North Carolina's Premier Motorcycle Training School
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Our Team
Tony Bohannon
Instructor
Tony has been riding and servicing motorcycles (and fixing just about everything else mechanical) for almost 40 years. Don't let the gray hair fool you, he is a very good rider in his own humble opinion. Over the years, Tony has ridden, owned, and repaired a wide range of motorized vehicles. MotoMark1 is very privileged to have Tony as a highly-skilled street/dirt bike instructor along with his wealth of mechanical skill and knowledge. Tony is also a RiderCoach with the MSF and teaches DirtBike School (DBS). Tony is not a member of the motor officer community, but has been chased by them in his youth, if that counts. He is older and wiser now (just ask his daughters).
Mike Conwell
Instructor
Mike Conwell is a Master Trooper with the North Carolina Highway Patrol and currently stationed in Raleigh, North Carolina with the Patrol’s Motorcycle Unit. He has been a law enforcement officer for over 18 years with the last 4 years as a member of the Motor Unit. He started riding motorcycles seriously in 2000 and began driving motorcycles in 2005 with the completion of more than an 80 hour Basic Police Motorcycle School. Mike is a general instructor with the North Carolina Highway Patrol with emphasis on the Patrol’s driving program and is a current motorcycle instructor for the Patrol’s Basic Police Motorcycle School. Mike is part of an elite motorcycle unit with only 12 members out of over 1800 troopers that serve the state of North Carolina. He is also one of only three Field Training Officers currently assigned to the Motor Unit.
Jason Davis
Instructor
Jason is an experienced motorcyclist both on- and off-road. His motorcycle training consists of the North Carolina Highway Patrol Motorcycle Course, and the grueling USMC MILMO off-road school, both as a student and assistant instructor. Jason has also worked with MotorMark1 to provide the demo rider services to local dealerships.
Jason is a decorated Marine of 25 plus years, and brings a wide range of skills to MotorMark1, both as a rider, instructor, and as an event and logistics coordinator. His communication and organizational skills, combined with his leadership ability, have been instrumental in his being a key logistics/transportation coordinator to many Marine Corps units across the country and joint services/multinational forces throughout the world. When you partner with MotoMark1 for events and services, you'll benefit from his logistics expertise. When you learn from Jason, you'll benefit not only from his wealth of experience and teaching ability, but his great sense of humor. We're proud to have him aboard.
Ray Helms
Instructor
Ray Helms is from Charlotte, NC and began riding motorcycles when he was five years old. He got into the motorcycle racing scene and raced both on and off road with organizations such as WERA, CCS, and the NCHSA. Ray is one of 4 international instructors in the USA for BMW Motorrad and works for the BMW Performance Center in Greer, SC as a motorcycle and car driving instructor. He has been through BMW’s rigorous instructor certification program in both Munich and in Hechlingen, Germany. His background also includes working as a police officer for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department from 1992-1997. Additionally, he also holds a motor officer certification from the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Curtis Manning
Instructor
Curtis Manning served four in the United States Marine Corps from 1989-1994. He was hired by the North Carolina Highway Patrol in 1995. He become a motor officer in 2002 and was assigned the Special Operations Section Motorcycle Unit. He has completed the Keith Code California Superbike School and is also a certtified Police Motorcycle Instructor by Northwestern Traffic Institute and BikeSafe Assessor. Curtis has an outstanding record with the Highway Patrol and teaches at the academy and other colleges. Curtis holds the numerous certifications
Robert Parrish
Instructor
Hello, my Name is Robert Parrish, I am a life long resident of North Carolina. I have been a Police Officer for over ten years, with the last five years focusing on developing and implementing training for my department and supervision. I hold a general instructor certification, a specialized firearms instructor certification, and a specialized physical fitness instructor certifications through the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission. In addition to these training areas I have successfully completed the Basic Police Motorcycle Operators Course conducted through the North Carolina Highway Patrol, I am also a certified Bikesafe Assessor. My latest accomplishment was the successful completion of Police Motorcycle Instructor School which was offered through the Institute of Police Technology and Management {IPTM} located in the beautiful state of Florida where one day I hope to retire too. In my spare time my wife and I enjoy traveling in our RV with our dogs, and motorcycling.
Matt Schneider
Instructor
Hello, I'm Matt Schneider, born in Switzerland, and immigrated to the United States in 1986. Since 2006 I am a US Citizen! I joined the Swiss Military from 1974 to 1984. I am a Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certified Assistant Instructor and a FAA certified Rotorcraft-Helicopter Instructor. I work for Siemens Medical Solutions as a Field Service Engineer repairing CAT (Computerized Axial Tomography) and PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scanners since 1976. I started with Siemens AG (Switzerland) in 1970.
I was riding motorcycles since 1968 but learned how to drive them in 2005; it was then when I joined Motomark1 as an Instructor. Twice a year my wife Madeline and I explore the beautiful USA on our bike; It is a great escape! I hope to see you soon in one of our courses! Greetings, Matt
Steve Schriber
Instructor
Steve Schriber has been employed with the California Highway Patrol since November 2, 1980. For 29 years he has worked road patrol enforcement. He has been assigned to motorcycle duty since April 1982. During that duration he worked in the Los Angles and San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan areas. On July 1, 2004, he was promoted to Sergeant and supervises a shift of road patrol officers as well as performing various administrative duties. Since 1989, he has worked on a part time basis as a motorcycle driver for Alem International Management Corporation, on large scale national and international events.
Brian Sprinkle
Instructor
Brian is a native of NC and has been a police officer for 20 years. The last seven years, he has been a motor officer for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Dept. He received motor officer training from Northwestern University Traffic Institute in conjunction with Harley-Davidson Motor corporation. He's trained with other motor officers from across the nation, including a week-long, rain-soaked in-service motor school with The North Carlina Highway Patrol Motor unit in Raleigh. Brian is also a RiderCoach with the MSF and teaches BRCs and ERCs at various community colleges throughout North Carolina. He has been riding motorcycles for at least 35 years and rides his BMW whenever and wherever he can.
