From Shane Watts and at the DirtWise School:

Offroad motorcycle racing legend Shane Watts has announced the 2010 schedule for his wildly popular “DirtWise with Shane Watts” Academy of Offroad Riding Schools.

Watts will travel all over the US and Canada during 2010, visiting 40 different locations, conducting these very informative two day, World Championship winning Instructional classes that continue to receive rave reviews from attending students. More than 1,000 students have graduated from the Academy since it officially began in July 2007. The complete schedule can be found at www.shanewatts.com.

Watts stated: “The DirtWise with Shane Watts Academy of Offroad Riding is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and improve your skill level with offroad riding situations, whilst in a controlled environment and under expert guidance. The DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding school is an exceptional learning institution that focuses on offroad specific riding situations and instruction, however the skills we teach apply to both offroad and motocross riding/racing.

“The majority of our students are of the novice and intermediate skill level, however what we teach applies to all skill levels right from the beginner all the way through to the Pro level. We just set up the skills exercises with varying degrees of difficulty according to the skill levels present at each individual school.”

“Our school focuses on increasing bike control which results in a safer, more confident and skilled rider. Ultimately this allows each student, if they desire, to easily ride faster without greatly overstepping their skill limits. Having greater bike control and confidence is the key ingredient!”

Feb 19/20 (Fri/Sat) Hull, GA
Feb 27/28 (Sat/Sun) Ft. Basinger (near Okeechobee), FL

Mar 6/7 (Sat/Sun) Denver, NC

Mar 12/13 (Fri/Sat) Thackerville, OK (near DFW, TX area
Mar 19/20 (Fri/Sat) Greenbank, NJ
Mar 26/27 (Fri/Sat) - Pioneer (Sopiago Springs Resort)
Apr 2/3 (Fri/Sat) Henderson, NC
Apr 10/11 (Sat/Sun) Denver/Colorado Springs, CO
Apr 16/17 (Fri/Sat) Tuscumbia, AL
Apr 22/23 (Thurs/Fri) Dubuque, IA
Apr 24/25 (Sat/Sun) Dubuque, IA
Apr 30/May 1 (Fri/Sat) Coal Center, PA - 40 min south of Pittsburgh
May 8/9 (Sat/Sun) Albany, OR
May 14/15 (Fri/Sat) Crab Orchard (Little Egypt), IL
May 22/23 (Sat/Sun) Wrentham, MA
June 4/5 (Fri/Sat) White City, IL
June 11/12 (Fri/Sat) Warrensburg, MO
June 25/26 (Fri/Sat) Bismarck, ND
July 1/2 (Thur/Fri) Pincher Creek, AB (near Calgary, AB)
July 8/9 (Thur/Fri) Apex Ski resort - Penticton, BC Canada
Aug 7/8 (Sat/Sun) Pitkin, CO
Aug 19/20 (Thur/Fri) Big Sky ski resort Bozeman, MT
Aug 28/29 (Sat/Sun) NW Indiana (Michigan City)
Sep 3/4 (Fri/Sat) Pontypool, Ont. Canada (45 min NE of Toronto)
Sep 5/6 (Sun/Mon) Lansing, NY - near Ithaca
Sep 10 (Fri) One day school - Seattle, WA ($180)
Sep 12 (Sun) One day school - Seattle, WA ($180)
Sep 18/19 (Sat/Sun) Flagstaff, AZ or Santa Fe, NM
Sep 25/26 (Sat/Sun) Romney, WV
Oct 1 (Fri) Lexington, KY - First day of the KY 2-day school (total cost $360)
Oct 3 (Sun) Lexington, KY - Second day of the KY 2-day school (total cost $360)
Oct 8/9 (Fri/Sat) Mansfield, MO
Oct 16/17 (Sat/Sun) Central OH
Oct 22/23 (Fri/Sat) Kellyville, OK - 30 min SW of Tulsa
Oct 29 (Fri) One day EnduroCross School - Denver, CO ($180)
Nov 6/7 (Sat/Sun) Reno, NV
Nov 13/14 (Sat/Sun) Grand Junction, CO
Nov 21/22 (Sun/Mon) Las Vegas, NV or St. George, UT
Dec 4/5 (Sat/Sun) Meridian, MS
Dec 11/12 (Sat/Sun) Houston, TX
Dec 18/19 (Sat/Sun) Victorville, So. Cal


Cost for the two day schools will be $360, with discounts available for previous students and extra family members.

For those of you already signed up for the school and/or our Newsletter, be sure to pass this information on to any of your mates, fellow club members, and riding buddies who might be interested in a valued weekend of riding, instruction, and heaps of fun! We hope to see you there!

A portion of each student’s tuition fee is donated to the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the RiderDown Foundation.

Visit www.shanewatts.com for more info on how to register for this school and to sign up for the periodical “Watts Happening” Newsletter, or to purchase Volume #1 (How to master Mud, Sand, and Rough Ground technique) in the new DirtWise Advanced Instructional Riding DVD series, on sale now. Along with the original DirtWise Instructional DVD which covers over 25 different general Offroad riding skills and trail situations, there is also additional merchandise available to purchase on our website such as DirtBaby “track ready” baby apparel and more!

Shane Watts and his DirtWise Academy of Offroad Riding schools and Instructional DVDs are supported by www.ktmhutt.com, DirtBaby, Dirt Tricks Sprockets and rotors, Fun Mart Cycles, Stillwell Performance Suspension, GPR Stabilizers, Ariete Goggles and Domino Grips from Offroadchampions.com, IMS fuel tanks and footpegs, Fasst Co. Flexx Handlebars, Maxxis, and DeCal Works.

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Wattsy will be hosting three schools in Canada, with two lining up with the WEC Western rounds, where Watts will also be racing, hoping to test himself against the "sensational trails" Canada has to offer, and one round in Ponty Pool, Ontario, home of Canada's top finishing rider at the ISDE, top finishing Ontario rider at the CEC, CMA Hare Scramble Champion and all around good guy, Machine Racing Yamaha's Brian "Wojo" Wojnarowski.

Check it out. Watts is a highly accomplished rider with a phenominal resume, with plenty to teach. Those who I've spoke to who have attended his schools in the past have felt that the lessons learned were well worth the cost of the school, and would full heartedly do it again.