Hey everybody, Matt here. Sorry it took me so long to write back in, but we have been super busy since Indy.

Indy went well. Wish we could have won, but overall it was good for us to go rounds and keep our momentum going in the Countdown. This Countdown stuff is a lot of pressure, but somehow I am managing to keep my cool. I just hope I stay like this the rest of the year. I am focused and determined, and am doing everything it takes to make this year “The Year.”

There are so many big-name teams out there. You have got the Army, the Harley guys, G2 and so many more well-know teams and riders. I am just living a dream and trying to hang in there with the best. What some people don’t realize is that I am my own team. I don’t ever get breaks, unless I give myself one. I handle everything from working in the shop, to driving the rig, to making the tune-up calls. It has been a struggle this year doing all of this but it is so paying off.

We are a very driven and emotional family. I know some people realize this, but others may not. My dad has worked his entire life for everything that he has and I have done the same. I was never handed anything. My dad taught me everything I know growing up and when it was time for me to race, I had to prove how bad I wanted it. No silver spoons here.

I learned everything I could about a motorcycle, because it was the cheapest thing to learn on at the time. I just kept working and racing and working and racing; and I knew it would pay off one day. My dad gets very emotional when he talks; heck, we all do. But that is just because we are very passionate about what we do. Racing is all we do. It is all we know. We don’t have other jobs, racing is it for us.

So sometimes if you see us at the track and we are in our own world, this is why. We take it very serious and want to be the best we can possibly be. I hope you all continue to root for us. I know we are considered underdogs, because we are not so well-known, but hopefully after this year people will realize we are for real.

***I also wanted to saw God Bless the families of the victims of 9/11***