Meeting minutes

October 2024

October 9, 2024  

WMR-SCCA General Meeting on Webex

Board Members present:  Lenny Basaj, Dave Ferris, Dan Moody, Ed Maklenburg, Lance Loughman, Ben Kaluski & Mary Ellen Sickles

Board Members absent:  none

Other members present:  Ted Flynn, Bruce Beauvais, Tom Smolenski, Scott Butte & Rod Sickles

The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm.

Regional Executive: Lenny Basaj.     Welcome to everyone.

  • Treasurer's Report:  Dave Ferris:  The treasurer's report was sent to the board.  Everything is balanced.  The P & L statements are not ready as still waiting for bills to come in, then we do the split with Mid West Council.

    Our financial situation is strong for continuing ongoing operations.  Our checking balance as presented in this month's treasurer's report is reconciled and equal to our most recent bank statement.  A copy of our monthly treasurer's report is available to our members upon written request.  Ed Maklenburg made a motion to accept the treasurer's report, seconded by Mary Ellen Sickles and approved.

  • Club Racing Program Manager's Report:  Bruce Beauvais:   Tentative dates for 2025:  June 14-15 WMR Regional, August 9-10 WMR Majors, September 1 WMR Solo, October 26 WMR Solo.  Dayle Frame has agreed to be our pace car driver.  Gary Potter in Fire Rescue wants to retire, so we need a new person to take his place.

  • Solo Program Manager's Report:  Dan Moody:    October 27 is WMR's Solo at Grattan.  We had a Solo for Eaton Corp.

  • Rally Cross Program Manager's Report:  Scott Beute:  On October 27 there will be a Rally near Flint.  On November 2-3 there will be a Day/Night Rally Cross at the I-96 course in Lake Odessa.

  • Newsletter report:  Editor:  Matthew Koster:  Not present.

  • Area 4 Director Report:  Dayle Frame:  Not present.  He has an EV meeting tonight.

  • Membership Chair:  Tom Smolenski:  Needs stamps, Dave will get them to Tom.

  • Chief of Specialty Reports:

  • Flagging:  Pete Hansen/Nathan McCormick:  Not present

  • Communications:  Lydia Hansen:  Not present.  

  • Timing and Scoring:  Dave Ferris:   No report.

  • Radios:  Bruce Beauvais:  No report.

  • Start:  Bruce Beauvais:   No report.

  • Grid: Mary Ellen Sickles:   No report.

  • Sound:  Ted Flynn:  will send the equipment in for calibration.  

  • Course:  Wayne Rogers:   Not present

  • Tech:  Ed Maklenburg:  No report.

Old Business: 

Discussion of electronic number board.  We do have 2 manual boards.

New Business:  

none.

Announcements:  Donations were sent to SCCA Foundation in Verne Wandell and Ric Green's memory. 

Next meeting:  Wednesday November 13, 2024 at 7 pm on Webex

Email votes since the last meeting:

Dave Ferris made a motion on September 25 to send a donation to SCCA Foundation in memory of Ric Green.  Mary Ellen Sickles seconded the motion and it passed.  

Adjournment:  Dave Ferris made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mary Ellen Sickles, approved at 7:18 pm.

Respectfully submitted by

Mary Ellen Sickles, Recording Secretary