Calendar of Events
- March 19
Open Test Day at Thunderhill - March 20 - 21
SFR Double National - April 1
Friends & Family II at Thunderhill - April 3
SCCA Car Show and Tech Day - April 9 - 11
Season Opener Double Regional - See all
| BoD Meeting Minutes - January 27, 2007 |
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January 27, 2007, 8:00 AM Holiday Inn, Concord Called to order at 8:04 a.m. by Mike Smith Present Mike Smith, Dave Allen, Morris Hamm, Bryan Nemy, Peter Nosler, Ed Railton, Blake Tatum, Sherry Grantz, John Speer John Speer, the new Membership and Marketing Coordinator was introduced to and welcomed by the Board. John talked about this plans for the year and noted he had already been to the Tech Day at Sacramento and would be at the upcoming training days for Tech, T&S, etc. He had been compiling lists of people interested in attending. Secretary’s Report The minutes from the December 9, 2006 were read and approved. Five Minute updates NORPAC Convention - Mike Smith The convention was pretty much as in past years. Jim Julow was delayed in transit due to weather and airline problems. Mike was able to discuss the region’s issues with Jim but did not get definitive answers. The Board reiterated its concern that the Convention be meaningful to the members. Thunderhill Report - Mike Smith The Turn 14 Runoff area is being redone with delineators of two types to provide audible notice to drivers and corner workers. The track will have them in place by the Double National and will review the situation and explore other solutions if necessary. Region Administrators Report – Sherry Grantz The new building is proceeding according to plan and is expected to be complete as scheduled. Sherry had pictures of the building and a schematic of the interior. The website design is proceeding and test pages will be available soon for use. The designers are thorough and pleasant to deal with and the work is getting done. Drivers School – Peter Nosler The school is proceeding well. A ground school will be held on February 17 at Infineon for early registrants. Wheel – Peter Nosler The new issue of The Wheel is in the mail to the members. The magazine format has worked well and the paper looks good. The schedule of feature articles and columns has been developed. The Wheel will have a letters to the editor column allowing for member input and expressions of opinion. 2007 Goals Discussion Mike Smith Mike presented goals for the coming year. Mike felt that it would be best to pause and absorb the changes made during 2006 and not undertake major changes during 2007. Sealed Spec Miata Program – Leader Ed Railton, support Mike Smith, Morris Hamm Have at least 15 cars in the program by mid year Vendor to have 2 off the shelf sealed engines ready for sale Have at least 2 sealed crate engines at all events Tech systems are in place Written contract with Dyno/seal vendor Implement electronic seals New Wheel – Leader Peter Nosler, support Board At least 8 out 12 months the WHEEL meets or beats written criteria Meet or beat budget New Web Program – Leader Sherry Grantz, support Bryan Nemy, Mike Smith New Web up and running by March 07 Add classified program by June 07 Add transportation/lodging program by July 07 Membership Development – Leader John Speer, support Dave Allen, Sherry Grantz, Mike Smith Add 18 new active Workers by October 07 Prospect and new members (Drivers and Workers) noticeable welcomed into our Club John Speer meets or beats his goals Class Focus Program – Leader Blake Tatum, support Board We successfully put on feature events for the 5 classes identified We breakeven on the class specific test days Financial – Leader - Board Meet or beat Operations, R&D, capital spending budgets General – Leader Sherry Grantz, support Mike Smith Colleen attains goals agreed to with Sherry Sherry attains her goals John attains his goals The new SFR office move is complete by March 07 ORC audit is complete - Leader - Peter Solo – Leader Bryan Nemy, support Mike Smith, Peter Nosler We continue to support as they request We support them in using their site funds to obtain a long-term site for their events by assisting them in organizing a focused site acquisition team Give Solo assistance/mentoring support in setting up budgets Treasurer’s Report – Ed Railton/Sherry Grantz The reports for November (not ready by December meeting) and December were presented and reviewed. The Region ended up ahead of budget on the bottom line due to better results in the racing program than forecast. New Operating Budget – Review –Mike Smith/Sherry Grantz The Board reviewed the proposed operating for 2007. The operating budget forecasts a slim margin for 2007 based on fewer events and the loss of Infineon pro events. The forecasts are intended to be conservative but the Region will have to operate economically to meet the budget. The Board approved the proposed budget. Capital Budget – Mike Smith
The total estimated cost of the capital budget is $28,500. R&D Budget Mike proposed spending on the following development programs;
2007 Supps – Sherry Grantz Sherry has submitted the 2007 Supps to Topeka with the new rules as proposed except for the Group 4 Fuel rule. Jim Rogaski expressed some concern over the enforceability of the fuel rule as written and Sherry decided to remove the rule for now and get the Supps approved and add later if needed. The tires have been included as proposed. 2007 Event Schedules – Sherry Grantz/Mike Smith Sherry and Mike are working on the proposed event schedules for all the events for the year to promote consistency and to work out the difficulties now. 2006 Board Liaison Reports – All Pace Car Engine - Mike Smith - Marcia Ulise has contacted him about the engine in the pace car. It seems to making a noise at startup and may need significant repair. The estimated cost of the repair is around $10,000 to replace the motor. The Board did not believe that the age of the pace car justified the expense and agreed to defer action until the problem developed further. RDC – Mike Smith reported on his discussion with the RDC officers about the ways that RDC can assist the region in the future. Mike said the meeting was positive and he believed that the RDC would be a positive influence in the Region’s development. Training Seminars Feb 3 / Feb 17 – Mike Smith and John Speer reported on the plans for the upcoming training days. The Tech program has about 10 people interested in attending. The T&S program has a significant number of people also indicating an interest in attending. National convention - Bryan Nemy will be attending as the Region’s representative and will be reimbursed for his expenses. Off Season Radio Tuning & Thunderhill Repeater – Work is proceeding to get the repeater installed and the radios tuned in time for the start of the season. The Region has agreed to pay for tuning private radios of people who use them for Region activities. The Board approved awarding the Driver’s School Scholarship to Lars Kornbrink. Executive Session-All Correspondence-All Adjournment at 12:15 p.m. |