News
This is our general news page, you can also view archives of our club newsletter.
The Marine Prop Riders own Mark Weber was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame - congratulations Mark!
See his acceptance speech here:
The Marine Prop Riders own "Fearless" Fred Alter will be inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame - congratulations Fred!
The 30th annual induction for the MMSHoF will be held at Noon November 3rd in Mt. Pleasant MI. Anyone may attend, tickets are $30 and must be reserved by October 25th. No tickets will be sold at the door.
More event information can be found in this PDF file.
See this great story about Fred in the Mt. Clemens Journal.
If you would like to see a collection of related photos visit some of Fred's scrapbook photos.
We'll be at two great races in July!
First is the APBA Gold Cup race, with Unlimited Hydroplanes racing on the Detroit River.
The weekend after that we'll be in Waterford MI for Quake On The Lake featuring limited Inboard Hydroplanes.
Congratulations to all the 2012 MPR Award Winners!
High Point Awards:
Overall MPR High Points - Christina & Jim Wilson
GNH - Eli Whitney & Cadi Reiss/Joe Kreitzer
NM - Tom Neuman/Tony Black
5 Liter - Tom English
2.5 Liter Modified - Royce Richards/English Racing Team
2.5 Liter Stock - Christina & Jim Wilson
1 Liter Modified - Jim Sechler/Dan Kanfoush
Honor Awards:
Marine Prop Rider of the Year - Bob Wilson
Hard Luck Award - John Grigg
Doc Terry Award - Sandy Ross
Rookie of the Year - Don Burshnick
Dick & Elsie Edwards Award for Vintage - Billy Noonan, Beth Gilday
Grant Ward Unsung Hero Award - Jim Garza
MPR is highly involved in both of these upcoming events!
Click on each image to visit the event web site.
MPR Meetings
MPR meetings are usually held at 7:30pm the first Wednesday of each month.
The December meeting is December 5th as a pot-luck dinner at the Weber's shop.
The next meeting is January 9th at Juliano's restaurant on Van Dyke in Warren (second Wednesday!).
http://www.julianosrestaurant.net
MPR Newsletters
Become a member of MPR to get the club newsletter mailed to you, 10-12 issues per year.
