Police Motorcycle Safety Competition at the Dulles Expo Center

Release, Fairfax County Police Department:

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Take the family to the Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly 20151, this Friday and Saturday and see officers from the Fairfax County Police Motor Squad participate with motorcycle officers from around the country and Canada as they display their skills and abilities in the oldest, longest running police motorcycle safety competition in the nation. The event is free and open to the public. The “Challenge Ride” begins at noon on Friday. The competition begins at 7:30 on Saturday and continues throughout the day. There will be vendors on sight. Funds raised will be donated to Make a Wish Foundation. For more Information go to www.mapmrc.com.

The Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Rodeo was the “brain child” of Corporal A.D. Johnson, a motorcycle police officer with the Prince George’s County Police Department, Prince George’s County Maryland. In 1979, the first rodeo was held, to enhance the skills and working relationships of the motorcycle officers in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Tragically in 1982, Corporal Johnson was killed in an on-duty motorcycle accident. In the spirit of Corporal A.D. Johnson, the organization continues today, heading into its 34th year of operation.

The rodeos have continued throughout the years, through the efforts of many dedicated volunteers—mostly police officers, but also many civilians, whose help has made it possible. As the rodeo grew, it became apparent that the committee would need to grow as well, to handle the increasing demands placed upon it. Many new agencies became interested in participating, and the committee was asked to assist with establishing other training events in the United States and Canada. The committee was incorporated in 1988 as The Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Riding Committee, Inc. with its emphasis on increasing the “safe” operation of police motorcycles and enhancing the skills of individual officers.

See more at the FCPD blog.