2006 Motokazie Scholarship Winners

Hitching Post Sportsman Award

Shane Rhode can be seen at most Thursday Elko Practices and all of the Motokazie Motocross races. He has been racing for 7 years, starting at age 6, and has competed in the Motocross series for 4 seasons. He is a quiet, respectful young man that is known for his sense of humor and positive attitude at the track. He has won 3 awards this season in the Motokazie Motocross series, including 1st place in the 85cc 9-12 class, 2nd place in the 85cc 12-15 class and 3 place in the Supermini class. In the District 23 series he finished 6th overall in the 85cc 9-12 class and 8th in the 85cc 12-15 class. This year’s winner of the 2006 Hitching Post Sportsman Award is #181 Shane Rhode.

Honorable Scholar

John Liebl has only been racing for about 4 years; and wasn’t able to do much. He has not had much financial support, so he’s been doing pretty much everything on his own. This rider finished 3rd in the 125B class in the Supercross Series.

He graduated with a 4.0 from Montevideo Senior High last spring and is currently a student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He states that his goal is to graduate in 4 years with a degree in mechanical engineering. This year’s winner of the Motokazie Honorable Scholar Award is #802 John Liebl.

Chasing the Dream

Ryan Orres has been racing for almost 10 years. He has definitely taken his racing career very seriously in those 10 years, working at improving his abilities every year. He has purposefully raced at several different tracks to test his skills in a variety of track conditions. Just by reading his application, it is clear that he wants to improve; and be the best rider he can be, not just the fastest. His goal for 2007 is to qualify for Loretta Lynns, and race at the Ponca City Amateur Nationals along with the Branson Amateur Nationals. This year’s winner of the Motokazie Chasing the Dream Award is #512 Ryan Orres.

Curt Braulick Memorial Award

Motokazie, with the help of Dale Braulick, held a Memorial race at the Mankato MX race on 7/9/06 in honor of Curt Braulick, Dale’s brother. Curt was an avid dirt bike rider and motorsports fan. He passed away in 2005 due to a dirt biking accident. The Mankato Memorial race raised $115 to be donated to the Curt Braulick Scholarship Fund; and the Braulick family has raised $285, for a total award of $400. This Scholarship will be awarded to a motocross rider who exhibits the same characteristics Curt was known for = positive attitude, sportsmanship, and a love for motorsports.

Bo Schuette has actually just completed his first year of racing. In his application he said that racing his bike is his favorite past time. He also stated that he’s made a lot of new friends; and feels like the racing community is like a second family. He has learned this year to Never give up, because continuing thru will only make him better at riding and everything he does in life. This year’s winner of the Curt Braulick Memorial Award is # 09 Bo