21st Annual
Southwest Police Motorcycle Training and Competition
April 7th and 8th, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is proud to be hosting the 21st 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 7th and 8th, 2017. 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 $75.00. Additional
banquet tickets may be purchased for $35.00. The hotel has held a block of rooms for our guests.
The room rates are $55.00 for Wednesday, Thursday and $95.00 for Friday and Saturday. The
block of rooms will be held until March 1st, 2017. Reservations can be made by calling 1-866636-7111 and mentioning the Southwest Police Motorcycle Competition to receive the group
rate code: (A7PMC04).
The application, liability waiver, bio sheet, rules and cone patterns will be available on this web
site. Checks should be made out to “Special Olympics Nevada.” All payments by check or credit
card will be made directly to Special Olympics of Nevada on their website. (Click link below to
be directed to their site.) We are limiting the number of applications to 125 so please get your
applications in early. All Forms and banquet reservations need to be submitted and paid in full
by Friday, March 31, 2017. If you have any questions click the “Contact Us” button below to
send us an email or call us at 702-828-4808. Thank you for your interest in the event and we look
forward to seeing you in April.
Officer Steve Ritchey
LVMPD Traffic Bureau
(702) 828-4808 training office
(702) 828-3535 traffic secretary