Referee's Meeting

October 19th, 2005

Royal Motel, Vacaville, CA

 

Meeting called to order at 7:31 p.m. by President Dave Pickett

 

Roll Call:  13 of 30 Clubs in Attendance

 

Minutes:  All rule proposals for the 2006 Rulebook must be submitted by October 5th, not November 7th as stated in the September minutes.

 

Correspondence: AMA sent a letter to Dave Pickett stating that the Bushwackers MC did not pay their event insurance.

               

Guests:  Four guests present at tonight's meeting; Greg Curry from Lodi, Bob Mars the new referee for the DDNMC, Rick Hocking, and Bob Hale.

 

Committee Reports:

 

Cross Country:  Steward Duane Scott reported:

Ø       We have had 3 races since the last meeting: The Rimbender in Fernley NV. (Sonoma County Sport Cycle Assoc.) Total riders 197 (104 A/B and 93 C)

Ø       Primetime, Metcalf Park. (Timekeepers) I have not been furnished with any numbers, but looking at the results on the website the total riders were 353 (134 A/B, 112 C sportsmen, 107 C Vet/SR)

Ø       HoneyLake, Milford CA (Larry Wosick) Total riders 288, (63 C Sportsman, 95 A/B Sportsman & Vets, 80 C Vets, Seniors and B/C women, 50 A/B Senior)

Ø       Have not received referee’s reports from any of these events.

Ø       We are going to need someone to take over the C advancement points for next year or sooner if possible. Mike Carlo has said that he does not want to do the job anymore, he feels someone more involved in the Cross Country races, who knows the riders should take it over.

Ø       Next race is the Sand Flea on 10/30/05.

 

Youth Cross Country:  Steward Al Fitch reported:

Ø       There were two events this month; the first was the Primetime on 10/1/05. There were a total of 156 riders and only one injury at this event - Matt Irwin suffered a broken arm.

Ø       Next event was Honeylake on 10/8/05. There were a total of 134 riders at this event and one injury - also a broken arm.

Ø       The next Youth CC event is the Lilliputian on 11/5/05.

 

Women:  Ann Creson reported:

Ø       There have been three races since the last meeting; Rimbender with 10 women and one injury - Kasie Martinez broke her collarbone, Primetime with 16 women and, Honeylake with 14 women.

Ø       There has been an increase in women racing Enduros.

 

Enduro:  Steward John Davis reported:

Ø       Jackhammer Enduro on 10/16/05 had 241 riders. They ran an E class with 28 riders who rode a shorter course. There were several injuries.

Ø       Next event is the Cowbell Enduro on 11/5/05.

Ø       There will be District 36 officials present at all of the Enduro drawings for the rest of the year to ensure that the drawing is done correctly.

 

 

Youth Enduro:  Steward Bill Zakareckis reported:

Ø       Next event is the Crazy Miner Enduro on 10/29/05.

 

Dirt Track: Ralph Lee reported:

Ø       The Dirt Track season is over for the year. There have been five races since the last meeting. Turnout is dropping. There have been no new protests and only a few minor injuries to report.

Ø       Last weekend Lodi ran a slightly different track which was popular with the racers.

 

AMA/Congress: Dave Pickett reported:

Ø       AMA sent Ed Santin a sound meter for sound testing.

Ø       Next year a new AMA trackside program will be distributed for free to AMA Districts for motocross and enduro. The program will have the capabilities to read the magnetic strip on AMA cards and help to make registration and results posting online more efficient.

Ø       There will be a new national AMA class for women called Class 13.

Ø       There will also be new national Enduro classes.

 

Newsletter:  Jill Patterson reported:

Ø       3,261 copies of Issue # 10 have been mailed. Jill is checking into better shipping methods for the newsletters because there have been many complaints about members not receiving their newsletters or receiving them very late.

Ø       The date for Issue #11 will be 1/1/06. Submission deadline is 12-3-05.

Ø       A big thank you to D-36 member Jason Smith for his help in printing the newsletter - now on very sharp looking glossy paper.

 

Membership: Jill Patterson reported:

Ø       There have been 123 new memberships since the last meeting.

Ø       Timekeepers, Larry Wosick of Honeylake, Oakland MC, and Lodi Cycle Bowl have all turned in their membership applications on time after their events. Western States and SCSCA have not yet turned in their membership applications.

Ø       There was one new Lifetime member since the last meeting.

Ø       Jill has been experiencing problems with missing signatures on membership applications. Sign-up crews need to be more diligent in making sure that riders fill out the forms completely and accurately.

Ø       Members are being told that they can contact Jill by phone or email with number change requests - this information is not accurate. Members must submit a written request through the mail in order to change their District 36 number.

 

Sanctioning:  Steward John Davis reported:

Ø       AMA has released the dates for the Nationals - Hollister will be held on February 25th - 26th and the Quicksilver will be on February 19th.

Ø       The Sanctioning meeting will be held this year on December 10th at the Stockton Inn in Stockton, CA.

Ø       Events must be sanctioned at the Sanction Meeting if they want to be including in the championship series.

Ø       Charter applications should be sent to clubs before the meeting so that there is adequate time for the clubs to fill them out.

 

Director of Competition: James Davis reported:

Ø       The Rimbender was a bit of a disappointment this year - the club promised the riders a number of things that did not end up happening.

Ø       A big thank you to James Davis and Brett Eckert who donated all of their expenses as Directors of Competition to the LAO fund.

 

Legislative Activist: Ken Heuser reported:

Ø       We must all make a point to vote in the upcoming election. There are some initiatives that we will be able to vote on that will make a big difference in off-roading.

 

New Business:

Ø       Randy Patterson reports that all of the issues with the website should be resolved and the improved forum rules should be implemented before the next meeting.

Ø       Jill Patterson reports that the contact information on the website is not all up to date. If you have had a change in your contact information on the website then send your new contact info. to Jill so that it can be updated.

 

Good of the Body:

Ø       Nominations for Board of Directors for next year:

o        Rich Fern

o        James Nelson

o        Al Fitch

o        Randy Patterson

o        Jamie Williams

o        Jill Patterson

o        Dave Pickett

o        Bill Zackareckis

o        Ralph Lee

o        John Davis

o        Duane Scott

o        Scott Reynolds

o        Bret Eckert

o        Scott McClelland

Ø       Nominations for Hutzler Award:

 

Meeting Adjourned at 8:44p.m.

 

 

Competition Committee Meeting

 

Meeting called to order at 8:45p.m. By James Davis

 

Roll Call:  26 of 55 members in attendance

 

New Business:

Ø       Al Fitch brought up that there was an issue at Honeylake with the Pascarellas. Joey Pascarella rode the adult race on Sunday without having signed up for the race and with expired D-36 cards. Discussion on what a fair course of action would be followed. Duane Scott motioned to suspend Mike and Joey Pascarella for six months from the date of infraction (10-9-05). Second by Dave Pickett. Vote 11-7 in favor (motion passed).

 

Protests:

Ø       The dirt track conflict which occurred on August 13^th at Lodi Cycle Bowl is going to be handled by the AMA. Any D-36 decision on this matter will have to wait until the AMA makes their judgment. Motion by Randy Patterson to defer to AMA and revisit the issue if the committee is not pleased with the result of the AMA’s decision. Second by Jill Patterson. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       Greg Riddle is protesting a racing incident that took place at a dirt track event held at Lodi Cycle Bowl on August 13. Greg said that the protest is against District 36 member Rick Hocking for rough riding and unsportsmanlike conduct. Action requested by protester is the maximum penalty. Greg Riddle was present at last month’s meeting and gave an accounting of what happened. He also showed a video of the incident which the committee reviewed. It was decided that the committee would like to speak to Mr. Hocking in person and the referee as well. Today the referee and Mr. Hocking were present and gave their accounting of the incident. Much discussion resulted in the conclusion that the incident was just the nature of racing. Motion by Randy Patterson to disallow the protest. Second by Ralph Lee. Vote 13-2 in favor (motion passed).

Ø       Jennifer Bacosa brought to the attention of the committee an issue that she had with a rider named Robert Curry at Lodi Cycle Bowl. The rider was suspended at the time and wanted to sign up to race. Jennifer refused to sign him up but Bob Bacosa came to sign-ups and signed Mr. Curry up for the Pro-Am class stating that D-36 cannot ban a rider from an AMA points paying race. The rider was rude to Jennifer and used profane language. Jennifer is now filing a protest against Mr. Curry for fowl and abusive language toward her.

 

Rulebook:

Ø       There are many rulebook proposals to be heard this month.

Ø       Bill Zackareckis proposed a new rule for the Youth Enduro program which reads: “Those youth riders that have placed in the Top 20 of any “C Sportsman” Enduro of Cross Country event will not be eligible for Year End awards in the Youth Enduro Series.” The reasoning for this rule is to even out the competition in the youth classes, those riders that have placed or advanced in the Adult Sportsman classes should not be allowed to compete for Year End awards in the youth classes, If the rider is skilled enough to place in the adult classes, then they should be competing for those awards and leave the youth awards to those riders that are trying to hone their skills to advance into the Sportsman classes. I am trying to prevent “cherry picking” by those riders that have the skills to compete in the “Sportsman classes”. Motion by Al Fitch to adopt the new Youth Enduro rule. Vote 13-0 in favor (motion passed).

Ø       Two revisions to existing rules were proposed. The first revision is for rule # 7.6.1 which reads: “Championship Points shall be awarded to “A” riders based on their overall finish in their respective classes. Overall rand points shall be awarded to all “A” and “B” riders based on their overall finish in the primary or secondary race. Throw aways are as follows: 6-10 season races 1 throw away, 11-15 season races 2 throw aways, 16-20 season races 3 throw aways, 21 and over seaon races 4 throw aways. The rider with the most points from the combined events will determine each class champion. The top 20 overall will be determined by the top riders in the overall rank point standings.” Motion by James Davis to adopt the revised rule. Second by Duane Scott. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       The second revision is for rule # 7.6.9 which reads: “To be eligible for an overall ranked number or award, a rider must finish, or work at, a minimum of 51% of the events in the Series.” Motion by James Davis to adopt the revised rule. Vote 12-1 in favor (motion passed).

Ø       Rule proposal for Enduro course clarification in order to appease the land managers. Rule 11.2.6.4 states: “Riders must remain on the marked course. A rider who leaves the course may continue the meet only by re-entering the course at the same point. A marked course shall mean within 25 feet of the course markers.”  Motion by James Davis to adopt the rule. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       Proposal for Enduro Work Rule revision. The current rule 7.5.5 reads: “Any District 36 “A” (including “AA”) rider who wants to be eligible to receive an Enduro Championship Series year-end award is required to work one (1) District 36 championship point paying Enduro during that same year.” Revised rule 7.5.5 reads: “Any District 36 “A” (including “AA”) rider who wants to be eligible to receive an Enduro Championship Series year-end award is required to work one (1) District 36 championship point paying Enduro during that same year. Riders that choose to work an event are not eligible to ride that event. Motion by James Davis to adopt the rule revision. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       Ralph Lee brought several dirt track rule proposals to the meeting. It was decided that since the dirt track season is over for the year that the dirt track rule proposals should be tabled until next month. Motion by James Davis to table dirt track rule proposals to next month. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       There is a Cross Country rule clarification needed regarding AA riders earning District points at the Hollister National event. Last year Pat Garrahan was not allowed to earn District points because he started on the AA line at the Hollister National. It is not fair to A ranked District riders for AA riders to earn District points because they have the advantage of starting on the front row. However, riders such as Pat Garrahan who are nationally ranked are required to start on the AA row. Since Pat races both the National and District series, he would like to earn points for both. It was decided that more discussion is needed on this topic and it will be (tabled until next month.)

 

Meeting Adjourned at 10:36p.m.

 

 

Board Meeting

 

Meeting called to order at 10:50p.m. by President Dave Pickett.

 

Roll Call: All members present. 

 

Treasurer's Report: Rich Fern reported:

Ø       The expense report for Banquet expenses will be a different color this year in order to make it easier to separate and allocate the banquet expenses.

Ø       The ISDE fund needs to be split between the riders who went to the ISDE this year. We would like to deliver the money to these riders as soon as possible. We will need some exact numbers in order to vote.  Tabled until next month.

Ø       Ticket sales for the LAO bike raffle are going well.

 

Banquet:  Duane Scott reported:

Ø       The banquet will be held at the Richmond Auditorium same as last year. The rental fee will stay the same as last year. The only thing that has changed is that we will be charged a 10% cost recovery fee for anything sold at the Banquet.

Ø       The Banquet is scheduled for January 21, 2006.

Ø       Elk Grove Trophy provided the trophies for last year’s banquet but was late in delivering them and the trophies were not in any logical order, which made it very difficult for Stewards to pass out the trophies during the Awards ceremony. This year it was suggested by Dave Pickett that Elk Grove Trophy sign a contract and also that the trophies will be picked up by a District official a week before the banquet to avoid any confusion.

 

Newsletter: Jill Patterson reported:

Ø       The itemized statement for newsletter issue #10 will be prepared before next month’s meeting for the Board’s review.

Ø       Jason at Commercial Printing did the District a huge favor by printing issue #10 at his cost. He is a rider in our district and discussion followed on making him a committeeman for his excellent work on the newsletter. Jill will look into this.

Ø       Jill is exploring alternate ways to ship the newsletter so that they get mailed more timely.

 

Rulebook: Randy Patterson reported:

Ø       The new rulebook for 2006 is almost complete.

 

Membership: Jill Patterson reported:

Ø       Jill is about 60% done restoring the database. She has requested a flat fee for her and Randy’s time in fixing the computer and restoring the database. Jill has spent over 50 hours working on the database and Randy and Bill Zackareckis have also spent a great deal of time working on the computer. Motion by Jamie Williams to pay the Pattersons the requested fee. Second by Duane Scott. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       Larry Wosick and family were allowed to ride their own event (Honeylake) without current District 36 memberships. Much discussion followed along the lines of fair treatment for this indiscretion and privileges for event promoters. It was decided that all of the Wosicks who rode the event must purchase District 36 cards and they will be contacted by President Dave Pickett regarding the seriousness of their actions.

Ø       At a past meeting it was decided that clubs should incur a fine for not turning in membership applications on time. Jill requests that this decision be enforced since she has recently been experiencing problems with late membership applications. When promoters do not turn in membership applications, it is not fair to the members who are being deprived of their new cards.

 

Old Business:

Ø       Member Brian Schmeltz has requested the District’s assistance in his dealings with the AMA regarding supermotard events. Jamie Williams states that we should not get involved since District 36 does not sanction supermotard events and therefore have no jurisdiction. Discussion arrived at the conclusion that this issue is between Mr. Schmeltz and the AMA.

 

New Business:

Ø       It has been brought to the District’s attention that we must accept ATV competition cards instead of AMA cards if they are presented.

Ø       The Sportsman Cross Country Scoring Team needs to order more tape for printing helmet stickers. This order of sticker tape should last through next year. Motion to pay for helmet stickers. Vote unanimous (motion passed).

Ø       Dave Pickett brought to the attention of the Board that none of the money from one-day District cards is being allocated to LAO. Discussion resulted in the decision to leave this as is.

 

Good of the Body:

Ø       It was decided that all Board members should have Admin. rights on the newly designed message board.

 

Meeting Adjourned at 12:16a.m.

Respectfully submitted, Sarah Scott