INTERVIEW I 2021 MOTOAMERIC A SUPERBIKE CHAMPION JAKE G AGNE
P96
with my riding and some things
with the bike. Our crew was
working really well. I kind of had
the feeling, even before the first
race, that I'd be the consistent
guy and I knew we would be
battling for wins everywhere. But
to end the season how we did it
was amazing and showed how
solid our crew, our communica-
tion, the bike and everything
was. Just little tweaks in the pro-
gram made it all come together.
You had some new crew to work
with this year. Who was on your
side of the tent?
Jon Cornwell, or "Corndog"
as we like to call him [Cornwell
a former top-notch racer himself,
as well as a long-time suspension
guru], stepped in, doing something
new for him, and did an amazing
job. The boys always knew the
direction we wanted to go and had
great communication. Also, Darrin
Marshall from Canada came on
board to do our electronics this
year and that was huge. It was
interesting, with the [Covid] restric-
tions Darrin actually didn't make it
to any of the races besides the last
two. So he was working remotely
from home all weekend long. It
was a little difficult not having him
there. Me and Jon would get on
speakerphone with him between
sessions. As soon as we pulled in
the bike was plugged in and all the
data went straight to Darrin and
we'd ask him to take a look at how
My realistic goal coming in was to win
races and try to win the championship. I can
definitely say I didn't expect to win 16 races
in a row and 17 out of the 20 rounds."
Jon "Corndog" Cornwell
and Gagne chew the fat.
The legendary suspension
guru has been an integral
part of Gagne's success
this year.
