Minutes of the Ozark Mountain Region SCCA Board of Directors meeting, May 6, 2014.  Members present: RE Tim Datema, Bud Weeks, Matt Longpine, Curtis Wood, Sam Henry, Justin Huffman, plus 10 OMR members and guests.
 
Call to order: Tim.
 
Secretary's report: motion to waive the reading of the minutes by Bud, second by Matt.  Passed.
 
Treasurer's report: a number of items not yet paid for, including award buttons, cones, lot fees, and sanction.
Motion to approve by Matt, second by Bud.  Passed.
 
Solo Supplementals discussion.  Sam revised slightly the Solo Supplemental Regulations with the only significant changes being making it official that the Midiv counts as one OMR event for the purposes of year-end awards, and that 2/3 of the event officials "may" require the driver to correct a problem of the exhaust being too loud. 
Motion to approve by Bud, second by Matt.  Passed.
 
Rallycross Supplementals discussion.  The significant changes are that the noise regulation is the same as solo and that only one event will be allowed to be dropped for year-end points due to rallycross having usually fewer events per year than solo.
Motion to approve by Curtis, second by Tim.  Passed.
 
Rallycross report: Rallycross chairman Stan Bell will not be able to attend the next scheduled rallycross, and neither will some other people.
Motion to cancel May 18 rallycross and to replace it with a rallycross on Oct. 26 by Sam, second by Curtis.  Passed.
It was noted that rallycross award buttons have not yet been ordered. 
 
Solo School recap: 7 students came including 4 novices.  Feedback was positive.  Notes for next time include starting the promo sooner and adding a test-n-tune.
 
Midiv report: Justin reports that the banquet has been booked at the Wright Conference Center on the Crowder College campus.  40 rooms have been reserved at two motels, Best Western and Super 8.  No sponsors have been found as yet.  Consensus was that Subway sandwiches are OK for Friday hospitality.  Bud brought up concerns about having enough people to staff waiver station during the many hours the lot will be open.  Volunteers can be sought during the Friday registration period.  A SSS will be needed for each heat in addition to the SSS Chief.  It is uncertain at this time if course workers will have to do cone counts.  Grid spots will have to be assigned with cars in the same class gridding together.  Consensus was that two port-a-potties are needed and two hand washing stations are needed.  Give-away items are needed.
 
Solo Report: 4 State Vette Club will be using the Crowder lot also this year, therefore OMR and 4SV club will share the cost of the port-a-potties, which will not have to be moved and will be serviced in place.  The cost will be the same for OMR.
There is a problem of some people leaving early from the solo events and not working their assignment.  Various ideas were discussed including banning people from participating in the future, giving a warning first, allowing people who want to leave early to come early and work specific jobs like being chief of setting up the grid, lights, start/finish, etc., or come early to work the waiver station.  Consensus was to put an announcement on the website and facebook at this time.
 
Matt brought up items that will be needed for the Midiv that have previously been approved but not yet purchased are: two new speakers, a new computer (HP 6570 or 6750), a table, hooks and pins for the time board, bungee cords, tri-pods for the timing lights, batteries, and waivers. 
 
Tim showed a new logo for the OMR solo program that he designed.  Consensus appeared to be positive.
 
Motion to adjourn by Tim, second by Sam.  Passed
 
 
Submitted by Bud Weeks, OMR Secretary
May 9, 2014