Arvada, CO – The MRA concluded the 2016 race season with its annual awards ceremony held at the Lamar Street Center car and motorcycle museum. Approximately 250 racers, MRA officials, and family members attended the celebration and were treated to a catered dinner, stocked bar, individual photos, and bench racing aplenty.
After opening remarks from President Jim Wilson and an invocation by Chaplin “Boots” Reimer, Jim Brewer and Autumn Young served as MCs for the evening. The top 5 finishers of each class were called up on stage and awarded a picture plaque. Each class champion gave a short speech where they thanked their sponsors and supporters and talked a little about their season.
The MRA has some special recognition awards where they recognize special achievements and honor past MRA members. Scott Weitmann received the Sportsman of the Year award recognizing a racer who exemplifies the spirit of an MRA racer. Rookie of the Year went to Kevin Boniface for his outstanding first year performance, the Bob Heaton Distinguished Service award went to perennial corner worker Mike Matteson.
Ryan Burke received the Don E. Bruner award which is given in Don’s memory to the Heavyweight Supersport class champion each year. It’s a traveling award and contains the names of some of the MRA’s fastest racers of the past.
Spencer Russell Youth Racing sponsors the Lightweight Grand Prix class in Spencer’s honor. The MRA lost Spencer in 2011 and this year Ray Ray Gaimara won his first ever class championship in Spencer’s class. Congrats to Ray.
Shannon Moham received the Carl Sorensen Award by virtue of winning the Thunderbike championship. The MRA sadly lost Carl while he was competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race in June of 2015. While receiving the award, Moham recalled his memories of Carl as an outstanding competitor, fellow board member, and mostly as a friend. Fittingly, Moham mentioned that Imperial Motorsports had equipped this year’s Thunderbike championship winning Ducati 848 with the same motor that Carl was using during his last run up the mountain at Pikes Peak.
The end of the evening came with the presentation of the top 10 plates for the 2017 season. The MRA awards the top 10 plates based on season points in the Race of the Rockies no-rules class. Notably, Wyeth Jackson became the first female racer in MRA history to break into the MRA’s top 10 with a #7 plate earned on her Kawasaki ZX-6R.
The MRA will start its 2017 race season with the new racers’ school on April 1st at High Plains Raceway.
The Motorcycle Roadracing Association is dedicated to promoting safe and competitive motorcycle road racing events for enthusiasts in Colorado and the surrounding area. For more information go to http://www.mra-racing.org/
Race of the Rockies Championship Overall – Top 10
1. Ryan Burke
2. Ricky Orlando
3. John Borst
4. Oleg Pianykh
5. Dan Turner
6. Brian Dobrowolski
7. Wyeth Jackson
8. Louis Ortiz Jr.
9. Shannon Moham
10. Zach Ritchey
Fay Myers Motorcycle World’s Race of the Rockies GTO
1. Ryan Burke
2. Ricky Orlando
3. John Borst
4. Oleg Pianykh
5. Louis Ortiz Jr.
6. Jim Wilson
7. Dan Turner
8. Zach Ritchey
9. Ray Thornton
10. Jason Madama
Vickery Motorsports’ Race of the Rockies GTU
1. Shannon Moham
2. Wyeth Jackson
3. Brian Dobrowolski
4. Ken Yee
5. Brad Morris
6. Tim Mayhew
7. Scott Morrison
8. Dennis Stowers
9. Kelcey Walker
10. Jon Glaefke
High Plains Raceway’s Ladies of the Rockies
1. Wyeth Jackson
2. Katie Malone
3. Samantha Coleman
4. Tiffany Maestas
5. Trina Dawson
Imperial Sportbikes’ Amateur GTO
1. Ian O’Connor
2. Jason Martinez
3. Zach Friley
4. Andrew Schrems
5. Raymond Richard
Vickery Motorsports’ Amateur GTU
1. Zach Hill
2. Jason Martinez
3. Ian O’Connor
4. Andrew Schrems
5. Justin Lamkin
Un!nk Printworks’ Modern Vintage GTO
1. Jim Wilson
2. Tim Meiners
3. Zach Friley
4. Jay Hollman
5. Scott Weitmann
The Walnut Room’s Modern Vintage GTU
1. Mike Applehans
2. Chris Coonshead
3. Raymond Richard
4. Casey Smith
5. Scott Weitmann
Colorado Powersports’ Open Superbike
1. Ryan Burke
2. Ricky Orlando
3. Zach Ritchey
4. Louis Ortiz Jr.
5. Oleg Pianykh
Quik Cycles’ Open Supersport
1. Ricky Orlando
2. Oleg Pianykh
3. Zach Ritchey
4. John Borst
5. Jim Wilson
Mod Works’ Solo Endurance Open
1. Ryan Burke
2. Zach Ritchey
3. Jim Wilson
4. John Borst
5. Jared Dear
Performance Cycle’s Heavyweight Superbike
1. Shannon Moham
2. Brian Dobrowolski
3. Brad Morris
4. Ken Yee
5. Dennis Stowers
Apex Motorsports’ Heavyweight Supersport
1. Ryan Burke
2. Shannon Moham
3. Wyeth Jackson
4. Brian Dobrowolski
5. Zach Hill
Fun Center’s Solo Endurance Heavyweight
1. Shannon Moham
2. Ken Yee
3. Brad Morris
4. Dennis Stowers
5. Mike Applehans
ACES’ Middleweight Superbike
1. Shannon Moham
2. Ken Yee
3. Brian Dobrowolski
4. Brad Morris
5. Zach Hill
MRA’s Middleweight Supersport
1. Ryan Burke
2. Shannon Moham
3. Wyeth Jackson
4. Brian Dobrowolski
5. Ken Yee
Wyeth Homes’ Solo Endurance Middleweight
1. Shannon Moham
2. Brian Dobrowolski
3. Zach Hill
4. Tim Mayhew
5. Andrew Schrems
Spencer Russell Youth Racing’s Lightweight Grand Prix
1. Ray Ray Gaimara
2. Randall Adami
3. Kevin Boniface
4. Tony Baker
5. Joe Clark
Aurora Honda’s Solo Endurance Lightweight
1. Randy Adami
2. Ray Ray Gaimara
3. Casey Smith
4. Joe Maher
5. Cindy Wulf
Rocky Mountain Racing’s Solo Endurance Ultralight
1. Kevin Boniface
2. Jose Francisco Guedez
3. Joe Clark
4. Jim Soiland
5. Jeremy Widmann
Alliance Motorsports’ SuperTwins GTO
1. Shannon Moham
2. Tim Meiners
3. Jay Hollman #107
4. Casey Smith #75
5. Jim Brewer #90
Factory Trained Auto Repair’s SuperTwins GTU
1. Mike Applehans
2. Casey Smith
3. Ray Ray Gaimara
4. Joe Maher
5. Tony Baker
Boulder Motorsports’ Thunderbike
1. Shannon Moham
2. Dennis Stowers
3. Tim Meiners
4. Jay Hollman
5. Casey Smith
Sol Performance/Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTO
1. Ricky Orlando
2. Jim Wilson
3. Ray Thornton
4. Michael Surratt
5. Paul Frysig
Sol Performance/Moto Garage’s Formula 40 GTU
1. Wyeth Jackson
2. Mike Applehans
3. Aaron Fisk
4. Scott Weitmann
5. Andrew Schrems
Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 500 Production
1. Brian Jackson
2. Ryan Smith
3. Jeremy Widmann
4. Lisa Hollinger
5. Blair Harness
Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 400 Production Cup
1. Jason Madama
2. Jose Francisco Guedez
3. Kevin Boniface
4. Brett Leveque
5. Brandon Fosbinder
Rocky Mountain Kawasaki’s 250 Production Cup
1. Shawn Parrish
2. Kevin Monahan
3. Mike Kionka
4. Cameron Lee
5. Kane Im
Woody’s Wheel Works’ Formula Colorado
1. Kevin Boniface
2. Michael Surratt
3. Joe LoGalbo
4. David Absolon
5. Joe Clark
MRA’s Supermoto
1. Michael Surratt
2. Joe LoGalbo
3. Brandon Fosbinder
4. Geoff Cesmat
5. Dennie Burke
Interstate Honda’s Novice GTO
1. Justin Lewis
2. Jason Martinez
3. Fabian Medina
4. Andrew Schrems
5. Jared Dear
Law Tigers’ Novice GTU
1. Justin Lewis
2. Jason Martinez
3. Jay Samarjian
4. Scott Weitmann
5. Jared Dear
Clubman
1. Shannon Moham
2. Ryan Burke
3. Ken Yee
4. Brian Dobrowolski
5. Kevin Boniface