Hey, all.
Thanks for coming out to watch today, for those who made it out, and thanks for watching with me throughtout the season.
Since MotoGP is over, I consider this the end of the year, and pause to reflect.
This year has had its ups and downs, but it closes on an upbeat in my mind. This is not a comprehensive list, but just to name a few of the highlights:
-watching my boy Capi kick some ass this year
-watching Bayliss dominate all others on 2 wheels
-watching Hayden pull off what can only be described as a miracle [anyone recall the story of the tortoise and the hare??]
-Riding next to DrunkenMonkey on the Barber track at the Monster Challenge Finals
-Sweating my ass off along with 100k others at Laguna Seca
-highsiding myself into oblivion at Sears
-Little Elvis crushing the competition in 250P and making a MARVELOUS start to his open Twins racing
-DATV overcoming some bike gremlins early in the season
-watching Spidey progress from the crash-happy bastard he was last year to the speedy less crash-prone 250P racer he is today (keep an eye on him next year!)
-DanTheMan beginning to dabble in AFM racing
-the minivan getting worked over by a novice parpendicular parker
-watching Angry George crash in 3 of his first 5 track days, then coming back for more
-getting to see more of the now-recovered Paul this year
-sharing a minivan with Spidey in a *completely* heterosexual way
-hanging out in the East Bay with my paid friends
-watching Kurt rebound from a horrific crash early in the year
I've really come to appreciate the support, camaraderie, and friendship of this group -- not just for helping my sorry ass out when I need it (Monster Challenge, race support, home-care post-race support, relationship advice, etc.), but for the way the group helps EVERYONE out.
I thank you, Ducati MOB. Give yourselves a hand. [clap]
[thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Thanks for coming out to watch today, for those who made it out, and thanks for watching with me throughtout the season.
Since MotoGP is over, I consider this the end of the year, and pause to reflect.
This year has had its ups and downs, but it closes on an upbeat in my mind. This is not a comprehensive list, but just to name a few of the highlights:
-watching my boy Capi kick some ass this year
-watching Bayliss dominate all others on 2 wheels
-watching Hayden pull off what can only be described as a miracle [anyone recall the story of the tortoise and the hare??]
-Riding next to DrunkenMonkey on the Barber track at the Monster Challenge Finals
-Sweating my ass off along with 100k others at Laguna Seca
-highsiding myself into oblivion at Sears
-Little Elvis crushing the competition in 250P and making a MARVELOUS start to his open Twins racing
-DATV overcoming some bike gremlins early in the season
-watching Spidey progress from the crash-happy bastard he was last year to the speedy less crash-prone 250P racer he is today (keep an eye on him next year!)
-DanTheMan beginning to dabble in AFM racing
-the minivan getting worked over by a novice parpendicular parker
-watching Angry George crash in 3 of his first 5 track days, then coming back for more
-getting to see more of the now-recovered Paul this year
-sharing a minivan with Spidey in a *completely* heterosexual way
-hanging out in the East Bay with my paid friends
-watching Kurt rebound from a horrific crash early in the year
I've really come to appreciate the support, camaraderie, and friendship of this group -- not just for helping my sorry ass out when I need it (Monster Challenge, race support, home-care post-race support, relationship advice, etc.), but for the way the group helps EVERYONE out.
I thank you, Ducati MOB. Give yourselves a hand. [clap]
[thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]