October 2019
October 29, 2019
Start Time: 7:35pm
Convening: Steve Ducharme
Interim Secretary: Sara McEnhill
Board Members Present: Chris Harrison, Steve Ducharme, Ben Tusa, Andy Clark.
Officers Present: Chuck Garcia, Kevin McEnhill, Sara McEnhill, Julie Heaton, Dave Zitzlsperger.
Others Attending: Riley Heaton, Ellen Zitzlsperger, Darren McEnhill.
Regular Club Business
RE Report: Steve Ducharme
Draft Schedule - we don't have national events yet.
Minutes: Sara McEnhill
Minutes from previous meeting were approved.
Treasurer: Chris Harrison
No report.
Membership: Tony Mitera (not present)
Had a good turnout of novices for Solo #8, despite the cold.
First-timers enthusiastic to return for more events next year.
Pat on the back to everyone for running events that newcomers can't wait to come back to.
Some issues with heats (start time after lunch, worker shortages) and no radios for gate. Will need to address this in the future. Add announcements to Live Timing and remind everyoe to get radios at worker check-in.
Activities: Anthony Jackson (not present)
No report.
Club Racing: Vacant
Still looking for new chair. Haven't heard yet from DMVR. Unsure of future of RPM after the repeat flooding.
Hastings sale - new owners will apparently keep the track running normally.
Race Workers: Candy Gerber (not present)
No report.
Solo Chair: Julie Heaton
Steve says the Solo leaders have done an outstanding job!
Last event was cold, but we're done for the year.
Need to get Chiefs more involved pre-event.
Need to limit worker signups in MSR for Tech and Registration, we had too many Tech at the last event.
More Saturday solo events.
We need a Solo Team Understudy to help out.
RallyCross: Mike LoveJoy (not present)
Mike is stepping down as RallyCross Chair due to very busy life. He will continue to promote and attend events.
Rodman Hunsaker will take over as RallyCross chair,and Mike will help him acclimate.
New site is not ready yet, so last RX will be at I-80 Speedway.
Sara requested another RX Test-n-Tune later in the year. Maybe move the Twilight Rally to autumn, so that twilight is earlier?
Registration and Timing Software: Ben Tusa
Bug found in Pronto, we sent data to Darrin to get it fixed.
Newsletter: Sara McEnhill
Need stuff by Friday.
Need points for the newsletter (see Points report).
Website: Sara McEnhill
Request to add a list of Chiefs to the website.
Social Media: Ben Tusa
No report.
Social: Chuck Garcia
There will be a picnic next year!
Banquet: Teresa Gualtieri-Clark (not present)
Teresa Gualtieri-Clark will take over as Banquet Coordinator. Need volunteers to help with trophies and other tasks.
Points: Justin Sexton (not present)
Sara will compile the points to get them into the next newsletter.
Street Survival: Mark Atterbury (not present)
Would like to do an Omaha event in spring, Lincoln in autumn.
Focus Session
Board election results: The new/returning board members are Steve Ducharme, Chris Harrison, and Dave Zitzlsperger. We had 25% of the ballots returned (online or by mail).
Old Business
Ask for nominations for the year-end awards (Jerry Doctor Award, etc.). Awards
Move votes for best RX and Solo events to MSR? • Importance of Safety Steward role.
New Business
None.
Meeting adjourned at 8:42pm
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