OPP Trackdays Staff - OPP Track Days

OPP Trackdays Instructors & Control Riders have been chosen not just because they are amazing motorcycle riders, but also because of their coaching capabilities, friendly & approachable demeanour, lack of ego and their firm belief that all motorcycle riders can never stop learning. OPP Trackdays Staff are a great mix of top motorcycle racers, experienced trackday riders and people in the motorcycle industry.

Patrik Paletar

Event Coordinator/Instructor/Control Rider

Corportate Member #007 and Member # 69 … its true!

No James Bond or Nicky Hayden but Patrik is the owner/operator of OPP Racing and is the founder of OPP Trackdays. He has been in the motorcycle parts distribution business since 1998. He has been riding motorcycles since 1985 and started racing in 1998. Patrik has raced in AMA and Formula USA in the late 1990s and early 2000s with best finishes in the top 10 and qualifying on the front row. His passion for racing led him to open up a motorcycle hard parts specialty distribution business known as OPP Racing. He stopped racing in 2003 to focus on his business and has been trackday riding occasionally when time allowed. Patrik is very much a motorcycle enthusiast, especially when it comes to aftermarket parts.

OPP Racing has a solid footprint within the motorcycle industry with locations in Port Coquitlam, BC and Washington, WA that ships parts worldwide. OPP Racing distributes premium brands such as Lightech, FullSix Carbon Parts, Brembo Brakes, Samco Water Hoses, BST Wheels and more. Patrik’s passion for motorsports runs deep not only for motorcycles but cars, boats and anything motorized. He is an avid motorcycle collector with many of his motorcycles being extensively modified and as a custom superbike builder he builds and provides parts for hundreds of motorcycles around the world. Patrik believes that with great enthusiasm, passion and a bit of luck his business has evolved to start the OPP Trackdays company at the world class Area 27.

Anthony Basic

Chief Coach

Area 27 Member

Anthony, an Area 27 Member, has always had an interest in motor sports and speed which grew to a passion in his early twenties when he purchased his first motorcycle. He began racing and quickly advanced to the front of the pack in 2007 of his Novice year.

Westwood Motorcycling Racing Club (WMRC) moved Anthony to the Amateur class in 2008. In 2009 Anthony won the Western Canadian Championship 600cc class. Anthony continues to race each year with WMRC placing consistently in the top 10 until his new purchase in 2017 of a Honda CBR 1000RR SP helping him to finish 3^rdfor the season in Open Super Sport.

Anthony is a people person and loves to learn and share his knowledge about the sport he loves so much.

Francois Sauve

Instructor/Control Rider
Area 27 Member

Francois is a bit of a late bloomer with the motorcycle world, he started riding motorcycles at age 47. He also claims to be the wimpiest dirt rider in the world…

His first passion for teaching began it the late seventies, working as a ski instructor. The love of skiing took him to the inevitable path out West. He set foot at Whistler Blackcomb, where he spent 30 years teaching, coaching and supervising.

Francois became a member of Area 27 in 2020 and moved to the Okanagan soon after along with his wife Julie, his daughter, son in law and 2 grandaughters and is now entering his 6th season as a part time coach.

Steve Dick

Instructor / Control Rider

Area 27 Member

Steve is a member at Area 27 and started riding motorcycles in 1969. Started trackday riding and racing in 1976 at the Westwood Racing Circuit. Steve started instructing in 1978 with the Alberta Roadracing Club and has been instructing at WMRC schools since 1983. Steve has has raced extensively in the Canadian Superbike series and has won several WMRC class championships and is the 2002 and 2004 WMRC Champion. Steve also holds a Canadian National title, He is fast, safe and currently rides a Kawasaki ZX6R 2005. He also raced in the US and in South Africa at various regional & national events.

Jason Lotoski

Track Support/Control Rider

Jason started riding and racing dirt bikes in 2005, and began riding sport bikes in 2014. Jason has been riding at Area 27 since it opened in 2016, and has been a Control Rider and helped OPP Racing organize events since then. He founded a local motorcycle club in 2014 called Sport Bike West. It began as a meetup group for motorcycle enthusiasts in BC to ride together and talk shop. Sport Bike West began hosting large sport bike shows in BC and even launched a successful clothing line.Jason is also the CEO and founder of Tonit.
Tonit was founded in 2016, and the Tonit motorcycle community app had its full launch in late 2018. Tonit helps riders connect with other riders, share bike-related content, map and track riding experiences, and stay safer on the road. It has successfully grown its community very quickly and has an incredible group of engaged, active motorcycle enthusiasts.

“We’re not just a motorcycle app for riders to connect on, but a company that lives for the thrill of the ride. We are riders helping riders, building a community to make the most out of our motorcycle lifestyle. There is passion put into every aspect of the product to connect with the passion of every user.”

Ryan Wiebe

Instructor/Control Rider

Ryan has done a great job at OppTrackdays , he is very patient and is able to cleary explain himself to the student with exactly what is necessary to improve their skills . We are happy to have him on board . Ryan started riding at 4 years old, dirt bikes and streets bikes my whole life, raced offroad enduro’s, flattracking, roadracing with a novice championship, and 16 consecutive years on roadrace tracks. He loves helping newer riders and watching them get more confident throughout the day. Ryan is the owner of Redline Cycle and is currently teaching and control riding for OPP Track Days and Motofit Group, at Area27, The Ridge, and Oregon Raceway.

Scott Hope

Instructor/Control Rider

Area 27 Member

Scott grew up riding motorcycles, first in the dirt and then later in life was summoned to the asphalt. A mechanic at heart, Scott enjoys wrenching on and building bikes almost as much as riding. Never a racer but a pure track day junkie, he’s frequently lapped several race tracks including Miller, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Spring Mountain (Pahrump), Auto Club Speedway, Sonoma, Laguna, Oregon Raceway Park, Pacific Raceways, Portland International Speedway, Willow Springs, Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, The Ridge, and Thunderhill (East & West)… Scott now dedicates his spare time to honing his own riding skills at Area 27, and now with OPP Trackdays, assisting other riders to “find their way around” this world class road course. If you are new to Area 27 look him up, he’s happy to help!