Chris Ulrich Wins MRA AirFence Benefit Race At Pikes Peak

Chris Ulrich Wins MRA AirFence Benefit Race At Pikes Peak

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Roadracingworld.com’s Chris Ulrich won a 30-minute race at Pikes Peak International Raceway Saturday, riding a Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R750. All proceeds of the race go toward the MRA Air Fence Fund, a local program. The MRA Air Fence Fund has already raised enough money for two sections of Air Fence for use at MRA races next year, thanks to donations from racer John Glaefke as well as the parents of the late MRA racer Don Bruner of Apex Motorsports. Saturday’s event raised another $2250, from 45 entries at $50 each, and MRA will also run a 30-minute Air Fence benefit race at its next two events this year. The MRA Air Fence Fund’s goal is to raise enough money for three or four sections of Air Fence. Ulrich won Saturday’s race by 23.91 seconds with a fastest lap at 58.505 seconds. Jeff Ahnar finished second on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, with a fastest lap at 59.643 seconds. Bob Christman was third on a Yamaha ZF-R1, 40.308 seconds behind, with a fastest lap at 60.455 seconds. The MRA race was scored using the AMA transponder system, which is being shaken down for next weekend’s AMA National at Pikes Peak. Ulrich reported that the chicane layout for the MRA race was “really close” to the chicane layout used by the AMA last year. Ulrich arrived at the track at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning after sleeping a little more than 6 hours at a truck stop. Transporter mechanical problems on Friday afternoon delayed his arrival.

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