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SEASON FINALE: TEAM TGM CLOSES THE YEAR WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP WIN

  • Writer: Margarita Kilpatrick
    Margarita Kilpatrick
  • 52 minutes ago
  • 2 min read

This weekend marked the final race of our season: Road Atlanta. And I’ll be honest…


We knew all we had to do was start the race to win the Bronze Cup Championship. But that’s never been how we operate. We came to compete.

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QUALIFYING AND STRATEGY

The #46 car qualified P5. The start looked promising. Our fuel strategy was solid. We went long on the first pit stop, topped off, and were sitting in a decent position after the driver change. But there was a problem.


Turns out something was off with the brake pads. Wrong compound, maybe. Either way, the car wasn’t slowing down properly. If you’ve ever driven a streetcar with fading brakes, you know the feeling: you turn the wheel to scrub speed instead of trusting the pedal. That’s what they had to do. It’s not optimal, and it caught up with us.


MY START IN THE #64

I didn’t qualify well. Third among the bronze cars, and I had the points leader in front of me. But when the green flag dropped, my lane moved. I got a great start. Passed all the guys I needed to pass and pulled away from the car that mattered most in the standings.


Eventually, one of them got back around me. But when we hit the pit window, I was still ahead of our main championship threat.


HUGH DID WHAT HUGH DOES

After the driver change, Hugh got in and took care of business. That one car still ahead of us? He got past them clean. We finished ahead and won the race. It was the right way to close it out.


FOUR WINS. ONE TITLE.

This makes four wins on the season, and we’re walking away with the Bronze Cup Championship!


I know it might sound simple when I say, “Everything just kind of fell into place.” But that’s racing. That’s life. You prep, you plan, you troubleshoot, but when the flag drops, you execute. And if you’ve done everything right, sometimes it all just clicks.


That’s what happened here. We didn’t just show up to check a box. We came to race. And we ended the season the right way: on top.


LOOKING AHEAD

With the Bronze Cup title secured, Team TGM ends 2025 on a high note. The focus now shifts to reflection, recovery, and getting ready for what’s next. Every season brings new challenges, and the lessons from this one will carry forward into the next lap, the next race, and the next year.

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From the high-stakes world of federal courtrooms to the high-speed turns of race tracks, Ted Giovanis’s books capture a life built on determination, strategic thinking, and results.

 

In Beyond Fear, Giovanis recounts his extraordinary six-year battle with the U.S. Department, a fight that began with a single email and culminated in one of the largest Medicare court settlements in history. Representing 730 hospitals, he took on the federal government, navigated complex policy battles, and ultimately secured a $3 billion victory. Framed by his humble beginnings and the love and loss of his wife, Jayne, it is a powerful story of persistence, intellect, and the pursuit of justice.

 

In Focus Forward, the pace shifts from legal strategy to the race track, where Giovanis has spent three decades competing at speeds of 180 miles per hour. Starting his racing career at forty-six, he discovered that the discipline, teamwork, and adaptability needed in motorsport mirror the qualities that lead to success in life and business. He shares lessons learned in the driver’s seat, from preparation and resilience to embracing challenges head-on.

 

Together, these books offer a rare double perspective: one from the courtroom and one from the cockpit, united by the same driving force to face obstacles with courage, think strategically, and always keep pushing forward.

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