With Jay Lael unable to attend Hodaka Days this year (and he was sorely missed!), Ed Chesnut announced that Jack Kelly had stepped up to assist with organization, along with several others volunteering to monitor riders' dabs. Ed noted a couple of memorable moments during Trials' Novice class, the first being a new rider Erick Hernandez for, by reports, his second time on a cycle. As Ed put it, "And he survived!" The second was the tie-breaker in Novice awards, with Jerry Carter squeaking past Stu Osborn in a complicated judges' decision-making process. And third, Ed and Jack used the same bike, which Ed noted did not do HIM much good ... as he handed over the penny the two had bet on the outcome.