We have secured a spot for Shane Watts' Dirtwise Academy of Off-Road Riding on May 8 and 9 at Rock Hill in Lebanon, OR. We will be raffling this coveted school spot at our April 20th club meeting. Attendance will not be mandatory but you will have to purchase your $10 ticket(s) at the March or April meetings or send a check by April 16. Send to P O Box 41617 Eugene OR 97404, mentioning that it is for the raffle. Check should be made to ETRA. Buy as many raffle tickets as you want. You can contact John Weber for more info at johnw@leeconstruction.com.

Here is a link to Shane's website http://www.shanewatts.com/schools

We have heard first hand that this is an outstanding and fun event, well worth the money, especially at $10!

This is a special offer from Shane himself for current ETRA members.

Looks like my odds are really, really, REALLY good!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I am very excited to get schooled. I know from watching shanes video that a lot is to be learned. I'll be more than happy to share what is learned in the weeks following the class.

And the rest of us just get to be envious

I went to his website to check it out, thinking about spending some money I shouldn't, and it's SOLD OUT. Dangit!

having finished the class this afternoon I can truthfully say I new almost nothing about how to properly ride a dirt bike. I learned so much my brain was sore, as well as my body. I crashed more and harder this weekend then I can remember. I would encourage every single rider to take this class, no mater what your level of riding is. It focused on how to do the basics of bike control, and oh how I wasn't doing them properly. Then to tie them all together with examples in many types of riding. here are a few pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/brooksautodoctor/DirtwiseAcadamy?authkey=Gv1sRgCK2AoN-63b-jyAE#

Neat. I'm jealous.

So when is the Brooks Academy going to happen?

how about may 22nd, start at my house on a grass track, then move to my secret trails up the road about 7 miles, depending on the weather either nasty single track mud or just good single track. I will limit it to about 5 riders though. another could follow, I just don't have a very big area to work with at home.
http://picasaweb.google.com/brooksautodoctor/ShaneWattsDirtwiseRockHillOr#

I'd be down for learning, can't the 22nd but keep me posted about the next one... Saturdays are nearly impossible for me with my work schedule.

So that was the catch in the raffle? If you win you have to teach a class afterwards?

Good thing I had to pay full rate
I'm not much of a teacher.