10/27/2016
With the 2016 racing season in the books I would like to take the time to thank everyone that helped me make this season so special. First of all JP and Nick Shahin for countless hours of trackside advice, adjustments and coaching. Thank you for setting the highest bar for sportsmanship and respect for our sport. Thank you for always having my back with the right words of encouragement or that last piece of race craft to help me get to the front. To my new wife Paige, my kids Mackenzie, Ian, and my family, for always supporting me both in person and in spirit for the countless weekends spent on the road chasing this Championship down. To Right Side Up Racing: Berto Grillo, Matt Zimmerman, John Moss, Tim Reynolds, Mike Vaccarelli, and of course Bart Derosa. I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate you guys pushing me when I thought I couldn't go further, putting the bike back together after I went down, and never letting me lose sight of the big picture.
Gary Virgin who I watched win 4 championships but always had time, and a kind word for me in the pits.
And lastly, thank you WERA, all the great WERA racers that I competed with and against all year. I have nothing but respect for what those guys do every weekend.
2016 brought a total of 20 podiums, A National Championship in novice Senior Superbike, and 2nd place overall in novice B Superstock. A 4th overall in B Superbike novice , and a 4th overall in 600 superstock novice.
I hang up my Heroic leathers this year with no regrets and can't wait to see what 2017 brings riding with Shahin 95 racing.