2016 NATC Motorcycle Trials Season

The 2016 NATC trials season was the 43rd season. It consisted of eight trials events in four main classes: Pro, Expert and Women's Expert Sportsman West and East. It began on 21 May, with round one in Florida and ended with round eight in Colorado on 26 June.

2016 NATC motorcycle trials season
Previous: 2015 Next: 2017

Season summary

Spaniard Marc Friexa would claim his first NATC Trials Championship in 2016. [1]




2016 NATC trials season calendar

[2]

Round Date Trial Venue Pro class Expert class East Womens Expert Sportsman West Womens Expert Sportsman
1 21 May Florida Ocala 1) Patrick Smage
2) Marc Freixa
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Ray Peters
2) Andreas Niederer
3) Aaron Thistle		 1) Rachel Hassler
2) Madeleine Hoover
3) Christy Williams
2 22 May Florida Ocala 1) Marc Freixa
2) Patrick Smage
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Ray Peters
2) Andreas Niederer
3) Sam Meyerpeter		 1) Christy Williams
2) Madeleine Hoover
3) Rachel Hassler
3 28 May Tennessee Sequatchie 1) Patrick Smage
2) Marc Freixa
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Aaron Thistle
2) Andreas Niederer
3) Randy Gibson		 1) Christy Williams
2) Rachel Hassler
3) Madeleine Hoover
4 29 May Tennessee Sequatchie 1) Marc Freixa
2) Patrick Smage
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Andreas Niederer
2) Aaron Thistle
3) Jerome Gregorowicz		 1) Rachel Hassler
2) Christy Williams
3) Madeleine Hoover
5 18 June Oregon Tillamook 1) Marc Freixa
2) Patrick Smage
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Aaron Thistle
2) Andreas Niederer
3) Alex Walton		 1) Christy Williams
2) Madeleine Hoover
3) Kylee Sweeten
6 19 June Oregon Tillamook 1) Marc Freixa
2) Patrick Smage
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Andreas Niederer
2) Aaron Thistle
3) Alex Walton		 1) Christy Williams
2) Rachel Hassler
3) Madeleine Hoover
7 25 June Colorado Canon City 1) Marc Freixa
2) Andrew Putt
3) Patrick Smage		 1) Andreas Niederer
2) Drew Fortner
3) Aaron Thistle		 1) Christy Williams
2) Madeleine Hoover
3) Rachel Hassler
8 26 June Colorado Canon City 1) Marc Freixa
2) Patrick Smage
3) Andrew Putt		 1) Andreas Niederer
2) Drew Fortner
3) Aaron Thistle		 1) Christy Williams
2) Madeleine Hoover
3) Rachel Hassler

Scoring system

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

[3]

Pos Rider Machine FL
 FL
 TN
 TN
 OR
 OR
 CO
 CO
 Pts Notes
1 Marc Freixa Montesa 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 230
2 Patrick Smage Sherco 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 206 2015 NATC Pro Champion [4]
3 Andrew Putt Sherco 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 172
4 Alexander Niederer Gas Gas 4 7 6 5 4 6 4 5 130
5 Logan Bolopue Sherco 6 5 5 7 7 4 7 7 121
6 Karl Davis Jr Scorpa 5 4 4 4 - 5 5 4 120
7 Daniel Blanc-Gonnet Montesa 7 6 8 8 5 8 6 6 114
8 Samuel Fastle Sherco 8 8 7 6 6 7 8 8 110
9 Quinn Wentzel Scorpa 9 9 9 - 8 - - - 49 2015 NATC Expert Champion [5]

NATC Expert final standings

Pos Rider Machine FL
 FL
 TN
 TN
 OR
 OR
 CO
 CO
 Pts Notes
1 Andreas Niederer Beta 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 220
2 Aaron Thistle Sherco 3 6 1 2 1 2 3 3 188
3 Randy Gibson Sherco 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 145 2015 NATC West High School Champion [6]
4 Sam Meyerpeter Sherco 5 3 6 5 6 5 6 6 129 2015 NATC Expert 125 Champion
5 Brandon Wheeler Sherco 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 7 111
6 Drew Fortner Gas Gas - - 5 6 - - 2 2 81
7 Alan Shirley Gas Gas 8 7 9 9 5 7 - - 81
8 Nick Fonzi Montesa 4 6 7 8 - - - - 60
9 Ray Peters Beta 1 1 - - - - - - 60
10 Alex Walton Beta - - - - 3 3 - - 42
11 Jerome Gregorowicz Gas Gas - - 4 3 - - - - 39
12 Micah Hertrich Gas Gas - - - - - - 5 5 32 2015 NATC West Junior Champion [7]

NATC East Women's Expert Sportsman final standings

Pos Rider Machine FL
 FL
 TN
 TN
 Pts Notes
1 Rachel Hassler Gas Gas 1 3 2 1 85 (106) 2015 NATC West Women's Expert Sportsman Champion
2 Christy Williams Montesa 3 1 1 2 85 (106)
3 Madeleine Hoover Gas Gas 2 2 3 3 71 (92) 2015 NATC East Women's Expert Sportsman Champion [6]
4 Madison Leigh Scorpa 5 5 4 5 50 (66) 2015 NATC East & West Women's Champion [8]
5 Caroline Allen Gas Gas 4 4 36
6 Caroline Altman Gas Gas 6 6 30
7 Kylee Sweeten Sherco 4 18

NATC West Women's Expert Sportsman final standings

Pos Rider Machine OR
 OR
 CO
 CO
 Pts Notes
1 Christy Williams Montesa 1 1 1 1 90 (120)
2 Madeleine Hoover Gas Gas 2 3 2 2 75 (96) 2015 NATC East Women's Expert Sportsman Champion
3 Rachel Hassler Gas Gas 4 2 3 3 67 (85) 2015 NATC West Women's Expert Sportsman Champion
4 Kylee Sweeten Sherco 3 4 4 4 57 (75)
5 Madison Leigh Scorpa 5 5 5 5 48 (64) 2015 NATC East & West Women's Champion

References

  1. "honda announces 2017". hondanews.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. "natc 2016 schedule". mototrials.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. "natc 2016 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. "smage clinches 8th title". mototrials.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. "wentzel wins title". mototrials.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  6. "championship standings 2015". trialonline.org. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "racing awards nominees". motorsportsnewswire.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "trials demo rider balanced life". ninjette.org. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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