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October 2009 CSCC Membership Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the October 28th, 2009 Chicagoland Sports Car Club general Membership and BOD Meeting
Attendees: Rich Cwik, Dale Kofoed, Frank Riemann, Frank Hartl, Paul Schindlbeck, Gary Weis, Jay Busse, Larry
Best, Bill Boesen, Keith Kofoed, Alden Wells, Lois Berg-Wells.
Drinks were ordered at 6:58 pm, and food at 7:06 pm.
President Bill attempted to call the meeting to order at 8:27 pm, but actually called it to order at 8:34 pm.
Motion to remove the words “00000 0000 0000000” from Sept meeting minutes. (JB) -pass
A second motion to remove “00 00000000 0000000” from the Downshift was also made and passed. (Sorry,
the Secretary believes in transparent government, but the BOD believes in Political correctness).
Move and second to accept the minutes as revised (BB) &2nd (LB) -pass.
Treasurer’s Report: (with a little Loooong Race thrown in) -(LB)- We took in some money, we spent some money,
we’ve paid some bills, we still have some bills to pay. The refund request deadline (was) 10-29, so we won’t know
the final accounting for the race until the refunds are processed and we get the final bill from BFR. 202 cars registered,
and 168 actually hit the track on a beautiful race weekend. We’ve paid the track rental bill, but the final bill for
worker meals and misc. expenses from the track hasn’t arrived yet. Somebody stiffed BFR $48.00 for race gas (6
gallons @$8.00/gallon Saturday, and BFR made CSCC pay for that. If you know who didn’t remember to pay, we’ll
gladly accept their $48.00 CSCC extends their thanks to Dave and Meade Korwin for the use of the PPG Pace Car
all weekend.
Move to accept the Treasurer’s Report (PS) &2nd (FH) -pass.
Chicagoland’s Loooong Race 39: There was a brief discussion about bad driving and red flags at CLR39. For next
year, we definitely need a registrar for CLR40. It’s an easy, although time consuming job (at least in the final week
before the race), but Larry will equip you with all the software and tools, and training you will need to be successful.
There will be free Geritol for Senior trainees. The total time commitment is probably 6-7 weeks of evenings, spread
out through September and October. Candidates will need access to a Windows PC, familiarity with the Microsoft
Office suite of software (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) and a relatively decent printer. Call Larry for more info, or to
volunteer. It’s never to early to begin basic training!
The race schedule used for CLR 39 worked well despite several red-flag moments that required brief periods of
downtime. Generally, the event met the base level financial and operational objectives. A number of pre-registered
no-shows were attributed to pre-event weather conditions. A lighter than expected number of on-site registrations
helped to close the gap on car counts, keeping the event in the black. Competitors from 10 US States and 2 other
Countries reinforced the diversity of entrants to this annual event. Participation in the Jerry Smith Big Wheel Race
was on par with 2008. A special “Thank You” was made to Bill Dentinger for his generous donation to the Big Wheel
event. Bill has supported this aspect of the Loooong Race for many years.
We had a discussion about the club purchasing some FRS radios to facilitate communication between Registration,
Club Volunteers, and CSCC Race officials. (Not to be confused with official Race Control communication equipment
that is managed, used and supported by others.)
There was a discussion about the Race Staff Rides on Saturday afternoon, following competition activities. (There
was some stink raised during the Worker Rides that I wasn’t privy to at CLR39).
MC Contest Board: (GW)- This month they’ll pick the picking order for the race dates for 2010.
They’ve added another class, called GTSC, for stock cars previously running as Stock Cars in GT1 or UNR. Specific
rules for steel bodied cars and trucks will be included in the 2010 GCR.
MC will have a booth again at the Race Performance Expo at Pheasant Run on March 6 & 7, 2010.
There was a discussion about the guy that’s been removing the posted results from the pavilion all season and his
disqualification for it at Autobahn (he finally got caught!).
The Auto-X rules changes will be posted online. You can run antifreeze in your race car in 2010 (in reduced concentrations,
and if you PROMISE not to spill it onto the track).
The MC Banquet will be the third Saturday in January at the Cliff Breakers in Rockford , and the MIRPA banquet will
be the 4th Saturday in January.
Move to adjourn at 9:53 pm, by President Bill -pass
Minutes taken and transcribed by Rich Cwik, CSCC Secretary