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Hector is all about racing, he could care less about stardom.
I met him in Pomona '07 when he stayed for the AHDRA race.
Had a great time racing against him, just couldn't give him enough competition. 
Since then we talk a couple times a month.
Hector works hard to make improvements.
I'm am glad to see him get that Wally.  |
Hector's a very good guy. He certainly has the fire in his belly - just look at how long he's been working at winning a race. He never gave up.
I remember talking to him a few years ago in Joliet. He was a very sharp, down to earth guy who was telling me how tough it was for a single-bike team to get the "good" parts.
He wasn't whining, just talking about the difficulties a low buck racer faced. For instance, he talked about cylinder head work. Back then, all the bikes were Suzukis and the flow was critical. He mentioned that two major events had affected his program, neither of them good.
The first was when he spent a year's savings on a set of "trick" heads that he found later were another team's year-old castoffs. That's what happened when you were not in the inner circle.
The second thing was when he rigged up a flow bench and after months of experimentation found an area which showed promise. When he went to one of the leading head porters to have a set made with his new ideas, it was only two races before his competition was buying the same heads.
Again, he was not telling a sob story in any way. He impressed the heck out of me with his devotion and determination and it's really great to see him win after all this time.
