LVMPD - 12th Annual Southwest Police Motorcycle Training & Competition

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is proud to be hosting the 12th annual Southwest Police Motorcycle Training and Competition. The event is an opportunity for motor officers to compete and share training ideas. The competition is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Nevada. This event will be held at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino on April 4th and 5th, 2008. The Suncoast Hotel, 9090 Alta Drive, LV, NV 89145, will be the location for the competition, banquet and lodging.

There will be 8 hours of practice on Friday and competition will be Saturday. The competition is a timed course and will consist of several exercises with penalties assessed for touching cones, knocking over cones, touching a foot down, etc. There will also be a team event, a pair ride and slow ride competition. Awards will be given in the different events for several classes of motorcycle; Harley Davidson, BMW, Kawasaki and Honda.

Each competitor will receive one ticket to the banquet with a paid entry of $50.00. Additional tickets may be purchased for $25.00 each. The hotel and held a block of rooms for our guests. The room rates are $50.00 for Thursday and $110.00 for Friday and Saturday. The block of rooms will be held until March 4th, 2008. Reservations can be made by calling 1-866-636-7111 and mentioning the Southwest Police Motorcycle Competition to receive the group rate.

The application, liability waiver, bio sheet, rules and cone patterns will be available on this web site. Checks should be made out to “Friends of Metro” and mailed to LVMPD Traffic, Attention: Officer Jerry Pribyl, 2300 E. St. Louis Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89104. We are limiting the number of applications to 125 so please get your applications in early. If you have any questions you can email me at j3242p@LVMPD.com or call 702-813-6018. Thank you for your interest in the event and we look forward to seeing you in April.

Officer Jerry Pribyl
LVMPD Traffic Bureau
(702) 813-6018 cell
(702) 828-3535 office