Instructors
Lee Parks
Lee has been racing for over 16 years, and he won the 2001 G.M.D. Computrack National Endurance Series Championship in the Lightweight class. He also finished 2nd in the 1994 AMA 125GP national championship in its exhibition year. He spent five years as the editor and chief test rider of Motorcycle Consumer News where he road tested every new street motorcycle available in the U.S. and became one of the top performance-testing journalists in the world.
Tealdo Teal
Tealdo has been street-riding for 23 years. He also did some drag- and road-racing in the early ’90s, but knew a racing career was out of the question the day Scott Russell screamed past him on essentially the same bike at Portland International Raceway. Since then, motorcycling has become a lifestyle for Tealdo. He enjoys all aspects of riding, from commuting to long-distance tours to track days. Tealdo is also a mechanic and although he has ridden and worked on all types of bikes his favorite is a Kawasaki ZRX 1200. Tealdo came across Total Control in a bookstore a few years ago and the principles changed his riding dramatically. He knew he wanted to teach Total Control to others and is thrilled that the wish has become reality. Total Control is his favorite gift to other riders.
Rob Hephner
Rob started his riding experience in the dirt with a friend’s Honda XR75, he had a lot of adventures while younger and then stepped away from bikes for quite some time. Years later he reconnected with motorcycles while walking through a Harley Dealership and viewing a V-Rod for the first time. That re-connection to motorcycles has lead to hundreds of thousands of miles, countless bird strikes and the ability to pass on this knowledge and experience to others. Today he rides a newer V-Rod and also tours cross-country on a ST1300. As a MSF RiderCoach he gets to help riders get started on their journey, but as a TCARC Instructor he gains a lot pleasure helping experienced riders gain more understanding of their bikes, themselves and how when the two work together the overall experience is safer, less stressful and more rewarding.
