So I just got home from the Pleasure Valley Raceway GNC in Johnstown PA and I wanted to put together a real quick blog… One of my favorite people behind the scenes at the races is Yoshimura’s Ryan Cox. No matter how busy he is or how stressed he may be - the dude is always super friendly to me whenever I walk into their pits.

Today is Ryan’s birthday, and in honor of the event, the team all gathered around at the end of the race and surprised him with a cake. Even Ryan’s old partner in crime - Yamaha mechanic, Paul Turner - stopped by to take part in the festivities.

[ Side note - I have to say that I'm also partly writing this because my Managing Editor Cassandra knows how fond I am of eating cake (and pies and candy and maybe even ice cream). I am proud to say that throughout the race day I only ate two small apples and had one super thin grilled chicken cutlet. I did however stop at BK on the way home to slam down a quick cheeseburger with a strawberry shake and ate an entire big bag of Lifesavers. Hey - at least I tried to pretend during the race that I eat well!]

Anyway, I just wanted to wish Ryan a happy birthday - I hope you have a great year!