The Wagner Cup has been part of all world championship trials events held in North America since 1975. The cup is named for Wiltz Wagner, a founding member of the North American Trials Council (NATC). Wiltz is widely considered to be “the father of American motorcycle trials.”
That’s Wiltz in the photo, second from left in the blue shirt, out on the loop today with Martin Belair (red shirt), Roger Ansell (right), and Roger’s wife (left).
The Wagner Cup, which features four bighorn sheep, is kept permanently at the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) headquarters in Ohio. The name of every North American world-round winner since 1975 is engraved on the cup.
Wiltz’s other hobby is medicine. Dr. Wagner “…is the V.K. Stoelting Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology & Professor of Physiology, Biophysics, and Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.”
See more about Wiltz on the Rocky Mountain Trials Association history page.
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