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2014 Season Wrap Up

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    2014 Season Wrap Up

    What a long season for me. Started out at Roebling with a fried battery, two bad rectifiers, and two bad stators. The season ended at Daytona with a spark plug JB Welded into a stripped thread in the head of the motor. I had 18 race weekends, which 4 of them were at new tracks for me. I entered in 85 races, and completed 84 of them.

    ASRA Amateur SuperStock - National Champion of 19 – (7 of 8 rounds)
    ASRA Amateur SportBike – 3rd of 31 (6 of 8 rounds)

    CCS North East - Amateur Overall – 13th of 122
    • CCS North East - Amateur HW Super Sport 5th of 40 – (6 of 7 races)
    • CCS North East – Amateur HW Superbike 4th of 35 – (6 of 7 races)
    • CCS North East - Amateur MW Grand Prix 24th of 58 – (3 of 7 races)
    • CCS North East - Amateur Unlimited Superbike 2nd of 40 – (7 of 7 races)
    • CCS North East - Amateur Unlimited Super Sport 3rd of 28 – (7 of 7 races)

    CCS Atlantic – Amateur Overall – 47st of 212
    • CCS Atlantic – Amateur MW Grand Prix – 6th of 86 (8 of 9 races)
    • CCS Atlantic – Amateur GTU – 13th of 98 (7 of 7 races)
    • CCS Atlantic – Amateur MW Superbike – 11th of 95 (8 of 9 races)
    • CCS Atlantic - Amateur MW Super Sport 7th of 105 (8 of 9 races)

    CCS Mid Atlantic – Amateur Overall – 64th of 259
    • CCS Mid Atlantic – Amateur MW Grand Prix – 6th of 96 (8 of 11 races)
    • CCS Mid Atlantic – Amateur GTU – 18th of 117 (7 of 9 races)
    • CCS Mid Atlantic – Amateur MW Superbike – 17th of 97 (7 of 11 races)
    • CCS Mid Atlantic - Amateur MW Super Sport - 20th of 110 (7 of 11 races)

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    Grats buddy!!

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    Iron Man !!!!

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    Re: 2014 Season Wrap Up

    That's some pretty awesome stats.

    I have to say, I remember when you were given a lot of shit before you started racing, Posing and chrome, silly shit really. You've stepped up and it's great to see you being able to prove you're the real deal. You did it your way and had fun at it.
    Good luck in 2015.

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    Good shit jimmy boy. Congrats.
    I'm for one very thankful having you around. You are a good time.
    Also thanks for answering my questions and lete borrow tools in those new to me tracks.
    Hopefully I get to do a couple new tracks with you next year.

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    thanks Sav. Roebling is a good early season event to get your body and bike ready for LRRS.
    You'll love VIR, and I think you'll do well at Summit.

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    Money is still the main obstacle. But I might be doing a career change next year too so we ll see.
    Fingers crossed.

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    Awesome Jimmy! If it wasn't for you, I never would have got into racing. Congrats on a great season and thanks for all of your help with mine!

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    Way to go, man - you're a road warrior!

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    Way to give 'em hell, Jimmer!

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    Killer Job Jimmah......

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    Amazing season dude. Again in 2015?

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    Amazing season dude. Again in 2015?
    I'm doing a full ASRA SuperStock and Sport Bike schedule, and probably a full LRRS schedule. If I'm not running at any championships, i'll drop LRRS. Saturday morning in round 7 at NHMS, I found out that 2nd and 3rd place amateurs get zero recognition for the season. My interest dropped and I rode 4 seconds a lap slower once I realized my 2nd and two 3rd place spots were useless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
    I'm doing a full ASRA SuperStock and Sport Bike schedule, and probably a full LRRS schedule. If I'm not running at any championships, i'll drop LRRS. Saturday morning in round 7 at NHMS, I found out that 2nd and 3rd place amateurs get zero recognition for the season. My interest dropped and I rode 4 seconds a lap slower once I realized my 2nd and two 3rd place spots were useless.
    Have you considered going faster as an alternative to quitting LRRS?

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    nah, that sounds expensive & dangerous

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    Do you get an auto bump for winning an ASRA Amateur championship?

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    Re: 2014 Season Wrap Up

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
    I'm doing a full ASRA SuperStock and Sport Bike schedule, and probably a full LRRS schedule. If I'm not running at any championships, i'll drop LRRS. Saturday morning in round 7 at NHMS, I found out that 2nd and 3rd place amateurs get zero recognition for the season. My interest dropped and I rode 4 seconds a lap slower once I realized my 2nd and two 3rd place spots were useless.
    Recognition? Why does it matter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz View Post
    Do you get an auto bump for winning an ASRA Amateur championship?
    not sure. i'll stay yellow one more year before going expert and completely dropping down my racing

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    Recognition? Why does it matter?
    CCS does it, and LRRS is a sanctioned region of CCS. I guess It's silly of me to think that only experts should be rewarded for 2nd and 3rd place overall finishes. By round 7, i was tired, banged up, and the bike was beat. I would have rather saved $240 in entry fees than fight for an overall position in the class that means nothing as far as the banquet is concerned.

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    Grats jimmy.
    I don't think I've seen anybody work as hard as you have to get where you are.
    How you've been able to afford to run like that this season is 100% beyond comprehension to me.
    Good luck next year.

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    Good job Jim! That's quite a record, even more impressive that that national title is the 99% of races entered you finished. Long way from putting GSXR shaped holes in the track fences

    I guess I don't share the same motivation you do, my rewards are having fun and hopefully beating the guy I lined up with, not a plastic trophy. I've raced outside LRRS, and I guess I don't get where some people get the disdain for the org... its a little track tucked up in NH, this isn't socal or the heart of the motorcycle racing "scene" by any means. I get bagging on the ownership/management of the track, they seem to prioritize NASCAR so far above anything else that bike racing "safety" is given enough attention to avoid a lawsuit and that's about it, but I don't get bagging on the club. So what's the deal? What does Jim need to compete for first in the race he is actually in at the time?

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    Mark I don't understand your comment at all..?

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    i like the idea of doing a region where you have to compete at a different track every round. that way it's not everyone's home track and it gives you that rush of learning a new track the day of a flag drop.

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    #1 obstacle about racing other tracks distance.

    It took me 12. Hours of driving to jersey and back. That's an extra day off from work. That's an extra $200 in gas.
    I don't even want to begin discussing what Daytina cost me.

    Glad Jimmy Boy was able to do it though.

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    i was able to tow an open trailer with my car and get 24-26 MPG. so the CCS races weren't stupid expensive for me.

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