MRA Celebrates Class Champions and 2022 Prime-10 at Annual Awards Banquet
Denver, CO – The Bike Roadracing Affiliation held its 2022 Annual Awards Banquet on the Area Home Occasion Venue, in Denver, on Saturday, November nineteenth, the place the membership’s rivals and employees have been honored and acknowledged for his or her achievements and arduous work all through the season. The Area Home Occasion Venue overlooks the Denver Broncos soccer stadium, and affords a scenic view of the downtown Denver skyline.
For this occasion, the MRA hosted a full home of racers, employees, household and buddies to get pleasure from a catered dinner with festivities beginning at 6:30pm. The MRA is a family and friends oriented group, which meant the night was consisted of speeches, laughs, digs, and heartfelt congratulations throughout. The banquet was kicked off by a heartfelt speech by MRA President Chris Nami, adopted by a video evaluate of the 2022 season created by MRA Rider Consultant Erik Maxwell (the video may be seen at: https://youtu.be/K3E1G3yQVoE).
The banquet culminated with the awards for MRA’s premier class, Race of the Rockies, recognizing the top-10 plate holders for 2023, and a brand new champion in Mike Applegate, of Littleton, Colorado. After profitable quite a few class championships in his nearly 30 years racing with the MRA, Mike lastly clinched the highest spot. Congratulations, Mike, for turning into the #1 plate holder for 2023!
The annual awards banquet not solely acknowledges the highest racers in every race class – the MRA additionally makes use of this chance to understand everybody who contributes to the making of a profitable race season, together with: the security workforce (nook staff, cell response, timing and score-keeping); ambulance crew; workplace employees; race faculty and SuperStreet instructors, and; different folks vital to operating a profitable race group. The MRA acknowledged the next Security Crew members who labored 4 or extra rounds this season: Evan Baker; Kaitlynn Wilkerson; Donald Watts; Heather Colton; Irelynn Terranami; Richard Bickhard III; Gordon Bailey; Darrin McDaniel, and; Jane Bruegger. And the next outgoing board members have been acknowledged for his or her contributions: Tiffany Maestas (Treasurer); Jeff Brown (New Rider Director); Jared Pricey (VP Guidelines & Tech); Nate Bell (Rider Consultant).
The MRA additionally introduced the next particular awards for extraordinary contribution and repair: Jim Wilson acquired the Bob Heaton Distinguished Service Award for his 10+ years serving on the MRA board; Sportsman of the 12 months went to Joe Maher; Dustin Pfeiffer acquired the Rookie of the 12 months award, and the Katherine Burke Memorial Cornerstone Award was introduced to Michael Applehans. The Carl Sorensen Memorial Award, which is given to the winner of the Thunderbike class, was introduced this yr to Colton Wulf. Congratulations to Jim, Joe, Dustin, and Michael, and Colton!
A shock contribution of two custom-made, carbon fiber bike ramps, was made by former MRA President, Mark Folsom. Mark wasn’t capable of attend the Awards Banquet, however he requested the ramps be introduced to: 1) the Rookie of the 12 months (Dustin Pfeiffer), and; 2) the winner of the Formulation Colorado class, which, this yr, was Stephen Husbands.
The MRA board is acknowledged for making ready and internet hosting the night, with a bit additional due to President Chris Nami, Rider Reps Blair Harness, Erik Maxwell, and Dennis Stowers, and all the remainder behind and in entrance of the scenes, that made all of it occur!
The MRA is trying ahead to 2023, and celebrating its fiftieth championship season, beginning with its New Racer College in April. The total season schedule may be discovered at https://www.mra-racing.org/schedule/season-schedule/.
The Bike Roadracing Affiliation is devoted to selling protected and aggressive bike highway racing occasions for lovers in Colorado and the encircling space. For extra data go to http://www.mra-racing.org/.
Race of the Rockies Championship MRA Prime 10
1. Mike Applegate
2. James Wilkerson
3. Jared Pricey
4. Ken Yee
5. Kevin Madden
6. Ray Thornton
7. Cameron Lee
8. Daniel Spurlock
9. Travis Froehlich
10. Justen Behmer
Fay Myers Bike World – Race of the Rockies GTO
1. Mike Applegate
2. James Wilkerson
3. Kevin Madden
4. Daniel Spurlock
5. Ray Thornton
6. John Borst
7. Joseph Resta
8. David Lambert
9. Chris Nami
10. Jeremiah Walker
Apex Auto Glass – Race of the Rockies GTU
1. Jared Pricey
2. Ken Yee
3. Cameron Lee
4. Travis Froehlich
5. Justen Behmer
6. Dennis Stowers
7. Salvatore Rizzo
8. Phillip Takahashi
9. Randy Hopper
10. Jeremiah Downing
64 Diploma Racing – MRA Clubman Championship
1. Jared Pricey
2. Tyrel Diekmann
3. Ken Yee
4. Mike Applegate
5. Kevin Madden
Extremely Light-weight Endurance
1. Tom Dixon
2. Matthew Coladonato
3. Paul Bosonetto
4. Chris Joffrion
5. Craig Gomulka
Rocky View Household Dental – Light-weight Endurance
1. Mathew Muldoon
2. Stephen Husbands
3. Joseph Maher
4. Codey Chewning
5. Aston Reynolds
Wyeth Properties – Middleweight Endurance
1. Jared Pricey
2. Jeremiah Downing
3. Travis Froehlich
4. Jesse Kurk
5. Justen Behmer
Excessive Plains Raceway – Open Endurance
1. James Wilkerson
2. Michael Applehans
3. Kevin Madden
4. Ray Thornton
5. Jared Pricey
Legislation Tigers – Novice GTU
1. Ben Reichenberger
2. William Guzenski
3. Steven Racz
4. Jesse Kurk
5. Ryan Gajewski
Aces Bikes – Novice GTO
1. Steven Bartholomew
2. Dustin Pfeiffer
3. Randy Thomas
4. Jesse Kurk
5. Justin Bohling
Rocky View Household Dental – Premier Beginner
1. Tyrel Diekmann
2. Raymond Kelly
3. Gage Mollman
4. Jose Rios De Vincenzo
5. Colton Wulf
XL3 Rigging – Beginner GTU
1. Jesse Kurk
2. Evan Weidner
3. Steven Racz
4. Jeremiah Downing
5. Raymond Kelly
REagency Realty – Beginner GTO
1. Jeremy Ross
2. Dustin Pfeiffer
3. Drake DiNero
4. Jesse Kurk
5. Gage Mollman
Night time Owl Sports activities Bar & Grill – Trendy Classic GTU
1. Tyrel Diekmann
2. Navid Poran
3. Codey Chewning
4. Timothy David
5. Shawn Reddan
Mozart Properties – Trendy Classic GTO
1. Kevin Madden
2. Tyrel Diekmann
3. Bob Hasenhundl
4. Timothy David
5. Santiago Shirtz
Vickery Motorsports – 350 Supersport
1. Tom Dixon
2. Trevor Chavez
3. Joseph Maher
4. Jared Pricey
5. Sami Parker
500 Supersport
1. Paul Bosonetto
2. Justen Behmer
3. Jeremiah Baker
4. Matthew Coladonato
5. Craig Gomulka
350 Superbike
1. Tom Dixon
2. Trevor Chavez
3. Joseph Maher
4. Jared Pricey
5. Scott Nelson
IES Applied sciences – 500 Superbike
1. Justen Behmer
2. Jeremiah Baker
3. Paul Bosonetto
4. Matthew Coladonato
5. Craig Gomulka
MobarMafia Vinyl Wraps – SuperTwins GTU
1. Charles Greenwood
2. Mathew Muldoon
3. Stephen Husbands
4. Codey Chewning
5. Joseph Maher
Efficiency Cycle – SuperTwins GTO
1. Bobby Mills
2. Mark Weidner
3. Colton Wulf
4. Matthew Meyer
5. Santiago Shirtz
Spencer Russell Youth Racing – Light-weight Grand Prix
1. Charles Greenwood
2. Michael Applehans
3. Mathew Muldoon
4. Stephen Husbands
5. Mike Kionka
Woody’s Wheel Works – Formulation Colorado
1. Stephen Husbands
2. Mike Kionka
3. Joseph Maher
4. Chris Joffrion
5. Tom Dixon
SuperMoto
1. Mike Morrison
2. Joe LoGalbo
3. Bruce Sass
4. Travis Froehlich
5. Geoff Cesmat
Conrad Oliver at Blue Raven Photo voltaic – Thunderbike
1. Colton Wulf
2. Evan Weidner
3. Ryan Gajewski
4. Charles Greenwood
5. Conrad Oliver
Reagency Realty – Formulation 40 GTU
1. Ken Yee
2. Travis Froehlich
3. Erik Maxwell
4. Dave Stiefvater
5. Nathan Bell
Moto Storage – Formulation 40 GTO
1. James Wilkerson
2. Mike Applegate
3. Ray Thornton
4. Jeremy Ross
5. Kevin Madden
IES Applied sciences – Middleweight Supersport
1. Ken Yee
2. Cameron Lee
3. Jeremiah Downing
4. Jared Pricey
5. Tyrel Diekmann
Inexperienced Tech Auto Physique – Middleweight Superbike
1. Jared Pricey
2. Ken Yee
3. Cameron Lee
4. Tyrel Diekmann
5. Jeremiah Downing
Colorado Springs Powersports – Open Supersport
1. Mike Applegate
2. Ken Yee
3. Ray Thornton
4. Kevin Madden
5. Jeremy Ross
Moto Station – Open Superbike
1. Mike Applegate
2. James Wilkerson
3. Daniel Spurlock
4. Ray Thornton
5. Jeremy Ross
