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Smage brothers make the semi-finals on NBC’s America’s Got Talent

Smage Bros on AGTPat Smage, 2011 AMA/NATC National MotoTrial champion, and his brother Phil Smage, have been getting prime-time national TV exposure this summer.

They entered their Smage Bros Riding Shows (Facebook page) in this year’s NBC America’s Got Talent (AGT) competition.

Here’s their audition video:

They got accepted. The Smage Bros Riding Shows AGT page has this background text (containing one large error, which I’ve corrected and highlighted in bold):

Phil and Pat Smage are The Smage Bros., two motorcycle-riding brothers from a farm in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. This riding duo developed their love of motorcycles from their parents, who first met at a racetrack. Growing up, the brothers were taught by their parents how to ride. Finding they had both similar talents and a love for performing, the two formed the trick-riding group, The Smage Bros.

Phil and Pat began performing their act at local motorcycle shops, races and fairs during the spring and summer. The other part of the year found them competing in action sports competitions, including motocross, snowboarding and snowskating, with one following the sunand the other chasing the snow.

Their pursuits brought them a great deal of success. In 2007, Pat realized his dream of becoming the youngest National Endurocross MotoTrial Champion in the history of the sport. He went on to win the National Championship three additional times. Phil, who spent his free time traveling towards the snow, collected three national championships in snowskating at the Winter X Games. Even though the brothers were pulled to opposing climates, one thing always brought them back together: their love for entertaining people on motorcycles.

Here’s a video of their first appearance on AGT in New York in June.

Here’s the video of their performance in Las Vegas:

Here’s the video of their performance in Hollywood:

Here’s the video of the judges’ decision in Hollywood, moving them to the semi-finals:

The Daily Mail in the UK liked their act: Daredevil motorcycle act is a rip-roaring success on a night of lacklustre performances on America’s Got Talent

Pat Smage, 2011 AMA/NATC National MotoTrial champion

AMA/NATC MotoTrial rounds 5-7 were held here at the TTC last weekend (June 25, 26, 27). See the complete results on the NATC MotoTrial site.

With his win on Sunday, Pat Smage clinched the title, his 4th.

See Shan Moore’s post on the Trials and Enduro News blog: Smage Takes 2011 Trials Title At TTC

Pat Smage photo by Rebecca DuValPatrick Smage collected his fourth national title in five years and along with it claimed the prestigious Geoff Aaron Achievement Award with a 1-1-2 performance at the final three rounds of the 2011 AMA/NATC National MotoTrials Series held at the Trials Training Center, in Sequatchie, Tennessee, topping defending champ Cody Webb to do so.

See Brian Behling’s posts on the NATC MotoTrial blog:

Brian also linked to some photos from the weekend:

Patrick Smage pulls out of Junior World Trials Championship

Patrick Smage has a May 20 letter posted on Trials Central and on Ryan Young Products detailing his decision to not compete in any more rounds of the 2010 Junior World Trials Championship.

Patrick Smage I had more fun on this trip than I have had going to Europe in the past. But, to be perfectly honest, that isn’t saying much. Between the extremely long flights, down time between events, the different culture, not speaking the language, and pretty much everything else, I just do not enjoy it as much as I really wished I could…

Shan Moore first reported on Smage’s decision in a May 6 blog post on Trials and Enduro News:

As for Europe, Smage told me he didn’t enjoy the trip to Spain and Portugal and wasn’t planning on going back…