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MOTORCYCLE COMPETITION AIMED AT BRINGING COMMUNITY MEMEBERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER. <NAT SEQUENCE OF BIKE ON STARTING LINE."> <GARY ROY, RIDE LIKE A PRO "WHEREVER YOU LOOK ON A MOTORCYCLE, THAT'S WHERE THE BIKE IS GOING TO GO."> BIKERS IN BARRE.. <NAT OF ENGINE REVING> PUTTING THEIR TWO-WHEELED TALENTS TO THE TEST. <MICHAEL BYRD, WASHINGTON D.C. "IT'S KNOWNG THE CENTER OF GRAVITY, KNWING HOW TO CONTROL THE BIKE, YOUR LEAN- LIMITS AND THIGNS LIKE THAT."> MICHAEL BYRD ROAD ALL THE WAY FROM WASHINGTON D.C. FOR THE COMPETITION... <NAT OF ENGINE REVING> NAVIGATING TWISTS AND TURNS TO TRY TO LOG THE FASTEST TIME. <MICHAEL BYRD, WASHINGTON D.C."YOU CAN RIDE IT FOR TWO DYAS BUT THEN COME DAY IT GETS A LITTLE CRAZY. > IT'S PUT ON BY RIDE LIKE A PRO... AN ORGANIZATION THAT TRAINS BIKERS TO OPERATE WITH THE PERCISION OF POLICE MOTORCYCLE UNITS. <MICHAEL BYRD, WASHINGTON D.C."THIS TYPE OF RIDING HELPS YOU BE A BETTER RIDER AND SAFER RIDER IN RESPECT THAT YOU CAN AVOID, YOU CAN DO TRAFFIC AVOIDANCE, CAR AVOIDANCE AND THIGNS LIKE THAT."> <NAT OF ENGINE REVING> MANY OF THE COMPETITORS ARE ACTIVE OR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT... AND WANTED TO HELP MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE LOCAL P-D. <NAT OF ENGINE REVING> ALL THE MONEY RAISED from the FOUR DAY CIRCIT IS GOING TO BARRE POLICE TO HELP THEM BRING ON A NEW K-9. <GARY ROY, RIDE LIKE A PRO "OUR INTENT IS TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT CAN COST UPWARDS OF 10- THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A CERTIFIED WORKING DOG."> BYRD SAYS THE COMPETITION IS A FUN AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO CONNECT

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A group of bikers showed off their two-wheeled talents over the weekend to benefit a Vermont police department. The skills competition sent motorcyclists through a winding cone course of twists and turns to see who could log the fastest and cleanest run. All money raised from the event is being donated to the Barre Town Police Department to help bring on a new K-9 after its German shepherd, Huey, died unexpectedly last year. Organizers said they met Huey and members of the Barre Town department when they hosted the competition last summer. The contest was put on by Ride Like A Pro, an organization that teaches bikers how to operate with the skills and precision of police motorcycle units. "This type of riding helps you be a better rider and safer," said competitor Michael Byrd, who traveled from Washington D.C. for the event. "You can avoid, you can do traffic avoidance, car avoidance and things like that."Many of the competitors, including Byrd, are current or former members of law enforcement. "If you get the civilian community to come out and watch and see what not only the law enforcement can do but the civilian side as well, we're all in this together."The event raised more than $3,000 for Barre Town police. Organizers said they plan to host the skills contest again next August to help raise more money for the department.