Two Months after Breaking Both Legs Shane Turpin Wins at the MRA Season Opener at High Plains Raceway

The 2010 MRA season opened last weekend, May 1st & 2nd, bringing great racing action and some exotic machines to High Plains Raceway.

It was an emotional weekend for the club when MRA #1 plate Shane “Tornado” Turpin arrived to grid up. In late February Turpin was seriously injured in a motocross training incident, breaking both legs and shattering his ankles. After just 2 months of surgeries and rehab Turpin appeared at the first weekend in a wheelchair and was assisted onto his Boulder Motor Sports sponsored Pierobon F042. From there he awed the crowds by battling at the front of his classes, eventually taking home the HWSB win, 2nd in MW Endurance and 4th in MWSB and Race of the Rockies GTU.

AMA rider Chris Fillmore showed up to test on a pair of Mitch Hanson KTM RC8R’s, and ran away with the wins in Open SuperSport, SuperTwins GTO, and Race of the Rockies GTO. Fillmore swept the KTM contingency for the weekend.

For complete round 1 results go to www.mra-racing.org/index.cfm?action=results_2010

Fay Myers Motorcycle World Race of the Rockies GTO 1 Chris Fillmore (10 KTM RC8R) 2 Rob Christman (05 Suz GSXR1000) 3 Mike Applegate (06 Suz GSXR1000) 4 Gerry Signorelli (10 BMW S1000RR) 5 Dalton Dimick (08 Yam R6) 6 Danny Anderson (07 Yam R1)

Vickery Motorsports Race of the Rockies GTU 1 Dalton Dimick (08 Yam R6) 2 Josh Galster (07 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Ricky Orlando (09 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Shane Turpin (10 PierobonDuc F042) 5 Zach Kinzler (07 Yam R6) 6 Casey Dragos (06 Yam R6)

Team Nay Solo Lightweight Endurance 1 Shannon Moham (99 Suz SV650) 2 Keith Lincoln (03 Suz SV650) 3 Geoffrey Snyder (06 Suz SV650) 4 Jeff Winter (98 Hon RS450F) 5 Rodney Mattison (05 Suz SV650) 6 Randall Adami (06 Kaw EX650)

WyethHomes Solo Middleweight Endurance 1 Dale Eaton (07 Yam R6) 2 Shane Turpin (10 PierobonDuc F042) 3 Russell Strobridge (04 Kaw ZX6RR) 4 Matt Dunn (08 Hon 600RR) 5 Chris Fuller (06 Yam R6) 6 Aaron Fisk (07 Kaw ZX6R)

Barely Legal Racing Solo Heavyweight Endurance 1 Alan Filar (06 Suz GSXR750) 2 Shannon Moham (10 Yam R6) 3 Patrick Lansu (05 Duc 999R) 4 Carlton Sorensen (06 Tri 675) 5 Lloyd Meador (05 Duc 749RS) 6 Casey Smith (07 Apr RSV-R)

ABATE of Colorado Solo Open Endurance 1 Rob Christman (05 Suz GSXR1000) 2 Doug Kahl (09 Suz GSXR1000) 3 James Wilkerson (05 Suz GSXR1000) 4 Dave Heltzler (08 Kaw ZX10R) 5 John Fifield (07 Yam R1) 6 Dan Turner (09 Suz GSXR1000)

Vickery Motorsports Amateur GTU 1 Erik Cromer (06 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Steven Grubbs (07 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Wyeth Jackson (08 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Jarret Scarberry (06 Yam R6) 5 Carlton Sorensen (06 Tri 675) 6 Peter Tabor (09 Kaw ZX6R)

Northern Colorado Euro Motorcycles Amateur GTO 1 John Fifield (07 Yam R1) 2 Erik Cromer (06 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Steven Grubbs (07 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Keith Eastin (08 Hon 1000RR) 5 Austin Richardson (07 Hon 600RR) 6 Wyeth Jackson (08 Kaw ZX6R)

Grand Prix Motorsports Middleweight SuperBike 1 Dalton Dimick (08 Yam R6) 2 Ricky Orlando (09 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Josh Galster (07 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Shane Turpin (10 PierobonDuc F042) 5 Zach Kinzler (07 Yam R6) 6 Dale Eaton (07 Yam R6)

MotoAdventure Kawasaki Middleweight SuperSport 1 Ricky Orlando (09 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Zach Kinzler (07 Yam R6) 3 Josh Galster (07 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Dalton Dimick (09 Yam R6) 5 Casey Dragos (06 Yam R6) 6 Brian Johnson (08 Yam R6)

Tri-City Cycle Heavyweight SuperBike 1 Shane Turpin (10 PierobonDuc F042) 2 Josh Galster (07 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Dale Eaton (07 Yam R6) 4 Brian Johnson (08 Yam R6) 5 Patrick Lansu (05 Duc 999R) 6 Erik Cromer (06 Kaw ZX6R)

Apex Sports, Inc. Heavyweight SuperSport 1 Josh Galster (07 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Dalton Dimick (09 Yam R6) 3 Casey Dragos (06 Yam R6) 4 Chris Fuller (06 Yam R6) 5 Steven Grubbs (07 Kaw ZX6R) 6 Zach Shearon (08 Yam R6)

Colorado Powersports Open SuperBike 1 Rob Christman (05 Suz GSXR1000) 2 Doug Kahl (09 Suz GSXR1000) 3 Gerry Signorelli (10 BMW S1000RR) 4 Mike Applegate (06 Suz GSXR1000) 5 Danny Anderson (07 Yam R1) 6 Dan Turner (09 Suz GSXR1000)

Coyote Motorsports Open SuperSport 1 Chris Fillmore (10 KTM RC8R) 2 Gerry Signorelli (10 BMW S1000RR) 3 Crash Lowe (08 Suz GSXR) 4 Glenn Conser (07 Yam R1) 5 Lloyd Meador (05 Duc 749RS) 6 Curtis Knox Jr. (07 Yam R1)

Foothills Motorcycles Colorado Class 1 John Hjelm (06 Hon RS125) 2 Gerry Signorelli (08 Mor MD250H) 3 Jeff Winter (98 Hon RS450F) 4 Dominic Medina (82 Hon Ascot) 5 Stephen Lawing (06 Tri Thruxton) 6 Kevin McGuire (05 Tri Thruxton)

XBAM Ladies of the Rockies 1 Wyeth Jackson (08 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Jennifer Hom (03 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Siobhan Bennett (00.5 Apr Mille)

Toyota Trucks Lightweight GrandPrix 1 Shannon Moham (99 Suz SV650) 2 Keith Lincoln (03 Suz SV650) 3 Mike Hellerstedt (01 Suz SV650) 4 Geoffrey Snyder (06 Suz SV650) 5 Jeff Winter (98 Hon RS450F) 6 Randall Adami (06 Kaw EX650)

Un!nk Printworks Modern Vintage GTU 1 Shannon Moham (99 Suz SV650) 2 Aaron Hersh (00 Yam R6) 3 Ian Oconnor (00 Yam R6) 4 Chris Anderson (97 Suz GSXR600) 5 Tony Baker (93 TZ250) 6 Ben Herrera (99 Yam R6)

Ducati Motor Club Denver Modern Vintage GTO 1 Dave Hetzler (99 Yam R1) 2 Christopher Koster (Hon 900RR) 3 Chris Anderson (97 Suz GSXR600) 4 James Turner (00 Suz GSXR)

Woody’s Wheel Works Novice GTU 1 Peter Tabor (09 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Drew Henderson (04 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Bill Andrews (09 Kaw ZX6R) 4 Thomas Poole (05 Suz GSXR600) 5 Chris Anderson (97 Suz GSXR600) 6 Aaron Allina (07 Yam R6)

Rocky Mountain Kawasaki Novice GTO 1 Drew Henderson (04 Kaw ZX6R) 2 Bill Andrews (09 Kaw ZX6R) 3 Keith Eastin (08 Hon 1000RR) 4 Louis Ortiz Jr. (06 Suz GSXR) 5 Cooper Lee (06 Suz GSXR1000) 6 Bradley Hampton (06 Suz GSXR600)

Boulder Motor Sports SuperTwins GTU 1 Jon Glaefke (10 PierobonDuc F042) 2 Shannon Moham (99 Suz SV650) 3 Tony Baker (93 TZ250) 4 Mike Hellerstedt (01 Suz SV650) 5 Jeff Winter (98 Hon RS450F) 6 Geoffrey Snyder (06 Suz SV650)

Alliance Motorsports SuperTwins GTO 1 Chris Fillmore (10 KTM RC8R) 2 Patrick Lansu (08 Duc 1098R) 3 Jim Brewer (08 Duc 1098R) 4 Jon Glaefke (10 PierobonDuc F042) 5 Lloyd Meador (05 Duc 749RS) 6 Casey Smith (07 Apr RSV-R)

Sportsman 1 Kevin Finnegan (03 Yam R6) 2 John Mere (03 Yam R6) 3 Scott Schaper

The MRA is dedicated to promoting safe and competitive motorcycle roadracing events for enthusiasts in Colorado and the surrounding area. For more information go to www.mra-racing.org or call the MRA hotline at 303-530-5678.