The track was wet, the air was chilly, but the racing was hot this weekend as the Loudon Road Race Series kicked off the 2019 season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The riders are excited to be back on-track and are focused on working hard this season, all the while, having fun.

"As long as it's still fun, I'm still here," said 2018 Expert Track Champion, Rick Doucette after placing second in Saturday's Expert Dash for Cash. "Days like today definitely test that fun with the rain and the cold, but after you get through it, you know you still had fun."

While seasoned expert riders like Doucette continue to work hard to maintain their skills, riders whose 2018 achievements in the amateur class earned them a spot in this year's expert class, are determined to find their place among the experts.

"I'm going up against some very stiff competition," said Robert S. Briody, 2018 Amateur Achievement Award winner who made the jump to the expert class this season. "I'm just trying to keep it sunny side up, rubber down. My goal is to run a really good clean program all season long and see where we can finish up at the end of the year."

Younger riders such as Benjamin Gloddy, the 14-year-old 2018 Vanson Leathers Rookie of the Year, are confident and focused on learning from other riders and working hard to improve their skills and achieve personal goals this season.

"Last year, I was nervous going out on the track and crashing," said Gloddy, who took first in this weekend's Combined 500 Superbike. "It feels pretty good knowing I could come into this season being an expert and just focus on dropping my lap times a little bit and keeping up with the faster guys."

The highlight of any Loudon Road Race Series weekend 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.

Veteran rider and former Track Champion, Scott Greenwood, took an early lead in Saturday's Expert Dash for Cash, which he never gave up, while Alexander Guilbeault and Doucette battled for second. Ultimately, it was Doucette who ended up in the second place spot, but Guilbeault held on strong, finishing in third.

Vicente Frontinan took the checkered flag in the Amateur Dash for Cash while Daniel Zimmer and Nick Leighton rounded out the top three.

Round two of the Loudon Road Race Series returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway May 18-19.

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 Sandoz

Rick Doucette

Steven Heider

Formula 40 Unlimited

Eric Wood

David Dayon

Charles Sandoz

Formula 50 Lights

Rick Doucette

Gerald Randall

John Grush

GTL

Bill Coolahan

Fred McCullough

Gerald Randall

GTO

Tyler Wasserbauer

Roger Ealy Jr.

N/A

GTU

Scott Greenwood

Paul Duval

Robert S. Briody

Heavyweight Superbike

Scott Greenwood

Rick Doucette

Alexander Guilbeault

Heavyweight Supersport

Scott Greenwood

Daniel Weems

Kip Peterson

Lightweight Grand Prix

Rick Doucette

John Grush

Robert Pease Jr.

Lightweight Sportsman

Brett Guyer

Bill Morey

Charles Sandoz

Lightweight Superbike

Charles Sandoz

Steven Heider

Thomas Welch

Lightweight Supersport

Thomas Welch

Steven Heider

Peter Gaboriault

Motard

Bill Morey

Kevin Allen

Lee Schmidt

Moto 3

Shawn Spear

Christopher Woodman

Jake Vader

Middleweight Formula 40

Scott Greenwood

Paul Duval

Kip Peterson

Middleweight Grand Prix *Dash for Cash*

Scott Greenwood

Rick Doucette

Alexander Guilbeault

Middleweight Superbike

Scott Greenwood

Rick Doucette

Alexander Guilbeault

Middleweight Supersport

Scott Greenwood

Samuel Greenwood

Kristopher Hopkins

Super Singles

Bill Morey

Kevin Allen

Charles Sandoz

Super Twins

Charles Sandoz

Tim Hogan

Cadman Fenton

Thunderbike

Charles Sandoz

Tim Hogan

Harlan Hildebrand

Ultralight GP

Brett Guyer

Jake Vader

N/A

Ultralight Superbike

Peter Gaboriault

Thomas Welch

Steven Heider

Unlimited Grand Prix

Eric Wood

David Doyon

Tyler Wasserbauer

Unlimited Superbike

Eric Wood

Mike Clark

David Doyon

Unlimited Supersport

Eric Wood

Mike Clark

Cory Hildebrand

Amateur

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Formula 40 Lights

N/A

N/A

N/A

Formula 40 Unlimited

Vicente Frontinan

Lloyd Palmer

Ron Gimondo

Formula 50 Lights

Michael Dimond

Stephen Biehl

Bruce Marshall

GTL

Michael Zoner

Johnathan Wood

Robert Bettencourt

GTO

Thomas Hynes

N/A

N/A

GTU

Vicente Frontinan

Nick Leighton

Anthony DiCecca

Heavyweight Superbike

Daniel Zimmer

Kevin Custer

Anthony DiCecca

Heavyweight Supersport

Daniel Zimmer

Kevin Custer

Paul Hosue

Lightweight Grand Prix

Stephen Biehl

Charles Blumberg

Bruce Marshall

Lightweight Sportsman

Christopher Girard

Brooks Saunders

Kevin Wimble

Lightweight Superbike

Kevin Fogg

Charles Blumberg

Bruce Marshall

Lightweight Supersport

Charles Blumberg

Stephen Biehl

N/A

Motard

Daniel Zimmer

Brooks Saunders

Christopher Girard

Moto 3

Jeff Vader

N/A

N/A

Middleweight Formula 40

Vicente Frontinan

Lloyd Palmer

Carlos Hidrovo

Middleweight Grand Prix *Dash for Cash*

Vicente Frontinan

Daniel Zimmer

Nick Leighton

Middleweight Superbike

Brian Fernald

Paul Hosue

Jason Fairclough

Middleweight Supersport

Vicente Frontinan

LeRoy Cort

Daniel Zimmer

Super Singles

Daniel Zimmer

Michael Dimond

Christopher Girard

Thunderbike

Kevin Fogg

Johnathan Wood

N/A

Ultralight GP

John Lear

Robert Vaughan

Michael Zoner

Ultralight Superbike

Christopher Girard

Stephen Biehl

Brooks Saunders

Unlimited Grand Prix

Brian Fernald

LeRoy Cort

Anthony DiCecca

Unlimited Superbike

LeRoy Cort

Nick Leighton

Lincoln Gottier

Unlimited Supersport

Brian Fernald

Paul Hosue

Nick Leighton

Combined (Expert & Amateur)

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

300 Superbike

Rick Doucette

Shawn Barron

Gunnar Ouellette

300 Supersport

Shawn Barron

Rick Doucette

Gunnar Ouellete

500 Superbike

Benjamin Gloddy

Rick Doucette

Shane Lewis

500 Supersport

Daniel Rosato

Benjamin Gloddy

John Lear

Novice

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Formula 1

Robert Lewis Jr.

Christian Trudeau

Josh Ziemski

Formula 2

Josh Ziemski

Frank Vollkommer

Pierce Ballantyne

Formula 3

Donald Allen

Tsuyoshi Honjo

Pierce Ballantyne

Formula 4

Jonathan Tine

N/A

N/A

Rookie 1

Joseph Gay

Joe Maguire

Josh Ziemski

Rookie 2

Christian Trudeau

Frank Vollkommer

Pierce Ballantyne

Rookie 3

Donald Allen

Pierce Ballantyne

Jonathan Tine

Rookie 4

Tsuyoshi Honjo

N/A

N/A

Starter 1

Josh Ziemski

Joseph Gay

N/A

Starter 2

Frank Vollkommer

N/A

N/A

Starter 3

Jonathan Tine

N/A

N/A

Starter 4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rookie

Class

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Heavyweight 1 & 2

Robert Lewis Jr.

Christian Trudeau

N/A

Heavyweight 3 & 4

Pierce Ballantyne

Tyrell Boudreau

N/A

Wave 1

Josh Ziemski

Frank Vollkommer

Tsuyoshi Honjo