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Name: Monte Lutz
Profession: SportbikeTrackTime.com, Owner
Hometown: Delta, OH
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Education: San Diego State University & School of Hard Knocks
Current Bikes: BMW R100GS
Recent Highlights: Have spent the "off-season" working with the STT staff to improve our product and have expanded to more venues.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Tending to our pack of Greyhounds and all outdoor sports.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: Relax, have fun, be smooth and toss out the stop-watch!
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Name: Bonnie J Strawser
Profession: Femmoto.com & SportbikeTrackTime.com, Owner/Organizer
Hometown: Delta, OH
Birthplace: Toledo, OH
Education: 20 years in the Finance industry. Bachlors in management.
Current Bikes: 2007 Ducati Monster S4R S, 2005 Kawasaki 636 Ninja & BMW 650GS
Recent Highlights: Having an all women's instructional team at Femmoto 2006. Receiving a Proclamation from Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman declaring Femmoto Days in Las Vegas.
Hobbies: Femmoto, STT, motorcycles, lover of animals especially Greyhounds, and traveling.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: The track is the safest place to ride your sportbike.
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STT Trackday Instructor & Event Coordinator
Name: Mike Massara
Profession: Vehicle Program Mgr. (Ford Harley-Davidson Alliance)
Birthplace: Dearborn, Michigan
Hometown: Southfield, Mi
Education: Engineering, Music, Program Mgt. and Quality Mgt
Current Bikes: HD Electra Glide, HD Low Rider, Buell S3T, Buell S1W, Buell X1,
Buell XB9R (on the way)
Hobbies: Motorcycles, music, skiing
Best advice I would give someone for track days: First become familiar with Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist (II first), secondly get out on the track and start with instructed sessions to accellerate learning curve, increase confidence, skill and fun!!
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STT & Femmoto Trackday Instructor
Name: Sallie Inch
Hometown: Southfield, Mi
Birthplace: Dearborn Hgts, Mi
Education: BS in Nuclear Medicine, OU
Current Bikes: XB9R Firebolt & FLHTCI Electra Glide
Recent Highlights: A day at Mid Ohio with Keith Code.
Hobbies: Skiing, scuba diving, golf & touring the USA on my Harley
Best Advice: Don't push it. Relax & enjoy the track. The people are the greatest!
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STT & Femmoto Trackday Instructor & Event Coordinator
Name: Michele Stone
Profession: Manager of Project Services
Hometown: Saugatuck, MI
Birthplace: Lapeer Michigan
Education: BA in Marketing Management, Northwood University, currently pursuing a MPM (Masters of Project Management).
Current Bikes: 2006 Triumph 675
Recent Highlights: Actually entering my first race and becoming the Novice Supertwin series winner with Fasttrax’s. Past Highlight: Recipient two years running of the BMW High Mileage Award
Hobbies: Motorcycles, traveling, teaching performance riding skills and water gardening.
Best Advise I would give someone for track days: Ride your own ride, be predictable and SMOOTH, SMOOTH, SMOOTH.
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STT Trackday Instructor & Event Coordinator
Name: Troy D. Stone
Profession: District Sales Manager American Honda Motors.
Hometown: Saugatuck, MI
Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan
Education: BA in Automotive Marketing, Northwood University, currently pursuing a MBA.
Current Bikes: GSXR750
Recent Highlights: Expert Super twin series winner with Fasttrax’s.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Driving the big purple bus, racing, teaching
performance riding skills and crashing.
Best Advise I would give someone for track days: You don’t have to go fast to have fun.
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STT Trackday Instructor & Tire Service
Name: Todd Thomas - T2
Hometown: Shelby Twp, MI
Birthplace: Royal Oak, MI
Profession: Automotive refinishing\currently working for HB Stubbs events and displays.
Currently owned motorcycles: 04-gsxr 600\01-gsxr 1000\92-yz250
Highlights: Being with friends & family.
Recent Highlights: Starting my 11th year of riding & racing motorcycles.
Dislikes: Yard work,not being on the racetrack.
Hobbies: Working for STT, road racing and motocross.
Best Advise: Have fun!! Learn the track at your own pace, have braking,body position,downshifting done before turning your bike into a corner. Look aware you want to go don't target fixate.
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Trackday Instructor & Event Coordinator
Name: Brett Blacketer
Hometown/Birthplace: - West Lafayette, Indiana - with my wife Susan and cats Loris and Nori.
Education :- Wabash College and Purdue University
Profession :- ExGM Action Motor Sports - currently attending Purdue for teacher certification.
Current bikes: - Kawasaki W650, '90 Yamaha TZ250, '00 Aprilia Mille R Beast, '95 Z50, '91 Zephyr 750.
Recent Highlights: - returning to school and slowing life down.
Hobbies :- Z50 GP racing, canoeing, bike reviving, reading. AHRMA racing on the TZ.
Advice for STT participants: - Riding a motorcycle on a track is art - it is not relative to the abilities or judgements of those around you. The product is the highly individual enjoyment created by you and your machine, the laws of physics, and hopefully a little sunshine.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Dave Grey
Hometown: Waterford MI
Birthplace: Rochester Hills, MI
Education: 2 year general studies degree
Current bikes: 2006 Kawasaki ZX6-RR, 2005 Honda CRF50
Recent highlights: 2006 AMA Horizon Award Runner up, 2006 WERA North Central 600 Super bike Champion, 2 place runner up in 5 other WERA Championships.
Earning My AMA Pro Road race license, and competing in an AMA event.
Other Hobbies: Playing Hockey, Spending Quality time with my lovely wife Nicole.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Dennis Baker
Hometown: Berkley, MI
Birthplace: Trenton, MI
Education: BSME, U of M Dearborn
Current Bikes: '03 Buell XB9R Firebolt; '91,2,3,4 Honda CBR600 F2 track bike
Recent Highlights: Getting the opportunity to help with Sportbike Track Time.
Hobbies: Motorcycling, golfing, camping, fishing, softball.
Best Advice: Read Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist II.
Stupidest thing I've done on a motorcycle: Whacked the throttle in the middle of turn 10b at Grattan. Several flips and spins later I was fortunate to walk away with only a slightly broken wrist.
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Tire Services
Name: Dave Bavol
Profession: Finance manager
Birthplace: Whittier, CA
Hometown: Oxford, MI
Education: Oakland Community College
Current Bikes: 2001 Yamaha R-6, 1994 Kawasaki ZX-11,and Honda Spree(the pitbike)
Recent Highlights: The birth of my daughter and the anticipation of showing her off at the racetrack.
Hobbies: Motorcycling, snowmobiling, hockey, and spending time with my family.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: Be humble, breathe, and only concern yourself with what's in front of you.
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Recovery Vehicle Person
Terry Collins
Profession: Model Builder
Hometown: Holland, Mi
Birthplace: Santa Rosa, Ca.
Education: Bemidji State University
Current Bikes: Hawk GT GB500 NSR250R KTM520 TTR125 XR50 Sears
Allstate 250
Recent Highlights: Purchasing the NSR250
Hobbies: Anything on two wheels
Best Advice: Learning to ride on the track isn't just for fast guys
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Jeff Bowen
Hometown: Troy, MI
Birthplace: Jackson, MI
Education: BSEET, Ferris State University
Current Bikes: '03 Kawasaki ZX-6RR, ‘00 Buell X1 (street bike)
Recent Highlights: Getting the opportunity to help with Sportbike Track Time, shaving several seconds off previous years best times, and hoping to continue the tradition this year.
Hobbies: Motorcycling, mixing dance music, computers, target shooting, golf.
Best Advice: Read Keith Code's Twist of the Wrist II, relax, have fun, and practice, practice, practice (closed course only). Also have Keith Thompson (Superbike Specialties) setup your suspension. It gives you a great starting point.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Mike Kozykoski
Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Education: BS Mechanical Engineering
Current Bikes: 00 Honda XR650R SM, 98 Harley FLHTCI, 98 Buell S1W, 98 Yamaha R1, 94 Kawasaki ZX9
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, Softball
Advice: Practice at a pace where you can learn,
but not so fast as to just scare yourself into a continuous survival mode
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Justin "Stickboy" Chmielewski
Hometown: Garden City, Mi
Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo
Profession: Patrol Sergeant, City of Northville Police Dept.
Current Bikes: '06 Yamaha R6
Hobbies: Anything motorcycle, fishing, golf, target shooting, spending time w/ friends and family
Best Advice: RELAX and have fun! Be humble and allow yourself to learn at your pace. Don't be afraid to ask questions of the staff, we are here for you!
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Trackday Instructor
Jim "Frenchie" Fritts
Profession: Auto Techician
Hometown: Waterville, Ohio
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio
Education: Northwestern
Current Bikes: Suzuki GSXR 1000
Hobbies: Being with his daughter and fishing
Best Advise for Track Days: Leave your ego at the gate.
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Trackday Instructor & Forum Controller
Name: Travis Poole
Profession: Information Technology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Education: Musicians Institute
Current Bikes: 04 MV Agusta F4 SPR, 05 Yamaha R1
Recent Highlights: Joining the STT Staff
Hobbies: Motorcycles, music, basketball, computer/digital animation, video editing
Best Advise for Track Days: Slow down take your time and have fun. Instead of trying to achieve every goal in one weekend pick one or two at a time and work on those
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Trackday Instructor & Event Coordinator
Name: Nick “A-Bomb” Amelio (Donut Man)
Profession: Police Officer City of Joliet
Hometown: Joliet, Il.
Birthplace: Chicago,Il.
Education: Associates degree in Criminal Justice
Current Bikes: Yamaha R6
Recent Highlights: Getting personal instruction from Jason Pridmore at Star School
Future Goal: Race CCS with fellow instructors Dave Vaughn and Chris Onweiller
Hobbies: Anything dealing with motorcycles, working out, and trying to keep my red head wife from giving me high blood pressure
Best Advice for Track Days: Ride within your limits (because you don’t win a trophy or money at a track day, and it’s no fun taking your bike home in pieces), ask the instructors questions (because we like to help) and have fun…If your not having fun watch for Monte wearing his purple helmet with yellow shield, and riding his 50cc around. Seeing that is all the fun anyone can handle!!
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Matt Wieclawek "whyslack"
Profession: Firefighter / Construction
Hometown: Chicago
Birthplace: Chicago
Education: More then I want people to know!!! I've rode bikes since I was
12... I learned how to RIDE with STT. And I'm still learning W/STT
Current Bikes: 01 gsxr 600 street and track, 02 sv650 all track
Recent Highlights: Coaching my son's 6th grade basketball team. "There are
many similarities to track coaching... "
Hobbies: Bikes, Basketball, Working on our house=$$$$$
Best advice I would give someone for track days: Your first track day you
will feel like one of my 6th grade kids. just don't act like them!!!!!
SLOW......... down to go fast. "Patience my little grasshopper!!!!!"
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STT & Femmoto Trackday Instructor
Name: Audrey Wicke
Hometown: Northville, MI
Bikes: 05’ Kaw 636 Ninja, 06’ BMW R1200GS
Profession: Operations and Apparel Manager for BMW Motorcycles of Southeast Michigan
Education: BS in Nursing and Business of Finance program, Madonna University
Hobbies: Track & adventure riding, snow skiing, hiking and time with the dogs.
Best Advice: It is your ride out there. Own your ride! Enjoy! And then enjoy more!
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Trackday Instructor
Name: John ‘aprilia, bubbles’ Burton
Hometown: Columbus, Indiana
Bikes: 01 Cup 250 Aprilia, 04 Aprilia Mille, 06 GSXR 750, 07 1098s Ducati
Profession: Professional Haberdasher/ Clothing Tailor
Education: Purdue University
Recent Highlights: Voted Top International Executive Haberdasher, Growing Tom James Clothing Company to a multi-billion dollar corporation
Hobbies: Family, Polo, Porsche Club, APBA Offshore Boat racing, STT, travel, designing motorsports facilities, and spending time with friends.
Best Advice: "Focus on being smooth, smooth is fast, fast is addicting.”
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Eddie Kraft
Hometown: Macomb, Michigan
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Education: Bach. Degree in Comp. Science at Michigan State University
Current Bikes: Yamaha R6, Honda CRF-50, Yamaha Zuma
Highlights: 2007 WERA 600 Superstock Champion, 2007 WERA 750 Superstock
Champion, 2007 WERA 600 Superbike Runner-Up, 2007 WERA 750 Superbike
Runner-Up, 2004 AMA Sports Lightweight Superbike Grand National Champion,
2003 WERA Formula 2 National Champion, 2008 AMA Pro Roadrace License (try
to compete in my first Pro Race!)
Hobbies: Mini-motard racing, bicycling, basketball
Best Advice: Be smooth. In a general sense, that's the main component to
going fast and being comfortable while doing it.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: John Crowell
Hometown: Frankfort, Kentucky
Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Education: BBA Accountancy, WMU
Current Bikes: 2004 Aprilia Mille, 2003 Aprilia Mille, 2003 Buell Firebolt, 2004 KTM 625 SMC
Recent Highlights: Making it through my first year instructing with STT.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Dad of an awesome Daughter, Estranged Husband of an Eventing Wife
Trackday Advice: Slowdown, look farther through the corner, be smooth, and most of all, have fun!
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Rudy Pyle
Profession: Deputy Prosecutor
Hometown: Anderson, Indiana
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island
Education: BA, History/Poli. Sci., Anderson University; MPP, College of William and Mary; J.D., Indiana University
Recent Highlights: I'll let you know later.
Bikes: CBR954; RC51
Hobbies: Sportbike Tracktime Instructor, Rider's Edge Instructor, ABATE of Indiana Instructor, Playstation geek
Best Trackday Advice: From the Lion King, "Hakuna Matata." No worries. Go slow to go fast and focus on being smooth. |
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Jason Lopez
Hometown: Charleston, WV
Birthplace: Anaheim, CA
Education: Associates in Computer Engineering
Current Bikes: '01 yamaha R6
Recent Highlights: On the final session of each and every trackday, seeing everyone using the techniques we've shown them and getting around the track smoothly and having a blast!
Hobbies: Motorcycling, Soccer, Hunting, and Fishing.
Best Advice: Get your hands on every piece of information you can find (Twist of the Wrist II) on improving your riding ability. If you've got a question ask a coach that's why we are here. Practice being SMOOTH and speed will follow.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Ron Hess
Profession: Rider’s Edge Program Manger @ Harley-Davidson/Buell of
Bloomington, IN. Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor
Hometown: Martinsville, Indiana
Birth Place: Indianapolis, Indiana
Education: Fine Art Degree Ball State University, Street Wise Technical School
Current Bikes: 05 Buell XB9R Track Bike, ’01 Aprilia RSVR Millie Track Bike, ’05
Buell XB9SX, ’00 Aprilia Falco 1000, ’03 BMW K1200RS, ’99 Buell X1 Drag Bike,
76 Honda CB200T and a ’04 Zuma Scooter Pit Monster
Recent Highlights: 30 Year Wedding Anniversary! Working with Monte, Bonnie and
the STT Staff teaching motorcycle education and seeing the joy in the student’s eyes
when the light comes on!
Hobbies: Anything Motorcycle, Golf, Fishing and bench racing with the crew.
Best Advice: Smooooth! Relax; work on one thing at a time, slow down to go fast.
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Trackday Instructor
Name: Pete 'Silo Pete' Cline
Profession: Site Coordinator, Motorcycle Ohio
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Birthplace: Columbus, OH
Education: The Ohio Sate University, BA in English (Creative Writing, minor in Greek Mythology), The Ohio Sate University Fisher School of Business Management Program.
Current Bikes: BMW F650GS, Honda CB350 Twin, KTM 690 SMC
Recent Highlights: A new daughter on the way (as opposed to the used one we turned in), fixing they guys RSVr I put in the gravel trap and attempting to stay in the good graces of Monte.
Hobbies: Racing motorcycles, Music, Traveling, Our pack of cats.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: Relax (BREATHE!), look through the turns and practice your throttle control.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Chad Eiring
Hometown: Delaware, OH
Birthplace: Monroe, LA
Education: BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The Ohio State University
Current Bikes: 1999 SV650, 1990 FZR400, 1978 KZ650
Recent Highlights: 2007 Fasttrax Lightweight 3 Hour Endurance Championship
Hobbies: Motorcycles, racing, skiing, shooting, and camping
Best Advice: Be Smooth!!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Brian Healea
Profession: Motorcycle Industry Rep
Hometown: Mount Gilead, OH
Birthplace: Mansfield, OH
Education: Ohio State and Columbus State - Business
Current Bikes: GSXR750
Recent Highlights: I actually beat my son in MX vs ATV Untamed.
Hobbies: Anything to do with motorcycles.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: Listen, watch, ask questions and above all - DON'T be afraid to approach the instructors - they are there to help and we love doing so. Above all - HAVE FUN!!!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Rick Manett
Profession: District Manager (Mitsubishi Motors North America)
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Hometown: Chardon, Ohio
Current Bikes: Ducati 916, Suzuki GSXR 750, Husaberg 650 Super Moto, Honda 500cr Super Moto, Yamaha YZ 250, Yamaha 250 Trials, BMW K1, BMW K100RS.
Hobbies: STT, Road Racing, GNCC Off road, S.C.O.R.E Baja 1000 / 500, Fishing “you have to have at least one Thrill Sport”, Snowboarding, Rock Climbing.
Recent Highlights: Having the opportunity to instruct for STT/ Buell inside pass, Baja 1000 250 ATV class team win with Hans Luenger of HMF engineering, Fasttrax’s Super Singles 2 years series winner..
Best advice I would give someone for track days: If you mess up a corner entry/exit, do the analysis in the pits, thinks about the next corner, stay alert and most of all don’t look back,
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Nick Razo
Profession: Project Coordinator - District Energy System
Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
Birthplace: Youngstown, OH
Education: Engineering, Management, Advertising & Public Relations
Current Bikes: 2003 Kawasaki z1000 & 2003 Yamaha YZF-r6
Recent Highlights: Joining the STT Midwest staff in 2007
Hobbies: Motorcycles, music, building computer systems, mountain biking, skiing, astronomy
Best Advice: Don't try to show us how fast you are. Take it easy, work on one thing at a time and be smooth. Let your motorcycle do the work!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Gary Urankar
Profession: Project Manager
Hometown: Cicero, Indiana
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
Education: Biomedical Engineering, Regis College
Recent Highlights: Over 30 track days last season
Bikes: 2001 Aprilia RSVR, 2002 Aprilia Caponord, 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100, 1998 HD FLHRCI, 1993 HD FXLR
Hobbies: STT, Rider’s Edge & MSF Instructor, anything related to motorcycles, boating
Best Trackday Advice: Be smooth and look ahead. Learn technique first, speed later!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Troy Havelka
Profession: Service Writer for Penske Trucking
Hometown: Batavia, Illinois
Birthplace: Geneva, Illinois
Education: Batavia High School Grad with Highest Honors and 2 years of vocational training in engine repair.
Current Bikes: 2004 Kawasaki ZX-10R
Recent Highlights: None at this time!
Hobbies: Anything with motorcycles, the outdoors, rollerskating, and working in haunted houses.
Best Advise I would give someone for track days: Its not a race, have fun and remember to practice the basics. Bikes look better in one piece!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Trevor Sadler
Profession: Music Engineer / Producer - instructor at The Wisconsin
Conservatory of Music
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Birthplace: Cleveland, OH
Education: Music Production - Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada.
Current Bikes: Suzuki GSXR 1000, Ducati 749, Ducati ST4s, Suzuki
DRZ-400SM
Recent Highlights: Being able to help with Sportbike Track time -
sharing knowledge, enthusiasm, and love of the track with fellow riders.
Hobbies: Riding and wrenching on motorcycles, working in the studio on
music, cooking.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: relax, go slow, take
everything one step at a time and don't get overwhelmed!!!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Matt Pringle
Profession: Equities Trader
Hometown: Glen Carbon, IL
Birthplace: Highland, IL
Education: BS in Business Administration, Southern IL U, Edwardsville
Current Bikes: 2006 Suzuki GSXR750
Recent Highlights: Riding with a few of the pros at Mid-O before the AMA national.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, mountain biking, snowboarding
Best advice I would give someone for trackdays: Check your ego at the door because there is ALWAYS someone faster than you.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Ben Moyer
Profession: Musician and Sound Recordist
Hometown: Glen Carbon, Illinois
Birthplace: Belleville, Illinois
Education: BS in Mass Communication Southern Illinois University
Current Bikes: 1983 Honda Aero 80 and 2007 Yamaha R6
Recent highlights: The birth of my second son in October of 2007.
Hobbies: Are there others?
Best Advice: Ride within your capabilities and continue to learn.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Chris Hipple
Profession: Business Development Manager
Hometown: New Lenox, IL
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
Education: Industrial Engineering, Bradley University
Recent Highlights: Spent my first wedding Anniversary at the Track...Sorry Honey
Bikes: '00 Yamaha R6, '04 Aprilia Tuono
Hobbies: Motorcycles, playing guitar, and working out
Best Trackday Advice: Don't forget to breathe, relax, ask a lot of questions and most importantly have fun
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Tracy Shidler
Profession: independent powersports shop owner
Hometown: Winamac Indiana
Birthplace: Logansport Indiana
Current bike: Kaw ZX6R 636
Hobbies: motorcycles,mountain biking,rock climbing,cooking
Best Advice: I would give to someone for a track day-Have fun relax learn each track at a steady pace and ask questions as well as trust your instructors advice.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Dan Chrystal
Profession: Electronic Engineer
Hometown: Marengo, OH
Birthplace: Utica, NY
Education: BSEET Franklin University
Current Bikes: Suzuki SV650, FZR400/600, H-D FLHS
Recent Highlights: 2007 Fasttrax Lightweight 3 hour endurance championship.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Skiing, Racing, Hiking.
Best Advice: Look Ahead, Be Smooth, Have Fun, If you have
questions/comments, talk to us that is what we are here for.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Bill “Thingy” Hitchcock
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Birthplace: Travis Air Force Base, California
Profession: Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Education: BA Finance/Economics; University of Northern Iowa
Current Bikes: ’97 Ducati 748, ’01 Ducati 748, ’02 Husqvarna CR250, ’72 Husqvarna WR450
Highlights: Earning AMA Pro license
Hobbies: Riding, Playing with my American Eskimo dog
Best Advice for Trackdays: Make sure to have a smile on your face when you come back to the pits.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Nick “Grasshopper” Desautels
Hometown: Park Forest, IL
Birthplace: Chicago Heights, IL
Profession: Systems Application Specialist, Federal Signal Corporation
Education: BA in Electronic Engineering Technology
Current Bikes: SV700 Super Bike, SV650 Super Sport, SV650 Street, KTM450 SX Flat Track, KX250 Dirt / Ice
Highlights: Racing Expert CCS / ASRA Midwest, Racing AMA Amateur Flat Track, and participating in various AMA off road events
Hobbies: Riding, Racing, Playing ice hockey, Snowboarding, Travel
Best Advice for Trackdays: Stay focused yet relaxed, be smooth on the throttle, ask questions, ride your own motorcycle it’s not a race, and most of all have fun. Track coaches are on duty to make sure “You the customer” have a good experience with STT.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Eric Stephens
Hometown: Lapeer, MI
Birthplace: Beaver, PA
Education: B.S. Management Pennsylvania State University (Go Nits!!!)
Current Bikes: 05 GSXR 1000, 07 KTM EXC 525 (wheelie practice) 07 Honda CRF 230 (wife beater)
Day Job: Volkswagen Group of America
Highlights: Ex AMA Pro 250 GP rider (1995~2001) with 2 top 5 finishes (1998 & 2001) both at Road America Elkhart Lake Wisconsin with other top ten finishes. WERA novice Mid Atlantic Formula 2 regional and National Champion 1994 on a Yamaha TZ250. Switched to Honda RS250R’s for most of the AMA Nationals. Test and development rider for the GP Team; QUB Optimum Power Technologies during the 2001 season testing fuels for their rider Jeremy McWilliams. I’m still upright and walking!
Hobbies: Work, autos, trail riding and twisting the throttle to the stop on the 1K! Lately; Eating.
Best Advice: Be prepared; never shortcut machine maintenance. While riding on the track try not to panic; look where you want to go, be smooth, concentrate and have fun!
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Bart Schuster
Profession: Sales Executive
Hometown: Oswego, IL
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Education: University of Houston BS / MBA
Current Bikes: 2007 Kawasaki ZX-6R / 2003 Honda Ruckus (built)
Recent Highlights: Finding a new job and developing a new practice.
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Yoga, Sky diving, hiking, and wasting tires.
Best Trackday advice: Breath, focus, and work on your skills. The only trophy at a track day is loading your bike at the end of day in the same condition you unloaded it in.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Craig Frantz
Hometown: Uhrichsville, OH
Birthplace: New Philadelphia, OH
Education: BS Civil Engineering
Current Bikes: 01 Yamaha R6, 03 Kawasaki 636
Recent Highlights: Becoming a father
Hobbies: Anything to do with motorcycles, hunting, and video games
Best Trackday Advice: Ask as many questions that you can think of, you will be surprised at the amount of answers you will receive and follow one of the instructors.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Jeffrey Bartlett
Profession: Professional Clothier
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Birthplace: Ft. Madison, Iowa
Education: BA Finance/Economics; St. Ambrose University
Current bike: 06 Yamaha R6, 07 Suzuki GSXR 750
Highlights: Taking my 16 year old daughter on a 2up ride around Mid-Ohio, watching my 17 year old son run laps at Road America, hearing my wife say that now she "gets it" as to why I ride. Thanks STT
Hobbies: Riding, spending time with my kids at the go-kart track (I'm the wrench)
Best Advice for Trackdays: Take your time and progress at your own pace. I had been riding for 20 years but still did 8 beginner days and skipped thru intermediate straight to advanced.
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STT Trackday Instructor
Name: Faye Coker
Profession: Worldwide Account Manager, FedEx Services
Resides: Tecumseh, MI
Hometown: Birmingham, MI
Education: U.S. Army Signal Corps, Fort Gordon, GA; Multi-channel Communications. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI; BAA in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts
Current Bikes: 2007 Suzuki GSXR 600, 2007 Triumph Sprint ST 1050, 2008 HD Dyna Super Glide Custom
Recent Highlights: Having AMA Pro Misti Hurst as my Level 4 coach at Keith Code’s California Superbike School. Being an instructor for Sportbike Track Time.
Hobbies: Anything motorcycle related as well as Christian Sport Bike Racing Ministries, Christian Motorcyclist Association and Redline Superbike.
Best Advice: Take a deep breath, relax and don’t try to impress with speed. If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right.
Photo by: Fotos by Fonzie (Alfonse Palaima)
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