Los Gatos, Calif. (January 9, 2012) – It’s the first weekend of the New Year and I’m finally back in the office writing blogs again! 2011 was arguably the busiest year of my life and I don’t expect this year to be very far off that. When I returned home from the UK in November I went straight to the SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas to have some fun in a kart with all the boys at Kartel Motorsports. It wasn’t my best weekend ever but I had a blast seeing all my old friends again! That whole group of guys is like family to me; I had a lot of questions to answer as I was “fresh off the boat” from England! It was a great opportunity for me to come home and share my experiences with everyone at the biggest karting race of the year. Plus, I got to drive a kart again! It doesn’t get much better than that.
Once Thanksgiving came around, I was in total relax mode. Christmas was all smiles! I was on dessert duty this year and I decided to make an apple pie. As it turns out, I make a pretty killer pie. Not too sure what I’ll call my recipe yet, but maybe you can help me in that department? The past month or so was my time to just sit back, close my eyes, and slow down time for a bit. To take a moment and realize what I have accomplished throughout the entire year. Honestly, I enjoyed every bit of it. Nothing but good friends, good racing and good fun. Since I’ve been home, I’ve been able to spend a lot of quality time with my friends and family! Simply just enjoying life, not a worry in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I been working very hard to put together a schedule for 2012 but friends and family are pretty high on my list of priorities, especially this time of year!
In case you didn’t already know, I won’t be racing in Europe again this season. Instead I have signed a deal with John Church and JDC Motorsports to fight for the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. It should be an exciting season considering the Mazda Road to Indy program is on the rise! Not to mention I will also be racing this season against my fellow Team USA Scholarship teammates, Spencer and Trent. How rad is that!? I’ve also been working closely with a friend of mine, Jonathon Zeigelman, to put together a new website for myself, which is basically finished and should be launched very soon. On top of that, I’ve been spiking my heart rate and dripping sweat with my trainer every other day at the gym for the past month. I’m easily in the best shape of my life and totally ready to get back into a car! I’m psyched for this season to finally get rolling.
As of now it looks like I’ll be in a car on Wednesday and Thursday of this coming week, and again with JDC and all my teammates at the end of the month. Then Winterfest in Florida! Looks like action is not too far away, folks. Actually, I just got back from the JDC headquarters in Minnesota where I spent a few days with John, his wife Katie and their daughters Sophie and Josie (the two happiest and funniest kids you could ever meet!). I was also there to get to know the rest of the JDC team and to do a seat fitting for the USF2000 car. Such a great atmosphere between everyone, I know for sure this is going to be a fun year. I almost forgot to mention it gets pretty darn cold in Minnesota this time of year! Far below zero, no thanks. “California thermometers don’t even go that low my friend.” Well, I hope you all enjoyed the holidays as much as I did!
Keep your nose to the grindstone.
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