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First, the (comparatively unimportant) race stats:
LWGP - 2nd overall (188 points, 6 podiums).
Finishes: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 3rd, 4th, 3rd, 3rd
A win in the rain on the first weekend & a 2nd in the May round meant I led the class until round 4; definitely a spot I wasn't used to! By round 4 or 5 Scotty & Ricky caught up and took over the top two spots. In the end I finished 2nd, just 3 points over Ricky Doucette who had visor issues in the last race of the year. Luuuucky. But I'll take it.
LWSB - 3rd overall (184 points, 5 podiums).
Finishes: 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 4th, 3rd, 3rd, 3rd
LWSS - 3rd overall (168 points, 5 podums).
Finishes: 7th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 9th
Unfortunately, my "feature" class was my most inconsistent but I'm glad I was still able to pull off a podium spot at the end of the year. A risky tire decision on the first weekend where I went out with a rain front & a DOT rear SHOULD have been the best call of the year, but it turned out to be the wrong one when the skies opened back up on the warm-up lap. Had that not happened I bet I woulda had a shot at the Championship. And then the last race of the year, while chasing Ricky for nothing more than glory, I decided to skip my bike across the pavement in the middle of turn 2. But with the help of the cornerworkers () and Jim Rich I was able to finish the race and take the last checkered flag for my 2014 season.
Second & far more importantly:
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone who's supported me & all of the other racers over the years... My teammates, friends, family, of course Jackie... and all our sponsors; Arcy from OTM, the fine folks at Woodcraft, Street & Comp, Pine Motor Parts in Nashua, all the crew at Tony's Track Days, you all kick ass...
Jackie gets the Most Valuable Girlfriend award, but I think the Most Valuable SPONSOR of the year has to be Peter Kates of GMD Computrack for helping me out with my KTech suspension & being there for me and all us every single round. I still can't believe how well that shit works, especially in the wet. Simply unreal. Thanks, Pete!
I'll prob add more stuff to this as I think of it, but I figured I'd get it out there.
PS... Racers, friends of racers, track staff, cornerworkers, etc.... basically each & every one of you folks that comes up to LRRS... you guys are all awesome. Thanks for helping to make this series what it is.
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