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By tony, on January 7th, 2015%
Corrected and Approved
Minutes of the Racing Drivers Club (RDC) meeting held on October 16, 2014 in Oakland, California.
The following members were in attendance:
Rod Simmons, Acting President, Newsletter Editor & SanF Board Member; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, SanF Board Member & Mentoring Chair; Dave Jalen, Secretary; Gary Corsiglia (via video conference call), RDC Points Chairman; Lois Leijdecker-Ott, newest addition to the RDC Board; Marcy Crawford, member; and Dave Allen, member.
Acting President Simmons called the meeting to order at 7:52 PM.
1) A discussion ensued regarding the resignation of Fred Peterson, the previous President of the RDC
2) Membership Report: The current membership list is on a SD card that was written by a Mac. Dave Allen will take the card and provide the Board with an up-dated list.
3) Financial Report: The RDC currently has assets in the form of cash in a bank account. A new signature card will be needed to access the bank account. Currently Fred is on the signature card. The new President, VP and Treasurer should be on the new signature card.
4) Website Report: It was decided to change the RDC Newsletter to RDC Awards. Lois volunteered to become the Newsletter Editor on January 1, 2015.
5) Scholarship Report: A request for candidates will be made. It was decided to award one SFR Driver’s School scholarship for 2015.
6) Membership Report: The membership process was discussed. MotorSportReg is used by all SFR racers to enter SFR events. RDC will use this site also. Paper checks can also be accepted but it was decided PayPal was not needed. It was mentioned that SFR AutoCrossers now enter paperlessly.
7) Election of Officers for 2015 : Seven members now on the Board of Directors (see above: Members in attendance)
- President: Marcy Crawford-moved by Dave Allen, seconded by Tony. Unanimously approved.
- Vice-President: Dave Allen-moved by Dave J, seconded by Tony. Unanimously approved.
- Secretary: No nominations at present. We will post on the website.
- Treasurer: Lois Leijdecker-Ott-moved by Dave J and seconded by Rod. Unanimously approved.
- Membership: Rod-moved by Gary and seconded by Tony Unanimously approved.
- Two members at large:
f.i. Gary-moved by Rod and seconded by Tony. Unanimously approved.
f.ii. Tony-Moved by Rod and seconded by DaveJ. Unanimously approved.
- Dave J is retiring from the RDC Board as of January 1, 2015 due to his expanded role in the Alameda County Dental Society as President-Elect in 2015.
- Tony is retiring/reducing his involvement in RDC. He will continue to service the website until an IT person can be found to replace him. He will post a request on the RDC webpage.
- Dave Allen was appointed as Mentoring Chair. He will also Co-Chair membership as Rod wants to reduce his work load. Rod plans to retire from the RDC Board in 2016.
- Marcy will be the Enduro Chair along with being the President.
- Gary will continue as RDC Points Chairman.
8) Enduro Report:
- Supps: Item #30 Jim Rogaski approved the Iron Man concept.
- A Go/No Go entry number was discussed for the upcoming Enduro. It was decided 20 entries would be the minimum two weeks prior to the scheduled date to hold this year’s Enduro. Refunds would be given if the Enduro is cancelled. If RDC members requested their RDC membership be refunded due to the cancellation, this would be granted.
- Only First place trophies/awards would be distributed this year. This would be a 8” X 10” photo award.
9) 501 (C) 4 status is OK with respect to the State of California.
10) Website: A new IT person is needed to replace Tony.
11) Raison d’entre: “More than the Enduro”
- Enduro.
- Drive arounds
- Mentoring drivers-to help slower guys get better.
- “Fight battles for drivers”. This is in regards to drivers and SOM. The RDC should enable drivers to drive and not worry about politics. The RDC could “create solutions for drivers”.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:42 PM by acting President Rod Simmons. Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on September 19th, 2013%
Members attending: Fred Peterson: President & Enduro Chair; Rod Simmons: Vice President & Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Gary Corsiglia (via video conference call) RDC Points Chairman
1) Approval of previous meetings minutes: Gary moved that the minutes of the July 17, 2013 meeting be approved as corrected. Rod seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
2) Membership Report: Fred:
a) The membership numbers have not changed.
b) With the elimination of RDC’s Tax Status question, the services of MotorSportsReg.com can be utilized starting in 2014.
3) Treasurer’s Report: Fred:
a) The RDC had no income or expenses last month.
4) Website: Tony via e-mail:
a) The RDC website is up to date.
5) Newsletter: Rod:
a) An e-mail blast was sent by Fred. This included the Enduro Supps and the
benefits of a RDC membership.
6) Driver Development:
a) Mentoring: no report
b) Track Orientation Rides: Fred
1) In 2014, Fred would like to do two faster laps instead of one slow lap.
2) For Laguna 2014, the RDC is expecting many out of region drivers due to the Runoffs. It was discussed that a box to check on the MotorSportsReg.com entry form would give the RDC a sign-up and driver count prior to the event.
c) Good Sportsmanship: no regional has taken place since the last RDC meeting.
7) RDC Championship Points: Gary:
The points are up to date and posted on the RDC’s website. There has not been a SFR Regional since the last RDCmeeting.
8) Enduro: Fred:
a) SFR would like the “Iron Man” concept to be included. It was decided that this
would be included IF the driver had competed in a prior SFRregional race.
b) The “Tag Teams” will compete as a “regular” team.
9 ) SCCA liaison: Fred:
a) The Runoffs will require a lot of effort and work for the SFR region.
b) A paid worker (FTE) will be needed to coordinate with SCCA National.
c) SCCA National will conduct the event and rent the required equipment (tow
trucks, radios, etc)
d) For SFR, the expenses have exceeded income so far this year (2013).
10)Annual Awards:
a) The Will Pool Memorial Scholarship was discussed.
b) James Hughes Award for the most improved driver was discussed..
c) Steve Tembly Good Guy Award, Worker Performance Award and the RDC President’s Award were discussed.
11 ) Old Business:
a) Fred has filed the federal forms but has no further contact with the federal agency.
b) Fred shared a letter from the California Secretary of State stating that our tax-exempt status had been reinstated.
c) After the RDC Enduro, Fred will follow up on the Federalfilings.
12) New Business:
a) Thunderhill West has been approved by the county board and construction
will start in the very near future.
b) Fred will write a “thank you” note to Dave Vodden for mentioning the RDC in his article in the Wheel. The article was nicely written in Fred’s opinion.
c) Placing a RDC ad in the Wheel for member recruitment was discussed.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Rod Simmons in Oakland on September 18, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:19 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on July 19th, 2013%
CORRECTED AND APPROVED
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held June 19, 2013 in Oakland, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:48 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson: President & Enduro Chair; Rod Simmons: Vice President & Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, SanF Board Member & Mentoring Chair, Gary Corsiglia (via video conference call) RDC Points Chairman
1) Approval of previous meetings minutes: Rod moved that the minutes of the May 1, 2013 meeting be approved as corrected. Gary seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
2) Membership Report: Fred:
a) Total membership now stands at 36.
3) Treasures Report: Fred:
a) The RDC has enough capital in the bank to cover its expenses.
4) Website: Tony:
a) The RDC website is up to date.
b) The 4th column of the RDC Championship point’s standings is not being displayed correctly on the site. Tony will correct this.
c) Tony will post Enduro info on RDC website. The RDC Facebook page needs more photos.
5) Newsletter:
a) Rod does not plan on publishing a newsletter any time soon due to a lack
of interest of the membership.
b) Print media is dying and there has been a shift to social media i.e. Facebook and
the RDC website.
6) Driver Development:
a) Mentoring: No report.
b) Track Orientation: Sonoma Raceway/Sears Point Raceway: Fred will
assemble a team of top notch drivers to conduct the orientation laps.
c) Good sportsmanship should always be stressed.
7) RDC Championship Points: Gary:
a) The points are up to date and posted on the RDC’s website
b) NOTE: It was decided that there will be only one trophy per member per year.
8) Enduro: Fred:
a) There will be six classes for tag team car teams or Multiple drivers in one car.
b) If there are 4 M&M teams (SMG-Mustang & SM-Miata) the RDC will add another class for this group/class.
c) The RDC has given patches the last few years. This year, the RDC will give out hats. The cost of the hats will be $4 each and 400 hats will be made.
9 ) SCCA liaison: Tony:
a) In 2014, San Francisco Region will host a Major.
10) Annual Awards:
a. It was suggested that on the RDC website, that the Club mention who the awards are named after and what they did to achieve this.
11) Old Business:
a. Fred: Update on the filing status for the RDC’s tax exempt status. The
state of California has received the required funds and forms. The state
said they will need at least an additional 90 days to process the RDC’s
request. Morris Ham has dealt with issues such as the RDC’s before.
12) New Business: Festival prizes for the Sonoma Raceway SM Festival race were
discussed. It was agreed that the RDC would give 2 memberships and 2 I/O Port
gift certificates in the amount of $75 each.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Rod Simmons in Oakland on July 17, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:59 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on June 20th, 2013%
CORRECTED AND APPROVED
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held May 1, 2013 in Oakland, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:25 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson: President & Enduro Chair; Rod Simmons: Vice President & Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, SanF Board Member & Mentoring Chair; Gary Corsiglia (via conference call): Points Keeper
1) Approval of previous meetings minutes: Gary moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Tony seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
2) Membership Report: Fred: The RDC currently has a total of 30 members.
3) Treasurer’s Report: Fred: The RDC has enough capital to cover its expenses.
4) Web Site: Tony reporting:
a) The RDC points have been updated.
b) He posted an explanation of the three race format.
c) Enduro news is on the web page.
d) Tony provided clarification for non-techies regarding posts vs. pages. Pages do not change (they are static). Posts change constantly (dynamic).
5) Newsletter Report: Rod: A newsletter will be published.
6) Driver Development:
a) Michael Seringhaus will be contacted by Rod. MS runs with Dave Herriman.
b) Thunderhill had only a few drivers partake in the drive arounds. Ian Cook requested the RDC conduct drive arounds for Thill for the May 24-25 regional event. Driver’s school was held there plus there is a test day the day prior to the event, so it was deemed not necessary to host the drive arounds prior to the event.
c) Laguna Seca had nine drivers participate in the drive arounds.
d) Sonoma Raceway: The RDC will conduct drive arounds (orientation laps) prior to the event.
7) Points Update: Gary reporting:
a) Due to the small membership of the RDC there is a limited or single entry in most classes.
b) A new point’s system was discussed. It would reward finishing ahead of one’s competitors instead of being first in an undersubscribed class.
8) Illgen Enduro Report: Fred reporting:
a) The SFR BoD would like something special but not sure what that would be.
b) The SFR BoD likes the tag team concept.
c) Fred has been examining the NASA Enduro Supps.
d) Fred has been working on the RDC Supps.
e) Tony wants to build excitement early for the Enduro by publicizing the tag team concept.
9) SCCA Liaison: Tony reporting:
a) MyLaps has had a major system malfunction. SFR will send put the race results as a .pdf file.
b) At Thunderhill, the expansion/new extension is ongoing.
c) At Laguna Seca, all the new ladders at the turn worker stations have been installed.
d) A poll for the three races per weekend format has been conducted.
i) The workers have been overwhelmingly positive.
ii) Among the racers, the opinions were divided by run groups. Groups 5,6 & 7 almost universally were in favor of the three races but groups 1,2,3 & 4 were not. But those groups also stated that they liked the format.
e) The new Spec Mustang (SMG) will be moved from group 5 to group 3.
f) The BMW and Porsche Clubs will have run groups in the Vintage events.
g) The SFR BoD is working hard with SCCA National to have a Divisional path to the Runoffs. In 2013, there will be three paths to the Runoffs:
i) Major Tour events
ii) Divisional events which will be worked out by the individual regions
iii) Previous Runoff attendees who are invited back.
10) Annual awards to keep in mind for the end of the year:
a) Will Pool Memorial Scholarship Award
b) James Hughes Memorial Award (Most Improved Driver)
c) Steve Trembly Memorial Award (Good Guy)
d) Worker Performance Award
e) RDC President’s Award
11) Old Business
a) RDC’s Tax Status.
i) The IRS has not contacted the RDC as of yet to supply the RDC with Form 3500A.
b) The state would prefer that we file a Form 3500A with a copy of the Fed. tax exempt letter attached but since that letter has not come we must file a Form 3500 prior to May 15.
12) New Business: None
The next meeting will be determined later.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:25
Gary made an announcement that CSUSJ (San Jose State) is the only college out of 27 in California that is competing in Formula SAE. The Spartans will be representing California at the National SAE Championships.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on October 19th, 2012%
CORRECTED AND APPROVED
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held August 1, 2012 in Oakland, California. Vice-President Rod Simmons called the meeting to order at 7:25 PM.
Members attending: Rod Simmons: Vice President & Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, SanF Board Member & Mentoring Chair
- Approval of previous meetings minutes: This action was tabled pending Fred’s return.
- Membership Report: A discussion was held regarding the use of PayPal or MotorSportReg as a way to pay for RDC membership. The cost was believed to be $.99 per transaction and would allow members to renew or join more easily.
- Treasurer’s Report: Fred: Absent
- Web Site: Tony reporting: The RDC site is up and running well. Tony is constantly monitoring the site. The RDC points are posted on the site.
- Enduro Report:
- The concept of a “Race within a Race” was discussed.
- The question of Fred’s ability to be an active Enduro Chair was raised.
- The use and need for helmet cards was discussed. The need for Tech and Medical to monitor the current driver of the car was discussed.
- Rod will check with Gary C regarding Enduro support.
- Rod conducted a retrospective study of past Enduros from 1995 to the present (2011). He found that the average number of drivers per car has changed very little over that period of time. The average is 2.5 to 2.7 drivers per car. These numbers follow the SFRegion’s numbers as well as the current US economy.
- The need for a race official with a personal knowledge and experience of how the Enduro is run was discussed. One such individual is Marcy Crawford.
- Mentoring program: Tony: The Sears drive-arounds went well.
7. SCCA Liaison Report: Tony reporting:
a. The SF Region is constantly monitoring the fiscal budget for each race.
b. The volunteer who was injured at Laguna Seca was discussed. She was injured exiting the turn box/flag station at Turn 10. The updating of all the turn boxes at Laguna was discussed and estimates will be acquired. A donation may be made to Thunderhill Properties which may then make a donation to SCRAMP.
c. The Laguna Seca and Sears point events were big successes. They were very well attended.
d. The Thunderhill event at the end of August (Rounds 11 & 12) will be a three day event not a two day event.
8. Newsletter-Rod reporting: Rod will write the column for Fred for the upcoming issue of the newsletter. Rod is concerned about the readership of the newsletter. He only had two responses to his last request.
9. 2012 Will Pool Driver Scholarship: No report.
10. Old Business
- Fred and Rod previewed the installation of the corner light at Thunderhill. They were not complete and are a work in progress. They could not be used as of now because they are not mentioned in the event’s supps.
- Orientation laps were conducted at Sears with TonyT, DaveJ and Michael Niemann doing the driving with FredP monitoring the Region’s radio frequency.
- The Festival Race awards were discussed.
- New Business:
- A motion was made by Rod and seconded by Tony that Fred has to heal very quickly so that he can return to conducting the RDC meetings and Chair the Enduro. The motion passed unanimously.
The next meeting will be determined later.
Vice-President Rod Simmons adjourned the meeting at 8:43 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on November 18th, 2011%
CORRECTED AND APPROVED
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held October 10, 2011 in Lafayette, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson: President, Enduro Chair, Trophy Chair, SanF Board Liaison; Rod Simmons: Vice president, Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, and soon to become a newly elected SanF Board Member
- Approval of previous meetings minutes: Rod moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Tony seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
- Membership Report: Fred: The membership has increased by two new members.
- Treasurer’s Report: Fred: The RDC had some large expenses this month. The expense items were $400 for the Enduro’s Social Event and $345 for Patches for the aforementioned Enduro.
- Web Site: Tony reporting: The RDC website is up and current. The link to SCCA National is performing well.
- Enduro Report: Fred reporting: The RDC is ready to stage another Enduro.
6. Mentoring program: Tony: The program has been completed for the current
season (2011).
7. SanF SCCA Liaison Report: A V-12 Challenge is being planned.
8. Newsletter-Rod reporting: Rod would like a link from the Newsletter to the RDC
Website. He would like to have the Newsletter posted on the Website. This will enable him to e-mail just the link and not the full newsletter.
9. 2012 Will Pool Driver Scholarship: The RDC has received one self-nomination
to date. The RDC is expecting a few more before the end of the year. In order to
properly assess the number of Scholarships’ that will be awarded for the 2012
SanF SCCA’s Driver’s School, the RDC needs to establish what resources are
available.
10. Old Business
a. 2012 dues structure: Tabled.
b. A yellow caution light to supplement and assist the flaggers for Thunderhill was discussed. Fred will investigate this item further.
11. New Business:
a. The RDC Year End Awards will be discussed and decide upon at the next
meeting. Fred requested the Board’s input regarding same. The four awards
are:
- President’s Award: Fred will decide this one on his own.
- i. Most Improved Driver: The Board will nominate the candidates and select the recipient.
- ii. Good Guy Award: The Board will nominate the candidates and select the recipient.
- iii. Worker Performance Award: The Board will nominate the candidates and select the recipient.
- The RDC Board positions were discussed. The discussion also concerned the need to work in 2012 to increase Board membership. It was suggested that linking some positions to minimize redundancy and extra work, such as Treasurer and Membership Chair could help reduce these issues. Also discussed was the possibility of reducing the number of Board Meetings and supplementing the discussions and conducting voting by e-mail to reduce the Board Members time commitment.
The next meeting will be the third Wednesday November 16, at 7 PM in Lafayette. President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:12 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on October 11th, 2011%
CORRECTED AND APPROVED
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held September 21, 2011 in Lafayette, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:14 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson: President, Enduro Chair, Trophy Chair, SanF Board Liaison; Rod Simmons: Vice president, Newsletter Editor; Dave Jalen: Secretary; Anthony Tabacco: Web Master, Scholarship Chair, SFR Board Member
1. Approval of previous meetings minutes: Rod moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Tony seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
2. Membership Report: Fred: The membership has increased by four new members. The RDC has three members paid for 2012. The thought that for 2012, more planning and thought should be given to member recruitment and retention.
3. Treasurer’s Report: Fred: Income exceeded expenses in the previous month. The RDC bank balances are down slightly since 1/1/2011. The next large expense items will be $400 for the Enduro’s Social Event and $240 for Patches for the before mentioned Enduro.
4. Web Site: Tony reporting: SCCA National has changed its web site. The current RDC web link does not function with the new SCCA site. The Web Master will work to correct this malfunction. The Enduro Supps are having the final corrections made. These corrections involve a few dates with respect to registration deadlines.
5. Enduro Report: Fred reporting:
a. The Supps have been submitted to Jerry Cassini, the event’s Chief Steward for final approval.
b. Sherry is making the entry forms compatible with MotorSportsReg’s website.
c. Prizes for the Enduro:
i. Roger Kraus/Goodyear will provide a $100 certificate for the SR (Sports Racer) group.
ii. The RDC will offer two I/O Port $75 certificates, one for the Production cars and the other for Sports Racers.
6. Mentoring program: Tony: The program has been completed for the current
season (2011).
7. SCCA Liaison Report: The SF Region SM group wants to stay with the Toyo
RA1 tire for the 2012 season. Toyo/AIM has agreed to provide a tire award for
the Enduro of a $100 certificate towards the purchase of tires for SMT.
8. Newsletter-Rod reporting: The electronic newsletter is going well.
a. Rod will include an article in the upcoming newsletter regarding the head and neck device requirement for the 2012 season.
b. He will also include an article regarding the Enduro.
c. It was suggested that he mention the 2012 RDC Board positions that are available in the next issue.
d. Rod will use the 2010 and 2011 e-mail list for this mailing.
9. 2012 Will Pool Driver Scholarship: No report
10. Old Business
a. 2012 dues structure: Tabled.
b. The next meeting will be October 10, Columbus Day at the same time
and current location.
c. Fred conducted a review of the RDC’s Board objectives.
11. New Business:
a. RDC Historical Enduro Patches: Harriet Gittings donated her collection of
past RDC Enduros to the RDC Board to be displayed. The patches date back
to the 16th Annual RDC Enduro. There is a lot of history here.
The next meeting will be the second Monday of October (10th) at 7 PM in Lafayette. President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:25 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on September 22nd, 2011%
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held August 24, 2011 in Lafayette, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:14 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson, President, Enduro Chair, Trophy Chair, SanF Board Liaison; Dave Jalen, Secretary; Anthony Tabacco, Web Master, Scholarship Chair; Rod Simmons, Vice president, Newsletter Editor
Approval of previous meetings minutes: Tony moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Rod seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
- Membership Report: Fred: The membership has increased by three.
- Treasurer’s Report: Fred: Income exceeded expenses in July. A hand out was distributed showing the income and disbursements from 1/1/2011 to August 24th. (YTD). It was mentioned that the RDC Enduro is the Club’s primary income source and the 2011 edition has not occurred yet. The Treasurer feels we are even with respect to income and expenses.
- Web Site: Tony reporting: The site is working as expected with all the credit going to Tony. It was suggested that the new Head and Neck Restraints systems rule would be effective 1/1/2012 and should be mentioned on the website.
- Enduro Report: Fred reporting:
- The events Supps Draft will be posted on the website. The Supps still need final approval from the Stewards and the Regional office.
- The RDC Enduro patches were discussed. Fred will locate a supplier and have the patches produced.
- Dave Allen had 16 RDC flags that will be used for the upcoming event and next year
- Mentoring program: Fred reporting: Based on speaking with many of the new
drivers receiving Mentoring from RDC members this year, he feels that the
Mentoring program is the best project RDC has done this year.
7. SCCA Liaison Report: No report.
8. Newsletter-Rod reporting: He submitted his current expenses which total
approximately $160. He is using MicroSoft Word instead of MS Publisher. He
has had positive feedback regarding the use of e-mail to distribute the newsletter.
He feels the newsletter looks good and is easy to read.
9. Will Pool Scholarship:
- The application form is posted on the web.
- There have been a few inquiries already for the 2012 Award.
10. Old Business
a. 2012 dues structure: Tabled.
New Business:
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- Drive arounds for Sears/Infineon. It was decided not to conduct drive arounds at the upcoming race. It was noted that there is a full test day the day before the event at the track. It was also mentioned that it is very late into the racing season.
- The SFR Festival Race Awards. The RDC will award a flag to the highest placing RDC driver. The RDC will also award 2 I/O Port $75 gift certificates and 2 RDC memberships for 2011.
- More RDC Board members are needed. Fred has been the President for the past four years and would like to allow some one else to experience the joys of leadership. Rod will send an e-mail to members inviting them to apply for a Board position.
The next meeting will be the third Wednesday of September (21st) at 7 PM in Lafayette. The third Wednesday in October (19th) will not work for Fred. He will poll the Board via e-mail for an alternate date.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:20 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on August 24th, 2011%
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held July 20, 2011 in Lafayette, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:08 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson, President, Enduro Chair, Trophy Chair, SanF Board Liaison; Dave Jalen, Secretary; Anthony Tabacco, Web Master, Scholarship Chair
- Approval of previous meetings minutes: Fred moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Tony seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
- Membership Report: Fred: The membership has increased by seven new members and one member who renewed for 2012. A membership drive ad for the wheel was discussed. The president’s message stresses the value of a RDC membership. It was agreed that better visibility at the various race tracks was needed. This coming weekend (July 23-24), the RDC is contributing $800 to the Social fund to allow the drivers, their crews and their guests to be able to attend the Saturday night dinner for free. The RDC is also contributing $50 to the WAF (Worker Appreciation Fund) to be distributed to a selected volunteer worker by Karen Cantu.
- Treasurer’s Report: Fred: Income exceeded expenses in the previous month. Fred estimates the RDC bank balance will be $500 below the level of January 1, 2011.
- Web Site: Tony reporting: Tony has changed the “welcome page” to a “current news” page. He has added a link to the Fastrack site. Most of the RDC site activity is on the RDC Driver’s points and the RDC Enduro pages.
- Enduro Report: Fred reporting:
- The events Supps are almost complete and ready to be submitted for approval. Fred feels they should be completed by the coming weekend.
- The trophies have been updated and are ready to be displayed at Thunderhill this coming weekend.
- The RDC Enduro patches were discussed. Fred showed off two samples. The Board approved the patch with the Racing Driver’s Club logo on the top.
6. Mentoring program: Fred reporting: Six drivers have been assigned to mentors.
All of these drivers have expressed satisfaction with the program and support they
have received.
7. SCCA Liaison Report: Fred reported via e-mail.
a. SFR Regional Administrator – The MotorSportsReg site is working well.
There only a few small problems to work out. MSR is providing T&S
formatting and Entry Lists.
b. SFR Regional Recruiting - Sherry reported that the recruiting is going well and the reports that the SFR Board has requested are well done.
Approximately 30 new volunteers have been generated this year. There is
a new award program for volunteer recruiting referrals.
c. Thunderhill Report –
i. The old medical building has been moved and a new Medical and Thunderhill Worker Lounge is in place.
ii. The Thunderhill Insurance carrier reviewed the liability exposure of
Thunderhill and the report was favorable.
iii. The windmills are operational and reducing Thunderhill’s
operating cost.
d. SFR is planning to survey the drivers to get feedback on how to improve
the race program and keep entries up in this challenging economic climate.
e. The Board is interested in getting the Wheel onto the web and some
work/investigation to achieve this is being conducted.
f. The workers will have the option of using "Worker Points" for gas cards in
the future.
g. For the Spec Miata Festival race, qualification was based on the Regional Race #6 Qualifying position. Therefore both Regional Race #6 and the Festival Race had the same qualifying positions. There was discussion about using some other basis for setting the Festival Race qualifying positions.
8. Newsletter-no report
9. Will Pool Scholarship:
- The new application form was discussed and approved.
10. Old Business
- 2012 structure: Tabled.
- Donations to SCCA Socials. It was decided to donate $400 for the Saturday evening Social event during the October Regional and Enduro.
- New Business:
- RDC Flags: Rod had suggested a change in the RDC graphics to update the RDC logo. Fred presented one of Rod’s renderings for the RDC Board to view and comment on.
- Fred will be placing an order for more RDC checker flags.
The next meeting will be the third Wednesday of August (17th) at 7 PM in Lafayette.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 8:21 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
By tony, on June 13th, 2011%
Minutes of the RDC Board of Directors meeting held May 19, 2011 in Lafayette, California. President Fred Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:15 PM.
Members attending: Fred Peterson, President, Enduro Chair, Trophy Chair , SFR Board Liaison; Dave Jalen, Secretary; Anthony Tabacco, Web Master, Scholarship Chair.
- Approval of previous meetings minutes: Fred moved the minutes be approved as corrected. Tony seconded the motion. The motion to approve the corrected minutes was passed unanimously.
- Membership Report: Fred: The membership has increased by one new member since last month.
- Treasurer’s Report: Fred: Income exceeded expenses in the previous month.
- Web Site: Tony reporting: The RDC site is current. There are links to other racer discussion boards/sites. The site is working as planned.
- Enduro Report: Fred reporting:
- The trophies have been cleaned and updated. The cost was $166.
- There will be a new trophy for SRF. The RDC has budgeted up to $200 for the new trophy.
- The cost of entering the Enduro through MotorSportsReg was discussed. It was agreed to offer a $30 discount for early registration, on or before October 10, 2011. This would be two Mondays before the Enduro.
- Mentoring program: Fred reporting: Two students have requested mentoring and
will be assigned mentors.
- SCCA Liaison Report: None, the next SFR Board meeting is June 24, 2011
- Will Pool Scholarship:
- A new form will be placed on the website for the application.
- The board will need additional input for the new form.
- Old Business
- 2012 structure: Tabled.
- Donations to SCCA Socials. There has not been any progress to report. More information is still being sought.
New Business: Fred modeled the RDC driver’s suit with the RDC and SCCA
patches sewn on.
The next meeting will be determined later. The possibility of conducting the RDC business with e-mail was discussed.
President Fred Peterson adjourned the meeting at 7:55 PM.
Dave Jalen, Secretary, respectfully submits these minutes.
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