Last Saturday, Jan 18th, the Kansas City Region held it’s annual Awards Banquet at the American Legion in Overland Park, KS. 121 members enjoyed a slideshow of photos from the 2013 season and some historic club photos during the cocktail hour and dinner. The club also held a silent auction for a variety of items donated by members and the Club’s commercial partners which brought in a total of $634. Dale Leuck took a number of photos of the banquet and the award winners. Look for his images in the next issue of Checkpoint.
2013 outgoing board members:
- 2013 RE – Joe Tasler
- 2013 Assistant RE – Steve Roberts
- 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 Board member – Kent Edmondson
- 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 Board member – Jerry Irvin
- 2011 RE & 2012 – 2013 Past RE – Charlie Clark
2013 Checkpoint Award – Kent Edmondson
2013 Checkpoint Editor – Barbara Garrett
2013 Webmaster – Kyle Rohde
2013 Webmaster – Doug Patterson
2013 Event Chair Awards:
- 2012 Awards Banquet – Sharlene Smith
- 2013 Rally Chairman – Rich Bireta
- 2013 RallyCross Chairman – Jerry Irvine
- 2013 Survival School Chairman – Mike Hill
2013 Best Event Award – Halloweenie Solo – Chairman James Cahill
2013 Outstanding Members: – James Cahill, Paula Diehl, Barbara Garrett, Al Hermans, Chris Kern, Gary Kern, Adam Miller, Doug Patterson, Brad Smith, Norma Williams
2012 New Member memento – Doug Patterson
2013 New Member – none given this year
2012 Spouse of the Year memento – Elisabeth Vincent
2013 Spouse of the Year – Sherry Stevens
Club Racing Awards
National Racing:
| Class | Name | Place |
|---|---|---|
| AS | Jim Wheeler | 1st |
| F500 | Timothy Friest | 1st |
| FV | Bill Johnson III | 1st |
| FF | Cliff Johnson | 1st |
| GT2 | Mike McGinley | 1st |
| SRF | Jim Cote Jr | 1st |
| DSR | Tom Bootz | 1st |
| CSR | Chris Funk | 1st |
| F500 | David Vincent | 2nd |
| EP | Brian Haupt | 2nd |
| B-Spec | Michael Asselta | 2nd |
| SRF | Jim Cote Sr | 2nd |
| GTL | Roy Lopshire | 2nd |
| GT2 | Keith Moody | 2nd |
| GT3 | Chris Stevens | 3rd |
| SRF | Kirk Collier | 3rd |
| GT2 | Mark Kirby | 3rd |
Mid-Am Championship:
1st place in ITA – Stephen Johnson
1st place in IT7 – Bill Miller
2nd place in SRF – O.L. Kinney Jr
The Midwest Division I.T. Tour:
2nd place in ITA – Stephen Johnson
Special Awards Winners:
2012 Crew Person of the Year memento – Elisabeth Vincent
2013 Crew Person of the Year – Billy Shenkner
2012 Rookie of the Year memento – Drew Arnold
2013 Rookie of the Year – Bill Miller
2012 Glen Shepard Most Improved Driver of the Year memento – Jason Whitney
2013 Glen Shepard Most Improved Drive of the Year – Chris Stevens
2012 Tom Holstrom Regional Driver of the Year memento – O. L. Kinney Jr
2013 Tom Holstrom Regional Driver of the Year – Stephen Johnson
2012 Edgar Alsbury Mechanic of the Year memento – Mirl Swan
2013 Edgar Alsbury Mechanic of the Year – none given this year
2012 E Tom Newcomer Driver of the Year memento – Brian Haupt
2013 E Tom Newcomer Driver of the Year – Jim Wheeler
2012 Vic Sadler Worker of the Year memento – Donna Cross
2013 Vic Sadler Worker of the Year – Adam Miller
2012 Norma Willliams Award of Excellence memento – Al Hermans
2013 Norma Williams Award of Excellence – Sharlene Smith
2013 RE award: Lenard Holsworth
2013 RE award: Allie Cost
Solo Awards
Appreciation Recognition – Sarib Family for their wonderful food and service at all of our events.
100% Attendance – Dan Wheeler, Jeremy Salenius, Jeff Bartz, James King, Mark Hill, Jim Eisinger
MiDiv Awards (KC Region of Record)
| Class | Name | Place |
|---|---|---|
| C Stock | Rodney Giebel | 1st |
| RTF | Jeremy Salenius | 1st |
| RTF | Mike Hill | 2nd |
| RTFL | Donna Hill | 1st |
| RTR | Jeff Bartz | 1st |
| RTR | Gus Jacob | 2nd |
| RTA | James King | 1st |
| STR | Frank Finks | 1st |
| STX | Doug Hitchcock | 1st |
| STX | Charles Wilson | 2nd |
| CP | Albert Hermans | 1st |
| CPL | Barbara Garrett | 1st |
| FP | Darren Crozier | 1st |
| CMod | Bob Qualkinbush | 1st |
| EMod | Randy Eichoff | 1st |
| EModL | Karen Eichoff | 1st |
| KMod | Shawn Hill | 2nd |
| KMod | Jared Langenfeld | 2nd |
| FJB | Alexander Hesskamp | 1st |
| FJB | Jana Hitchcock | 2nd |
Region Class Awards
| Class | Name | Place |
|---|---|---|
| SS | Chris Frensley | 1st |
| BS | Ryan Hofmeister | 1st |
| CS | Henry Rompage | 1st |
| ES | Dan Wheeler | 1st |
| ES | Bill Bauman | 2nd |
| FS | Bill Correll | 1st |
| GS | Kaitlyn Bonneville | 1st |
| XP | Everett Watts | 1st |
| CP | Albert Hermans | 1st |
| FP | Darren Crozier | 1st |
| STF | Douglas Patterson | 1st |
| STC | Adam Morris | 1st |
| STR | Frank Finks | 1st |
| STX | Doug Hitchcock | 1st |
| STU | Tristan Wilson | 1st |
| SM | Lance Hamilton | 1st |
| SMF | Ethan Duke | 1st |
| KM | Todd Hesskamp | 1st |
| FJB | Alexander Hesskamp | 1st |
| ESL | Jennifer Brown | 1st |
| CPL | Barbara Garrett | 1st |
| STXL | Sonja Hitchcock | 1st |
| RTF | Jeremy Salenius | 1st |
| RTR | Christian Els | 1st |
| RTR | Jeff Bartz | 2nd |
| RTR | Rygh Galloway | 2nd |
| RTA | James King | 1st |
| PRO | Jared Langenfeld | 1st |
| PRO | Mark Hill | 2nd |
| PRO | Rodney Giebel | 3rd |
| Women | Donna Hill | 1st |
| Novice | Stephen Scott | 1st |
Kone King – Darren Crozier
Hon Mention – Janet Bauman
Hon Mention – Dan Wheeler
Rookie of the Year – Stephen Scott
Worker of the Year – Dan Wheeler
Most Improved – Jana Hitchcock
Hon Mention – Jeff Bartz
Driver of the Year – Jared Langenfeld
2013 Longevity Pins
| 5 years | 15 years |
| Ann Conant | Glenn Beckerdite |
| David P Dyer | Melissa Bennett |
| Timothy Friest | Robert Glen Charlesworth |
| Aaron Hargis | Michael Litscher |
| Dan Haugh | Ronda Moore |
| Todd Hesskamp | Hans Peter |
| Barry Heuer | Chelsea Snyder |
| Gus Jacob | |
| Justin Kaeberle | 20 years |
| Mark Killen | John Fredrick |
| Kevin Kopecky | Brittney Ann Williams |
| Jared Langenfeld | William Wolf |
| Jeff Sumpter | |
| Dick Van Benschoten | 25 years |
| Eythan Watts | Barry Johnson |
| Stephen Wiles | Ronald Mallak |
| Marty Walter | |
| 10 years | |
| Charles (Parker) Allen | 30 years |
| Christina M Allen | Harvey Kinnard |
| Henry J Allen | Keith Williams |
| James P Allen | |
| James (Cooper) Allen | 35 years |
| Janice E Allen | Donna di Natale |
| Jordan E Allen | Michael H Farley |
| Nicholas J Allen | Jim Johnston |
| Michael J Asselta | Karin Roberts |
| Jim Cote Sr | Bert Swift |
| Pam Cote | |
| Karen Eickhoff | 40 years |
| Rodney Giebel | Dick Berger |
| Aaron Holstrom | Charlie Clark |
| Braden Johnson | Pat di Natale |
| Stacey Ritter | Tony Giordano |
| Linda Stone | Charles Smith |
| Mirl Swan | |
| Craig Wilcox | 45 years |
| Marsha Wolf | Sue Woloscsuk |
| 50 years | Glen Shepard |