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| 2008 Champ 440 points Champion |
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5-8-08
ISR RULES MEETING
5-11-08
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mira will be there with D Dantuma, D Meihls and J Vincent
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The big issue this year is the new stock rules
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4-28-08
MIRA BOARD MEETING
4-24-08
- Laura V gave us a sect. report
- All bills are up to date with about $9000.00 + in the bank.
- All the classes that the membership voted on were reviewed and confirmed by the board.
- ENDURO
- Pro Super Stock 600
- Semi-pro stock 600
- JR III stock
- SPRINT (PRO)
- Pro open
- Pro champ
- Pro super stock
- Pro stock
- SPRINT (SEMI-PRO)
- Semi-pro open
- Semi-pro super stock
- Semi-pro stock
- Limited 500( pro and semi-pro run together)
- Formula 500(semi-pro only)
- SPRINT (JR)
- Jr stock I
- Jr stock II
- Jr stock III
- VINTAGE
- 440 free air leaf spring
- 440 fan leaf spring(single carb)
- Election of officers went as follows
- Pres Dan Dantuma
- V Pres Dan Meihls
- Sect/treasure Laura Vincent
- Discussion about the new stock movement by Todd and the folks at E.R.
- MIRA wants to be involved in the series if possible
- MIRA is already moving in this direction (fewer classes) with more focus on the entertainment value and purpose with all of its classes.
- All the stock classes would revert back to the 2000-2001 stock rules that do not allow hand built suspensions, making it easier for new racers to get involved….STOCK is STOCK…more later after the ISR meeting May 11
- The board is going to try a phone conference meeting the next few months to try to reduce the costs of driving
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4-2-08
Well MIRA finished another succesful, albiet short, season of exciting sprint and enduro racing. Congratulations to the #21 Cadarette Collision Racing Ski-Doo Team of Jeff Leunberger and Troy Dewald for capturing the Pro Super Stock 600 Enduro title for the FOURTH consecutive time! And sweeping all 3 Pro Super Stock 600 Events this year! Also giving Jeff Leunberger a record 5 MIRA High Points Awards!
At our annual Spring Banquet and Awards ceremony our drivers were awarded trophies for each of our 14 classes from our Kids 120's to the Pro Super Stock 600 Enduro. Alot of our long standing racing families had second and third generation drivers win class championships for this season. First was Cammeron Vermeersch, a third generation driver from Unionville, capturing THREE class championship trophies in Jr III, Junior Enduro,and Semi Pro 500/600 fan. Next was Kris Eichenberg, a second generation driver from Hawkins. He walked away with TWO high points trophies and some serious coin ($2500) from Yamaha for his Semi Pro Super Stock and Semi Pro Stock 600 titles. Kris also beat out some of the best racers in the country to capture the Pole for the season ending Michigan CAT 500 (his first enduro race EVER). He led the firtst 11 laps before pulling off because of mechanical problems. Next up is Mitch Diamond, a second generation driver out of Lapeer. Mitch drove away with TWO high points awards in Pro Super Stock and Pro Stock 600. The Diamond family was strong all season. Not to be out done by his little brother, Joel Diamond battled his way to TWO high points trophies as well, taking Pro Open and the coveted Pro Champ 440. Our Semi Pro Stock Enduro was won by Matt Russell, who never won an event, but was always in contention for the win each weekend. The LMB crew of Kevin and Eric Bouman finished second and third. The Bouman's swept the wins but mechanical difficulties kept them from taking the title outright.The top three in the Pro Super Stock 600 Enduro were: 1st Place- #21 Cadarette Collision Racing driven by Jeff Leunberger and Troy Dewald on a Ski-Doo. 2nd Place- #46 Walker Farms Racing driven by Robert Walker Jr. and Ryan Spencer on an Arctic Cat. 3rd Place- R&R Racing driven by Tyler Nickels and Bill Skea on a Polaris Congratulations to all of the class winners!!!
Each year several specialty awards are given away as well. Our head flagman, Roger Britt, gives away two awards. First is the Junior Rookie of the Year. This years winner was Courtney Fender, driving the former high points champion Eichenberg Racing Phazer. Next was the "Jerry Fairbanks Hard Charger Award" This award goes to the driver or team that is always ready to race and keeps going week in and week out no matter the adversity. This years "Hard Charger" Award went to the team of LMB Speed Shop.
Also up was the "Gary Kitchen Rookie of the Year Award" This years Rookie of the Year was Team #26 Lance Kalbfleish driving his Arctic Cat to 9th in the points. After countless adversities this team never gave up all season.
The final award of the evening was the coveted "Driver of the Year" Trophy. This award is voted on by the drivers themselves and is one of the highlights of the banquet. This year the Driver of the Year trophy went to Tyler Nickels, driving the R&R Racing Polaris for Randy Humpert and the crew from Fairgrove.
MIRA would like to take this time to thank our wonderful sponsors who stand behind us each and every year.
Woody's Traction and Control Products
Bay Mills Casino & Resort
Blue Marble Oil
Fairgrove Oil & Propane |
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