The Killington Sports Car Club runs the Hill Climbs that I’ve written about before on this blog–and as I’ve mentioned before, they’re some of the nicest people in the Northeast. The bikes were first invited to participate back in 2008, so we’re a very recent add to the club.

Which is why it was so nice of them to include us in their annual holiday party and meeting. TJ, Joe, Sandy, Andrew and I all headed to Charlestown, NH last night for fun, food, and general merriment.

There was a LOT of food.

Joe and Jimmy chatting.

Everyone had a great time, and there was plenty of really good food. No rubber chicken catered affair, was this. Homemade food prepared by the group was on the menu–ham, lasagna, an enormous Taco Salad from Sharon, and much more. Sandy’s curry dip was a huge hit.

Dinner time! Um, nom, nom...

Next came the awards presentation–a variety of serious (Rookie of the Year) and not-so-serious (award for person who doesn’t participate from year to year as the car is “fixed”) awards were presented.

The Golden Jackstand (Go Fix Your Car) Award

The final award of the evening is presented to a person who embodies and demonstrates the spirit of good sportsmanship. As far as I’m concerned, in this day and age of thrown bats, court-side temper tantrums, bench-clearing brawls at Little League games and whatever else appears on the tee-vee, there can be no higher honor than being recognized for demonstrating sportsmanship.

And I couldn’t agree more about who the club selected.

TJ wins the Walt Rowe Sportsmanship Award.

For those who don’t know TJ, he’s one of the nicest young men I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. He is generous to a fault, the first one to volunteer to help out, and has a laugh that fills the room. And he makes great lasagna.

Congratulations, TJ. You deserve this!

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