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Hello Drill team fans!

The 2016 season has been an interesting year for the team, and has left us a little more time to “develop” either new riding maneuvers, OR develop new trainees! This year also saw another year for our team in attendance at the Goldwing Road Riders annual national event, “Wing Ding” that was held in Billings Montana. Our last attendance was in Madison Wisconsin back in 2014.

As performances go, we set the bar high enough to show, that “precision Riding” really looks stunning when your whole team pulls off every single turn with accuracy, and not missing a beat!  There is more we are working on, while also trying to learn from all the other drill teams out there, because there so many great examples of showmanship, precision riding, and team work.

Team work is also what we are about and we have many individuals in our ranks that put a lot of work and heart into what we do to keep us moving forward.

This year saw a very busy year, yet again, for our Bicycle motor safety division. Taking over from our previous Business manager, and former president John Waddinton, Carl Scouten,  our Safety/business manager, had what seemed like, an unrelenting list of rides and events to manage along with getting the word out to our list of trusted moto safety crew!   I don’t know how he did it, but he had it all in hand. John Wait’s careful management of our team accounts, and co-effort with business manager means that we can probably buy new shirts for next year if we need em!! J  A big thank you to Mark Redl for managing Team Stores and the team web site.  Thank you to our group of Riding Moto safety Crew, you guys are awesome!! On A side note, we lost the help of one of our Moto Riders this year due to an unrelated traffic accident, but he is OK and thankful he had his gear on. His Bike did not fare so well. We hope he can acquire a new ride because he has been so consistent and dependable with his help all year. Best wishes to Neil’s,

Our newest Recruit, Trainee, Ian McAlpine  (Flag bike) put in a super effort this year, and supported the team as well, helping get things like our Flags to the field and mounted ready to perform. We also are hoping to keep the interest of our newest drill team fan and former BCMDT rider/performer,  Wanda, in our ranks as a trainee because we all know she has drill team heritage and blood running through her veins!

Patrick Frampton was in good form early in the season. (I mean really early) to call us through our first performance at the Local GWRRA Chapter D memorial ride and also helped manage Moto Bicycle Safety as needed, but he managed to “duck out” of the next part the season due to vacation plans, riding across Canada with his Wife Rainie. Well, we can only wish we had gone with them!!

Plans in the works for next year, may include a trip to Grapevine TX to make another showing at the GWRRA National Rally!!

We really appreciate all the support we get from our sponsors, Meg Fitzpatrick Insurance, and  2ndary support from Hole Shot Motor Sports.

The next performance for us will be at the Vancouver Halloween Parade on Oct 16^th.

That will officially end our riding for the year, and set us all up for a rest while looking forward to a Christmas Dinner with our Wives, and partners.

Thank you to everyone who came out and watched us, and too all our supporters wherever you are!!

Ohhh and one last thing!! Go Team Gator!!

2016

Our Team season is now complete for 2016 and it was fun and challenging getting ready for Wing Ding in Billings this year.

                          We are looking for YOU!

Want to improve your riding skills and develop more confidence? Learn how to do those Low Speed Tight Turns. 

Do you have the right stuff?

All you need is a Large Touring Bike, and a desire to ride better.

Skill, Confidence, Camaraderie, Knowledge and FUN are acquired. 

come out and spend some time learning to ride better and be prepared to have FUN. You never know, you might like it.

CONTACT any one of our team members and ask what YOU need to do to come out and give it a try! 
For more details
Contact Rob 604­-309-­7820

 or Howie 604-­433-­1632 

Looking forward to seeing YOU!!

2015

Christmas Dinner at the horse races

2015 Performances 

Reno Rendezvous – Reno, Nevada June 18 -20, 2015 at the Grand Sierra Resort.  

Washington District Rally – July 16-18/2015

GWRRA Region “J” Rally – Kootenays, August 1, 2, 3, 2015.

Cumberland Rally – August 7, 8, 9, 2015

2014

Christmas Dinner

Was a great end of season dinner for the team and supporters. Great restaurant was enjoyed by all. We are already looking forward to the next riding season and performances. 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us! 

See you in the spring!

GWRRA Region J Rally

 Fort Langley, BC

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WingDing 2014, Madison Wisconsin

It was fun at Wingding this year and teammates came away with a few accolades.

Rob Ellis                1st in Top Gun Pro 1800                       Video
Mark Redl              1st in Top Gun Pro 1500                       Video
Patrick Frampton 1st in Top Gun Expert  1500                 Video
Dale Regier            3rd in Top Gun Expert 1800                 Video

Rob Ellis                 1st in the Amazing Challenge               Video
Team                       3rd in the Amazing Team Challenge

Carl Scouten          Notable mention;   Did not participate in the Top Gun Competition but was .08 seconds faster than Dale in the Amazing Challenge.                                                              Video 

Check out our Madison Drill Team presentation and note that we also make the odd boo-boo. Its shows that no one is perfect. But, slow speed skill riding is the best place to make mistakes. Practice low speed riding and it will help your high speed riding.
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