Photo's supplied by
Jeff Tomashek and
Barb Reitz

The 33rd FIRA Banquet
November 3rd 2007
 

Thanks, to all who attended and especially to those who helped make it a success. WR.

The #37 one of the two cars on display outside the Banquet room.

Dick Heath Greets the guest speaker Greg & his wife Linda Wilke

Tim Roach driver of the #17 & FIRA Secretary
with wife Tammi  arrive.

Dick Heath greets Wally Reitz the President of  FIRA & driver of the #8

The #35 one of the two cars on display outside the Banquet room.

Lyle Phillips with his winning #35 car & the beautiful sign made by one of his sponsors,
Complete Vehicle
Graphics.

Master of ceremonies
Phil Groebe & Wally greet everyone attending

Dick introduces guest speaker Greg Wilke of Wilke-Pac & Leader Card Racing teams of USAC  and Indy fame.

Winner of two Awards
Best Appearing Car & Best Appearing Team #37 Keith & Grant Greenfield.

Most Improved Driver for 2007, Second year driver, of the #35 car
Lyle Phillips.

Winner of Rookie Of the Year Co. Driver of the #43 Team of Breske / Kevin
Rich Breske

The 2006 Rookie of the year winner Tim Roach transfers the ROY. (constantly under construction) Traveling trophy / helmet? to Rich.

Winners of the Ron Dole Memorial Award.
Wally & Barb Reitz For Dedication to & support of  FIRA.

The 07 Champions Team ZEN, Neal Gillentine & John Zeilinga. John also received the Hautzinger or Helping hand Award.

2nd place overall
Vern Brown
Vern was  the holder of the #1 plate for the past 4 years a 4 time FIRA Champion.

The 3rd place overall was won by  Gary Cooper. Gary could not make it to the Banquet but Gary was ably represented by his son Todd.

The 2007 Winners L - R.
Grant Greenfield, Best appearing Car & Best appearing Crew, Todd Cooper for his Father Gary Cooper 3rd place overall, Rich Breske Rookie of the Year, Vern Brown 2nd Overall John Zeilinga, Hautzinger Award & co driver of the #58 team Zen with co driver Neal Gillentine 1st place, Lyle Phillips Most Improved Driver. Not Pictured Wally & Barb Reitz Ron Dole Memorial Award.
 

The Ladies of the Formula Indy Racing Assoc. L - R
( of those who did not adjourn fast enough to the casino before the photo was taken : )
Driver of the # 35 car Lyle Phillips wife Melissa, & sorry I'am unsure?
Then the  Driver of the #88, Doug Farrrel's wife Norita, The Driver of the #99, Jim Bass's wife & sometime this years, nurse Trish, (been a rough year for Jim & Trish)
Driver of the #37 Grant Greenfield's mother Lois, Driver of the #8 car Wally Reitz's wife Barb.
 

 The 2007 FIRA drivers at the  awards banquet 
L - R.
#35 Lyle Phillips
#88 Doug Farrel
*#58 Neal Gillentine|
#37 Grant Greenfield
#77 Kurt Williams
*#43 Rich Breske
*#43  Pat Kevin (partially hidden)
#17 TIm Roach
#1now #38 Vern Brown
#99 Jim Bass
*#58 John Zeilinga
#19 Dick Heath
#8 Wally Reitz

Not able to attend were
#4 Davld Lundin
#14 Kai McNulty
#20 Michael Del Favero
#44 Gary Cooper
#57 Rich Kossak

* team ( 2 drivers )

After an open bar, the informative guest speaker, an excellent dinner served up by the great staff of  Ho-Chunk & the Awards Ceremonies.
We now can  get down to some serious bench racing & just maybe? some casino action?