2015 Minutes

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February 2015 General Meeting Set to go!

Our General Meeting to be held on February 21, 2015 at the Capitol Bowl in Owosso located at 219 S. Washington St., Owosso, Michigan 48867. This meeting will be in conjunction with the MSTRC’s Annual Fundraiser & Bowling Tournament. This event helps raise money for those racing folks who are in need of a helping hand during a time of sickness or hardship. The tournament gets started at 4pm with our meeting will be just before the start of the tournament at 5:30 pm. We are also helping this event by volunteering to help with donations and raffle prizes and those who like to bowl can bowl to help out too. So come out and help MARFC support this event. We encourage everyone that has attended in the past or has been a benefactor of the tournament to try and come out and support Aaron Dancer and the Jason VanDuesen! For more information please get with Chuck Darling at(mstrcceo88@gmail.com)

 

MARFC 49th 2015 Annual Awards Banquet Now History!

 

bloomwebwaltwebOur 49th Annual Awards Banquet is in the books and what a great crowed we had on hand to honor all the champions from across the state as well as our special award winners. Very glad to have our founding father Vito LoPiccolo with us this year. It was great to have the legendary Ken Squier on hand to accept the Eddie Sachs Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award as well has having one of the greatest Sprint cars drivers Jeff Bloom there to receive our Presidents Award. Walter Czarnecki had great things to say as he accepted his Special Achievement Award and Steve Kaminski received the MARFC Media Award for 2014. Our surprise awards were given out also. I-96 Speedway squierwebkaminskiwebwas the 2014 Promoter of the Year winner with Co-Mechanics of the year went to Flat Rock Speedway’s Dan Dow and Auto Value Sprint Series Championship winner Butch Dowker. Butch couldn’t attend do to his illness for Kevin Feeney accepted on his behalf. Our Fan of the Year for 2014 is Bob Kaul. A Special Appreciation Award was given to our Secretary/Treasurer Susan Ginter for her over 20 years of service to the club. Other Appreciation Awards were presented to Sterling Printing & Graphics and Petitpren for their continuous support of our club. Terry Fitzwater from the Midwest i-96webfeeneywebdowwebRacing Scene vitowebwas on hand to present the drivers of the year awards first to Steve Cronenwett Jr. for Pavement Driver and then to Jason Poel for Dirt Driver for 2014. The Tom Carnegie Announcer of the Year Award winner was Jason Selzer from the Kalamazoo Speedway. The MSPA Promoter of the Year was Steve Puvalowski & the Tri-City Motor Speedway presented by Joe DeWitte Vice-President of the MSPA. Just a reminder that on January 23, 2016 will be our 50th Anniversary Awards Banquet so put it down on your Bucket List for 2016.(Top Left: Jeff Bloom & President Bill Barnhart Tope Right: Walter Czarnecki & Bill Barnhart)(Row Two Left: Barnhart, Ken Squier & Eddie Sachs Jr. Photo Right: Steve Kaminski & Barnhart) (Row Three Left: I-96 Mike Mouch Right: Kevin Feeney Row Four Left: Dan Dow Right: Vito LoPiccolo (Row Five Top: Sue Ginter & Bill Barnhart Two:Steve Puvalowski & Joe DeWhitte Three: Terry Fitzwater, Jason Selzer & Ken Squier Bottom: Jason Poel & Steve Cronenwett Jr.) (Photo’s provided by Paul Anton & Rand Thompson)ginterwebmspawebselzerwebdriversweb