Lastly, I wanted to say something about my favorite competitor:
George and I have been friends for about 2 years now, meeting and racing each other at events all over Northern California and I have always been just a bit slower than him in every event, so it is no surprise that the same thing happened at Throwdown, but honestly, I prefer it this way. I couldn't have been beaten by a better friend and mentor. Over the last 2 years I have been working hard to make not only the truck better, but to become a better driver and George has been there every step of the way. I owe a large part of this victory to him. If this year proved anything, it's that a faster driver can beat a faster truck.
Sadly, I won't be seeing much of George in the coming year because after the event, I moved myself and all my stuff to Logan, UT so that I could attend school to study Advanced Composites, CAD, Welding, and Electrical Engineering. But I'll come back home soon and not be just a better driver, but a better person as well.