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Congratulations fellow NESBIANS on your CCS racing accomplishments.
Congrats to Ron Hix on his 4 Expert Regional Championships.
GTO
Unlimited Superbike
Unlimited Supersport
Unlimited GP
Ron planned on being an amateur this season and decided to bump up to expert after the first day of racing. He went into the season with the goal of winning amateur regional championships but ended up with the Expert Championships instead. Thank you for all your help and support throughout the year my friend...truly was a pleasure to work with you this season and I truly appreciate your contribution to me in racing and in my life.
P.S. Thanks for the cheap takeoffs too!!
Congrats also to Erik Rodriguez for winning 4 Amateur Regional Championships and the OVERALL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
His four regional championships:
GTU
Middleweight Superbike
Middleweight Supersport
Middleweight GP
Erik kicked butt this year and is in the running for the OVERALL Championship as well. Many times Erik won every middleweight race he entered over the weekend. He ran alot of races outside of the Middleweight class against bigger bikes and placed very well in those races as well.
Congrats to Todd Murray for his Supertwins Regional Championship!
Todd ran well all season long and collected quite a few wins on the way to his Regional Championship. He also finished 2nd in Heavyweight Superbike. Todd ran well all year long in the Supertwins collecting several wins along the way. I could always see Todd at the fence cheering me on in every race that I ran. I could see him whooping it up by whipping his shirt in a circle over his head when I would come by on the cool down lap after the race...not caring whether I finished 4th or 1st, he was just excited that I ran well. Thanks again Todd for all your support throughout the year.
Congrats to Smiley on his 3 Regional Championships. Unlimited Supersport Championship, Unlimited Superbike and Unlimited GP!
Smiley and I raced against each other several times over the course of the season and had some dang good battles against each other. It was truly a ton of fun going head to head with you. Running against you helped me drop my times lower and lower as we went along....thanks for the good times Smiley!
Congrats to Jon Gu for....finishing the season without collapsing from EXHAUSTION! I can't believe how many races you ran all year man. Jon is truly an IRON MAN running up to 14 races in a weekend...just incredible! Jon got faster throughout the whole year and is now running solid 14's at Blackhawk. Thanks for sharing the pit costs with me over the last few weekends at Blackhawk..truly a pleasure to pit with you. (your never in the pits your always racing )
Congrats to Mopar for rockin the old school F4i to podiums all year long in the Middleweight division. Man you just ride the ever lovin snot out of that bike and its truly impressive to watch.
Congrats to Johnny Leconte on his F40 Regional Championship!!
You would be hard pressed to find a more supportive guy in the pits than Johnny. He is always there to give a smile and words of encouragement to everyone. Johnny set a new personal best for himself over the last weekend and is now kickin butt running 14's at Blackhawk. (Guess Freddie and a little suspension tweak unleashed the beast ) Thanks again for all the laughs and great times Johnny!
Congrats to Joel Spalding and his Thunderbike championship in this list as well!
Congratulations to Joel, and THANK YOU for a great season of Supertwins racing! Joel and I not only made each other faster, but Joel taught me how to RACE.
Good Luck to those going to Daytona!!!!! Bring back a couple NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS to add to the trophy cases!!
Way to go
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Congrats to all the champs...
Ron's jump to expert was a gutsy move and I'm glad it paid off for him. Congrats to him.
Very Well said Garth!
Congrats to our fellow NESBIANS!!
Very Well Done!
Paul
Polar-Optics
MW Ex 79
Quote from: r1owner on October 02, 2008, 01:16:10 AM
Ron's jump to expert was a gutsy move and I'm glad it paid off for him. Congrats to him.
Thanks guys. It was a lot of fun this year and I feel like I learned a ton.
Night and day difference for you this season over last, Ron!! :thumb: :thumb:
Congratulations! :cheers:
good job guys!!
Not just great racers, but quality individuals. Good job guys.
Congratulations guys!
Congrats to everyone. I ended up in 3rd overall (congrats to Erik, fellow NESBIAN, on the win!), very happy with it, and holy crap, what a ride! Can't wait till next year. I endeavor to reduce my crash count next year significantly while I have my ass handed to me by expert racers :P
Way to go guys........
Tom
three-peat!!!
Thank you Garth for the post and everyone else for the congratulations and kind words.
I definately grew as a person, a rider, and I like to think a racer this year. A rewarding experience for sure, and I look forward to more next year!
thanks.. i look forward to next year running with the white plates.. finished 11th overall.. and only made it to BHF races. crashed out at RA :(
Alex... your ass is mine next year. I swear I will finish in front of you in at least one race that we both enter and that you don't crash out of :P
If I lived at home with my parents, I could get to the track more often and enter more races too... :kicknuts:
not saying it would help, but I could at least go racing more often... :biggrin:
Next time I do a NESBA track day I'm going to be wired with a mic at tech inspection.