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but obviously we did that to
support 9/11.
Corey's done a really
good job. He's a racer but
he loves PR. He loves how
things look and designs
everything himself. So, I may
not see the sales difference
today, but the growth of
the team turns into sales. I
always look down the road
two or three years—what
am I doing now that's going
to help me in two or three
years? That's what this proj-
ect is about.
How has the season
been in your eyes?
We got some podiums
right off the bat, which was
awesome. It was unexpect-
ed, but it was here at his
home track. Weather played
a big part for us. Corey rides
very well in the rain and the
Ducati's rain electronics
are phenomenal. When we
went to the dry tracks, we
didn't have any testing. The
second race for us was at
Road America and that put
us in the first week of June.
He really didn't have more
than 10 dry laps going into
that race weekend because
the race we were at prior,
there was really only half a
session in the dry. We were
behind the ball for racing
this street bike—that's what
it is, with a couple bolt-on
parts. Still, the electronics
in these street bikes is quite
advanced. We didn't really
have the capability to get
into these electronics as we
needed, until just recently.
So a good portion of the
season, we struggled with
that. So if you think about it,
the final race of 2016 was
our fifth of the year and we
had two tests. We've ridden
the bike seven times this
year in total. It's really not
a lot for what was being
asked of the bike and the
rider.
