished by the rider for each competetion entered if they complete the required number of events to be eligible for year end series awards when supporting documents/receipts are provided. For credit, submit your request to the WMTA Secretary. (2011)
  5. An annual membership meeting will be held after the season's end or before the start of a new season.
  6. The association will have spectator liability insurance for the current season.
  7. The safety committee shall consist of one board member, one club member and the trialsmaster.
  8. The protest committee shall consist of two board members and the trialsmaster.
  9. The sign-up committee shall consist of two or more board members and will be responsible for running each trial. Responsibilities include but are not limited to sign-up, score cards, riders meeting, score keeping, compiling and posting results, assigning section checkers, and preparing/presenting the awards for each meet. (2009)
  10. The WMTA's representative to the North American Trials Council shall be a current WMTA member, approved by the board of directors.
  11. WMTA Achievement Award - This annual award would recognize a club member for outstanding service to trials and in particular the WMTA. The achievement award will be awarded as needed and will not be required annually. (2006)

BOARD MEMBERS **SUGGESTED DUTIES + TRIALSMASTERS DUTIES (DRAFT 2011)
  1. Board Member (Secretary)
    • To maintain and post relavent content to the WMTA web site
    • To serve as pointskeeper
    • To secure annual insurance for the club
    • To plan season schedule - in conjunction with the board collective
    • To coordinate with trialsmasters
    • To plan the annual meeting agenda
    • To create event fliers
    • To provide forms for meets
    • To work sign-up as needed
  2. Board Member (Treasurer)
    • To manage the WMTA checking account
    • To provide a treasurer's report for annual meeting
    • To maintain the membership list
    • To bring an updated membership list to each meet
    • To be present at meets to collect membership and entry fees
    • To be present at meets to settle debits
    • To bring change to meets
    • To file the club's annual Non-Profit Corporation with the State
    • To print mailing labels
    • To work sign-up as needed
  3. Board Member (Supply Manager)
    • Responsible for meet supplies including but not limited to ribbon, split markers, stakes, tape, punches, pens, markers, binder clips, garbage can/bags, staple guns, staples, etc
    • To make sure needed supplies are at each trials meet
    • To restock trialsmaster box at each meet
    • To work sign-up as needed
  4. Board Member (Meets Manager)
    • Responsible for running sign-up and the trials meets
    • To provide and results posters
    • To provide rider score(punch) cards
    • To bring a table for sign-up
    • To manage medals
    • To manage trophys
    • To manage t-shirts
    • To manage trialsmasters appreciation gift
  5. Board Member
    • Responsible for filling-in for any board member that cannot fulfill their responsibility
    • To coordinate with the other board members
    • To be at the sign-up table to assist with running the meet
    • To work sign-up as needed

MEMBERSHIP TYPES
  1. Family: This type includes annual association membership for all persons who are a spouse, dependents of or in the same household as the applicant.
  2. Single: This type includes annual association membership for the applicant.
  3. Season Pass: This type includes a single membership (see above) and the entry fee for all of the regular association trials meets of the current season for the applicant.
  4. All memberships expire at the end of each calendar year.

ASSOCIATION EVENTS
  1. The association's season schedule shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
  2. The Championship series
    1. The class championships shall be determined on half plus one of the championship events (best 5 of 9, 5 of 8, 7 of 13). The class championship points that will be used, will be the best place finishes, starting with the season's first event
      1. In the case of a tie on championship points at the end of the series, the championship points used to determine season class placement, for each rider, where they competed against each other, the obseved points scored in these events, will be added together and the lower point total will win. If still tied, all events where the riders competed against each other will be counted, lowest total wins.
    2. One championship award will be given to a qualifying WMTA member per season. The championship award for a member that competes in multiple classes during a season will be determined by the class in which they had the most rides or will be awarded for the most advanced class ridden if that placing is better. If the number of rides per class are equal the championship class award for the member will be determined by the most advanced of the classes ridden. (12/2011)
    3. The board can decide to supply a championship award for all members who competed regardless of qualifying status if the funds are available to do so. (12/2011)
  3. All members will be required to score if asked, scoring assignments will be determined by the sign-up committee. The trialsmaster and the board of directors will not score if there are enough scorers.
  4. Helmets are required to be worn by all riders at all times when on a motorcycle.
  5. Once the sections are established by the trialsmaster, they cannot be changed except by the safety committee and before the riders start to compete.
  6. Riders may inspect the sections by walking the section prior to riding, but may not practice in the sections and may not alter the section by moving rocks or other obstacles. (2011)
  7. All protests will be written on the back of the scorecard and turned in to the protest committee who will have the final say.
  8. Anyone who argues with a scorer, will be disqualified from the event at the discretion of the protest committee only.
  9. The switching of a bike is allowed if the start bike will not run or cannot be ridden safely.(2011)
  10. The trialsmaster(s) are required to set-up sections for all classes, give a riders meeting, and make sure the area is cleaned up after the meet.
      MUST DECLARE THAT YOU WANT TRIALSMASTER POINTS PRIOR TO RIDING c) T o encourage more riders to volunteer to help at National events, first-place points will be awarded at any one event per year to someone who works as a checker or trialmaster. No more than 20 points may be earned per day. A competitor still must ride in at least the specified minimum number of events to qualify for series awards; working at an event is not considered one of those rides.
    1. Trialsmaster(s) are encouraged to ride-in their sections to verify ridability. When possible two trialsmasters of differing class levels per meet is encouraged. (2006)
    2. Trialsmasters are ineligible to compete in their own trial but may ride their trial in the support class so as not to affect the outcome of the trial and will be awarded first place championship points for their class for that trial no more than once anually. (2006)
    3. Trialsmasters make the decision of the location for their event, the association will assist with permits for land use through the BLM, Natrona County Parks, etc.
  11. All meets will have one offical clock and will be in the sign-up area
  12. No pit racing or wheelies in the parking area.
  13. Silencers are required on all machines in the meet area.
  14. For a rider to receive an award at a meet, he has to beat another rider, 4 riders only 3 awards. A maximum of 3 awards per class to be given out. The awards are to be determined by the board of directors.
  15. All classes will have a minimum of a class champion year end award.
  16. In a non-championship event, jackpot trials, vintage shoot-out, etc., the awards and riding fees will be determined by the sign-up committee.
  17. A family with four or more riders, novice and above, this includes the riding adult(s) and their dependent children, the riding fee will be reduced. The board of directors can/will modify the entry fees for a family meeting the above requirements, as needed.
  18. An event sign is encouraged at the venue entrance however is left to the discretion of the trialsmaster. (2006)
CLASS STRUCTURE AND SKILL LEVELS
  1. Classes
    1. Junior A - experienced riders 12 years of age or less (2011)
    2. Junior B - inexperienced riders 12 years of age or less (2011)
    3. Women-for women who wish to compete in a regular class against other women
    4. Novice-for first time riders being introduced to formal trials competition. Sections are essentially a difficult trail, with wide turns, no steps, and lots of recovery room. An experienced rider should be able to clean a section sitting down in second gear with no clutch work.
    5. Amateur-riders that understand the sport and are developing their basic skills. An experienced rider should be able to clean a section standing on the pegs, in second gear with no clutch work.
    6. Intermediate-riders who have a good start on their skill development. Sections include tighter turns, small steps and recovery time between obstacles.
    7. Advance-riders who have a good development of their skills and are a competent competitor. Sections should be technically difficult, with bigger steps. Multiple obstacles close together are allowed, although footing support needs to be on both sides of the bike. Hopping should not be required, but would be helpful.
    8. Expert-riders who don't want to compete at the pro level and have advanced out of the advance class. Sections are the same difficult as NATC support class sections. Sections should not be dangerous to man or machine. A spotter should not be needed.
    9. Pro-experienced, consistent and extremely competent rider. Sections should be equivalent level to NATC Pro/Championship/Expert levels. Large obstacles, very tight turns, and hopping are a must. Sections should not be dangerous to man or machine.
    10. Senior & Veteran Advance riders will ride the advance section lines, Senior & Veteran Intermediate will ride intermediate lines, Last Class and Vintage A will ride amateur lines, Vintage B will ride novice lines
    11. Women riders will decide what lines they are going to ride before the meet and inform the sign-up committee if riding the womens class
    12. Vintage/Twin shock-for older twin shock, drum brakes, air cooled bikes
    13. Class advancement will be at a riders choice, with approval of the Board of Directors.
    14. Junior, WOW, Expert, Senior Advance & Intermediate, Veteran, and Vintage classes will not have advancement out of the class, if advancement system is used.
  2. A rider may ride support in any class they choose and will not figure in the class standing for that meet.
  3. Age requirement of senior classes will be 35 years or older, veteran class will be 50 years and older.
  4. The Vintage Saturday Night Shoot-out can be held at the two-day events,
    1. The winners takes 50% of the shoot-out entry fee.
    2. Vintage rules apply;
      1. twin shock, air cooled, drum brake bike
      2. No loss of forward motion
      3. Sections will be novice/amateur level
      4. A ride off will be held to determine the winner, a section will be modified until there is a winner
      5. A series award will be given, all events will count
  5. Non-members riding series events will not receive series championship points, only members would get championship points in order of finish (non-member 1st and member 2nd, the member would get 1st place championship points). Non-members who join the club will only receive championship points for events after they join the club.
FORMAT FOR TRIALS MEETS
  1. WOW and junior sections will be determined by the sign-up committee.
  2. Time format for club events;
    7:00 to 9:00am-safety committee inspection of sections
    8:00 to 9:00am-sign-up
    9:00 to 9:30am-riders meeting and scorer placement
    9:30am to 1:00pm-AM riders compete
    1:00 to 1:30pm-lunch and scorer placement
    1:30 to 5:00pm-PM riders compete
    5:00 to 5:30pm-meet clean-up and awards
    (These are suggested times only)
  3. It is suggested that an event have approximately 30 total sections with 2, 3, or 4 laps.
  4. In case of not enough riders to have scorers, riders will ride in groups of at least 3 riders, starting and finishing with that group. In a question of section safety, changes to the section have to be agreed to by all of the riders in the class.
  5. The time limit shall be determined by the trialsmaster, if a rider doesn't finish in the announced time, is listed as dnf. Time can only be added on the first lap, 30 minutes may be added, it is the trialsmaster's responsibility to notify all riders of the change.
  6. It is the riders responsibility to see that his scorecard is properly marked and turned in on time. Lost cards will result in disqualification or taking 5's on a new scorecard to the point of losing the scorecard.
  7. A rider may start at any section and has to ride the sections in order after starting, the trialsmaster can designate the starting section. The second and third loops should start at section one.
  8. Awards for meets are to be determined by the board of directors.
    1. if metals and ribbons are used they will be the following-

    Pro-purple Amateur-green and white
    Expert-purple and white Novice-green
    Advance-red Women on Wheels-white
    Senior Adv-red and white Vintage A-blue and white
    Intermediate-yellow Vintage B-blue
    Senior Inter-red, white and blue Veteran-black

    SCORING (based on current NATC rules)
    1. The scoring shall start with the front axle passing thru the in-gate and stops when the front axle passes thru the out-gate (front axle in, front axle out).
    2. A rider may only be penalized for that error that carries the greatest number of penalized points, that is, points in any given section shall not be cumulative, except for the first three dabs.
    3. Scoring will be based on the following system / scenarios:
      ERROR PENALTY
      POINTS
      None(clean) 0
      Footing once 1
      Footing twice 2
      Footing three times or more 3
      Sliding a foot on the ground while moving 3
      Footing while stopped 1
      Failure to complete a section 5
      Missing a section 10
      Moving backwards 5
      Balancing on skid plate without footing 0
      Both hands NOT on handlebars while stopped 5
      Handlebars touching the ground 5
      Not riding the designated line for their class 5
      Jumping the bike over a boundary 5
      Floating one wheel over a marker 0
      Riding with a dead engine out of the "end" gate without footing 0
      Footing 1, 2 or 3 times to propel a dead engine bike out of the section 1,2 or 3
      Footing while stopped with dead engine 5
      Bike "Out of bounds" 5
      Displaced marker 5
      Dismounting 5
      Crossing own tracks when not allowed 5

    4. Definitions;
      1. Clean - no error to incur penalty points
      2. Footing - any intentional contact between the rider's body and a supporting surface or object to maintain balance or propel the motorcycle.
      3. Out of bounds - when a gate is passed by either tire on the wrong side or where the tire has crossed over the section boundary marking to outside of the section enough that the ground is visible between the two.
      4. Displacement of markers - any disturbance requiring that a marker be reset (markers should be set so that brushing them will not displace them) touching a boundary without disturbing it is not a penalty
      5. Dismounting - Both feet on the ground on the same side of or behind the motorcycle ie. chasing a wheelie. The rider has to straddle the bike at all times.
      6. Crossing own tracks - the motorcycle does a complete loop, crossing both its own tracks, with both wheels, except where required or permitted by the trialsmaster
      7. Other penalties - a rider may report to an observer and receive a five for the section even through he does not attempt it. If the rider does not report to the observer, he receives a ten. All blank spaces, where a section score should be, will be considered a non-attempt. If more than one-half the last lap section scorers are not completed, the rider will be considered a non-finisher.
    5. The rider with the lowest number of points wins.
      In the case of ties, the rider with the most cleans wins, if still tied the rider with the most one's wins, then two's, then three's.
      If still tied, then the rider who scored the first point loses.
      If still tied and at the discretion of the sign-up committee, if time permits a ride-off can be held if the tied riders all agree to such, otherwise the tied riders will be awarded the same finish

    OBSERVER RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

    The observer shall verbally acknowledge or use clear hand signals to authorize a rider to start riding the section. The checking official at each section must station themselves so that the entire section is plainly visible. If the character of the section is such that more than on observer is required, penalties will be called by the observer at the finish of the section. Observers may not be changed during the event. It is the riders responsibility to acknowledge his score on each attempt completed thru a section.
    If a rider is distracted or his line is blocked by specters or other riders, he may claim a balk. At the discretion of the observer, a re-ride of the section may be permitted. Disagreements between the rider and observer should be settled if possible without inconveniencing or delaying the other riders, while the situation is fresh in their minds. If the disagreement cannot be settled, it will be noted on the back of score card by the rider and turned into the sign-up committee, who will TURN it over to the protest committee. The decision of the protest committee will be final.

    SEASON POINTS
    POSITION POINTS POSITION POINTS
    1 20 11 5
    2 17 12 4
    3 15 13 3
    4 13 14 2
    5 11 15 1
    6 10 16 .9
    7 9 17 .8
    8 8 18 .7
    9 7 19 .6
    10 6 20 .5

    REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTIONS
    1. Sections should consist of natural obstacles such a mud, rocks, water, logs, etc. Whenever possible, natural boundaries such as creek banks should be used.
      1. Tape
        If a section deviates from a natural boundary. tape must be used, secured so that it will not be snagged by the motorcycle or rider, the ribbon should be below footpeg height to avoid snagging the ribbon.
        1. Red ribbon on the right and blue ribbon on the left, a color other than red or blue, will be used to mark the splits in the section for the different classes.
      2. In and out gates cards
        A section begins with the start cards forming a gate, a minimum of one meter wide.
        Similar cards are to mark the end of the section.
      3. Continuous sections
        A long section can be broken down into two shorter sections with a four meter long neutral zone, where a rider can stop but not dismount his motorcycle.
      4. Section splits
        Sections may be split in a manner that requires riders in different classes to take routes of varying difficulty. This is accomplished by placing signs in line-of-sight locations. TAPE OTHER than red or blue will be placed to extend split lines to and over obstacles.
      5. The trialsmaster should try to limit "looping" between ribbons, they should mark an area if they want it to be used. The trialsmaster should also avoid potential area's for a rider to cross his tracks by using ribbon.
      6. The trialsmaster will decide what classes will ride what sections.

    MEMORIAL TRIALS
    • WMTA memorial trials are determined by the membership at the annual meeting. Members can vote to instate new, reinstate previous or end memorial trials.
    • Memorial trials awards can be pretty much anything. In the past the WMTA has had two commemorative plaques made up and these are awarded to the riders with the most cleans of the two days in the upper classes (ADV-PRO) and the rider with the most cleans of the two days in the support (lower) classes (NOV-INT). If there is a tie for most cleans, then each rider receives an award.
    CUP TRIALS
    • The WMTA has a long standing tradition of two "cup" trials annually. They've been held at what might be considered the WMTA's premiere trials locations, the Pexton Ranch (Medicine Bow Cup) and the Mosteller Ranch (Mosteller Cup). These cup trials, characterized by their location, generally draw a larger number of riders and feature commemorative awards and t-shirts.
      • Medicine Bow Cup - The "cup" is awarded to a class overall winner for the two days. Class overall winners for the two days names are put into the cup and the winner of the cup is drawn, a person can not win this award more than once. The "cup" is a single award that is reused year to year. A plaque is added to the official cup in recognition of the winner. All finishers are awarded a commemorative ribbon/medal and t-shirt. This meet is generally scheduled in late June to early July.
      • Mosteller Cup - Cup or mug style awards (traditionally pewter mugs) are given to each class winner based on the overall finish for the two days. All finishers are awarded a commemorative ribbon/medal and t-shirt. This meet is generally scheduled over the Labor Day weekend.
    AWARDS