The 2015 NATC trials season was the 42nd season. It consisted of ten trials events in three main classes: Pro, Expert and Women's Expert Sportsman. It began on 11 April, with round one in Amarillo, Texas and ended with round ten in Casper, Wyoming on 8 August.
Season summary edit
Patrick Smage would claim his eighth NATC Trials Championship in 2015. [1]
2015 NATC trials season calendar edit
| Round | Date | Trial | Venue | Pro class | Expert class | Women's ES West | Women's ES East |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 April |  Texas
|
Amarillo | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Cody Webb 3) Andrew Putt |
1) Quinn Wentzel 2) Ty Cullins 3) Andrew Oldar |
1) Rachel Hassler 2) Madeleine Hoover 3) Caroline Altman |
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| 2 | 12 April | Texas
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Amarillo | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Bryan Roper 3) Cody Webb |
1) Quinn Wentzel 2) Andrew Oldar 3) Aaron Thistle |
1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Rachel Hassler |
|
| 3 | 18 April |  Arizona
|
Kingman | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Bryan Roper 3) Andrew Putt |
1) Andrew Oldar 2) Quinn Wentzel 3) Ty Cullins |
1) Rachel Hassler 2) Madeleine Hoover 3) Caroline Altman |
|
| 4 | 19 April | Arizona
|
Kingman | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Cody Webb 3) Bryan Roper |
1) Andrew Oldar 2) Quinn Wentzel 3) Harrison Oswald |
1) Rachel Hassler 2) Madeleine Hoover 3) Caroline Altman |
|
| 5 | 13 June |  Nebraska
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Nehawka | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Andrew Putt 3) Bryan Roper |
1) Drew Fortner 2) Jerome Gregorowicz 3) Quinn Wentzel |
1) Madeleine Hoover 2)Caroline Allen 3) Rachel Hassler | |
| 6 | 14 June | Nebraska
|
Nehawka | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Andrew Putt 3) Bryan Roper |
1) Drew Fortner 2) Andrew Oldar 3) Quinn Wentzel |
1) Madeleine Hoover 2)Caroline Allen 3) Rachel Hassler | |
| 7 | 20 June |  Ohio
|
Toronto | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Cody Webb 3) Andrew Putt |
1) Quinn Wentzel 2) Andreas Niederer 3) Drew Fortner |
1) Rachel Hassler 2) Madeleine Hoover 3) Caroline Allen | |
| 8 | 21 June | Ohio
|
Toronto | 1) Patrick Smage 2) Andrew Putt 3) Bryan Roper |
1) Quinn Wentzel 2) Andreas Niederer 3) Jerome Gregorowicz |
1) Caroline Allen 2) Rachel Hassler 3) Madeleine Hoover | |
| 9 | 8 August |  Wyoming
|
Casper | 1) Andrew Putt 2) Daniel Blanc-Gonnet 3) Cody Webb |
1) Aaron Thistle 2) Drew Fortner 3) Andrew Oldar |
1) Rachel Hassler 2) Christy Williams 3) Madeleine Hoover |
|
| 10 | 9 August | Wyoming
|
Casper | 1) Andrew Putt 2) Cody Webb 3) Daniel Blanc-Gonnet |
1) Andreas Niederer 2) Drew Fortner 3) Aaron Thistle |
1) Madeleine Hoover 2) Rachel Hassler 3) Christy Williams |
Scoring system edit
Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in each class. The best of nine rounds counted for the Pro class and the Expert class, the best five in Women's Expert Sportsman West and the best three in the Women's Expert Sportsman East class.
| 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 edit
| Pos | Rider | Machine | TX
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TX
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AZ
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AZ
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NE
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NE
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OH
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OH
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WY
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WY
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Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Patrick Smage
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Sherco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 240 | 2014 NATC Champion |
| 2 | Andrew Putt
|
Sherco | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 216 (234) | |
| 3 | Bryan Roper
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Sherco | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 170 | |
| 4 | Cody Webb
|
Montesa | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 160 | |
| 5 | Logan Bolopue
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Sherco | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 149 (164) | |
| 6 |  Alexander Niederer
|
Gas Gas | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 144 (159) | |
| 7 | Daniel Blanc-Gonnet
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Sherco | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 78 | |
| 8 | Shad Petersen
|
Beta | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 57 | |
| 9 | Quinn Wentzel
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Scorpa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 2015 Expert Champion |
NATC Expert final standings edit
| Pos | Rider | Machine | TX
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TX
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AZ
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AZ
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NE
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NE
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OH
|
OH
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WY
|
WY
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Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Wentzel
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Scorpa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 230 | |
| 2 | Andrew Oldar
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Montesa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 195 (208) | |
| 3 | Drew Fortner
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Gas Gas | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 197 (212) | |
| 4 | Andreas Niederer
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Beta | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 172 (185) | |
| 5 | Aaron Thistle
|
Sherco | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 169 (183) | |
| 6 | Ty Cullins
|
Beta | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 141 | 2014 Expert 125 champion [4] |
| 7 | Rick Johnson
|
Gas Gas | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 113 (121) | |
| 8 | Harrison Oswald
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Jota | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 104 | |
| 9 | Alan Shirley
|
Gas Gas | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | - | - | 81 | |
| 10 | Jerome Gregorowicz
|
Gas Gas | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 80 | |
| 11 | Jordi Trey
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Sherco | - | - | - | - | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 68 | |
| 12 | Nick Fonzi
|
Beta | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | - | - | 50 | |
| 13 | Cody Bradon
|
Beta | - | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | - | 45 | |
| 14 | Brian Stull
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Gas Gas | - | - | 9 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | |
| 15 |  Jonathan English
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Beta | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 11 | - | - | 22 | |
| 16 | Nate Hirt
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Sherco | - | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
| 17 | Travis Fox
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Gas Gas | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 14 |
NATC Women's Expert Sportsman West final standings edit
| Pos | Rider | Machine | TX
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TX
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AZ
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AZ
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WY
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WY
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Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Hassler
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Gas Gas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 145 (170) | 2014 Women's Expert Sportman champion |
| 2 | Madeleine Hoover
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Gas Gas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 135 (165) | 2014 Women's Champion [5] |
| 3 | Caroline Altman
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Gas Gas | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | 63 | |
| 4 | Christy Williams
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Montesa | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 46 | |
| 5 | Madison Leigh
|
Sherco | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 18 |
NATC Women's Expert Sportsman East final standings edit
| Pos | Rider | Machine | NE
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NE
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OH
|
OH
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Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madeleine Hoover
|
Gas Gas | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 85 (106) | |
| 2 | Caroline Allen
|
Gas Gas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 80 (101) | |
| 3 | Rachel Hassler
|
Gas Gas | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 76 (97) | |
| 4 | Caroline Altman
|
Gas Gas | - | - | 4 | 5 | 34 | |
| 5 | Madison Leigh
|
Sherco | - | - | - | 4 | 18 |
References edit
- ^ "finals 2015" (PDF). mototrials.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "natc 2015 schedule". mototrials.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "natc 2015 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "finals 2014" (PDF). mototrials.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "natc 2014 standings". trialonline.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.