[Ricky Q.]

I would like to send out a thank you to John VN. I'm sure I would do the same for Eric if I knew him personally from all the good things I have heard about him.

This year was my first year as a field coach. I drove for 269 for 3 years in high school and thought I was decently prepared to move into this role. But as I thought about it more and started to get prepared I realized that it was a huge deal. And I wanted to get some help.

John and I started talking and he offered invaluable advice and confidence boosters that helped me immensely. We would talk constantly about the game, compare notes, and he would answer anything I asked. At Boilermaker John was there to throw me small words of advice and in Atlanta our pits were close, so we got to chat quite often.

The help John gave me this year made me a better coach. Sure I may have been able to do it without him, but his words of wisdom were better than anything I would have come up with alone. He inspired me to go above and beyond and I also made a good friend.

Thank you John for all your help this year, and good luck in the future.