Gulf Coast Police Motorcycle Skills Championship 11/4/06

[Doug]

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Ref: http://www.motorcops.com/gulfcoast/index.asp

Practice days will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 1-3, 2006

The competition will be held
Saturday, November 4, 2006
at Cortana Mall in Baton Rouge
starting at 8:00 AM





Click here for history of this event (http://www.gulfcoastmcrodeo.com/history.htm)




Amazing how these guys can ride!...
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Aerial view of the cone patterns at the 2004 Gulf Coast Police Motorcycle Skills Championship in Baton Rouge, LA.
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Shown here is a picture of the Partner Ride. LPSO Deputies are competing with a 36" inch string connecting their motorcycles together.

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This event raises money for the Dreamday Foundation, a division of St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Volunteers are needed throughout the day
Saturday November 4th
for Corner-Workers and Line Judges;



Please reply if you can work for a 2 hour slot (or longer)




For more Information call Trey Chaney 261-2867

[silas]

These guys are awesome to watch. Occassionally someone will have a Beemer or Kawi, as smooth as the Harleys just without the "potato-potato" sound.

We got some local boys that do really good in this too. I plan on going to watch! Thanks, Doug!

[Fitty]

Thanks Doug. I've been wondering when this was. Somehow I manage to miss it every year. Well one year it was raining the day I wanted to go. It really is amazing what they can do. And they come from all over. I think one year some came from Canada.

[Doug]

ALL SPECTATORS WELCOME, SO COME ON OUT!

Any Voulnteers out there ?!? Fishing12


All volunteers need to show up at 7:00 AM for Orientation & a quick Training session.

In the event you could not make it that early, plesae call Trey Chaney and coordinate with him 261-2867.

If you've been a judge before, wear your RED SHIRT. If you havn't been a judge before, a RED SHIRT will be provided
until they run out, so if you have a SOLID RED SHIRT, please wear it.

The rules are fairly simple from what I gathered from the website; http://www.gulfcoastmcrodeo.com/rules.htm


The object of the competition is to receive NO penalty points. All competitors begin with a score of ZERO

PENALTY POINTS—Penalty points for all riders will be assessed as follows:
• Touch a cone-1 point penalty
• Knock a cone down-3 points penalty
• Put a foot down-5 points penalty
• Drop the motorcycle-10 points penalty
• Fail to complete an exercise-10 points penalty

Each event has it's own stipulations which may vary, (like the Team Slow Ride, etc.)
but that's what the Training Session will be for at 7:00am on Saturday Nov. 4.

The event will run until about 4:00 pm, so volunteers would be free to leave and come back later if necessary.


If you can volunteer, please call Trey Chaney at 261-2867 and leave a message.
Thanks12
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[chuckklr04]

Looks like fun! My neighbor is a St. Tammany bike cop. He just went to a big training semenar in FL. Bet he going to this one.

[chuckklr04]

Looks like fun! My neighbor is a St. Tammany bike cop. He just went to a big training semenar in FL. Bet he going to this one.

Talked to him tonight. He won it one year. Will try my best to make it!

[URLOOZN]

I have a friend who is a LA. motorcycle State Trooper. I went to this a few years ago and we stayed in his camper in the parking lot. I rode his LA. State Trooper bike in the Cortana Mall parking lot at 2 AM, scraping the floorboards with lites and sirens blaring! It was a blast! But on a serious note, these boys can RIDE. I know all of us are either dual sport or sportbike guys (I am both) and sort of turn our noses up to cruiser type bikes. Especially those that say 'Hardley Davidson' on the tanks, but those guys can make them big fat gurls dance. If you have the chance you should go and check it out. It will definitelly give you more respect for the boys in blue on two wheels.

[Doug]

I was watching the guys in the warm-up pen one year and it's the only time I've ever seen a Police motorcycle carry a wheelie! (It was a Sheriff's KZ1000)

Impressive show !

FREE ADMISSION !!!

All Spectators Welcome!

Bring the kids too!

[Doug]

Volunteer Judges will be issued a Black Shirt with the Rider's Wheel on the front.

If you can volunteer to be a Judge, Please Call Trey Chaney at 261-2867
by Tuesday 10/31/06 if possible
and leave a message so he can call you back and get your shirt size.

Lunch will be provided to judges and the Main Event will end around 2-3PM

Slow races will happen after that...

Practice will be going on Wed & Thurs
and some competition will be going on Friday
if anyone wants to go watch, it's FREE!

If you can volunteer to be a Judge,
Please Call Trey Chaney at 261-2867
by Tuesday 10/31/06 if possible
and leave a message so he can call you back
and get your shirt size.


Thanks