Hendry and Yee secure victories at Round Six High Plains Raceway
Byers, CO – The sixth round of the 2024 MRA Championship Series took place at High Plains Raceway over the weekend of August 10-11 on the 2.55 mile Full Course configuration.
Race of the Rockies Qualifying on Sunday took place under ideal conditions, with temperatures hovering around a comfortable 70 degrees throughout the morning. Brad Hendry secured pole position with an impressive best time of 1:47.747, followed closely by Gage Mollman at 1:48.493 and Kreece Elliott at 1:48.676.
The Start of Race of the Rockies GTO saw Hendry get the holeshot going into Turn One, followed closely by Elliott and Mollman. Hendry laid down an impressive first lap, gapping Elliott and Mollman by 0.6 second. Elliott, not wanting Hendry to break away, got his head down and narrowed the gap to just 0.1 second by the end of Lap Two. Elliott stayed right on Hendry’s tail for the next two laps but never got a clean opportunity to attack for the lead. On Lap Five, Hendry found his rhythm and started clicking off lap times in the low 1:48’s which opened up his lead on Elliott by half a second. Hendry stayed consistent and pulled a few tenths out of Elliott every lap for the remainder of the race, ultimately taking the win by seven seconds. Elliot took second place followed by Mollman in third. With only one round left in the 2024 MRA season, Hendry has the RoR Championship comfortably in the bag as long as he can finish the final round in 18th position or better.
In Race of the Rockies GTU, Justen Behmer, Ken Yee, and Dennis Stowers all got off the line with great starts. Dennis jumped out ahead of Yee, allowing Behmer to take the holeshot going into Turn One. On Lap Two Yee made a move on Stowers going into Turn Eight to take over second position. By this point, Behmer had a three-second lead on Yee and was clicking off impressive lap times in the 1:52’s. Yee got his head down and started chipping away at Behmer’s lead. By Lap Eight, Yee had caught Behmer and was right on his rear tire. Dennis Stowers was running strong in third, but unfortunately had to retire on the eighth lap due to tire troubles. Yee stayed right on Behmer for the next few laps and ultimately made a move on the final lap going into Turn Five to take over the lead. Behmer stayed glued to Yee and tried to make a move going into Turn 13 but was unsuccessful. Yee claimed the win followed by Behmer in second and Salvatore Rizzo in third. Behmer leads the RoR GTU Championship with a 40-point lead over Yee heading into the final round.
Next up, the MRA heads back to High Plains Raceway in Byers, CO for Round Eight (double points weekend) on September 28-29th for a full weekend of racing including the SuperStreet event on Saturday afternoon. SuperStreet gives street riders the opportunity to experience motorcycle road racing with minimal cost and preparation. See https://www.mra-racing.org/superstreet/superstreet-information for details.
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