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PTT Team
Dave Ruocco - Event Manager Midwest
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Personal Info.
Age: 40
Hometown: Menomonee Falls, WI
Bike Number:
Motorcycle: Suzuki SV650, Honda VFR800
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Private Track Time
Motorcycle Training Experience
- Certified MSF BRC/ERC Instructor/Coach
- Sport Riding 101 Instructor
- Certified Instructor: Lee Parks Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic
Advanced Rider Training
- Class Motorcycle School
- STAR School
- American Supercamp
- Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic
2007 Goals and Objectives
- 1:25 or less at Blackhawk
- Q: What do you like about PTT?
A: Its a great environment to learn and improve your skills at all levels. The people are great!
- Q: My advice for newbie's is:
A: SLOW DOWN, there will always be another track day.
Hook up with an experienced rider and learn the lines, relax & have a great time exploring the limits of you and your machine. Take a class- they REALLY help.
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Bruce Dinoff - Event Manager Southeast
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Personal Info.
Age: 50
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, AL
Bike Number:
Motorcycle: R6
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Private Track Time
Website: www.bikepics.com/members/bvfr
Motorcycle Training Experience
- MSF and Rider's Edge Instructor
2007 Goals and Objectives
- I want to tour the country and Europe.
- Get a little faster on the track, meet more riders, and continue to have fun.
- As an MSF and Rider's Edge Instructor I have learned that the more you know the better it gets.
- Q: Why do I ride?
A: I love to travel and there's no better way to be connected to the road than on a bike. I have always wanted to tour on a bike and never got to when I was younger. Four wheels move your body, two wheels move your soul.
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Matthew Samples - Group Captain
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Personal Info.
Age: 31
Hometown: Madison, WI
Bike Number: 93
Series: CCS
Motorcycle: '04 Kawasaki ZX-10r
Class: CCS/Advacned
Sponsors: MSB Racing, Madison Motorsports, Generac Power Systems, ThrottleThreads, Zimbrick Body Shop, Motorcycle Solutions, MotoVid.com, Polar-Optics, IndySuperBikes.com, Lithium Motorsports, Blackhawk Farms, Badger Display Signs, Baraboo Tent & Awning, Pat O'Malley's Jet Room and Private Track Time.
Website: MSB Racing.com
Advanced Rider Training:
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Compete in 5 CCS race weekends
- Q: Why do you ride a motorcycle?
A: In search of truth
- Q: What do you like about PTT?
A: I have heard really good things about how well the track days are run, looking forward to a great track season with PTT.
- Q: Advice for new track riders?
A: Slow gradual progression in skill levels will get you on your journey with confidence.
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Scott Boers - Group Captain / 101 Coach
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Personal Info.
Age: 38
Hometown: West allis, WI
Bike Number: 922
Motorcycle: '95 Ducati 900, '03 Yamaha R1
Class: CCS/Advanced
Sponsors: Private Track Time
Advanced Rider Training:
2007 Goals and Objectives
- My 2007 goal is to help as many people experience the joy of riding on the track
- I like PTT because it has a much smaller feel than other track days
- My advice for new riders is to Get fast slowly, take small steps.
- I ride because when I am on the bike everything else seems unimportant
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Harry Wirth - Group Captain

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Motorcycle: Ducati 999S and Ducati 748
Website: www.harrywirth.com
Advanced Rider Training:
- California Superbike School, All Levels.
- Reg Pridmore's CLASS School.
- Ed Bargy Racing School.
- Learning Curves Racing School
- Larry Grodski's Road Course.
- Lee Parks Performance School.
- On One Wheel, Wheelie School.
2007 Goals and Objectives
Riding high performance bikes on the track is my 'golf.' I have a passion for the machines and a desire to challenge myself at every track day. I test my physical and mental skills with each track session. This enabled me to get through a serious bout with cancer in 2004. I am a certified MSF Rider Coach, since 2001. |
Alex Sielaff
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Personal Info.
Age: 38
Hometown: Madison, WI
Bike Number:
Motorcycle: 2002 R1 Liquid Silver
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Private Track Time
2007 Goals and Objectives
- 1:23 at or less at Blackhawk
- Q: What do you like about PTT?
A: I love smaller groups – always a great group of folks.
- Q: Advice for a newbie?
A: Relax, have fun, and keep the rubber side down!
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Matt Connolly
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Personal Info.
Age: 36
Hometown: Racine, WI
Bike Number:
Motorcycle: 2001 Ducati ST4
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Private Track Time
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Improve my smoothness overall with clutch/throttle/brake.
- Q: What do you like about PTT?
A: Low rider density on the track. Many opportunities for learning both formally and through fellow riders.
- Q: Why do I ride a motorcycle:
A: I enjoy the immediacy of my interaction with the machine.
- Q: My advice for newbies is:
A: Keep practicing the basics and get some formal instruction.
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Josh Wagner
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Personal Info.
Age: 28
Hometown: Shorewood, IL
Home Track: Autobahn, Joliet, IL
Bike Number: 149
Motorcycle: 2000 Triumph TT600
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: My Wife
2007 Goals and Objectives
- My 2007 personal goal is to work on getting a little looser and finding smoother lines.
- Q: What do you like about PTT?
A: Everyone makes it about being safe and having fun. You only have to ride as hard as you want to and there’s always someone to learn from.
- Q: My advice for newbies is:
A: Take it easy, be there at the end. Make friends at the track, make friends on the track and learn from them.
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Mark Wissell


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Personal Info.
Age: 37
Hometown: Marshall, WI
Bike Number: 955
Motorcycle: 2002 Triumph Speed Triple, 2003 Triumph Sprint ST
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Team Triumph of Wisconsin
Rider Training
- Learning Curves Race license class
- Church of GO member
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Continue to develop my Zen of motorcycle riding.
- Help other riders reach their goals and become more proficient.
- Have FUN!
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Gary Urankar
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Personal Info.
Age: 45
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Motorcycle: Aprilia RSVR, Kawasaki ZRX1100
Motorcycle Training Experience
- Certified MSF BRC/ERC Instructor since 1994
- Certified Rider’s Edge Instructor
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Help more people improve their skills both on and off the track
- Help new track day participants gain confidence and enjoy their experience
- Get smoother on the track to improve my skills
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Greg Jones


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Personal Info.
Age: 47
Hometown:
Milwaukee, WI
Bike Number:181
Series: CCS #181 Amateur
Motorcycles: 05 Suzuki Gsx-R1000/06 MV Agusta
F41000
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: Course Super Bikes (CSBK), Shadow
Video ProductionsAdvanced Rider Training:
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Compete in (2) CCS race events and place in top (5)
- Compete in (1) endurance race
- Improve rider skills through video
(shadowvideoproduction.com)
- Enroll in (1) advance rider course in 2008
- Introduce more street riders to track days
- Remain a track day junky
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Tom Starck
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Personal Info.
Age: 32
Hometown: Kenosha, WI
Bike Number:131
Motorcycles: 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 (gold /
black / duct tape)
Class: Advanced
Sponsors: A loving wife and Private Track TimeAdvanced Rider Training:
- "Super" Dave Rosno's Visionsports Rider's School - Multi
time graduate.
- Second season coaching with Private Track Time and
Blackhawk Farms Raceway.
- Advanced level rider with all local providers.
2007 Goals and Objectives
- Ride every PTT day as a coach.
- Help intermediate and novice riders gain experience and
enthusiasm without having to crash as much as I did!
- Continue to learn and apply "Total Control" riding
philosophies and techniques.
- Find more speed as a result of riding smoothly and
consistently.
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Kathy - Registration
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Sponsors: Private Track Time
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