CCS Florida at Homestead-Miami Speedway December 4, 2005 by Lisa Theobald CCS Florida region ran the final event of the year at Homestead-Miami Speedway with thirteen out of forty championships already determined in this double points event. The Expert Overall points leader, Darren Luck had already guaranteed his standing as the number one plate holder during the 2006 season. Twenty-seven champsionships were up for grab. Daylight ran out faster than races could be run and by the final class of the day, the sun had already set and sunk below the horizon. Homestead officials turned on the lights to illuminate the front straight, but the rest of the field was in the dark. Martinez snagged the lead with his GSXR1000 halfway through the first lap of the race after passing holeshot winner, Michael Rouleau’s GSXR600. Pihokken was close behind on his GSXR1000 and quickly maneuvered into second place. Halfway through the race, the two leaders had opened a gap on the rest of the field and new third place holder, Darren Luck on his GSXR600. When the white flag came out the race was a two-way fight for the lead between Martinez and Pihokken. As the leaders approached the front straight for the final lap, they ran almost side-by-side. Martinez maintained his advantage to the checkered flag and took the victory by less than half a bike length in one of the most spectacular finishes of the season. After the race, Luck stated, “You couldn’t see anything in the back.” He ran the race with a tinted visor. “It was pretty hairy,” said Pihokken. My windscreen is pretty bad. At the busstop, I couldn’t even see the brake markers.” Martinez commented, “It was pretty scary. It got dark pretty quick and I couldn’t figure out my markers, but I was able to keep my pace. I tried not to make any mistakes at all. And Jim”¦ I knew he was there!” Martinez also won the Unlimited Superbike race, finished second in GTO, Midleweight Supersport, and Middleweight Superbike, and third in GTU. Pihokken won the GTO race, and finished second in Unlimited Superbike. Luck won Unlimited Supersport, finished second in GTU and Heavyweight Susperbike and third in Middleweight Superbike. Scott Greenwood and Richard Doucette were the two winningest experts of the day with three victories each. Greenwood won the GTU, Middleweight Supersport and Middleweight Superbike races. Doucette won the Lightweight Formula Forty, Lightweight Superbike, and Thunderbike classes and finished second in GT Lights.