In what is by all rights still a short carear on the track I have spent almost all of it riding in Jet Fuel Coffee colors.
I will always remember the afternoon I headed into Toronto to talk to Johnny and being asked to ride on the team. Four days later was the Chinn Picnic witch even though Brooks Rapley and myself came second I will always remember as one of the most fun races I have ever done! That was 2006, in a few days it will be 2009!
For 2009 Im sorry to say that I will not be re-signing with the team. It wasn’t an easy decision to make. I decided to live in British Columbia witch put me a fair ways away from the coffee shop and made me more of an individual rather than team member and harder to get some of the amazing beans. At the same time I spent most of 2008 un able to race. As of yet I dont have any solid plans on who I’m riding for but I am in converation with managment of a new BC based team. Not always does it make sence to be on a road team if you dont race on the road unfortunatly.
Again I’d like to send out a big Thank You to Johnny and Heidi for the past few years on the team. I also wish to thank team members Enrico and DD for being some of the biggest help I ever had. I hope a newer young track rider can slide right into my spot and grow as I did with the surrounding talent!
Some of the bragging rights for the team:
06 Chinn Picnic street sprint second with Brooks Rapley,
06 Can-AM Challange Sprint win
FCV Lap record August 2006 – 8.05 seconds (no longer stands)
06 Can Am Que Sprint, Keirin wins
07 Winter Nationals Sprint win
FCV Lap record attempt ending spectacular crash award!
07 Ontario Provincial Champion Kilo, Sprint, Keirin
FCV Kilo record that weekend (not sure if its still standing)
07 New York State Kilo Champion
08 Burnaby Six Day: Sprinters Cup Winner, Pro Keirin winner.
Best of luck to Jet Fuel Coffee in 2009!
Don’t forget to list all those great write-ups. It was a pleasure reading them these past few years.
Good luck in ’09
Pete