January 2009

January 29, 2009

The meeting was called to order by Regional Executive, Mark Walker at 8:10 pm.

LOCATION: Action Signs, 50th and L Streets, Omaha, NE

In Attendance: Jim Stoddard, Mark Walker, John LaRandeau, Ann LaRandeau, Jan Gerber, Chuck Garcia, Jerry Doctor, John Becker, Tom Riss, Teresa Riss, Stan Cisar, Matt McCabe

Secretary’s Report

The minutes from the November 23, 2008 Board Meeting were passed out by Ann LaRandeau, secretary. The minutes were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer, John LaRandeau, passed out copies of the treasurer’s report. It was reviewed and discussed. Approved by all. John will have the bank statements sent to his house address. A software purchase of $59.95 was necessary by John LaRandeau for the treasurer’s reports. Mark made a motion to repay John for this purchase, seconded by John Becker, approved by all.

Social

Tom Riss reported he has a few more bills to be presented for the Awards Banquet. The awards banquet had good attendance and was enjoyed by all. The new location, Karen’s Fireside got good reviews, especially the ample parking area.

RallyCross

First event February 15th, no EVM at this time. Online registration is up and running.

Solo

Lincoln Air Park dates are not confirmed at this time, no problem seen in the confirmation of these dates. MPH event on June 14 will be changed, new date not confirmed at this time. More on this at next meeting. Our club will take charge of the Mid Div event at LAP on August 22 – 23. The EVO schools at LAP on April 24-25- 26 and August 21-22-23 will be run by Evo school. We will receive a fee for each entry. Other dates at LAP are May 23-24 and July 11-12. There will also be a Pro Solo on May 2–3.

Competition

Jim Stoddard reported the April 18-19 race at MAM, will be a Double Regional-Double School, Monica Shaw, race chair. Any new workers would be welcome. Mark discussed the Mid Div Workers Progam. A discussion followed. .

Old Business

The club still needs a Rallycross chair and an editor for our newsletter, Exhaust Notes. Jerry Doctor, points keeper, presented policies for activity points, in order to eliminate confusion in the future. There was some discussion on this. Mark made a motion that an entrant must have competed in (or been event master for) MORE THAN HALF of the events to be eligible for Solo Driver of the Year. Also, no individual can win more than one class championship. Matt McCabe, seconded, passed unanimous. Motion by Matt McCabe that the Rallycross Driver of the Year will follow the same policies as Solo. Seconded by John LaRandeau. Mark commented that there will only be one EVM per event, no co-EVMs. Mark is working on the Policies and Procedures Manual. Mark is also checking on the IRS tax status.

New Business

1. Mark reported checking out information on obtaining a new trailer from Pace for the club.
2. There will be a meeting for the Board of Governors, Thursday, February 5th with Howard Duncan, from the National office, in order to discuss National events at LAP and what is expected from the club. Location to be announced.
3. Mark Walker and John LaRandeau have keys to the post office box. Mark reported we need a street address for some mail. It was suggested to use Mark’s office address. This was approved. It was decided to keep the mailbox for 6 more months. Mark also reported the club has a listing in the phone book.
4. Jerry Doctor suggested someone should check the comments made on the event evaluation cards and the BOGs should review them. Jerry will email comments to John Hunter or Tom Riss to bring to the board meeting.
5. It was reported we will need a new display and other equipment, we also will need more pylons. There was a discussion on identifying the pylons as Nebraska Region property. We may raise entry fees for this year because of these added expenses. More on this later.
6. Mark has bought 2 scanners to read bar codes on helmets.
7. There was a discussion on running heats and on ladies classes. Should the ladies classes be paxed or run parallel with the open classes? This should be decided by the March meeting.
8. There was also a discussion on event trophies. More on this later.
9. A discussion on having separate EVM and course designer for the LAP events, more on this later.
10. John Becker suggested we consider annual tech and waiver procedures.
11. Mark has set up a web site. It will be for notification lists, announcements, etc. Check it out at - lists.nrscca.com

Motion to adjourn by Matt McCabe, seconded Mark Walker, unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 pm.

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