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(New page: '''Motorcycle trials''', also termed '''observed trials''', is a non-speed event on specialized trials motorcycles. The sport is most popular in the UK and Spain, though there are part...) |
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The possible scores in each section consist of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 5. If a competitor makes his or her way through the section without touching the ground with a foot, a score of 0 (called "cleaning the section") is earned. If he or she touches the ground only once, the score of 1 is earned. If he or she touches down twice, the score of 2 is earned. If he or she touches the ground three times or more, the score of 3 is earned—as long as the section is completed without stalling the motor, dismounting, going out of bounds or going backward. If the competitor fails to complete the section a score of 5 (sometimes colorfully called "a fiasco") is earned. The winner is the competitor with the least points at the end of the event. Some events are also timed with penalty points assessed to late riders. | The possible scores in each section consist of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 5. If a competitor makes his or her way through the section without touching the ground with a foot, a score of 0 (called "cleaning the section") is earned. If he or she touches the ground only once, the score of 1 is earned. If he or she touches down twice, the score of 2 is earned. If he or she touches the ground three times or more, the score of 3 is earned—as long as the section is completed without stalling the motor, dismounting, going out of bounds or going backward. If the competitor fails to complete the section a score of 5 (sometimes colorfully called "a fiasco") is earned. The winner is the competitor with the least points at the end of the event. Some events are also timed with penalty points assessed to late riders. | ||
There is a world indoor and outdoor championship, as well as indoor and outdoor national team "world cups" (Trial des Nations). | There is a world indoor and outdoor championship, as well as indoor and outdoor national team "world cups" (Trial des Nations). Mostly riders come from the U.K., Ireland, Spain, Finland, and Sweden to name a few. | ||
[[Category:Definitions]] | [[Category:Definitions]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle competition]] | [[Category:Motorcycle competition]] |