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About the NATC and the U.S.A. NATC National MotoTrial Championship Series

The mission of the NATC, Inc. is to establish and to administer a US National Motorcycle Trials Championship series that will produce a US National MotoTrial Champion.

Included in the mission is the establishment of rules that are used to govern both rider and event. The NATC is in effect the trials arm of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA). The AMA is the primary sanctioning body for motorcycle sports in the US. The Federation Internationale Motorcycliste (FIM) establishes the rules for world competition in trials and many other motorcycle sports.

The NATC/AMA has produced, for nearly forty years, one of the most professional and well organized national series in the world. The NATC is a forum for national event organizers to represent the interests of the national event sponsoring club and its national riders. The representatives that attend the NATC meeting are chosen by their respective clubs. That selection process is accomplished in any manner the local club feels is appropriate, not dictated by the NATC.

The rider representatives in attendance are prominent members of the trials riding community. The Diplomat or life members of the NATC are not chosen by the NATC, but are initially chosen by their local organization to be the chief organizer of a World Round. Once they have accomplished this tremendous undertaking they are then elevated to the position of Diplomat by the NATC. These particular members of the NATC provide the experience and institutional knowledge necessary to help review and decide on rules and other significant issues impacting the National Trials events and the riders that participate.

The formal structure of the NATC consists of annual election by the NATC Inc. Board of Directors of a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, and a Chief Financial Officier.

Many of the NATC members make an enormous contribution to the sport by volunteering for one of the NATC jobs. These positions come about through longevity, institutional knowledge, experience, dedication, demeanor, purpose, and any combination of these traits.  If you see something that needs to be done to help the series, please contact NATC to make arrangements to do it.

You are encouraged to get involved with your local club and we hope that some day your efforts will be rewarded by helping the NATC national series achieve even greater heights.