John Napier News

On Sunday 14 April the coveted Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy will be awarded to the winning drivers in the British round of FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone which is the opening round of the eight race series spanning four continents in 2013.

From childhood, John Napier of Schenectady, N.Y., dreamed Olympic dreams and called the winter wonderland of Lake Placid his second home.

After serving as a fire team leader deep in the mountains of Afghanistan and toting an automatic weapon weighing more than 22 pounds when fully loaded with 200 rounds, bobsledding just wasn't the same anymore for John Napier.

Olympic bobsledder John Napier of Schenectady is leaving the sport to focus full-time on his military career.