Our Staff

Gen B.

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Keith B.

Keith started riding motorcycles at the age of 8, acquiring his first motorcycle by mowing his neighbors yard one summer.....all summer. The DS 80 was not pretty or fast or even pretty fast, but that did not matter as Keith rode the bike every available minute. Adding a few more yards, Keith purchased a 1981 CR80 Elsinore (Red rocket for those of you familiar with the Elsinore bikes and their red engines). From that point on, Keith owned a motorcycle at one capacity or another inclusive of dirt bikes, street bikes, two strokes and four strokes for the past 39 years. Motorcycles have become a family affair as his son currently races dirt bikes and his wife is an avid track day enthusiast.

Having a passion for motorcycles and the camaraderie that comes with it, becoming an instructor with RideSmart was a natural progression for him. “I truly enjoy helping students achieve their goals whether it be a specific skill set or a faster lap time”. A Houston native, he is a regular at MSRH and COTA.

"KB" Balakrishna

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Dave Bobbitt

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Stacey Braden

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Mike Buswell

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Brian Coles

Brian started riding motorcycles in 2006 he dabbled with cruisers until watching a friend's CMRA race and promptly sold his cruiser and did his first trackday in 2010. He's currently getting his daughters started riding on a TTR-90 with aspirations of a family endurance team!

Maclaine Coles

Maclaine has been riding motorcycles since 2009. She started riding on the street with her husband, Brian. Upon being offered a chance to watch a CMRA race at Hallett in Oklahoma, she quickly became enamored with the idea of taking it to the 'next level'. Maclaine has been riding as a student with RideSmart since 2010 and joined the noble instructor ranks in 2019. She occasionally rides her CBR 1000 on the street. But the majority of her motorcycle saddle time is spent on her Suzuki SV 650 at the track. Maclaine would love help anyone with an interest in getting to their 'next level'!

Danny Duarte

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Tony Gemmel

Tony was born in Scotland in 1952 and started getting involved in motor racing in 1965 when his father started racing. Tony went to racing school when he was seventeen and began racing Formula Ford when he was 19 years old and won the trophy for the most promising driver of the year in 1982. He raced for 26 years in the UK and passed the test to be a track instructor at Brands Hatch. Tony got involved in motorcycles in 1995 when he retired from motor racing, and has owned 31 sport bikes since then. He emigrated to Texas in 2000, and has been an instructor with Ridesmart since 2007.

Patt Hagens

Patt started riding at age 15 on a Husky 250CR. He rode a Yamaha 350 enduro in college then a 1977 BMW R100RT. After a break of 20 years, he returned to touring with a string of BMW RT bikes. He started track riding on a Ducati ST4s in 2005 then in 2006 he bought a Triumph 675 and started his track career. He attended several professional riding schools in the next few years. Kevin Schwantz, Jason Pridmores Star school twice, Ty Howards school and Code Superbike school - 16 times!
He has a paint contracting business and enjoys bicycling, hunting, fishing, and his grandkids.

He's a member of the BOHICA team and currently rides a Honda CBR1000, Triumph 675, Ninja 250 and a BMW R1200RT. PawPaw in the house!

Jarvis Hall

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Simon Ho

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Dave Johnson

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Guy Jones

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Randy Joy

Randy started riding "real bikes" in 1968, his first bike was a Honda Z-50 (that's excluding the Sears minibike with a lawnmower engine). Randy has ridden a lot of bikes over the years, from a John Player Norton to one of the first Honda Interceptors in the early 1980's. Randy started going to the track in 1982 and has been on and off the track since. He laid off for a few years, and re-ignited his interest in the track and racing again in 2007. Randy retired from active instructing in 2020 but couldn't stand it and returned to the track in 2023, but retired again in 2025. He also does administrative work, such as scheduling and answering most of your emails!

Brian Kelly

Brian was raised up north in the Chicago area where he focused his need for speed on the slopes as a competitive downhill ski racer in the US Ski Team Development system. Following that dream took him to Utah for college and 12 years as a Racer, Instructor and Coach. Brian is a relative new-comer to motorcycles having started riding 5 years ago after moving to TX. Looking for the same thrill from ski racing he quickly found his way to the track with RideSmart and has been fast road riding and track riding since.

Shiloh Lockard

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Quan Luu

Quan has been enjoying motorcycles for nearly 25 years and has been instructing with RideSmart since 2012. Starting out on the street he rode the occasional trackday, which became a couple times a year, which eventually grew to a couple times a month and his love for the track grew from there. About 10 years ago Quan started exclusively riding track and began racing with the CMRA soon after. Quan introduced his son Caleb (now on active duty with the USAF) to the track at the young age of 10. Quan and his son Caleb raced with the CMRA for a few years until Caleb went off into the armed forces to serve his country. When Caleb has off duty you'll see him at the occasional RideSmart trackday enjoying riding his motorcycle with his daddy. Quan is married to his wife Denise and has a daughter Jeslyn and youngest son Caden. Quan is very approachable so make sure you stop by and say hi!

Sohil Merchant

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Drew Morales

Drew has been riding off and on for 16 years. Started playing on dirt bikes in fields and dirt roads and has had a few street bikes along the way but made the switch to track days and racing in 2019. Drew says he was born and raised by my mother in a small country town with a population of under 2,000. "I moved to Lubbock for college where I started racing dirt bikes. Eventually I moved to Houston where I set up roots and started a family of my own. I have a beautiful 8-year-old step-daughter and my son in May 2021" he said. Drew works with an insurance marketing firm assisting independent agents help their clients safely plan for retirement. Outside of the office and the track, he spends his time ding construction and mechanic projects around his property and hanging with the family. Drew started instructing with RideSmart because it was the organization he started riding tracks with. "There was always a palpable feeling of family and community. I knew it was something I needed to be a part of from the first time I saw a classroom full of smiling faces and the pride radiating from all of us learning new techniques and being able to not just ride our bikes, but truly control them" he said.

Matt Mueller

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Bob Pondrom

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Cody Stewart

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Clint Summers

Clint was on his first dirt bike at the ripe old age of 8, and graduated up to sport bikes about 10 years later with a Yamaha R6. He started going to the track in 2008 on a Yamaha R1. Clint started teaching with Ridesmart in 2011 and now teaches on a Yamaha R6. Clint has previsouly raced in CMRA on a 250 Ninja Endurance Team.

Marty Turner

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