Comradery, self-reliability, excitement, dedication, desire, competition and focus. These words describe not only the Loudon Road Race Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but also the riders who are former military members. This weekend was round two of the 2019 season, and Armed Forces Day being on Saturday made the weekend extra special for four LRRS riders, who say racing motorcycles reminds them of their time in the military.

"The best comradery you'll find outside of any military branch is among these guys and girls," said former Marine, Jason Sauvageau, who scored his first amateur win of the season in Saturday's Ultralight Superbike. "Just like the military, this is what it's all about. As much as you're self-reliant on your own motorcycle, it's a group effort to always get everybody ready. It's being a part of something that's bigger than yourself."

Sharing Sauvageau's sentiment of the family-like atmosphere of the Loudon Road Race Series, is expert rider, Tim Hogan. Hogan, who served as an infantry ranger battalion for four years, spending about a month in Afghanistan and nearly eight months in Iraq before he was shot six times, added the craving for excitement that motorcycle racing satisfies.

"I get the little butterflies when I'm waiting to take off from the start line at the beginning of a race that I did going out of the gate for missions," said Hogan, who finished second in Sunday's Combined SuperTwins. "Plus, everyone I race with is up here - it's like a family - and prepping the gear, making sure everything's ready, is similar to being in the military."

For Roger Ealy Sr., whose son also races in LRRS, his more than 21 years serving in both the Navy and Marines and his nearly 10 years racing motorcycles are all about the same things.

"In the military, the job is all about dedication, desire and wanting to do your best," said Ealy. "It's the same thing in motorcycle racing. It's a competitive sport. The military is a competitive sport, so that kind of feeds itself."

To be the best, a rider must have focus, which is something novice rider, Josh Ziemski, who served four years in the Marines, thanks the military for.

"I got out of high school, went to college for a year and it just wasn't me," said Ziemski. "I started to get in to a little bit of trouble and I knew I needed change. Serving in the Marines helped me learn how to focus at the task at hand, whatever I needed to do. Racing and riding competitively, I've got to have that mental focus and be on my A-game when I'm on the track or practicing."

One race where riders really benefit from strong mental focus is the Dash for Cash, which is run as two Middleweight Grands Prix - one for the expert class, which awards the top eight with cash prizes ranging from $25 - $500, and one for the amateur class, which awards $100 to the winner.

LRRS veterans, Scott Greenwood, Alex Guilbeault and Rick Doucette claimed the top three spots in Saturday's Expert Dash for Cash Middleweight Grand Prix and held on from green flag to checkered flag.

Lincoln Gottier took the win for the amateurs while Nick Leighton and Matthew Farrell rounded out the top three.

Round three of the Loudon Road Race Series returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway June 15-16, highlighted by the 96th annual Loudon Classic on Sunday, which will wrap up Motorcycle Week at NHMS.

Check out the full results from all races: https://trackintel.com/ti/lrrs/ajax2014/results/index.html

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Round One Results (Top Three):

Expert

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Formula 40 Lights

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Rick Doucette

Steven Heider

Formula 40 Unlimited

Eric Wood

Mike Clark

David Dayon

Formula 50 Lights

Rick Doucette

Brett Guyer

Gerald Randall

GTL

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Rick Doucette

Brett Guyer

GTO

Cory Hildebrand

Tyler Wasserbauer

Roger Ealy Jr.

GTU

Scott Greenwood

Alex Guilbeault

Jesse Burnett

Heavyweight Superbike

Scott Greenwood

Rick Doucette

Samuel Greenwood

Heavyweight Supersport

Scott Greenwood

Samuel Greenwood

Kip Peterson

Lightweight Grand Prix

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Rick Doucette

Harlan Hildebrand

Lightweight Sportsman

Brett Guyer

Elijah Block

Bill Morey

Lightweight Superbike

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Peter Gaboriault

Steven Heider

Lightweight Supersport

Steven Heider

Peter Gaboriault

Brian Faucher

Motard

Elijah Block

Adam Clark

Gunnar Ouellette

Moto 3

Shawn Spear

Jake Vader

Christopher Woodman

Middleweight Formula 40

Scott Greenwood

Paul Duval

Kip Peterson

Middleweight Grand Prix *Dash for Cash*

Scott Greenwood

Alex Guilbeault

Rick Doucette

Middleweight Superbike

Scott Greenwood

Rick Doucette

Chris Dove

Middleweight Supersport

Scott Greenwood

Samuel Greenwood

Michael Bettencourt

Super Singles

Brett Guyer

Rick Breen

Kevin Allen

Thunderbike

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Harlan Hildebrand

Adam Guyer

Ultralight GP

Brett Guyer

Shawn Spear

Jake Vader

Ultralight Superbike

Peter Gaboriault

Steven Heider

Brett Guyer

Unlimited Grand Prix

Eric Wood

Cory Hildebrand

Roger Ealy Jr.

Unlimited Superbike

Eric Wood

Tyler Wasserbauer

Mike Clark

Unlimited Supersport

Eric Wood

Cory Hildebrand

David Dayon

Amateur

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Formula 40 Lights

Rick Kaeser

Bruce Marshall

Stephen Biehl

Formula 40 Unlimited

Vicente Frontinan

Eric Fogg

Lloyd Palmer

Formula 50 Lights

Rick Kaeser

Michael Dimond

Stephen Biehl

GTL

Nick Leighton

Charles Blumberg

Jason Sauvageau

GTO

Michael Defrancesco

Thomas Hynes IV

Kamran Pelkey

GTU

Lincoln Gottier

Vicente Frontinan

Matthew Farrell

Heavyweight Superbike

Lincoln Gottier

David Caldwell

Matthew Farrell

Heavyweight Supersport

Paul Hosue

John Beaulieu

Michael Guarino

Lightweight Grand Prix

Nick Leighton

Jason Sauvageau

Kevin Fogg

Lightweight Sportsman

Daniel Zimmer

Brooks Saunders

Christopher Girard

Lightweight Superbike

Nick Leighton

Rick Kaeser

Kevin Fogg

Lightweight Supersport

Charles Blumberg

Philip Chovnick

Stephen Biehl

Motard

Brooks Saunders

Michael Dimond

Christopher Girard

Moto 3

Jeff Vader

Thomas Sands

N/A

Middleweight Formula 40

Vicente Frontinan

Lloyd Palmer

Carlos Hidrovo

Middleweight Grand Prix *Dash for Cash*

Lincoln Gottier

 

Nick Leighton

Matthew Farrell

Middleweight Superbike

Brian Fernald

Jason Fairclough

Owen Feeney

Middleweight Supersport

Vicente Frontinan

Daniel Zimmer

Nathan Pierre

Super Singles

Daniel Zimmer

Brooks Saunders

Christopher Girard

Thunderbike

Rick Kaeser

Kevin Fogg

N/A

Ultralight GP

John Lear

Robert Vaughan

Michael Zoner

Ultralight Superbike

Jason Sauvageau

Brooks Saunders

Charles Blumberg

Unlimited Grand Prix

Lincoln Gottier

Eric Fogg

Brian Fernald

Unlimited Superbike

David Caldwell

Nick Leighton

LeRoy Cort

Unlimited Supersport

Lincoln Gottier

Brian Feingold

David Caldwell

Combined (Expert & Amateur)

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

300 Superbike

Rick Doucette

Shawn Barron

Christopher Woodman

300 Supersport

Shawn Barron

Rick Doucette

Gunnar Ouellette

500 Superbike

Benjamin Gloddy

Teagg Hobbs

Daniel Rosato

500 Supersport

Benjamin Gloddy

Teagg Hobbs

Daniel Rosato

SuperTwins

Charles "Jesse" Sandoz

Tim Hogan

Cadman Fenton

Novice

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Formula 1

Edwin Rodriguezgely

Ryan Dowd

Eric Cormier

Formula 2

Christian Trudeau

James Tees

Joseph Walker

Formula 3

Joseph Walker

Edward Forer

Miles Allen

Formula 4

Jonathan Brooks

Edward Forer

Erika Tomlinson

Rookie 1

Ryan Dowd

Joseph Gay

N/A

Rookie 2

Eric Cormier

Christian Trudeau

Frank Vollkommer

Rookie 3

Miles Allen

Jonathan Brooks

Rick Ma

Rookie 4

Edward Forer

Erika Tomlinson

N/A

Starter 1

Ryan Dowd

N/A

N/A

Starter 2

Christian Trudeau

Frank Vollkommer

N/A

Starter 3

Miles Allen

Jonathan Brooks

Rick Ma

Starter 4

Edward Forer

N/A

N/A

Rookie

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Heavyweight 1 & 2

Christian Trudeau

Edwin Rodriguezgely

Ryan Dowd

Heavyweight 3 & 4

John Corey

Jacob Fialkosky

Erika Tomlinson

Wave 1

Joseph Gay

Robert Lewis Jr.

Edward Forer