Sorry about the delay of publishing this. Simply forgot!
Board meeting held @ Lamar County Speedway on 01/20/2018
Began at 3:15 p.m.
Ended at 6:20 p.m.
Board members present: Kelly Godsey, Bob Barthelemy, Bruce Vascocu,
Ed White, Jeff Bacon, Mike Adkins.
Club Members:
- Mike is speaking with Darren about tires with MG.
- Rick Sweeting is to be allowed back to GSKA or “testing” at the track. *ALL MEMBERS AGREE TO ALLOW RICK BACK*
- Event calendar, should we post all clubs that are coming?
- Regarding club membership; you must be a member to receive trophies, plaques, and the end of the year championship title.
- Discussed a color scheme for the club, including T-shirts and hats.
- Bob is speaking with Stacy about designing a logo for the T-shirts (75), and Jeff is seeing about the hats (20).
Registration:
- Pre-registration is a must.
- *Must register early to be able to test*. Members, or non-members, will not be allowed to test on the track unless Vickie, Glen, or Mathew are present.
- Kelly will step-up in case of an emergency and the current team in place is unavailable.
- Discussed if it should be mandatory to register to test 24 hours prior.
- Questioned how to refund a non-member.
- Determined that it needs to be easier to register for testing
Annual Testing:
- Decided to go with AKRA and their wrist bands. Bob will contact Bill concerning the wrist bands.
- Testing hours will only be as follows:
Wednesday 4:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Friday 4:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Saturday 10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.
Sunday 1:00p.m.-6:00p.m.
$350 includes one arm band
Discussed annual testing arm bands for the crew being priced at $50
- Will begin offering a semi-annual testing at $150 for 3 months and $250 for 6 months, both packages include one arm band.
- Discussed placing security cameras around the track and will secure the track with a combination of locked gates and chains across the track.
Safety:
- Ed brought up Oval racing, there are too many safety issues.
- Helmets on all racers are to be checked and MUST be approved.
- Anyone racing is allowed one pass if their helmet is not Snell approved.
Board Members:
- Discussed board members wearing certain clothing, such as vests or t-shirts, to help others identify at all races.
- Discussed members “receiving” something, such as a free race or arm band, for helping with the club.
- Krystal Richter will be handling social media for the club.
- Should we allow/offer members to advertise businesses on our website?
Maintenance:
- Discussed adding more lights on the track, most members agree that only 1 more light needs to be added on turn 1.
- Darren is debating getting the club banners.
- Will look into filling in the cracks on the track w/ Bobby Weinberg.
- Discussed replacing the bent/broken pole by the Grid.
House:
- Discussed buying the track, club house, and small portion of the property (5 acres).
