INTERVIEW
2016 NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION JERRY SAVOIE
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"Tim is a genius," Savoie said.
"He analyzes everything and he
picks it apart. He looks at the
data from every run we make
and he makes tiny changes that
all add up in the end. I don't
know where I'd be without him.
This championship is as much
his as it is mine."
Savoie's championship run
wasn't as unlikely as many people
might assume. A year ago, he
was also in the thick of the battle
until the final day of the season.
Savoie could have toppled the
Harley-Davidson dynasty last
year but his bike spun the tires in
the second round of the season-
ending race in Pomona and he
lost the championship to Andrew
Hines. While he prepared for
2016, Savoie didn't forget the les-
sons learned a year earlier.
"We knew how to win races
and we thought we knew how to
win a championship," Savoie said.
A win in St. Louis
was a turning
point for Savoie.
"I know that I'm
a year older now
but I still feel
good; I knew I
could still ride
the bike and
do it at a high
level. I've never
had any doubts
about that."
