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Pan Am Region SCCA Minutes of the April 6, 2009 Members Meeting At Fuddruckers @ Mesa & I-10. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report: -John Basler reported that we had a balance of $3330.27 as of 04/01/09. Membership Chairman’s Report: -72 members currently with 24 that expired in March. -Going to restructure temporary membership for Rudy Garcia (paid temp membership twice). Will correct error pending receipts. -Only 4 safety stewards and we need to get volunteers to come forward. Will ask for help via website. Timing and Scoring -Concerns were brought up about the double factor with the ST classes. It had been discussed and agreed that they were going to score like this in previous meetings to promote the street tire class. -Too late in the year to change but we will look into the feasibility next year. Solo Chairman’s Report: -No Solo Chairman and we need someone to help with this position. Phil Becker will be the event chair for the April 26th event with Danny Castillo as the SSS. -Thanks to Jose Gerardo and family as well as Dave Lehrschall for giving the trailer some much needed TLC. -Motion approved to send the trailer to Lenco for repairs. Drift Racing Report: -Next events are setup for May 24th and June 28th. -Rules and guidelines setup by Rafael will be submitted to the SCCA for additions and/or omissions. -Only non-competitive events will be run this year. -Non-spectator events will be run this year as to limit the liability to the SCCA. Anyone who wishes to watch can do so from along the road running along Cohen Stadium. -Safety stewards need to get up to date on the Drift rules. -Sanctions need to be submitted to SCCA with Rafael as the event chair. Club Racing Chairman’s Report: -John Basler suffered an engine loss and is questionable for the rest of the season. -There are 4 main participants in the club (Richard, Stan, Jose and John). -Club racing entries at events have declined drastically. -Jose Gerardo may be out for the rest of the year. -RMD has a new track in Colorado. They have offered us the opportunity to purchase their used safety equipments since they are purchasing everything new. Voted no on purchases. -April 18th race at Pikes Peak -April 18th open track day at Arroyo Seco $80 for the entire day and $50 for half a day. -Arizona region approached Richard about joining the Southern Pacific region and dropping the RMD affiliation. Will ask the SCCA if possible and check the website for any updates. No opposition to the change. Rally Report: -“Funkhana” or fun day at Cohen Stadium has been rescheduled for August 9th pending commitment from at least 15 participants. We need to setup some sort of registration for this event to track how many people will be participating. -Lester has sponsored the event with $125.00 or half of the rental at Cohen stadium ($250.00 per day). -Need to setup a survey on the website to see what people want in a rally to encourage more participation (off-road, traps, etc.)
Old Business -Website is up and running. Special thanks to Duncan Del Toro and John Basler for keeping us online. RE Report -Cohen will not give up any keys to the restroom. Port a johns are available for rental at $70.00 per weekend. May look into a rental for 2 day events. -Saturday May the 9th Cohen will have a car show and the May 10th solo event will have to be setup on Sunday morning. Meeting Adjourned @ 9:08 pm |
