Riding Schools

Want to improve your riding skill and technique? Offroad motorcycle enthusiasts who wish to learn the “tricks of the trade” from Offroad racing legend Shane Watts have the opportunity to attend one of his very successful and widely popular "Dirtwise with Shane Watts" Academy of Riding Schools. Over 1000 students have graduated from the Academy since it began in July 2007!

The former GNCC and World Enduro Champion will be conducting these highly informative Dirt Wise schools, based on improving Offroad specific riding skills and techniques at various locations across the U.S. and abroad. Check back often to find out the most up-to-date information on dates and locations!

2010 Riding School Locations and Dates

Most of the dates after August 1, 2010 are still tentative and NOT open for registration yet. Some dates and locations may change from what is listed. This should all be finalized and confirmed by the end of February 2010. The dates marked in blue are race events that Shane will be attending.

Please contact us if you are wanting to attend any of the future schools that may have SOLD OUT. We can place you on our waiting list, and usually can confirm your registration in the school as it gets closer due to a cancellation.

We are accepting registrations for the following confirmed schools:

Jan 9/10 (Sat/Sun) Macclenny, FL (Only 7 spots were remaining) - It was a bit chilly, but we had an awesome time! Great group of guys!
Jan 22/23 (Fri/ Sat) Nesmith, SC at Battery Park Offroad park - Stellar conditions and a perfect tight tree section! Awesome group or riders!
Jan 24 - Racing at SETRA Hare Scramble - Sumter, SC (no school)
Jan 27 (Wed) one day school at Nat. Enduro Rd. 1 start area (SERMA Club) Sumter, SC - Another great day on the trails with an excellent group of students
Jan 31 - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 1 - Sumter, SC (no school)
Feb 14 - Racing at National Hare & Hound Rd. 2 - Spangler, CA (no school)
Feb 19/20 (Fri/Sat) Hull, GA - 30 min from Nat Enduro Rd. 2 (Sold Out!) - Absolutely epic conditions this weekend! Awesome group of students to work with!
Feb 21 - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 2 - Greensboro, GA (no school)
Feb 27/28 (Sat/Sun) Ft. Basinger (near Okeechobee), FL (Only 7 spots were remaining) Another perfect weekend in "paradise". An excellent weekend of learning and everyone made great progress in the corner ruts, and conquered the nasty hillclimbs. Yes, there are some hills in Florida!!!

Mar 6/7 (Sat/Sun) Denver, NC - 30 min NW of Charlotte (open for registration)
Mar 12/13 (Fri/Sat) Thackerville, OK ( near DFW, TX area) - site of TCCRA Rd. 1 (Only 5 spots remaining)

Mar 14 - Racing at Rd. 1 TCCRA (no school)
Mar 19/20 (Fri/Sat) Greenbank, NJ - 5 minutes from ECEA Sandy Lane Enduro start area (Sold out!)

Mar 21 - Racing at ECEA Rd. 2 Sandy Lane Enduro - Greenbank, NJ (no school)

Mar 26/27 (Fri/Sat) - Pioneer (Sopiago Springs), CA, 1 hr east of Sacramento (Only 6 spots remaining)

Apr 10/11 (Sat/Sun) Milliken, CO (Two Rivers Racing) (open for registration)

Apr 16/17 (Fri/Sat) Tuscumbia (Seven Springs Lodge), AL (only 4 spots remaining)

Apr 18 - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 5 - West Point, TN (no school)

Apr 22/23 (Thur/Fri) Dubuque, IA (Sold Out!)

Apr 24/25 (Sat/Sun) Dubuque, IA (Sold Out!)

Apr 30/May 1 (Fri/Sat) Coal Center, PA - 40 min south of Pittsburgh (Only 6 spots remaining!)

May 8/9 (Sat/Sun) Albany, OR (Only 8 spots remaining)

May 14/15 (Fri/Sat) Crab Orchard (Little Egypt), IL (open for registration)

May 16 - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 6 - Park Hills, MO (no school)

May 22/23 (Sat/Sun) Wrentham, MA (Only 4 spots remaining)

June 4/5 (Fri/Sat) White City, IL (Only 7 spots remaining)

June 6 - Racing at D17 Hare Scramble - White City, IL

June 11/12 (Fri/Sat) Warrensburg, MO - Not getting injured this time!!! (Sold Out!)

June 13 - Racing at Forward Motion Hare Scramble - Warrensburg, MO (no school)

June 20 - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 7 - Upton, WY (no school)

June 25/26 (Fri/Sat)Price Ranch - Bismarck, ND (open for registration)

June 27 - Racing at North Dakota Hare Scramble - Price Ranch (no school)

July 1/2 (Thur/Fri) Pincher Creek, AB - one hour south of Calgary, AB Canada (Only 8 spots remaining)

July 3/4 - Racing at Canadian Enduro C'ship Rd.1 - Blairmore, AB (no school)

July 8/9 (Thur/Fri) Apex Ski resort - Penticton, BC Canada (Only 9 spots remaining)

July 10/11 - Racing at Canadian Enduro C'ship Rd. 2 - Apex Ski resort, BC (no school)

July 17 - Racing at EnduroCross Rd.1 - Las Vegas, NV (no school)

Aug 7/8 (Sat/Sun) Pitkin, CO

Aug 14 - Racing at EnduroCross Rd. 2 - Guthrie, OK (no school)

Aug 19/20 (Thur/Fri) Big Sky ski resort Bozeman, MT (open for registration)

Aug 22 - Racing at Big Sky Hare Scramble - Bozeman, MT

Aug 27 (Fri) - Racing at EnduroCross Rd. 3 - Indianapolis, IN (no school)

Aug 28/29 (Sat/Sun) NW Indiana (Michigan City)

Sep 3/4 (Fri/Sat) Pontypool, Ont. Canada (45 min NE of Toronto) (open for registration)

Sep 5/6 (Sun/Mon) Lansing, NY - near Ithaca

Sep 10 (Fri) One day school - Seattle, WA ($180)

Sep 11 - Racing at EnduroCross Rd. 4 - Seattle, WA (no school)

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 2 (Sat) - Racing at National Enduro Rd. 10 - Upland, IN (no school)

Oct 3 (Sun) Lexington, KY - Second day of the KY 2-day school (total cost $360)

Oct 8/9 (Fri/Sat) Mansfield, MO (open for registration)

Oct 10 (Sun) - Racing at last round of MHSC - Mansfield, MO (no school)

Oct 16/17 (Sat/Sun) central OH

Oct 22/23 (Fri/Sat) Kellyville, OK - 30 min SW of Tulsa

Oct 24 (Sun) - Racing at last round of OCCRA series - Kellyville, OK (no school)

Oct 29 (Fri) One day EnduroCross School - Denver, CO ($180)

Oct 30 - Racing at EnduroCross Rd. 5 - Denver, CO (no school)

Nov 6/7 (Sat/Sun) Reno, NV

Nov 13/14 (Sat/Sun) Grand Junction, CO

Nov 20 - Racing at EnduroCross Rd. 6 - Las Vegas, NV (no school)

Nov 21/22 (Sun/Mon) Las Vegas, NV or St. George, UT

Nov 25-27 - Racing at "Roof of Africa" Enduro - Lesotho, South Africa (no school)

Dec 4/5 (Sat/Sun) Meridian, MS

Dec 11/12 (Sat/Sun) Houston, TX

Dec 18/19 (Sat/Sun) Victorville, So. Cal

Please email dirtwise@shanewatts.com for further information about these schools and to receive an event flyer to the specific school. Other schools may be scheduled at a later date. Private group bookings are welcome. Please contact us if you are interested in us conducting a DirtWise school in your region. A portion of each student's tuition fee is donated to the Blue Ribbon Coalition and the RiderDown Foundation.

2010 Riding School Pricing and Information

Duration

Two days

Pricing

$360 per student unless otherwise stated.
All students get a FREE Dirt Wise T-shirt.
$100 non-refundable deposit due with Registration Form. This holds your spot, so don't forget to include FORM and PAYMENT!
From this tuition fee a portion of it will be donated to the Rider Down Foundation and to the The Blue Ribbon Coalition
There will be a 15% discount for all returning students from previous Dirtwise schools. There will be a discount for Multiple attendees from the same immediate family:
- 1st member-full price
- 2nd member-10% off full price
- 3rd or more members-15% off full price

Cancellation/Refund Policy

If student cancels more than 48 hours in advance of the first day of the school, the remaining balance will be refunded and the $100 deposit can be used toward any future school. If cancelled less than 48 hours before the first day of the school, there will be no refund, but all payments will be transferable to any future school.
No refund is given to a student who is unable to attend the second (2nd) day of class. However, we will allow the student to attend the 2nd day of any other school in the future, free of charge.

Number of students per school

13-20 maximum.
Once the Maximum number of 20 students is reached, a waiting list will be opened and from this list any cancellations will be filled.

Number of Instructors per school

Shane Watts and additional Instructor as necessary.

School times

Saturday 8:30am - 5pm (please arrive by 7:45am)
Sunday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Lunch break approx 12:45-1:30pm. BYO lunch and drinks.
RAIN OR SHINE!!

2009 Dirtwise Academy Locations

Apr 10/11 (Fri/ Sat) Penhook, VA- Unreal conditions, fantastic track, great group of students! Thanks to everyone who attended!
May 2/3 Colorado Springs, CO (SOLD OUT!)- We got lucky with some great weather after a bit of rain a few days before the school! Colorado is an awesome place to ride!
May 9/10 McCoy, CO (SOLD OUT!)- Conditions were a little dry, but that is to be expected in the western slope region. At the end of the school we tackled a nasty ravine section and the students did a great job applying the skills they learned!
May 16/17 Denton, TX (SOLD OUT!)- Despite some rain on Saturday we had a great time! Sunday was nice and we had a blast practicing our skills on the endurocross section!
May 23/24 Brentwood, N. Cal (SOLD OUT!)- Awesome weather and we had a really great uphill/downhill ravine section! Good times!
May 29/30 (Fri/Sat) Akron, OH- The weather was perfect! Great group of students and venue!
June 6/7 Albany, OR (ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT!)- The track was in mint condition and we had a fantastic two days of riding!
June 13/14 Meriden, CT (ONLY 2 SPOTS LEFT!)- It rained an inch on Saturday night, but it didn't dampen our spirits. It did however flood the rut exercise area! What a Blast!
June 27/28 Pontypool, Ont. Canada- Once again, for the second year in a row we had an awesome time and a great group of students! This place has some of the best trail riding ever!!
July 11/12 Romney, WV (SOLD OUT!)- One of our best locations with absolutely perfect weather! We were able capture some great footage for the Volume #2 DVD!
Aug 1/2 Stoney Lonesome, IN (SOLD OUT!)- Awesome weather, perfect conditions, and an excellent location!
Aug 8/9 Pikin, CO (SOLD OUT!) - Great location! We went on the most epic trail ride on some of Colorado's best high mountain trails!
Aug 14-16 Adventure trail ride - Pitkin, CO - Sensational time, great students! We were punching out 100 miles a day of some of the best single track ever!
Aug 22/23 Pitkin, CO- (SOLD OUT!)- Another great weekend in the Colorado high country with an awesome group of students!
Aug 28/29 (Fri/Sat) Ithaca, NY- (SOLD OUT!)- Started off perfect, but then we had some rain which turned out great for rut practice! Had some awesome attempts at the big hill climb, great group of students!
Sep 3/4 (Thurs/Fri) Seattle, WA- (SOLD OUT!)- We had some overnight rain which made for stellar conditions! Awesome school!!
Sep 5/6 Seattle, WA- (SOLD OUT!)- We got super lucky and dodged the rain that was in the daily forecast! It only rained at night when we needed it! Good times!
Sep 12 Endurocross Rd 3 - Florence, SC - Had an awesome time, it was super difficult and my heart rate sucks! Those guys are all great riders!
Sep 19/20 Kellyville, OK- (ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!)- We had perfect weather and conditions!! Fun group of students, thanks to all who attended!!
Sep 27 GNCC Rd. 10 - Yadkinville, NC- Muddy conditions, great time on the bike!
Oct 2/3 (Fri/Sat) Warrensburg, MO- (SOLD OUT!) POSTPONED UNTIL June 11/12, 2010!
Dec 12/13, 2009 (Sat/Sun) Meridian, MS - (SOLD OUT!)- Day 1 was a little chilly and wet, but the second day was perfect! Lots of variety in the property allowed for many different topics to be covered with an excellent group of students.
Dec 19/20, 2009 (Sat/Sun) Victorville, CA - (SOLD OUT!) Perfect conditions in the high desert! A great group of students to finish out the year, and we all had a blast with the corner track, the rock garden, and the hillclimbs!!!

Testimonial

John Branson

"The riding school was terrific. I thought I was a pretty decent rider before, but after only a little while I realized how much I needed to know.
I was surprised by how much I learned & how much fun it was, & what a good job you guys did at adapting to all the different skill levels.
You both are great teachers.

I had to laugh at myself, I was feeling pretty cocky when it started--I've won a B class at a national enduro--but after the 1st couple of hours, I realized how little I really knew. I was just going as fast as I could using bad technique. I'm going out on Sunday & build a rut track!

Some of my buddies have heard my stories & are sorry they didn't go!"

John Branson

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Please email us at dirtwise@shanewatts.com for further information about these schools and to receive an event flyer to the specific school!

If you are interested in attending any of the schools that have already been sold out, or in areas where schools have already occurred, please let us know, as we will add you to our mailing list for updates on future schools at these locations!

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When registering for our Riding Schools please use the following forms to submit your information. It is easiest to download and save the forms, then type in the information, resave the document and then email, fax or mail them back. Please note, all faxes sent are to a secure, private fax. All credit card information is destroyed immediately following final payment.

IMPORTANT: A Parent's Signature is required on a waiver the morning of the class if the STUDENT IS A MINOR (under age 18). If a PARENT is not attending the school in its entirety with a Minor, the MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY (below) will need to be completed and sent with the ADULT THAT IS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL WITH THE MINOR!** IF this form does not accompany the student and a parent is not present, the student will not be permitted to participate, and the deposit will be forfeited.

Registration Form

Medical Power of Attorney Form