This first appeared in the March 2022 Checkpoint newsletter
After the pandemic cancelled our 2020 Awards Banquet, the Board of Directors wanted to come back strong with the 2021 Awards Banquet. Lisa Kern, spearheaded the event planning and secured us a site at the Deer Creek Golf Club. While this was postponed due to a resurgence in pandemic precautions, we were able to pull it off days before Deer Creek closed its doors for good.
As always, Lisa put on an exceptional event, adding in her own personal touches with cone center pieces, candy at the tables, and event some puzzles to keep wandering minds focused.
Hopps Catering prepared a delicious buffet with a seasonal salad, grilled Tuscan chicken paillard, orange ginger smoked pork tenderloin, roasted vegetable medley, and rosemary roasted potatoes. Dessert was a layered vanilla cake with cream cheese frosting—before the cake was all cut up, it had the KCR SCCA logo on it and looked fantastic!
Remember that member who said they would wear a dress to the banquet because that is how much he missed everyone? Well it was none other than Dick Berger. We presented him with a zebra-striped toga dress and he was thrilled to wear it around.
All in all a great time was had by all members. We hosted a silent auction table to benefit Variety KC—Go Baby Go. Thanks to all those who donated items for the auction and to all those who bid and donated, we were able to raise $855 for this fantastic charity.
| Kansas City Region Awards | |
|---|---|
| New Member of the Year | Vincent Woska |
| Norma Williams Award of Excellence | Jessica Dorn |
| Outstanding Members | Chris Kern, Dick Berger, Niles Davis, Aaron Holstrom, April Turner, Andrew Fails, Eric Votipka, Jeremy Utterback, and Mark Macoubrie |
| Road Racing Awards | |
|---|---|
| E. Tom Newcomer Driver of the Year Award | Cliff Ira |
| Glen Shepard Most Improved Award | Joshua Holsworth |
| Vic Sadler Award | Chris Keith |
| Tom Holstrom Regional Driver of the Year | Steve Johnson |
| Time Trials Driver of the Year | Brian Struck |
| Autocross Racing Awards | |
|---|---|
| A Street | 1st: Ryan Kubr |
| B Street | 1st: Eric Moe 2nd: George Luehrs |
| C Street | 1st: Stephen Fudge 2nd: Luis Rodriguez 3rd: Matthew Purcell |
| E Street | 1st: Kevin Brown 2nd: Bill Bauman |
| E Street Ladies | 1st: Janet Bauman |
| F Street | 1st: Adam Luehrs 2nd: William Correll |
| G Street | 1st: Phillip Meredith 2nd: Raymond Pieterick |
| H Street | 1st: Jeff Bartz 2nd: Nick Spilman 3rd: J. Douglas Patterson |
| Heritage Classic Street | 2st: Douglas Hitchcock |
| Street Touring S | 1st: Leon Kelyn |
| Street Touring R | 1st: Cameron Winter |
| Street Touring U | 1st: Mark Hill |
| Street Touring U Ladies | 1st: Paula Diehl |
| Street Touring H | 1st: Greg Cheney |
| S Street Prepared | 1st: Vladimir Grebenyuk |
| A Street Prepared | 1st: Paul Sanguinett |
| D Street Prepared | 1st: Jonathan Griffin |
| Classic American C | 1st: Patrick Darling 2nd: Shane Cook 3rd: Jared Nelson 4th: James Young 5th: Todd Morris |
| Classic American T | 1st: Eythan Watts |
| Xtreme Street A | 1st: Kent Edmondson 2nd: Dave Sturgeon 3rd: Chance Whittle |
| Xtreme Street B | 1st: Heath Helmick 2nd: Guillermo Chinchilla 3rd: Alexander von Bevem |
| C Prepared | 1st: Albert Hermans 2nd: Don Cory |
| C Modified | 1st: Graham Smith |
| Novice | 1st: Dana Christian |