WWSCC Meeting Minutes - July 19, 2004
Rogue Brewery, Issaquah
Call to Order – 8:00 p.m.
Attendance/Guests – Keith Brown (SCCA,TS),
Kelley Picasso, Karen Babb (BEAC), Denny Trimble (UWSAE), Susan Collicott,
Chris Schlosser (NWDE), Dieter Beldi (PSMC), Enrique Garcia, John Henderschedt
Approval of Minutes – Enrique
move to approve the June minutes, Kelley seconded the motion. It passed
without objection.
Treasurer's Report – June was
quiet – just one check was written for last meeting’s food. Insurance money
was sent out this month. We received payment from NWDE. Outstanding accounts
receivable are on the last page of the report. Kevin Dietz may need a letter
certifying that he is a sponsor of this year’s championship.
Old Business
Tech Report – The Eskimo server
crashed. They hadd not done a back-up in over a month. WWSCC may want to
revisit having Eskimo as the server host. Big thanks to Brent for getting the
system back up as quickly as he did. Brent is still talking to people about
who wants to take over as webmaster.
Equipment – Enrique is looking for a case for the new printer.
SMEs – Glen has volunteered to be a SME
for grid, Chris for tech, and Karen for course. Dick Willy may volunteer to be
the worker SME.
New Business
Official Review and vote of NWDE, Autopilot – No objections for either one.
Miatacross – Dieter provided the event
plan. The procedure for getting information on PayPal payments was reviewed.
Denny volunteered to be p.m. rules steward. The course map was presented – it
contains a big “M”. Keith questioned whether the big loop at the end be an
overlap issue. The finish is one complete stall further than the location for
understeer, so there should not be the kind of braking situation that we saw at
that event. The event chair will insure that they man the crossover with extra
people.
There is an issue with pets at the Everett site. Glen is working this. Boeing may have a policy prohibiting pets on the premises. So, there will be no pets on site for Miatacross. This will need to be on the event publicity
Sports Car Spectacular – NWDE will handle tech, PSMC will do timing, TS will handle workers, BEAC will be responsible for site and course, UWSAE will do tear-down, and Ace will do registration. Keith mentioned that Karl has the opportunity to get Packwood for the August 15 weekend. There are not a lot of other options until we get to October. If WWSCC is not willing to move Sports Car Spectacular, they will consider the day before Sports Car Spectacular or the day before the Enduro. Karen noted that if WWSCC scores the event, it can be a WW event. The decision was made to move Sports Car Spectacular to the Saturday before ACE, which is October 3. Then SCCA could run on the 25th and 26th of September. This opens doors for the site in Packwood and the opportunity to bring NT and ProSolo. We will need to talk to Glen to make sure we can get the site for Saturday.
Enduro – The plan will be presented
next month. The chiefs are lined up. BEAC has Everett but is asking for
Oxbow.
Mere Mortals – CSCC (sponsoring club)
did not have a representative at the meeting.
Scorekeeper Training Sessions – Enrique
said Brett would be willing to do the training, but still needs to find a site
and arrange the logistics. It should be about a two-hour session. A weeknight
with no scheduling conflicts would be best. Enrique will set it up.
Kumho 710 – SCCA has approved the 710s
. Look for the word “POLYESTER” on the sidewalls of the new tires. Susan will
post something on the list.
Noise – It was difficult to pinpoint
the noise and get reliable readings. Craig Anderson’s car was 105 dB.
Everybody else was down in the 90s. This was an interesting experiment.
FastMike forwarded the stats to someone. No one measured the noise level of
the speakers, but it would be worth doing as the PA tends to get more
complaints.
Business cards – Dieter approached Glen
about the cards. He will do a prototype card and then Dieter can set up
printing. Dieter also approached Kevin about sharing the cost if Jim’s Detail
was on the card. Dieter will bring a prototype to the meeting. Things to put
on the card: the hotline number, the website, Jim’s Detail info. We could
provide small discount to somebody that shows up to an event with a card. This
way we might track the effectiveness and distribution of the cards.
Helmet stickers – No word from Kim Hiske. We will hopefully have them for 2005.
Passengers – The allowance for
passengers by our insurance underwriters was discussed. Karen has drafted
language to be included in our policy that should give WWSCC maximum
flexibility in determining when and under what conditions passengers may be
allowed while staying within the limits of our insurance.
BEAC Issues – Enrique asked on behalf of BEAC if it would be possible to create club officer e-mail accounts on the website that would serve as a contact e-mail address. It was suggested that they (BEAC) establish a Yahoo account for. A WWSCC e-mail account will not stop spam.
Honeybuckets – The locks may have been stolen. There is a suggestion to use combination locks rather than key locks. The keys are now hidden on top right-hand corner of roof of ADA unit. The location this year is more inviting to people walking out of the tunnel. Perhaps they should be moved closer to the race site. We should know the Thursday before Miatacross whether the honey buckets need to be serviced as a result of the locks being stolen and possible unauthorized use of the facilities.
Rick Smale will make a posting proposal for the fall.
Next Meeting – Monday, August 16, 2004
Adjourn – 9:12 p.m.
Good of the Order