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ing the attention that he got, I was like, 'wow.
I've got some work to do.' I cannot let this ever
happen again. Not like that. I didn't want Kevin
to be the guy that just elevated it, and I was
struggling. I worked really hard at what I did. I
really thought about my riding. I thought about
my bike setup a lot. I worked with my mechan-
ics all the time. I trained really hard.
"The second race was at Laguna Seca,
and I had pole. I ended up fourth, but Kevin
was fifth so that was good for me. That year,
I ended up winning a race in Donington Park.
It was my only win that year, but I finished on
the podium more than half the races. I finished
third in the world championship and again beat
Kevin, so that was a big success for me."
