tnt_terri
March 10th, 2022, 07:11 PM
Board Attendees:
President - Chris Nami
Vice President - Bob Hasenhundl
Secretary - Terri Thompson (ABSENT)
Treasurer - Tiffany Maestas
VP Rules & Tech - Jared Dear
New Rider Director - Jeff Brown
Race Director - John McKown
Rider Rep - Press & Contingency - Nate Bell
Rider Rep - Rulebook - Dennis Stowers
Rider Rep - Trophies & Class Sponsorship - Blair Harness
Rider Rep - PR & Events - Erik Maxwell
Estimated Voting Members in Attendance: UNKNOWN
Location: Zoom
Start Time: 7:30 pm
End Time: 9:21 pm
Important Announcements:
Thanks as always to the Nite Owl for hosting meetings; our thoughts go to Melissa and her family right now
NATC coming to the MRA this next season; great opportunity for the MRA to get global exposure (only regional club to be included in this!)
Status Updates:
Chris:
Erik and I putting together a PR committee - a few Board Members, need 2-3 volunteers to help bring the PR Committee together (being committed for the season)
Talk to sponsors, drop off material, etc.
PR Committee meeting very soon
Ways to incentivise racers to continue to come out and race
Instead of “Race your Butt Off” weekend have a “Race your Butt off” season
Any ideas welcome, some may need more administrative work than other
Bob:
Spectator fee: to encourage spectators, we are waiving the spectator fee for 2022!
Crew passes are still needed to reach hot pit wall at HPR
NATC: they have requested to be integrated into our Round 1, there are some technicalities that needed to be ironed out, and we have all agreed to cancel SuperStreet for Round 1
Already have us on their schedule for their Round 2 on their website
The NATC has all their own class and whatnot, but they are welcome to join any of our other races and events
Our own MRA Jayden Fernandez competing in this series. SO COOL!
Race (on Sunday?) happens right before lunch so there can be maximum number of attendees and if they want an awards ceremony afterward, that can be attended
A lot of work went into this making sure that everything would work (insurance, schedule, etc)
Membership and licensing opens up next week; early bird pricing for a month
Second year using it, still working out some kinks
Some people want to change their numbers; there is a racer log on the website and on the bottom of the page there is a link to see open numbers
Racers who raced more than 3 weekends (rounds) have reserved numbers
You can request to the Board to hold your number for the next season if you plan on racing the next year
The only people who can reserve numbers are ones who have had that number in the past
Terri:
ABSENT; no updates
Tiffany:
If you got any payments from the MRA, you will most likely be receiving an email for a 1099 for this tax season
You will still be getting a paper copy
HPR deposit made
Couple of insurance policies coming due in March and April (big payments)
Uncashed checks from 2021 have been taken care of (a couple of older uncashed checks that still need to be worked out)
Voted to move $2,000 into the reserve fund last year which moved total to about $50,000 reserve
Safety fund donations were less in 2021, so we added a Safety fund donation on MSR
It is done in increments of $10, if you buy 3 “shares”, it is $30
Jared:
Get your license, get trained, get your bike prepped, get your stuff together
The season will be here before you know it, so prep all your stuff now
The Board is really working hard to expand and push and make better decisions for the Club, so invest in the Club
Working hard to further all our passions
Come to the meetings, offer opinions. We are all approachable, talk to us; we hear what you are saying. We are here for you and the Club long term
Trying to be as transparent as we can while meeting our expectations
“You guys are the riders, I am the representative. Talk to me”
Jeff:
New racer school coming up April 9th
Instructor meeting with all instructors about mid-March, will reach out to instructors
Registration opens up the same time as membership (15th)
Anyone who commits to buying a race license are prioritized over those who do not
2 race schools this year, you can always sign up for the second race school half way through the season (July) for any reason
John:
Updated “Contact Us” page with our new emails, make sure to check this for new emails
Haven’t started to reach out to Corner Workers quite yet
If you have any questions about anything listed, please reach out to me
Went out to HPR to check equipment, thanks to Dakota (& Terri, but definitely mostly Dakota) for coming out and going through the truck with me
Will need to buy some new fire extinguishers
Rulebook will hopefully be printed here soon, will be getting quotes soon
Have reached out to some sponsors to see what could be done differently for sponsors this year
Motorcycle Expo coming up
Decided not to do digital license this year
Marshal Poet dropped off the radios that Katie Rayburn donated to the Club
Programming party at HPR to reprogram all the radios since the frequency is changing this year
Box truck will need to be inspected, so this will be done at some point soon
Old 4-wheeler has busted transmission, want to see if this is worth fixing and repair it and keep it or sell it for the club
Procedural manual for Corner Workers to further standardize and make calls more efficient
Have a meet up for Corner Workers (March?) to start doing some training and to get to know all them; get lunch, do something less formal
Registration on Motorsportreg for Corner Workers. If you want to volunteer, sign up on MSR
Helicopter insurance? The insurance covers the company that is also the first company Western Ambulance calls for air lift ($9 a month or $69 a year)
Nate:
Big news things going on!
Been messing with social medias, Mailchimp, etc to get used to all that
Announcers, what the rounds may look like
Excited to see what will come around with Round 1, may be the guy in the corner with a pen and paper taking notes with the bigwigs
Blair:
Getting the ball rolling for everything
Starting down the path on getting trophies figured out
If you know someone who is interested in sponsoring let me know; send them my way
Should have a list of open classes here soon
Doesn’t need to be a shop, can be anyone
Is a tax ride off :)
Send me contact info of people and I will get into contact with them
Dennis:
Rider rep means that we represent the membership, we are the people who bring your thoughts to the Board and do something about it
People tend to internalize their concerns or go straight to Chris, Chris has a lot going on, so the good channel of communication is to talk to your Rider Reps!
Please hit me up if you have ANY questions, even tech stuff since I work hand in hand with Jared.
I can point you in the right direction
We will be using QR codes for a lot of things, and we will have some on the rulebook that will lead to miscellaneous links such as paddock rules, safety checklist
Will be making sure people take the extra steps to go through their bikes with the safety checklist (will be necessary component of tech)
Almost done with rulebook stuff, will be doing stuff with sponsor recognition in the rulebook
Have a physical rulebook we can give out to people
Can download the pdf version off the website if you want
John helped out with the graphics and made everything look super cool and cut and clean
Minimal rule changes, some clarifications and minor changes (more on the side of the administrative side)
30 mins toward your 4 Novice hours for general meetings, but can only attend a total of 4
Price of buying Novice Hours went up this year
There are other ways to complete Novice Hours, just contact the Board
If you want to get paid after hours are complete, Corner Work!
Experts do not have Novice Hours, but they still (or should be) help out the Novices and help out the Club in other ways
By last race weekend, your Hours should be complete
Crew passes are transferable because they are assigned to a racer and not just a person
Make sure you know the rules before anyone approaches hot pit wall, because that will come back on the racer the pass is assigned to
16 years old to be able to use pit vehicles, UNLESS you are a licensed racer. Otherwise, no one under 16 can operate any sort of pit vehicle while the track is hot (including lunch, practice, etc)
Board member stuff: Board members get compensated for their membership price, can donate their racing to a family member
Race season starts tonight so let's hype it up and get excited!
Erik:
Motorcycle Expo: We have a 10x10 booth, will set up on Friday. Asked for a corner spot
It would be awesome to have some help, how awesome would it be for us to have a great presence there. Can show everyone how awesome the Club is
Would be great to have multiple people there
They will have a map of all the vendors
Come out and watch the rounds, watch SuperStreet
Involvement is important, if we can support their event they will support ours
Supermoto Event at the end of April at Mile High Stadium, looking at possibly having a spot there.
Kind of expensive, so may just ask people to walk around and hand out flyers
Look for the Official MRA Facebook page, not the friends and family one
Member Questions:
(Unheard question): we are planning on blasting the NATC here soon as soon as details are finalized
How many competitors?
18 riders, 17 currently on roster
(Unheard question): they are paying entry fees as if they are racing 2 races with the MRA. There is one race on Saturday and one on Sunday
What is our Round 1 going to look like with their qualifying and races?
We voted unanimously for the schedule, so schedule has already been decided. There are some other details that still need to be ironed out
Afternoon classes will start later, but should end about the same time
Practice sessions will be a little further apart than usual due to added session
Daylight? Round 1 and 7 are shorter than other rounds, so what if there are red flags or whatnot?
(Unheard question): same prices for crew passes as last year
Put hot pit rules on the back of crew passes?
Repercussions for not following hot pit rules? Nothing really happens right now
Can MSR send out email reminders such as “hey as a reminder here are the rules”
What is Safety fund for?
Basically anything relating to the Corner crew; crash cart, dirt bike maintenance, etc
When is meeting for instructors?
About mid-March, will send email
(Unheard question): you may be qualified for a race license, but if you have never done it before, it may not be a bad idea
We are trying to reserve the race school for those who are actually trying to license up and come race with the MRA
(Unheard question): this is our internal version of YCRS, etc. Trying to get people off the street, but is also learning how to ride safer in a no pressure environment
(Unheard question): Novice hours repeat each year, each year you are a yellow plate, you will need to complete 4 hours of Novice Hours
When is the Expo?
It is the weekend of the 19th
President - Chris Nami
Vice President - Bob Hasenhundl
Secretary - Terri Thompson (ABSENT)
Treasurer - Tiffany Maestas
VP Rules & Tech - Jared Dear
New Rider Director - Jeff Brown
Race Director - John McKown
Rider Rep - Press & Contingency - Nate Bell
Rider Rep - Rulebook - Dennis Stowers
Rider Rep - Trophies & Class Sponsorship - Blair Harness
Rider Rep - PR & Events - Erik Maxwell
Estimated Voting Members in Attendance: UNKNOWN
Location: Zoom
Start Time: 7:30 pm
End Time: 9:21 pm
Important Announcements:
Thanks as always to the Nite Owl for hosting meetings; our thoughts go to Melissa and her family right now
NATC coming to the MRA this next season; great opportunity for the MRA to get global exposure (only regional club to be included in this!)
Status Updates:
Chris:
Erik and I putting together a PR committee - a few Board Members, need 2-3 volunteers to help bring the PR Committee together (being committed for the season)
Talk to sponsors, drop off material, etc.
PR Committee meeting very soon
Ways to incentivise racers to continue to come out and race
Instead of “Race your Butt Off” weekend have a “Race your Butt off” season
Any ideas welcome, some may need more administrative work than other
Bob:
Spectator fee: to encourage spectators, we are waiving the spectator fee for 2022!
Crew passes are still needed to reach hot pit wall at HPR
NATC: they have requested to be integrated into our Round 1, there are some technicalities that needed to be ironed out, and we have all agreed to cancel SuperStreet for Round 1
Already have us on their schedule for their Round 2 on their website
The NATC has all their own class and whatnot, but they are welcome to join any of our other races and events
Our own MRA Jayden Fernandez competing in this series. SO COOL!
Race (on Sunday?) happens right before lunch so there can be maximum number of attendees and if they want an awards ceremony afterward, that can be attended
A lot of work went into this making sure that everything would work (insurance, schedule, etc)
Membership and licensing opens up next week; early bird pricing for a month
Second year using it, still working out some kinks
Some people want to change their numbers; there is a racer log on the website and on the bottom of the page there is a link to see open numbers
Racers who raced more than 3 weekends (rounds) have reserved numbers
You can request to the Board to hold your number for the next season if you plan on racing the next year
The only people who can reserve numbers are ones who have had that number in the past
Terri:
ABSENT; no updates
Tiffany:
If you got any payments from the MRA, you will most likely be receiving an email for a 1099 for this tax season
You will still be getting a paper copy
HPR deposit made
Couple of insurance policies coming due in March and April (big payments)
Uncashed checks from 2021 have been taken care of (a couple of older uncashed checks that still need to be worked out)
Voted to move $2,000 into the reserve fund last year which moved total to about $50,000 reserve
Safety fund donations were less in 2021, so we added a Safety fund donation on MSR
It is done in increments of $10, if you buy 3 “shares”, it is $30
Jared:
Get your license, get trained, get your bike prepped, get your stuff together
The season will be here before you know it, so prep all your stuff now
The Board is really working hard to expand and push and make better decisions for the Club, so invest in the Club
Working hard to further all our passions
Come to the meetings, offer opinions. We are all approachable, talk to us; we hear what you are saying. We are here for you and the Club long term
Trying to be as transparent as we can while meeting our expectations
“You guys are the riders, I am the representative. Talk to me”
Jeff:
New racer school coming up April 9th
Instructor meeting with all instructors about mid-March, will reach out to instructors
Registration opens up the same time as membership (15th)
Anyone who commits to buying a race license are prioritized over those who do not
2 race schools this year, you can always sign up for the second race school half way through the season (July) for any reason
John:
Updated “Contact Us” page with our new emails, make sure to check this for new emails
Haven’t started to reach out to Corner Workers quite yet
If you have any questions about anything listed, please reach out to me
Went out to HPR to check equipment, thanks to Dakota (& Terri, but definitely mostly Dakota) for coming out and going through the truck with me
Will need to buy some new fire extinguishers
Rulebook will hopefully be printed here soon, will be getting quotes soon
Have reached out to some sponsors to see what could be done differently for sponsors this year
Motorcycle Expo coming up
Decided not to do digital license this year
Marshal Poet dropped off the radios that Katie Rayburn donated to the Club
Programming party at HPR to reprogram all the radios since the frequency is changing this year
Box truck will need to be inspected, so this will be done at some point soon
Old 4-wheeler has busted transmission, want to see if this is worth fixing and repair it and keep it or sell it for the club
Procedural manual for Corner Workers to further standardize and make calls more efficient
Have a meet up for Corner Workers (March?) to start doing some training and to get to know all them; get lunch, do something less formal
Registration on Motorsportreg for Corner Workers. If you want to volunteer, sign up on MSR
Helicopter insurance? The insurance covers the company that is also the first company Western Ambulance calls for air lift ($9 a month or $69 a year)
Nate:
Big news things going on!
Been messing with social medias, Mailchimp, etc to get used to all that
Announcers, what the rounds may look like
Excited to see what will come around with Round 1, may be the guy in the corner with a pen and paper taking notes with the bigwigs
Blair:
Getting the ball rolling for everything
Starting down the path on getting trophies figured out
If you know someone who is interested in sponsoring let me know; send them my way
Should have a list of open classes here soon
Doesn’t need to be a shop, can be anyone
Is a tax ride off :)
Send me contact info of people and I will get into contact with them
Dennis:
Rider rep means that we represent the membership, we are the people who bring your thoughts to the Board and do something about it
People tend to internalize their concerns or go straight to Chris, Chris has a lot going on, so the good channel of communication is to talk to your Rider Reps!
Please hit me up if you have ANY questions, even tech stuff since I work hand in hand with Jared.
I can point you in the right direction
We will be using QR codes for a lot of things, and we will have some on the rulebook that will lead to miscellaneous links such as paddock rules, safety checklist
Will be making sure people take the extra steps to go through their bikes with the safety checklist (will be necessary component of tech)
Almost done with rulebook stuff, will be doing stuff with sponsor recognition in the rulebook
Have a physical rulebook we can give out to people
Can download the pdf version off the website if you want
John helped out with the graphics and made everything look super cool and cut and clean
Minimal rule changes, some clarifications and minor changes (more on the side of the administrative side)
30 mins toward your 4 Novice hours for general meetings, but can only attend a total of 4
Price of buying Novice Hours went up this year
There are other ways to complete Novice Hours, just contact the Board
If you want to get paid after hours are complete, Corner Work!
Experts do not have Novice Hours, but they still (or should be) help out the Novices and help out the Club in other ways
By last race weekend, your Hours should be complete
Crew passes are transferable because they are assigned to a racer and not just a person
Make sure you know the rules before anyone approaches hot pit wall, because that will come back on the racer the pass is assigned to
16 years old to be able to use pit vehicles, UNLESS you are a licensed racer. Otherwise, no one under 16 can operate any sort of pit vehicle while the track is hot (including lunch, practice, etc)
Board member stuff: Board members get compensated for their membership price, can donate their racing to a family member
Race season starts tonight so let's hype it up and get excited!
Erik:
Motorcycle Expo: We have a 10x10 booth, will set up on Friday. Asked for a corner spot
It would be awesome to have some help, how awesome would it be for us to have a great presence there. Can show everyone how awesome the Club is
Would be great to have multiple people there
They will have a map of all the vendors
Come out and watch the rounds, watch SuperStreet
Involvement is important, if we can support their event they will support ours
Supermoto Event at the end of April at Mile High Stadium, looking at possibly having a spot there.
Kind of expensive, so may just ask people to walk around and hand out flyers
Look for the Official MRA Facebook page, not the friends and family one
Member Questions:
(Unheard question): we are planning on blasting the NATC here soon as soon as details are finalized
How many competitors?
18 riders, 17 currently on roster
(Unheard question): they are paying entry fees as if they are racing 2 races with the MRA. There is one race on Saturday and one on Sunday
What is our Round 1 going to look like with their qualifying and races?
We voted unanimously for the schedule, so schedule has already been decided. There are some other details that still need to be ironed out
Afternoon classes will start later, but should end about the same time
Practice sessions will be a little further apart than usual due to added session
Daylight? Round 1 and 7 are shorter than other rounds, so what if there are red flags or whatnot?
(Unheard question): same prices for crew passes as last year
Put hot pit rules on the back of crew passes?
Repercussions for not following hot pit rules? Nothing really happens right now
Can MSR send out email reminders such as “hey as a reminder here are the rules”
What is Safety fund for?
Basically anything relating to the Corner crew; crash cart, dirt bike maintenance, etc
When is meeting for instructors?
About mid-March, will send email
(Unheard question): you may be qualified for a race license, but if you have never done it before, it may not be a bad idea
We are trying to reserve the race school for those who are actually trying to license up and come race with the MRA
(Unheard question): this is our internal version of YCRS, etc. Trying to get people off the street, but is also learning how to ride safer in a no pressure environment
(Unheard question): Novice hours repeat each year, each year you are a yellow plate, you will need to complete 4 hours of Novice Hours
When is the Expo?
It is the weekend of the 19th