About Us

Instructors

Aaron Smith

  • Riding experience: 35+ years (dirt and street) including touring on my Goldwing pulling a Bushtec trailer
  • Racing experience: 1st race at 48 years old as AFM novice running Open Superbike. Finished the season in top 10 points in F-40 class. No longer racing but still maintain #911 expert plate.
  • Teaching experience: 3 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: California Superbike school levels 1-4 multiple times, AFM racing school, K@TT racing school
  • Bike types: Supercharged 97 Honda ValKyrie, 02 Goldwing, 00 CBR929RR, 99 F-4, F-3, and 15+ other various bikes.
  • Particular teaching interests: Carrying corner speed, precision throttle control, understanding the concepts of traction control, visualizing your ride before getting on the track, identifying your turn-in points, braking/shifting and markers.

Adrian Hoffman

  • Riding experience: 4.5 years (street), 3.5 years (track)
  • Racing experience: AFM F1, 600 Superbike
  • Teaching experience: 1st year with K@TT
  • Schools attended: Freddie Spencer sr1, sr2 and Pro Race, STAR, 3 times Doug Chandler Champ Racing, CLASS, American Supercamp, Rich Oliver
  • Bike types: Yamaha R6, CRF 250x, Ducati S4R
  • Particular teaching interests: Lines, body position

Blu Whelan

  • Riding experience: Since 1988! Riding the track since 1991. In the dirt - Forever. 
  • Racing experience: WSMC Novice
  • Teaching experience: Joined K@TT in 2008
  • Schools attended: DP Safety, K@TT (of Course!), WSMC Racing School
  • Bike types: Suzuki GSXR-750, Honday CBR929 & ST100
  • Particular teaching interests: Racetrack lines, being fluid & smooth, picking up the pace!

 


Carey Shaughnessy

  • Riding experience: 5 years (street), 3 years (track)
  • Racing experience: None yet
  • Teaching experience: 2 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: Keigwins@theTrack (are there any others?)
  • Bike types: Current - GSXR 600, RMZ 450, CRF 250. Past - GSXR 750, CBR 600RR, R1
  • Particular teaching interests: Reference points and consistency

 


Chris Johnson

  • Riding experience: 30+ years (street and dirt)
  • Racing experience: Dirt racing
  • Teaching experience: 9 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: STAR school
  • Bike types: CR500, GSXR1000, YZ250, KTM300, 929, R1
  • Particular teaching interests: Enjoys all aspects of riding and racing instruction including helping people have more confidence on the street and the track.

Craig Ayers

  • Riding experience: 8 years (Motocross) , 10 yrs (Road Racing)
  • Racing experience: AFM: 750 Production, 750 Superbike, Formula 1, Formula Pacific, Open Production, Open Superbike
  • Teaching experience: 2 years with K@TT schools
  • Bike types: Current - GXSR 750, GXSR 1000, and Yamaha YZ 250
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position, corner speed and passing

 

 


cRa1g Smith

  • Riding experience: 36 years (dirt), 22 years (street), 17 years (track)
  • Racing experience: 2004 & 2005 WSMC Solo GT Lights 3rd place championship, Aprilia RS250 (2003 WSMC Lightweight Novice class points leader), 2003 AFM 4-hour endurance event
  • Teaching experience: "The Original" K@TT Instructor with 7 years with K@TT schools
  • Schools attended: CLASS, STAR, CA Superbike, WSMC New Racer School
  • Bike types: R1 (duh!), SV 650, CR250 (dirt), PW50 (pit/paddock bike)
  • Particular teaching interests: Smoothness, 2-up rides, throttle control, late/trail braking, track awareness

Craig Wierman

  • Riding experience: 17 years (street), 8 years (track), 7 years (dirt)
  • Racing experience: 5 years with the AFM 750 classes. Finished 3rd overall in 750 Production championship and 4th overall in Formula 1 championship in 2004. Finished 2nd overall in 750 Production championship in 2005. AMA FX at Infineon Raceway 2005 & 2007.
  • Schools attended: Freddie Spencers Pro School
  • Bike types: 2005 Suzuki GSXR 750, 2006 Suzuki GSXR 750, 2004 Honda CR250R, 2005 Suzuki DRZ 125
  • Particular teaching interests: body position, establishing reference points, corner entry/exit (braking, mid corner throttle control, weight distribution, etc.), smoothness

Doug Adler

  • Riding experience: 17 years (street) , 6 yrs (track)
  • Racing experience: AFM 250 production and 650 Twins
  • Teaching experience: 3 years with K@TT schools, professional corporate trainer
  • Schools attended: CA Superbike (levels 1-4) & Star School
  • Bike types: Current - Suzuki SV-650, previous EX-250 Ninja, CBR600 F4, RF600R
  • Particular teaching interests: passing (especially with low horsepower bikes), corner speed (how to go fast on a slow bike), lines (finding the right and wrong one for your riding style)

Eddy Gonzales

  • Riding experience: 7 years (street), 6 years (track), 3 years (race)
  • Racing experience: AFM Open Twins, Formula 1, 750 Superbike, Open Superbike, Open GP, WSMC
  • Teaching experience: 2 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: Freddie Spencers Race School, CA Superbike (levels 1-2), K@TT intermediate and racing schools
  • Bike types: Current - Ducati 999, Ducati 1098. Past - Suzuki TLR, BMW R1100S, BMW R1150RT
  • Particular teaching interests: Bike control techniques, body position, accelerating our of corners (mostly big bike experience)

 


Eric Arnold

  • Riding experience: 27 years street experience, 7 years track riding
  • Racing experience: 6 years with the AFM in numerous classes on 600's, 750's and 1000's, as well as the 4-hour Endurance race, with multiple Top Ten finishes in all classes. Also raced with CCS.
  • Teaching experience: 5+ years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: Keigwin's Novice School, STAR, AFM racing school.
  • Bike types: (2) 2005 GSXR 1000 road race bikes, dirt bikes: 1998 YZ400F, 2007 DRZ 250, 2007 DRZ 125 and Honda CRF 150F (use the 125 and 150 as flat-track and TT course training bikes)
  • Particular teaching interests: Confidence on the track, breaking through fears and mental barriers, body position, passing, and understanding the mental aspects of riding.

Gary Wemyss

  • Riding experience: 11 years (street), 9 years (track), 31 years (dirt)
  • Racing experience: 1 yr. AFM open production, 6 yrs. Motocross open class - Intermediate
  • Teaching experience: 3 years with K@TT, 12 yrs Technical product / implementation training for customer base and sales force
  • Schools attended: Class, Star, DP Safety, Cal Superbike (all levels, level 4 twice)
  • Bike types: CBR 900RR & CBR 945RR, Suzuki GSXR 1000, Hodaka 100, Yamaha RT125, Honda CR125, CR250, CR500
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position ( of course!), relaxing the upper body / steering input, different lines ( fast race lines & passing lines), increasing corner speed & improving lap times

Ginny Cutler

  • Riding experience: Rode my Ducati out to Sturgis one year and broke down on the way back. Shocking, I know.
  • Racing experience: AFM since 1998, 250 Production, 250 Superbike, 500 Twins, 450 Superbike, Formula 1, 600 Production, 600 Superbike and Formula 40.
  • Other clubs raced: CCS, ARHMA, & the club that used to put on the annual Steamboat Springs Event.
  • Teaching experience: Riding: Keigwins Novice, Intermediate and Race Schools. Non-Riding: BA and Masters level Psychology courses, Mental Health related workshops, Diversity and Cultural Competence, Training & Supervision of Clinical Therapists and other Mental Health Professionals.
  • Schools attended: Almost all of them over the years, but I most valued Freddie Spencer school. I also like Rich Olivers school and Danny Walkers Supercamp.
  • Bike types: Bikes raced: VTR 250, Kawasaki EX 500, SV 650, CBR400RR, Yamaha R6. Dont really ride street anymore.
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position, race starts, helpful strategies for the female rider, particularly if shes small

Harley Barnes

  • Riding experience: Racing since 1991 AMA & AFM
  • Racing Experience: Includes three 1st place finishes, three 2nd place championships & four 3rd place championships in various classes
  • Teaching experience: 4 years with K@TT
  • Bike types: Suzuki GSXR1000.
  • Particular teaching interests: Cornering, braking & using reference points

 

 


Jeff Viets

  • Riding experience: 20 years (street with lots of 2- up), 6 years (track)
  • Teaching experience: 4 years with K@TT, sales training (in wireless and professional audio), swimming instruction
  • Schools attended: STAR, CA Superbike, K@TT
  • Bike types: 2007 Yamaha R1, 2002 Suzuki GSXR1000 - past bikes include 600s, 750s, 900s, even ZX-11 and ZX-12!
  • Particular teaching interests: throttle control, vision/focus, relaxed riding position, 2-up rides emphasizing smoothness!

 

 


Jesse Carter

  • Riding experience: Tearing up on two wheels since 1996, the day I got my license!
  • Racing Experience: Two years of hard fought battles in the AFM! Racing 750 Production, 750 Superbike, Open Superbike, Open Production and Formula1
  • Teaching experience: One year with Keigwins (since 2007)Passing out daily life lessons for free!
  • Schools attended: Every Keigwins school there is!
  • Bike types: Suzuki GSXR750 & GSXR1000. Also have / owned CRF 450, Pitster Pro 140 and a Harley Davidson Softail! Oh and am a master of the Honda Ruckus :-)
  • Particular teaching interests: Late braking, passing and the lost art of the stare down!

 

John Daley

  • Riding experience: 22 years (street), 9 years (track)
  • Racing experience: 2005 AFM 600 Superbike 6th place overall, 2006 AFM 4-hour endurance event
  • Teaching experience: 3 years with K@TT schools
  • Schools attended: CLASS, STAR, CA Superbike, K@TT
  • Bike types: R6, GSXR 1000, YZF 250F
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position, breaking down the track, steering input, racing lines.

 


Lance Keigwin

  • Riding experience: 40 years (street), 15 years (track)
  • Teaching experience: 7 years with STAR Motorcycles, 6 years with K@TT schools, 4 years college (computer science), 10 years swimming (AAU and NCAA racing)
  • Schools attended: STAR, CLASS, CA Superbike, dP Safety
  • Bike types: RD350, R850R, VFR750, VTR, R1, ZX6R, F4S Strada, 400RR, RC51, GSXR600,750,1000 (and various scooters and unicycles).
  • Particular teaching interests: corner speed, body position, anchor points, lap time improvement, race lines

 


Linda Keigwin

  • Riding experience: Street since 1995, the racetrack since 1997
  • Teaching experience: K@TT schools since 1999, corporate networking and configuration training
  • Schools attended: STAR, CLASS
  • Bike types: EX250, 600F3, ZX6R, 996S, F4S Strada, R6, 400RR, 749S, GSXR600, SV650
  • Particular teaching interests: Overcoming new rider jitters, safe lines, body steering

 


 

Mark Elrod

  • Riding experience: 6 years (street), 5 years (track)
  • Racing experience: 4 years with the AFM in 450 Superbike, 450 Production, and Formula IV. 450 Production Class Champion, wins in 450 Superbike and 450 Production
  • Teaching experience: 2 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: CLASS, Freddie Spencer, Rich Oliver, K@TT Novice, Intermediate and Racing schools
  • Bike types: Honda RVF400, Yamaha R6 Past - Honda CBR600, Yamaha R1
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position, corner speed, trusting your brakes

Martin Szwarc

  • Riding experience: 7 years (street), 6 years (track)
  • Racing experience: AFM Open Production, GP, Superbike, and Formula Pacific. AMA Superstock and Superbike. Multiple AFM class champion, top 5 plate holder, AMA top 10 finisher
  • Teaching experience: 2 years with K@TT
  • Bike types: Suzuki GSXR-1000, Suzuki DRZ125
  • Particular teaching interests: Working on lines, reference markers and giving 2-up rides. Oh yeah, ugh, I like to go fast! :-P

 

Michael Lohmeyer

  • Riding experience: 17 years (street and dirt), 12 years (track)
  • Racing experience: 10 years with the AFM, 250 Production, 450 Superbike/Formula IV, and Open classes (Open GP, Open Superbike, Formula Pacific). Multi-450 Superbike Champion, wins in 450 Superbike and Formula IV
  • Teaching experience: 4 years with K@TT (NRS, Race schools, and 2-day schools)
  • Schools attended: CLASS
  • Bike types: Current - VFR400, GSXR1000, Previously - EX250, FZR400
  • Particular teaching interests: Having raced both small bikes (250, 400) and a big bike (1000), I like teaching the different riding methods for each and why it matters.

Michael Potts

  • Riding experience: 25 years total motorcycle experience. 11 years on the track and racing.
  • Racing experience: AFM Formula 3, on Honda RS 125, Formula 2 on a Honda RS 250, 750 Production & 750 Superbike. AMA pro racing 125 & 250 Grand Prix National Championships. Championship Cup Series on a Honda RS 125, NASB Racing, AMA District 36 Hair Scrambles cross country on a Yamaha YX125!
  • Teaching experience: 4 years with K@TT
  • Schools attended: CLASS
  • Bike types: Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX636 and Yamaha YZ250F
  • Particular teaching interests: Corner speed and being smooth, especially on a small bike (600cc or less). Passing skills on a small bike too.

Patrick Flora

  • Riding experience: 30+ years (street), 6 years (track) 40 years (dirt)
  • Racing experience: 4 years with AFM
  • Teaching experience: 5 years with K@TT, 4 years full time ski instructing, 3 years ski race coach
  • Bike types GSX-R 750 (current bike; too many former bikes to list!)
  • Particular teaching interests: lines, body position, cornering skills

 

Phil Rusin

  • Riding experience: 35+ years, dirt, motocross, touring and adventure
  • Racing experience: Amateur Motocross, flat track
  • Teaching experience: 6 years with K@TT, professional trainer, college instructor - high tech
  • Schools attended: CLASS, STAR, dP, CA Superbike
  • Bike types: Whatever suits me at the time
  • Particular teaching interests: Enjoy teaching all riding skills, fundamentals through advanced.

 

 


Scott Wilson

  • Riding experience: 24 years on 2 wheels
  • Racing experience: 4 years Motocross (125&250 GFI & CMC), 1 year mini road racing (NCMRRA ysr50), 7 years road racing (AFM, WSMC, AMA 600s, 750s & 1000s). 2003 AFM 750 Superbike champion, 2007 750 Production champion, 2007 Formula I champion, top 15 finishes in AMA FX and top 20 finishes in AMA Superbike.
  • Teaching experience: 1st year with K@TT and 2 years snow ski instructor
  • Schools attended: AFM racing school plus years of advice from KFGs such as Jake Zemke and Ken Hill
  • Bike types: If it has 2 wheels I will gladly ride it! Currently: 07 GSXR 1000, 07 GSXR 750, 06 CBR1000, 04 CRF450, & CRF150
  • Particular teaching interests: Body positioning, track vision & knowledge, and picking up the throttle

Steve Metz

  • Riding experience: 9 years (street), 7 years (track), 5 years (racing)
  • Racing experience: AFM since 2003 (including Open Twins since 2004)
  • Teaching experience: 1st year with K@TT
  • Schools attended: Freddie Spencer Pro School, STAR, Doug Chandler Champ Racing, K@TT club-racing school
  • Bike types: 04 Ducati 749R (race/track), 00 Ducati Monster 944s (street)
  • Particular teaching interests: Body position (getting comfortable setting up early for turns and getting your head in the game), reference points and thinking through the track during downtime, taking advantage of twin cylinder power delivery.

Simon Williams

  • Riding experience: 28 years with some time off for good behavior
  • Racing experience: AFM, CCS, WSMC
  • Teaching experience: 3 years with K@TT, California Superbike School, PADI Divemaster, father of 4
  • Schools attended: K@TT, Freddie Spencer, California Superbike School, Schwantz School, STAR, CLASS, Doug Polen, Niall Mackenzie
  • Bike types: Currently - 2005 Ducati 999R, 2006 GSXR750 & 2001 YZ250F. Previously - everything from a 1979 YZ80 to 6 GSXRs dating back to 1988 to Ducati 996/S/R and 998R
  • Particular teaching interests: Emphasizing the importance of visual skills, using the correct lines and body positioning

Paul Yoshimune

  • Riding experience: 11 years (street), 9 years (track)
  • Racing experience: AFM: 2002-2004 on RS250 (novice year, finished 8th in 250 Superbike), VFR400R (dev't year). Finished 2nd in 450 Superbike 2005, 3rd in 250 class endurance race. Half of 2007 600 production and Superbike.
  • Teaching experience: 4 years with K@TT, 11+ years teaching Judo & Ju Jitsu
  • Schools attended: STAR, dP Safety School, K@TT schools
  • Bike types: CBR600F3, CBR900RR, TL1000R, FZR400, 748, Aprilia RS250, VFR400R, GSX-R750, GSX-R1000, Ducati 998, GSXR 600
  • Particular teaching interests: Late/trail braking, corner speed (due to smaller bikes)


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