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CONGRATULATIONS to my Red Bull Racing Australia teammate Jamie Whincup on winning his fifth V8 Supercar Championship.
Already the weekend's races in Homebush (Sydney) seem a long time ago but fundamentally, we really needed to win both 250km legs to have a chance of taking the crown, and we just didn't have the speed to do it.
Everyone at Triple 8 Race Engineering did a great job all year and I can't thank them enough for giving me such a competitive car and making the year so enjoyable - for the team to end the championship with another one-two is the perfect illustration of just how good they are.
Sunday night the whole team got together at a nearby trackside restaurant for a serious and very relaxed celebration, and we all really let our hair down, the pressure of the season finally over.
Craig Lowndes accepts the 2013 Barry Sheene Medal at the 2013 V8 Supercars Gala Dinner. Source: News Limited
And then of course there was the annual V8 Supercars Gala Awards night, the full on Black Tie affair, on the following evening at Sydney's Star City Casino.
That was also another great night, a chance to recognise the achievers in V8 Supercars for season 2013, relax and party after a long hard year, and have a few laughs.
I was completely blown away when it was announced that I had won, for a record fourth time, the 'Barry Sheene Medal', the annual Best & Fairest Award voted on by the sport's industry media.
It's a great honour to be viewed by others that way, and it was totally unexpected for me, and came on top of being voted V8 Supercar's Most Popular Driver in a new fan pole conducted by V8 Supercars.
Humbling is the only word to describe recognition like that.
Craig Lowndes accepts the 2013 Fans Choice Award at the 2013 V8 Supercars Gala Dinner. Source: News Limited
Ahead now there's some down time through to and through Christmas, and then before we know it thoughts will turn to the new season and what will undoubtedly be a busy time.
Early in 2014 I will finally get to test the Maranello Motorsport's Ferrari GT racer I'll drive in February's Bathurst 12 Hour event and I am really looking forward to that.
That's a new challenge for me for 2014, one of several new things that I am hoping will open up, and that's what keeps all of this fresh for me.
I am really enjoying the break now - especially after someone commented to me on Sunday that it is just nine weeks to the annual Test Day at Sydney Motor Sport Park, the official start of the 2014 V8 Supercar season.
I'd just like to wish everyone a very happy and safe festive season, I look forward to seeing you all in the new year.
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