DENVER, April 8, 2010, The Colorado Motorsports Hall of Fame elected five members for enshrinement in 2010 during a special induction ceremony and reception held last night.

The 2010 class includes:

Joe Giba’ s motorsports career spanned more than 33 years, including racing both motorcycles and midgets.  During his career, he won two Colorado Midget Racing Association features in Pueblo in 1947.  He also won 10 Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association features in 1948.  Overall, he had 22 feature wins, with his last feature win taking place at Lakeside Speedway in 1963.  Additionally, Giba became the first non-champion to be afforded an RMMRA lifetime membership.  Giba also established a one-lap midget record on the paved Milwaukee Mile, with an average of 101.070 MPH, and reportedly set a four-lap mark in a midget at Lakeside that was never broken.   Giba passed away of lung cancer in 1986 at the age of 77.

Mitch Miller
Mitch Miller first became involved in motorsports in 1965 in public relations and advertising roles with the Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association.  In 1966, he began announcing for the RMMRA and was then elected president of the RMMRA in 1970.  He served in that position for seven years, and also served as the organization’s vice president and business manager.  During that time he also served as an announcer for all RMMRA races and several USAC shows.

In 1978, Miller began the Belleville Midget Nationals, which soon became the largest midget race in the country.  Miller also directed the South West Independent Midget Series from 1981-1985 and the American Independent Midget Series from 1983-1995.  In 1987, Miller helped start the Chili Bowl midget race.