First Event of the Season!
San Ysidro, NM
March 29 & 30, 2025
Mountain West Vintage Trials Association
Rounds 1 & 2
Online Sign Up at www.mwvta.org
The online event entry form makes it easy
Sign up onsite – both days: 8:00 am
Riders out – both days: 9:00 am
Entry fee: $30 per day/per rider
MUST BE AN AMA MEMBER TO RIDE
Nice loop & great sections.
Primitive camping is available at no charge.
A potluck is planned for Saturday evening. Burgers & dogs provided bring a side-dish or something to share,
and bring your own beverages.
Driving directions:
From US I-25, take exit #242 for US-550 West. Continue 22 miles to San Ysidro (watch your speed through
town), and go about 1 mile to the west of town.
On the north side of the road there is a gated, sandy/dirt road. The gate should be unlocked on event days, but
please close it after going through (don’t lock it). If you are arriving early, call Ron at (505) 331-2239 for entry
instructions.
The event area is about 1.2 miles up the road, and the road is generally passable by any vehicle.
This area is shared so please be courteous if you come across any hikers or cattle grazing.
Trialsmasters: Ron Shoemaker & Bob Hansen
Table: Lance Butler
Cookout: Konrad Clark
Permit: Greg Arrants
AMA Sanction number: Saturday: 83060, Sunday: 83061
This is a non-championship, non-camping event.
Monte Bennett has graciously volunteered to put on a gate-trials style fun trials at his ranch as a fundraiser for MWVTA. The event is a single day practice event that is free of charge.
It will likely consist of:
- 3 loops
- 10 sections
- Awards donated from New Mexico motorcycle shops
- Group scoring
Gate trials involves trying to get as many points as possible. Each section will have gates worth 5,3,2, and 1 points (11 point max). You get points by completing the section with no dabs or failures and going through the corresponding gates. This makes for a very fun way to allow pople of various levels to compete head to head as master level riders will often get zero points by trying to get all 11 while a novice rider might get 5 points by avoiding all but the easiest gates (the harder the gate the less points).
This venue does not have the room / road to support campers or large trailers.
Please RSVP to Lance Butler or Monte Bennett.
We expect the bulk of the participants to be local NMTA riders and wouldn’t expect our core MWVTA riders to drive from Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota or Texas for a one-day, non-championship fun event.
Tucker Ranch – Cotopaxi, CO
May 24, 25 2025
Mountain West Vintage Trials Association
Rounds 3 & 4
Online Sign Up at www.mwvta.org
The online event entry form makes it easy
Sign up onsite – both days: 8:00 am
Riders out – both days: 9:00 am
Entry fee: $30 per day/per rider
MUST BE AN AMA MEMBER TO RIDE
Tucker Ranch is a beautiful trials venue located in Cotopaxi, CO. The Tucker Family, owners of this private property, have been supporters and promoters of Observed Trials for generations.
We are very appreciative that the Tucker family allows MWVTA to hold events on their ranch. Please be considerate of the Tucker Family and all their neighbors.
- All vintage, twin-shock and modern bike support class riders are invited to attend.
- Spark arrestors required ~ no spark arrestor, no riding.
- All competitors MUST have a current AMA membership.
- OHV sticker not required.
- Primitive camping is available at no charge, pets welcome ~ must be under control.
- Burgers and hotdogs are provided for the traditional Saturday BBQ. Please bring a side-dish or something yummy to share. BYOB.
Places to Stay
Arkansas River KOA ~ 21435 US Hwy 50; Cotopaxi, CO 800-562-2686
Gateway Inn & Suites ~ 1310 US Hwy 50; Salida, CO 719-539-2895
Salida Inn & Monarch Suites ~ 7310 US Hwy 50; Salida, CO 719-539-2528
Great Western Colorado Lodge ~ 352 W Rainbow Blvd; Salida, CO 719-539-2514
Directions:
From CO Hwy 50, turn north at Cotopaxi / CR 12. Turn right onto the first dirt road past the cattle guard (about 4 1/2 miles from Hwy 50). Follow the dirt road for about 1 mile to the pits. There is also a dirt driveway so be sure to stay on the road. Watch your speed along the road to keep dust to a minimum & the neighbors happy.
Trialsmasters: John Clement and Rick Pring
Table: Michelle Pring
Cookout: Tony Keady
Permit: John Clement
Sipapu Ski Hill, NM
June 28, 29 2025
Mountain West Vintage Trials Association
Rounds 5&6
Online Sign Up at www.mwvta.org
The online event entry form makes it easy
Sign up onsite – both days: 8:00 am
Riders out – both days: 9:00 am
Entry fee: $30 per day/per rider
MUST BE AN AMA MEMBER TO RIDE
Sipapu is an excellent trials area located 20 miles south of Taos on NM Hwy 518. Visit the Sipapu Ski Valley website for information on camping, lodging and driving directions.
This event is a great chance to get familiar with the mountain before the NATC Western Regional Youth and Women’s event.
All vintage, twin-shock, historic Mono-shock and modern bike riders are invited to attend.
A potluck is planned for Saturday evening. Burgers & dogs provided ~ bring a side-dish or something to share, and bring your own beverages.
Spark Arrestors are required.
Trialsmasters: Mal Brennon, Dan Joslin
Table: Greg Arrants
Cookout: Konrad Clark
Permit: Bruce Bolander
The Mosteller Cup is hosted by the Wyoming Motorcycle Trials Association, not MWVTA. WMTA is gracious enough to allow MWVTA to piggyback our championship series on their event. Please see their website for up-to-date details on the event. Wyoming Motorcycle Trials Association
Rounds 7&8
How to earn 2025 MWVTA points at the Mosteller Cup
Primitive camping is available on site. Dogs must be on leash, under control, and cannot roam freely.
Wyoming Motorcycle Trials Association for updated details of the event.
Haystack Mountain (Roswell), NM
October 4&5, 2025
Mountain West Vintage Trials Association
Rounds 9&10
Online Sign Up at www.mwvta.org
The online event entry form makes it easy
Sign up onsite – both days: 8:00 am
Riders out – both days: 9:00 am
Entry fee: $30 per day/per rider
MUST BE AN AMA MEMBER TO RIDE
Come join the fun at the most famous trials event location! Roswell offers a great riding area with amazing rocks. It’s well worth the drive and this is the last MWVTA event for the 2025 season.
All vintage, twin-shock, historic Mono-shock and modern bike riders are invited to attend.
A potluck is planned for Saturday evening. Burgers & dogs provided ~ bring a side-dish or something to share, and bring your own beverages.
Primitive camping is available on-site, the Haystack Mountain OHV Area – visit their official web site for up-to-date information. The entrance is exactly at mile marker 357 on
US-70 East.
Be prepared for a fun event!
Spark Arrestors are required.
Driving directions:
From the junction of I40 & US-285 South, follow US-285 South for 134 miles. Turn left onto
US-70 East. Go about 19.5 miles, turn left at the microwave towers on the north side (left
side) of the hwy.
The parking area is just past the towers and is a bit hard to find, especially at night.
Watch for highway traffic that is not expecting people to be turning off the road here.
Trialsmasters: Josh Winkles
Table: Chris Porter
Cookout: Konrad Clark
Permit: Greg Arrants