Professionals, not volunteers

The coaches

Every RAPID coach earns the badge the hard way: a distinguished riding pedigree — Police Class 1, elite emergency services riding, or serious racing — followed by our own coaching qualification. These are the people in your mirrors.

Dave Hewson

Founder & Head Riding Coach

66 TT startsBSB paddock since 2005RAPID HONDA Crew Chief

Dave started racing at 19 and stepped up to the British Superbike paddock in 2005, racing a ZX-10R in the Superstock Cup and Superstock Championship. His road racing journey began with the Superbike race at the Centenary TT in 2007 — 66 TT starts and 57 finishes later, he is one of the most experienced riders around the Isle of Man Mountain Course.

As RAPID’s head riding coach and Crew Chief of the RAPID HONDA race team, Dave has spent two decades building the link between the skills it takes to race in the toughest domestic championship in the world and the skills that make you faster, safer and more confident on the road.

Coaching regions: Nationwide

Iain Begg

RAPID Pro Coach

Police Class 1Career police motorcyclist

Iain dreamed of riding bikes for a living from the moment he watched two police motorcyclists working the main road outside his school window — and got the dream job. A career police motorcyclist with hundreds of thousands of miles behind him, on duty and on his own VFR750.

What keeps him riding is the flow state: the ability to forget everything else and just focus on the ride. Now he helps others find that same satisfaction — and rarely misses the annual Scotland tour.

Coaching regions: Nationwide

Pete Boast

RAPID Pro Coach

First European pro AMA Flat Track racerTT racerFounder, Champions Flat Track school

Pete is nothing short of a legend of British motorcycling. MotoCross, trials, enduro, flat track, short circuits to Superbike level, and road racing at the TT — if it involves competing on a motorbike, Pete has done it, to the highest levels.

He became the first European to race professionally in the American AMA Flat Track series, and founded the Champions Flat Track school at Glentham to coach riders in machine control in any conditions — skills that feed straight into RAPID coaching.

Coaching regions: Nationwide

Vinnie Cooper

RAPID Pro Coach

Full profile coming soon.

Coaching regions: Nationwide

Phil Barley

RAPID Pro Coach

Full profile coming soon.

Coaching regions: Nationwide

Ride with one of them

Your coach is chosen for you

Tell us about your riding and your region, and we’ll match you with the right coach — that’s part of what the first conversation is for.

Think you have what it takes to wear the badge yourself? We’re always interested in hearing from riders with a serious pedigree — get in touch.

Talk to the team

Tell us a little about you and your riding — we usually come back within 24 hours. Prefer to chat? WhatsApp us on 07481 786786.