Ark Valley Trials Association
 Dedicated to the Off-Road Motorcycling Sport of Observed MotoTrials - 1973 to Present

AVTA Club News:

Thank you for supporting AVTA - Celebrating 50 years - 1973-2023! This year has been a great one for Kansas trials- thanks to all who joined us as well as the club members who worked hard to make each event such great fun!

Click here for the March flyer!

 

Our next club meeting is Wednesday March 11th, 7:30 pm at Shift Auto Society, 406 South Market. Use the driveway off of Market (now a two way street) to park & gain entrance to the building. Shift is a secured building - If you get there late, knock on the south door under the awning. Annual club dues can be paid at the meeting or at the next club trial. Annual dues are now $50.

Pre meeting at Wichita Brewing Company, 901 W Douglas in Delano at 6 pm. Parking in the back or on the street.

The Gate Trial we had was a great success. We had roughly 28-ish riders. Classes were seperated by AM riders, PM riders, Twin Shock riders and Cadet/beginner. If you had the highest score in your class, you won a big, fat, succulent, juicy, turkey. The AM turkey winners were Rachel Campbell, Mike Chrisman, Jason Buster, Rick Rexroat, and Pete Smucker. The PM turkey winners were Dustin Allen, Weston Bucher and Steve Messenger. Twin Shock Winners were Steve Nutsch and Jeff Kuhn Cadet/Rookie winners were Cade and Bryden. They received a Cornish hen and a wooden turkey. Shout out to Aaron and Shelly Guyot for bringing in young riders! It is great seeing all these new kids riding around.

Our next club trial will be held on Sunday, March 08th at Douglass, KS. Spectators are free to attend.

For 2026, the club voted to ride all events with Judges. Riders meeting (for all classes) at 10 am, all competitive riders must attend and expect to judge. Riders fees or club dues can be paid with cash or debit/credit card.

Club dues of $50 are payable now. AVTA can now take payment cards, check, or cash! See Jeff Kuhn or Ed Norfleet to pay.

Big thanks to Augusta's Twisted OZ Motorcycle Museum for hosting our annual January awards banquet. The museum is free and open to the public - a recommended stop anytime! Be sure to look for the AVTA trials display!

We are on Facebook - search for Ark Valley Trials Association and ask to join! Fastest way to catch the latest on World Champion Ryon Land, club events, and all things trials-related!  

The club's calendar has been set for 2026. There are also a good number of regional and national events noted, too.
Click here for a downloadable version, perfect for posting on your refridgerator calendar of AVTA events!  

Hats off to our section builders!   The idea here is to SHARE in the section building process by volunteering to build 2 sections a year.  See Jeff Kuhn or Tiffany Bucher for more information.  Our heartfelt thanks to the Wednesday crew for all the great sections!  Thank you!!!

Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at the Douglass quarry are good days to find club members on site and building sections.  Everyone is encouraged to participate in section building.  Bring weed eaters and clippers for section grooming.

Club officer elections - 2025-2026 officers are:  President - Jeff Kuhn, Vice President - Tiffany Bucher, Treasurer - Rick Rexroat, and Secretary - Greg Gann.  Terms are one year each.  If you would like to serve the club and help support our club efforts just ask how!  We appreciate the help!

Ark Valley Trials Association club trials are traditionally held on the 2nd Sunday of each month unless otherwise noted.  Event locations subject to change.  Saturday vintage fun trials will return in the Fall (check the club flyer for details if held), Sundays are the regular club trial with points given towards the annual Kansas State Championship total. Points totals so far are found in the menu on your left.

Please take time to review our club rules, revised October 2025 which are aligned with the NATC scoring rules.  We do not follow all of the rules beyond scoring. 

You can find the current AVTA rules by clicking the menu link on the left labled "AVTA Rules" - included at the bottom of the Rules page is the link to the Kansas State Championship scoring.