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DECEMBER 1, 2011
PIT PASS
NOVEMBER 6, 2011 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Our President, Gary Stein, called the meeting to order.
Mike Stein gave the Secretaries Report. It was accepted as submitted.
Jon Ellingson gave the Treasurers Report. We have $3516.86 in the Checking Account, and $500.51 in Savings. Thus giving us a total of $4017.37 prior to the start of this meeting.
Gary encouraged all of us to stop and see Gene Fecter. He is at the Minnesota Soldiers Home near Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis.
OLD BUSINESS BANQUET
Big Don Belkengren gave us the input from his survey of our members as to what the membership wanted, expected, and would be willing to pay for an evening Banquet in January.
The club will pick up the cost of the Hall Rental from the Savage Legion, and the Tip as well. We will need at least 30 people to insure that we have a private room.
Lets get involved and support your Club.
Big Don will be sending out information concerning the Banquet via regular mail. Meanwhile, put JANUARY 21, 2012 on your calendar and plan to attend.
RACING RULES COMMITTEE
Skip Reineke, Paul Dolphy, and Carter Naveson have been working on updating our Racing Rules, which will go into effect for the 2012 Season.
The rules were reviewed, voted on, and accepted by the Board at their meeting November 6, 2011.
The rules have been broken down by Car Classes. However, the first 4 pages pertain to all classes. They consist of General Rules, Flag Rules, and Car Safety.
All members will be required to pick up, and sign an acknowledgment that they have personally picked up their copy of the 2012 Rules.
This will be done at our next Membership Meeting on February 5, 2012. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!
Roger Wade and Dick Pottsmith have volunteered to be Tech Inspectors. Any questions on the 2012 Rules should be directed to any one of the Rules Committee members, or Roger Wade 763-786-6807 or Dick Pottsmith 769-434-6224.
DON’ FORGET, 2012 DUES IS DUE NOW!!! If you haven’t paid it yet, send it to John Ellingson via mail right away.
ELECTION RESULTS
Our thanks to Skip and Paula Reineke for handling the nomination and election process this year.
At our last membership meeting nominations were handled, and the nominees’ accepted the nomination. At the time we had two (2) nominations. One (1) for Vice President, in David Stone, and one (1) for a Board Member, in Bill Mueller Jr. to replace retiring Mike Gaspard for a three (3) year term.
As per our Bi-Laws, having no opposition for either office, David Stone and Bill Mueller were voted in by acclamation, thus eliminating the need for mailing ballots etc.
Dave and Bill will start their office tenure January 1, 2012. Congratulations to both David and Bill.
NEW BUSINESS
Jim Heiland explained how ASA Midwest Stockcar Association has shown an interest in organizing a Vintage Race Car Touring Group.
In order to solidify a need for an organizational starting point, it was thought that our Club, the IMCA Old Timers could fit that “bill” since we has Bi-Laws, Rules and an organization.
With that in mind, there is a meeting set for November 19, 2011 at the Wintergreen Resort and Conference Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The meeting will involve racers, car owners, Track owners, and promoters.
We expect that we will have additional members added to our Club if this idea becomes a reality by virtue of the additional cars from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana that have showed an interest in such a touring group.
Jim was here asking for our Club’s permission to pursue this idea, and also be the sanctioning body for this traveling tour.
By a voice vote, the sanctioning of this tour was voted on and accepted.
HISTORIAN
At our last membership meeting Skip Pollack proposed that our Club revive the position of Club Historian. He even recommended Mark Langer who has a lot of information on the IMCA, and is well acquainted with our Club as well, to be asked to be our Historian.
Today Skip brought Mark Langer to our Membership meeting, and introduced him.
Skip outlined the need to revive the position, and when asked Mark accepted to start work on re-establishing the Club Historian.
We are all very pleased that Mark accepted the position, and gave him a Free Membership in the IMCA Old Timers to show our gratitude. Thanks Mark.
With that in mind all of us that have anything that is related to the IMCA, or the IMCA Old Timers should contact Mark and let him work with you to categorize it, so as to be able to display the item, or information at our events or at our meetings.
CAGED CARS/UN-CAGED CARS
Gary Stein made mention of the fact that for some unknown reason many people, including some of our own members, have the idea that the IMCA Old Timers do not allow Un-Caged car to run at our events.
THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TURE!!!
The IMCA Old Timers want to run these cars. It has been Track Promoters that have made this ruling at their facility. However, we do have events where there is no un-caged rule, and we want to try to get event at those Tracks so that all of our Race Cars, and Members can participate.
We already have one event planned where All Classes of Race Cars can plan to participate next Summer. Put it on you calendars. JULY 21, 2012. Arlington Speedway, Arlington, Minnesota.
NEW MEMBER ALERET
We have a new member. His name is John Beeney. Welcome aboard to both him and his wife, Barbara.
Our newest member John Beeney who just joined today won THE 50/50.
Dick Pottsmith won THE CLOTHING drawing.
OUR BANQUET IS JANUARY 21, 2012.
OUR NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS FEBRUARY 5, 2012.
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