Motoyard.com Track Day Staff

Los Angeles, CA

Owner - Motoyard.com

Greg, has been involved with motorcycles for over 20 years. As a teenager, Greg used to go out every weekend and try to keep up with the fast guys in the canyons, and eventually it paid off. Greg raced at WSMC for many years and is a pro WSMC licensed racer. He has also been known to do some crazy wheelies.

Growing up with motorcycles and around motorcycle racing, Greg made lots of friends in the industry. Motoyard.com was the next natural step. The website was Greg's brainchild. Greg realized that there are so many people who are always looking for used and new parts for their bikes, and there was no website dedicated to this. Soon after launch, Motoyard.com started sponsoring local club racers and race organizations and before long, Greg realized his dream of having a Motoyard.com race team.

Greg has been to many track days and saw one big problem - lots of organization's passion wasn't riding, instead it was making money. Many organizations don't care how many people are on the track at the same time, and they didn’t seem to pay much attention to safety. He also realized that many organizations did not offer help to new riders who wanted to learn. He decided to do it better, and “Motoyard.com Track Days” was born.

Motorcycles and riding is a real passion for Greg. Over the years he has seen too many things go wrong riding on the street, and his goal is to get people off the streets and onto the track - a much safer place to learn and really ride.

greg@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

Owner - Motoyard.com

Ilya has been riding motorcycles for over 10 years. He worked for several internet companies and designed several successful websites. One day riding the canyons, he met Greg, and started talking about creating a web site where people can buy and sell everything motorcycle, and Motoyard.com was created shortly after.

After many years of canyon riding Ilya decided to try out the race track. Currently Ilya is a WSMC novice racer. Ilya soon realized that the track is much more fun and safe compared to riding on the streets. Having several, not so fun accidents on the streets, he tries to do the majority of his riding on the race track.

Ilya too, like Greg saw many things he didn’t like about motorcycle track day organizations, who hosted track days in Southern California area – especially lack of rider oversight and lack of fun. Starting out as an everyday rider, Ilya realized that track days should be safe and fun. Riding is also much more fun when you don’t have to worry about speeding tickets and Sunday drivers. As Motoyard.com became a household name at the local race tracks, by way of rider and track sponsorship, the launch of Motoyard.com Track Days was possible. With Motoyard.com Track Days he is able to build the track day he would like to ride.

ilya@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

Cesar is an avid motorcycle rider. He is a pro WSMC racer with some very impressive lap times under his belt. Cesar placed 6th in the 2006 Toyota 200 race at Willow Springs Raceway, competing against AMA riders like Steve Rapp and Scott Jensen. In the 2007 Toyota 200, Cesar qualified 4th and finished top 10 out of 40 racers.

Being Greg’s long time friend and a veteran racer, Cesar was a natural fit for the Motoyard.com Track Days staff. Using his racing experience, Cesar helps track day riders improve their riding skills and realize their potential.

Cesar is a big supporter of track days and hopes every canyon rider tries it at least once. He is convinced that you too will become a track addict.

cesar@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

Sam has been riding motorcycles for 20 years. He is a credentialed teacher and has over 13 years in the classroom. As a licensed novice racer, Sam has combined his teaching experience, in collaboration with our expert race instructor, to develop our New Racer School curriculum. He can often be found at the track classroom assisting the race instructor. Being a former U.S. Marine, naturally he takes charge of the rider meetings at Motoyard track day events where he presents the morning orientation and track procedures to all participants. Sam has also put his business degree to good use by composing sponsorship proposals and press releases for Motoyard.com.

Sam has a passion for motorcycle racing. He spends much of his time watching, reading, and talking about racing. This passion has carried over into a hobby of painting race replica motorcycles, one of which was for his friend Cesar Meza who competed in the last Toyota 200 aboard a race replica motorcycle inspired by the livery of Team Michael Jordan Suzuki. Being around motorcycles is a real joy for Sam, and he is committed to Motoyard’s vision of creating the finest track day events by his willingness to help organize and make himself available to participants. When you see him at the track, ask him about the latest motorcycle racing results or news and watch a big smile develop.

sam@motoyard.com

Las Vegas, NV

John, has been around motorcycles and the race track for many years. He has tried everything from motorcycle racing to sidecar racing. He loves the race track and there is no one who knows Willow Springs better than John. John worked for WSMC for over 25 years as an assistant race director.

Naturally there could not be a better candidate to help run and oversee Motoyard.com Track Days. You can be assured that everything on the track will be taken care of properly when John is around.

john@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

You might recognize Frank from your local motorcycle dealership. That's because he is the head mechanic at one of the largest motorcycle dealers in Los Angeles. Frank can tech inspect your bike faster than anyone else, he really knows bikes inside and out. He is also one of the guys you see when you enter and exit the track.

With his knowledge and great friendly attitude, Frank is a great addition to the Motoyard.com Track Day staff.

frank@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

Rocky Caceres has been racing for almost 20 years. He is a pro licensed racer with WSMC, AFM, CCS as well as AMA. Rocky has raced at many tracks including Willow Springs, Thunder Hill, Sears Point, Las Vegas Speedway, Daytona, infineon Raceway, Road Atlanta as well as many other tracks. Rocky's home track is Willow Springs and he has not missed a racing season here for over 15 years.

Rocky joined Motoyard.com Track Days in 2009 and has been a great addition to Motoyard.com staff. Rocky’s extensive experience and great easy going attitude makes Rocky a very popular instructor at Motoyard.com Track Days. Rocky is one of the instructors who offers one on one instruction for new riders at Motoyard.com's Rider School.

rocky@motoyard.com

Los Angeles, CA

Jacob is a fan of motorcycles like the rest of us. You will usually see Jacob at registration or in the announcement tower. Most of our great looking flyers and other artwork you see are Jacob's creations.

With his friendly approach and dedication, Jacob is another great addition to the Motoyard.com Track Day staff.

jacob@motoyard.com

The rest of our staff is comprised of friends and family, racers and riders who live and breathe motorcycles. We all have the same goal and vision – to make riding safer and more fun.