Samuel Fastle (born June 1, 1995 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American National motorcycle trials rider.
Biography After several years of riding with the New Mexico Trials Association, working his way up through the classes, Fastle clinched his first US title in 2012 when he became the NATC Expert 125cc Champion after winning six of the eight rounds.
In 2013 he moved up to the NATC Expert class having an excellent season starting out with a 3rd place at the opening New York round behind Ray Peters and Daniel Blanc-Gonnet. Fastle followed this up with a 2nd place behind Peters in Vermont, and a pair of 3rds in Arizona behind Peters and fellow New Mexico rider Nathan Hassler. His final ride of the season in Expert was on home soil in New Mexico, Fastle put in a strong ride again finishing runner-up to reigning champion Peters. He ended the year 3rd in the Championship behind Peters and Blanc-Gonnet. One of Fastle's highlights of the season was winning the annual Ute Cup, held in Colorado by the Rocky Mountain Trials Association (RMTA).
For the final three rounds of the season Fastle moved to the NATC Pro class, finishing 5th in New Mexico, 6th and 5th in Minnesota.
Being a Mormon, Fastle then took two years out, away on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Returning to the sport in 2016, Fastle picked up where he had left off and finished 8th in the NATC Pro series, with his best rides a pair of 6th places coming in Tennessee and Oregon. He was also named as the alternative rider in the US Men's Trial des Nations team to compete in France.
In 2017, again in NATC Pro Fastle took a step up to 7th place at the end of the season, having consistent 7th and 8th-place finishes all season, and once again being named as the alternative US Trial des Nations rider for the team this year competing in Spain.
National Trials Championship Career
Year Class Machine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Points Pos Notes 2009 NATC Highschool Sherco NE4 NE4 TN3 TN3 VT2 VT3 NY3 NY3 109 2nd 2010 NATC Expert 125 Sherco OK4 OK4 RI4 RI4 NY4 NY4 CO4 CO2 CA4 CA4 115 4th 2011 NATC Expert 125 Sherco TX2 TX1 PN2 PN2 TN2 TN1 TN2 135 2nd 2012 NATC Expert 125 Sherco CA1 CA1 CO1 CO1 OH2 OH1 RI1 RI- 150 1st 2013 NATC Expert Sherco NY3 NY4 VT2 VT6 AZ3 AZ3 NM2 NM- MN- MN- 131 3rd 2013 NATC Pro Sherco NY- NY- VT- VT- AZ- AZ- NM- NM5 MN6 MN5 47 7th Ute Cup winner (RMTA) 2016 NATC Pro Sherco FL8 FL8 TN7 TN6 OR6 OR7 CO8 CO8 97 8th 2017 NATC Pro Sherco TX8 TX7 KS8 KS8 OH7 OH7 RI7 RI7 109 7th 2018 NATC Pro Sherco NM4 NM4 CO4 CO4 TN5 TN5 AR4 AR4 CA4 CA4 176 4th 2019 NATC Pro Sherco NE10 NE6 MN8 MN9 CO7 CO7 OR6 OR8 107 8th 2021 NATC Pro TRS PA8 PA8 OH8 OH8 AZ9 AZ9 NM8 NM8 102 8th
Honors NATC Expert 125cc Champion 2012
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