A year of great partnerships with Dunlop and Giselle Philp. A year of mental training.

On the 2009 ZX6-R I pushed hard at the Regionals; shattering all my previous records and often battling with Frank Trombino for podium spots. I was able to ride harder and faster on Dunlop tires - it was quite the paradigm shift!

The only National race I did this year was Mosport, and I did both rounds thanks to my helper Chris Philp. I finished 9th and 7th that weekend in SportBike despite a crash Saturday morning. My best National results to date! The look on those rider's faces (with bigger budgets than mine) on pit wall after the race was priceless!

I went into the last Regional round 3 points shy of 3rd place in Pro600 and nothing was going to stop me from getting on the box. I blitzed the field in qualifying and got the pole position which tied me with 3rd place. Unfortunately I couldn't get in front of the Triumph racer 3rd in the championship and lost that battle.

Kawasaki was on board one more time and I received a 2009 ZX6-R with the BPF forks.

I travelled to Jennings GP for the 'National Series test' but only 6 other competitors were there!

This was the year they let the big Buells play with us in the Nationals. Aside from the SportBike grid alomost doubling in size this year, I finished very respectfully at all events and 5th in regional Pro 600.

I still never got my name and photo in the National program either. I'm still trying to forget about ICAR.

The late Larry Szoke took this picture of me at the last National at Shannonville as I battled with Daren James for 11th spot in a grid of 20. I won that battle.

Over the winter and beginning of the summer Jamie and I built the 600 motor. It ran on pump gas, and outpaced many other ex-factory bikes at fast tracks like Calabogie and Mosport. There is nothing much else to say. Some of my best 600 racing hapened this year. Many near podiums at the RACE regionals and 2 top-ten finishes at the Nationals.

Still unable to do the double at Mosport, I did however finish 7th in the USGPRU Can-Am race at Shannonville on Chris Chapelle's RS125.

On the GPz750, I missed the first two regional rounds, but finished consistantly on the podium the rest of the year to bring 'the sled' home to 2nd place OVERALL against amazing bikes like CBR600s, ZX7Rs and GSXR750s!! It really was alot of fun, just pour in some 87 pump gas and go!!