Mike Smith's Office, Saratoga

¢ Call to Order 9:06 AM-- Gordy

Attendees: Board of Directors
R J Gordy - Regional Executive
David Allen - Director
Barbara McClellan - Secretary
Bryan Nemy - Director
Peter Nosler - Director
Michael Smith - Treasurer
Blake Tatum - Director

Guests
Sherry Grantz - SFR Regional Administrator

¢ Visitors' Reports

¢ Vintage Update -- Goronsky via Gordy
Plans moving ahead for Oct. event; trying to cut costs. BMW Group being brought in, also Historic FF. Continuing to look for a 2006 Chief. Still thinks Vintage community will support a Spring 2006 event at Infineon. K&K Insurance has notified LS that the contract agreement with carriers does not allow Open Wheel type cars to run at the same time as Closed Wheel cars. This could apply to Vintage Test Day. Action: Defer to April meeting.

¢ Solo II Update -- Nemy
Still working on Fremont site purchase; current owners do not want to rent. Solo II Pro and Tour are set for 4/30-5/1 and 5/6-8, respectively. Nothing new at Crows Landing. Have had to cancel one event already. Bay Area had 250 entries at 3/20 event; Fresno and Sacramento had events on the same date. First draft of the site fund memo of understanding has been reviewed by the Steering Committee. Changes will be made and presented at next BoD meeting. Bay Area is the only chapter requiring SCCA membership. Should urge the other chapters to do the same. Sacramento has a full Solo II schedule. Still need information regarding the Sacramento elections. Set for Shriners Charity event at Mather in June; hope this will open door for future use of Mather. March 19 Drifting event at Sacramento went very well. Had 80 entries, one car at a time, well behaved.Fresno has full schedule; uses Castle Airbase.

¢ Rally Update -- Nemy
Skylar Stein and Anthony Tabacco received permission today to run a Rally Cross in the infield of the Altamont facility. This is for one event only with the date is TBD.

¢ Concours Update -- Gordy
Nothing new to report.

¢ Competition Director Update -- Archer via Gordy
Has tentative dates for the SM Challenge Series. LS wants $35,000 for the 10/13-16 event (cost $20,000 last year). This would significantly increase entry fees. Negotiating with LS on fees.

¢ National BoD Update -- Pitts via Gordy
Justin Hall and Barry Hartzel have been appointed to SM National Advisory Board. Pro is having problems defining spec SM issues regarding engines, ECUs, etc. Note: See SM Compliance Checks in Old Business. SRF spec tire issues remain unresolved.

¢ Thunderhill Report -- Vodden via Smith
2005 shows weakening in both sales activity and pricing elasticity with sales down first two months by $30,000. Idea of TH promoting 1 or 2 customer events (including SFR) and charging ticket sales for non-members will be presented at next BoD meeting. Need guidelines/budget for SFR driven TH expenses. Engineering and permit process on schedule for garages, gate/SFR office and paddock cover. Delays to date due to weather or difficulty in obtaining steel. Working on the new TH brochure and 2005 tabloid. Smith and Grantz working on tightening up the SCCA invoice and the process for add-on expenses. BoD asked why the fence which separates the paddock from the hot pits was down. Smith said this was for development of better drainage. Nemy suggests we look at new Solo Trials program and asks if TH might have dates for it.

¢ Oil Recycling Champions -- Nosler
ORC Resolution which is part of the 2005/2007 grant application was distributed. Motion (Nosler/Allen): Move to accept resolution which authorizes the Regional Executive to execute all documentation necessary to secure grant funds. Passed--Unanimous.

¢ Region Administrators Report -- Grantz
Continue working with Blythe Bonds and Smith on finalizing the 2005 budget. Smith and Nemy have completed installation of the two new office PCs and software. Updated version of RaceTrack has been installed which will improve the data entry process. Schedules through May have been reviewed, locally approved, and sent to National for sanction numbers. Able to import the National database with a lot of help from Alex, our consultant. Past issues with data authenticity seem to be resolved; first time we've felt confident with the database. Nemy states that Colan Arnold is doing a lot on the integrity issues SFR has raised. Smith urges the association with Nemy and National continue.

¢ Secretary's Report -- McClellan
Motion (Allen/Tatum): To approve minutes as corrected from 2/21/05 BoD Meeting. Passed-Unanimous

¢ Treasurer's Report -- Smith
Profit and Loss Statement (Year to Date) through Feb. 28, 2005

Actual Budget
1 Club AdministrationY-T-DBudget
Income (dues,etc.)$18,217$20,952
Expenses (payroll, overhead, etc.) ($15,835)($30,737)
Total Club Admin.$2,382($9,785)

2 Road Racing Program
Event Net Income$0$0
Income (transponders, etc.)$27$0
Road Racing Non Event Expenses ($19,746)($33,680)
Road Racing Total($19,719)($33,680)

3Other Income and Expenses
Oil Recycling Program$0$0
Wheel($5,542)($11,060)
Banquet$8,465($13,064)
Total Other$2,923($24,124)

Total YTD profit through 2/28/05($14,414)($67,589)
Adjustments to actual due to timing($41,843)

Adjusted income($56,257)($67,589)

The above is an abbreviated overview of the SFR financials; please contact Region Office for a P&L Summary and balance sheet.

¢ Old Business

¢ 2006 NorPac Convention -- Nosler
Hotel still not chosen--will resolve by April. Once selected, Nosler wants to see facilities. Action: Nosler to develop budget. Fund raising assignments have been made to Tony Jimenez (ads), Nemy (Tire Rack), and Gordy (individual sponsors). Tatum has identified a speaker who can talk about shocks. McClellan to coordinate Stewards' Friday evening reception.

¢ Drivers School Recap -- All
Very well run with 82 graduates. Coordination and instruction were excellent; weather was fantastic. BoD compliments Chief Instructor Joh Becker and coordinators Kevin Rogers and Michele Hemus. Positive feedback on threshold braking sessions. CRB has indicated that in the future, drive arounds in street cars will not count towards the requisite 6 hour track time. 2006 Drivers School will need to be a full 3 day event and ground school may have to be sooner, perhaps on Thurs. evening. Nosler wants Group Leaders to be more pro-active in who is invited as Instructors.

¢ Double National Event Recap -- All
Weather was not so fantastic and a number of drivers withdrew. Lot of out of region drivers were there. Next year SM will be a National Class and that should increase entries. Great turnout of volunteers; Reno sent 13. Grantz reports there were five new SFR Race Officials at this event.

¢ SMT Compliance Checks -- All
BoD recognizes that cheating could kill this class. Do we want to be Region that complies? ignore like Pro? allow cheaters? How do we deal with this? Smith points out that most of the SMs which run in SFR are from our Region.If there is cheating we should develop a plan to keep them our of our Region. BoD feels it is in the best interest of SM to ensure compliance of the cars. Recommends determining scope of problem, determining how to resolve, and identifying who has the problem and then coordinate with Scrutineers and Stewards. Action: Gordy to put together outline of what needs to be accomplished and forward to Smith. Smith will talk with specific engine builders, individual SM drivers and then put together a plan. All agree this must be done with care and in concert with drivers and Race Officials.

¢ Worker Incentives for 2005 -- McClellan
Draft of Chiefs' Letter and Article for Wheel had been sent to BoD for review. Add statement about encouraging volunteering for Regional events; approved for sending.

¢ Race Official/Driver of Weekend Awards -- McClellan
Crews which make selections were not identified for Drivers School or Double National. Action: McClellan to develop for remainder of season, distribute to Chiefs, Race Administration, and Allen who will ensure Trophies has plaques available.

¢ Haney Tire Seminar Recap -- Tatum
Six hour presentation, held March 12 in San Ramon with 66 attendees; very positive response. Article has been written for publication in The Wheel. Haney expenses came in under budget. In future, suggest charging a little more for attendance and include lunch with event.

¢ Trophies Update -- All
Gordy showed sample from Prize Possessions, Inc.; however, would essentially double costs. Question arose if we could award trophies at Impound when cars come off the course. Action: Allen/Tatum/Nosler to discuss logistical issues with Tech/Trophies/Drivers for consideration of full pulls at TH to present trophies.

¢ Infineon/LS Contracts -- Gordy/Nosler
Infineon contract is pending a meeting between Gordy and O'Gorman regarding number of Race Officials for various events. LS contract needs edit regarding number of events then ready for signatures.

¢ San Jose Grand Prix Contract -- Gordy
Contract not yet finalized; track location and layout may be changed. Preliminary schedule is extremely busy. Initial agreement had Race Officials on course from 8 AM - 5 PM. Actual Sat. schedule has cars going on course at 7:45 AM with last cars off course at 6:30 PM. Allan wants to know who is sanctioning the US Touring Car venue.

¢ New Business

¢ SFR Hall of Fame -- Nemy
Recalling the Hall of Fame Awards at the National Convention, Nemy wonders if we should do the same for SFR. Don Wixcel has much SFR historical information in archives in storage. Gordy liked the format used by National: nominate, screen, select. Could have 3 - 4 inductees a year at the Annual Banquet. Would need a Champion.

¢ RDC Drive Arounds -- Gordy
RDC has asked if they could have Sat. AM drive arounds led by RDC member drivers at LS and Infineon for rookies and those new to the tracks. Gordy has confirmed process with George Ott, President RDC. Will start at 7 AM at LS, maximum speed to be 20 mph and any equipment (either LS or SFR) will have priority.

¢ SM Challenge Series -- Gordy
See Competition Director and SM Compliance above. While at Buttonwillow, Allen passed out cards advertising the SM Challenge Series.

¢ Annual Banquet -- Smith
Would like to have Tatum, with help as needed develop a new format for the banquet. BoD agrees.

¢ FV/FF North/South Challenge -- Tatum
Since these groups are racing together, would like to have a 4 race series. Get cars from So. Cal. to come here and No. Cal. cars go there. Northern race would at the LS Double Regional. Southern race would be their Enduro weekend, Nov. 19-20. Pointed out that this is the date of SFR Annual Banquet. Action: Tatum to look for different date; report back next month.

¢ Requested Thunderhill Improvements -- Gordy
Operating Stewards have requested three 18� tables in Race Control. Grantz is working to see if some existing tables will work. We continue to look at the T&S room to see what, if any improvements can be made in visibility. There was a discussion about Buttonwillow which has a double wide mobile home which sleeps 16 to be used for SCCA workers. Is there something similar TH could do? Nosler says this would be a $50,000 project. Smith sees significant permit issues, waste, water, etc.

¢ Nor Cal Drift Academy -- Gordy
This is a formula drifting organization and they want to partner with SFR. Currently have no sites nor venues. Nemy to follow up.

¢ Liaison Reports -- All

¢ Social -- McClellan
BoD wonders if we can get equal or better worker lunches at TH for the same costs. Makes sense to buy from ourselves if equal or better than SaniFoods. McClellan to follow-up with Social Co-chiefs and request they contact Deloyce to see if she is interested, able, costs, etc.

¢ Emergency -- Tatum
Crew numbers running low. To follow up.

¢ Child Care -- Tatum
Has lost the caregiver who has moved to Idaho. Grantz is looking for a new person.

¢ T & S -- Smith
Wants to know what are needs at the LS Rolex GrandAm and who is the contact if T&S works? Gordy to follow up.

¢ Moscone Auto Show -- Nosler
Still looking for a leader.

¢ The Wheel -- Nosler
Blakemore has bought a new software program and is working towards automating the paper layout.

¢ Membership -- Nemy
Still looking for a Chief. Grantz asks if a membership booth at the LS GrandAm is in the contract. Nemy to talk with Wayne Coturri. Allen is willing to help staff.

¢ Paddock Marshal -- Allen
Smith and Allen will help set up LS paddock for Regional. Allen to emphasize Chief will need to watch speed of other vehicles, watch for kids on wheeled vehicles and clear fire lanes.

¢ Race Administration -- Gordy/Grantz.
Still looking for Pro Race Registrar. Vouchers for the LS GrandAm race will be sent in Red Box to LS for Chiefs to pick up. There will be no guest vouchers this year. When Race Officials register, they will receive their guest credential at that time and it is their responsibility to get it to their guest.

¢ Executive Session (provided under separate cover)

¢ Correspondence
Nosler has not corresponded with Muncheryan regarding his e-mail about a publicist. Dave Ferguson sent an e-mail of thanks for TH removing the decorative yellow flags located on the back straight. Too confusing.

¢ Remarks for the Good of the Order

¢ Adjournment

Motion (Allen): To adjourn meeting at 3:45 PM. Passed--Unanimous. Next meeting scheduled for Monday, April 18, 2005 at 1:00 PM at TBD

Respectfully Submitted,
Barbara McClellan, Secretary