2008 Wagner Cup, United States Grand Prix, World Trials Championship, April 26-27, at the TTC in Sequatchie TN

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USGP/TTC photo gallery

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Women’s World Champ Laia Sanz has an even bigger fan

Laia Sanz Catherine Bedley

TTC’s Catherine Bedley displays the Montesa Trial Team kerchief that Women’s World Champ Laia Sanz autographed and gave to her this weekend. Laia is the only woman competing in the World Junior Championship class.

Blonde reinforcements

Catherine Bedley and relatives Catherine’s sisters and other blond relatives showed up last night to provide emotional support.

I’ll try to get names later today.

The gatekeepers

Joe Terry and Steve Dapp Joe Terry

Left: ‘Papa’ Joe Terry and Steve Dapp spent all day at the gate today, selling tickets and, despite strict FIM rules against it, occasionally fraternizing with the customers (right photo).

Are we tense? Yes and no.

Are things hectic here? Ya, you betcha! (I speak Minnesotan.) How are we handling it?

Charlie Roberts and Catherine Bedley Dan and Vaughn

Left: Charlie Roberts and his sweetie, Catherine Bedley, were the picture of calm at lunchtime.

Right: Dan Brown, however, was in the midst of a meltdown and taking it out on his son-in-law Vaughn. Somebody tell Joey!

Control center Cat

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Catherine Bedley’s office is now in the new TTC headquarters. (Just don’t call it ‘the shop.’)

Center photo: Catherine at about 11 am this morning, showing off the one and only 2008 FIM SPEA Trial World Championship hat on the premises.