Ahh!!! Spring is here...

and let the fun begin. We had a great training day on Saturday, March 27th with the Combat Vets group. Combat Vets are an awesome group of guys that went with me last year to work on Brad's house. We worked all weekend painting, pressure washing, staining, fixing steps and doing yard work. For those who don't know, Brad is my best friend that was involved in a motorcycle crash and has brain damage. The Combat Vets came through when no one else could.

The Combat Vets showed up bright and early on Saturday morning for class and were ready for some hard training. We started with a little classroom instruction and then got on the bikes and began our driving mission. They guys were a little unstable at first but they did not give up and everyone began to grasp the concept of DRIVING a motorcycle instead of riding a motorcycle. After training for a few hours we had worked up an appetite for lunch. So we worked on our group riding manners by covering formation riding, hand signals and practice on the way to and from lunch. Once we returned to the training site we practiced our crash avoidance techniques utilizing the "brake and escape" course which simulates a car pulling out in front of you and your avenue of escape is minimal.

The guys worked very hard and by the end of the day began to look smooth, safe and fast as they negotiated the hard and challenging cone patterns that only a select few can accomplish. MotoMark1 thoroughly enjoyed working with the Combat Vets. They brought a great attitude to the course and as a result were able to accomplish more than was expected.

MotoMark1 encourages everyone to take a refresher class especially at the beginning of the motorcycle season. We would like for you to attend our classes since we are considered one of the most intense schools in North Carolina. We are not easy but we do get results from our students. We have a better student to instructor ratio than most which gives the students more personal and one to one training for positive results. Please practice and train hard for serious results. You will act the way you train. If done lazily and nonchalantly then that is how you will react in a real world situation. "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in combat."

Remind your friends to sign up online at www.MotoMark1.com and remember we have a Ladies only class on May 15th.

DRIVE on purpose,

Mark Brown