Event Updates

Annual Toy Trial (a Gate Trial!) at the TTC benefits Marion County Sheriff’s Christmas for Kids Program – December 6, 2025

The TTC is hosting its annual Toy Trial on December 6, 2025. Proceeds from this trial will buy toys for the Marion County Sheriff’s Christmas for the Kids Program. It’s a Gate Trial!

  • $25 entry fee
  • Start time: 11am Saturday (CST)
  • Camping on-site, hot showers available\Primitive camping $25
  • RV hookups $45 (call to reserve)
  • Cabins $65-$75 (call to reserve)

Riders are welcome to come early or stay after for practice or training classes on our 680 acres of mountain terrain. Spectators are welcome and admission is free.

Gate Trial FAQ

What is a Gate Trial?

A gate trial is a unique form of motorcycle trials where the goal is to accumulate the highest score by riding through gates, which are marked with arrows and have point values. Unlike traditional trials that focus on a low score by avoiding penalties, gate trials award points for successfully navigating gates without putting a foot down. Riders can choose their path and which gates to attempt to maximize their score, but a “dab” (foot touching the ground) or other failures result in losing all points accumulated in that section.

How does it work?

  • Scoring: Points are earned by passing through gates in a section. Each gate has a 1 point value and each gate increases in difficulty. Riders choose which gates to attempt to build a high score.
  • Dabbing: If a rider puts a foot down (dabs) or commits a major failure, they lose all points for that section, but they do not lose the points earned in previous sections.
  • Section and loop: The competition is divided into sections, which are part of a larger loop. Riders complete the loop multiple times (loops).
  • Winning: The rider with the highest total score at the end of the event wins.

What are the key differences from a traditional trial?

  • Objective: Gate trials reward high scores, whereas traditional trials reward low scores (0 dabs is the ultimate goal).
  • Path selection: In gate trials, riders have more freedom to choose their own path through the obstacles, sometimes riding easier or harder lines to get more points.
  • Penalties: In traditional trials, dabs and other failures add points to the rider’s score. In gate trials, a dab causes the rider to lose all points for that section.
Event Updates

The STRA’s 33rd Annual 58K Fall Trial is coming to the TTC on Oct. 18-19, 2025

The Southeastern Trials Riders Association (STRA) is hosting its 33rd Annual 58K Fall Trial here at the Trials Training Center next weekend, Oct. 18-19.

See the 58K announcement blog post on STRA’s website

  • If you’re already an STRA member, click their link to the online registration.
  • If you’re not yet an STRA member but want to ride the event, first visit their Join page.

Click this image to view a larger version of the event flyer:

Training

Master MotoTrials with Ryan Young at the TTC: Final Trials School Class for 2025 Nov. 1-2

Ready to elevate your mototrials skills? Join 6X USA Pro MotoTrials National Champion Ryan Young for the final two-day Trials School for 2025 at the TTC on November 1-2.

Why Train with Ryan Young?

With over 35 years of coaching experience, Ryan is widely regarded as one of the world’s top mototrials instructors. He’s played a key role in shaping 90% of the US trials pros, helping them reach elite levels of performance. Whether you’re a seasoned rider or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, Ryan’s expert guidance will help you unlock new skills.

And later this month he will one of six inductees to be honored at the 2025 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Oct. 23 in Pickerington, Ohio. See the bottom of the AMA’s Hall of Fame 2025 ceremony induction page for Ryan’s biography.

Intro paragraph:

With a record-breaking six consecutive AMA/NATC Championships from 1988 to 1993, Ryan Young left an indelible stamp on the trials world. Young won the top class for the first time at age 21, and his success earned him a spot on eight consecutive USA Trial des Nations teams. Beyond competition, Young impacted the sport through his company Ryan Young Products, and by utilizing his knowledge to educate those learning the sport.

Ryan says this about the two-day school:

I will be covering over 20 techniques that are highly well-broken down, methodically taught, instructed, and demonstrated. It is a step-by-step process, working your way from the basics to the most advanced techniques. I will watch you perform each technique taught and critique you so you get a better understanding of the technique and performance. My trials schools have produced many National Champions in different classes. I’m looking forward to teaching the next champion!

See more on his event description page.

Video from the Ryan Young Trial Schools and Enduro Techniques YouTube channel:

Class Details

  • Dates: Nov. 1-2, 2025
  • Time: 9 AM – 5 PM each day
  • Location: Trials Training Center, home of world-class events like the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro (TKO)
  • Pricing: $400 for the two-day class (lunch included both days) $600 with bike rental

Secure Your Spot

Spaces are limited, and classes fill quickly. Contact us to reserve your place.

Need accommodations? Check out our accommodations page for overnight options.

Photos of Ryan at the TTC:



Event Updates

Observers needed for Next Gen Mototrials Youth and Women’s Eastern Regional Championship, June 27-29

The AMA/Next Gen Mototrials Youth and Women’s Eastern Regional Championship  is being held June 27-June 29 here at the TTC.

We need observers, also called checkers, who are responsible for scoring riders in each section of the event. Here are two photos of observers scoring in a section:

If you can volunteer as an observer for 1, 2, or 3 days, it would be greatly appreciated!

Contact TTC Manager Larry B. Smith via TTC phone at 423-942-8688.

Event Updates

Registration for the 2025 TTC Mototrials Family Camp is now OPEN; June 23-26

Every year around the 4th of July holiday weekend, the TTC  hosts a Mototrials Family Camp before the AMA/Next Gen Mototrials Youth and Women’s Eastern Regional Championship (formerly known as the Youth Nationals East and the U.S. Women’s Open Championship).

This year is the 25th Anniversary of the Youth Trial Championship at the TTC. We’ll be celebrating with fireworks!

TTC Mototrials Family Camp 2025: June 23-26

2025 MOTOTRIALS FAMILY CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN AT TicketLeap

Register

 

2025 TTC Mototrials Family Camp & Next Gen schedule (PDF)

2025 NextGen

Note: Youth and Women regional classes have been updated

Register for the AMA/Next Gen Mototrials Youth and Women’s Regional Championship

TTC Mototrials Family Camp activities include:

Three mornings of trials instruction with patient, knowledgeable instructors. Learn:

  • Proper Body Positioning
  • Bike Setup
  • Log Crossings
  • Off-Cambers
  • Hill Climbs
  • So Much More

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Three afternoons full of games and activities for the whole family:

 

 

2025 MOTOTRIALS FAMILY CAMP REGISTRATION IS OPEN AT TicketLeap

Register

Event Updates, Training

Trials Training Days 2025 to include over two dozen instructors

We’re pleased to have over two dozen instructors for the 2025 Trials Training Days including (in alphabetical order):

Maddie Hoover, 2024 NATC Women’s Pro Class Champ

Maddie Hoover

Ray Peters, Ray Peters Trials Schools:

Ray Peters

Tom Trantow, Trials Progression:

Tom Trantow

Ryan Young, Ryan Young Trials Schools:

Ryan Young

And:

Abigail Buzzelli
Adam Blumhorst
Alex Koper
Ben Eudy
Caroline Kent
Chis Buzzelli
Cole Cullins
David Cunningham
Eric Cunningham
Glenn Falter
Jay Gregorowitz
Jesse Wellenstein
Josh Owens
Josh Roper
Mika Lonsdale
Mike Dalmaso
Olivia Cunningham
Pat Calhoun
Ron Lee
Seth Vorseth
Sherman Smith

Online registration is OPEN at TicketLeap. It closes March 4 at midnight. On-site registration will be available.

New for 2025:

  • Instructor Glenn Falter will offer a special class on How to Lay Out a Trials Practice Section. Day 1 will focus on the layout, and Day 2 will cover how to ride it.
  • Live music at the Pavilion from 6 – 8pm Saturday night.
  • Lunch from Jerome’s Fine Swine BBQ will be available for purchase at the TTC Pavilion on both days.
Competition, Downhill mountain bike racing, Downhill mountain biking

Round 2 of Downhill Southeast’s Mountain Bike Race Series is March 13-14 at the TTC

Downhill Southeast is hosting Round 2 of its Mountain Bike Race Series on March 13-14 at the TTC.

See this video of the 2024 Round 1 event at the TTC:

Last day for early bird pricing is this Sunday, March 2 at midnight. Register here.

Admission and parking are free for spectators.

Event Updates

Trials Training Days: A Video of a Rider’s Inside Look at the Experience

At about the same time, Tom shifted his popular YouTube channel from “documenting the process of learning trials to now helping to share what I’ve learned to inspire others.”

He also launched his Trials Progression website “to teach real skill development by breaking down techniques into drills and fundamentals in a safe way to learn and keep riders motivated through milestones of achievement.”

Tom will be one of the instructors at this year’s Trials Training Days, working primarily with beginner and intermediate-level riders.

Follow Tom on his Instagram @tomtrantow.

TTD 2025 UPDATES

We’re starting to add more details to our 2025 Trials Training Days webpage, including this:

  • Instructor Glenn Falter will offer a special class on How to Lay Out a Trials Practice Section. Day 1 will focus on the layout, and Day 2 will cover how to ride it.
  • Live music at the Pavillion from 6 – 8pm Saturday night.
  • Lunch from Jerome’s Fine Swine BBQ will be available for purchase at the TTC Pavilion on both days.

Online registration for the 2025 Trials Training Days, March 8-9, is now OPEN at TicketLeap.

Training

Master MotoTrials with Ryan Young: First 2025 Trials School Class at the TTC (Feb 22-23)

Ready to elevate your mototrials skills? Join 6X USA Pro MotoTrials National Champion Ryan Young for his premier two-day Trials School at the legendary Trials Training Center (TTC) on February 22-23, 2025.

Why Train with Ryan Young?

With over 35 years of coaching experience, Ryan is widely regarded as one of the world’s top mototrials instructors. He’s played a key role in shaping 90% of the US trials pros, helping them reach elite levels of performance. Whether you’re a seasoned rider or looking to sharpen your fundamentals, Ryan’s expert guidance will help you unlock new skills.

Class Details

  • Dates: February 22-23, 2025
  • Time: 9 AM – 5 PM each day
  • Location: Trials Training Center, home of world-class events like the Red Bull Tennessee Knockout Extreme Enduro (TKO)
  • Pricing: $400 for the two-day class (lunch included both days) $600 with bike rental

Secure Your Spot Today!

Spaces are limited, and classes fill quickly. Contact us to reserve your place.

Need accommodations? Check out our accommodations page for overnight options.

Want more details or the dates of future Ryan Young classes at the TTC? Click here.

Don’t miss this chance to train with a legend and take your mototrials game to the next level!