Annual Fall Meeting of the MCCTA
November 13th, 2005
The meeting was called to order at 11:15am by President Rick Carnegie. The minutes from the 2004 meeting were handed out and read by all.
There was a motion to approve minutes as written. It was seconded and passed pending a few spelling errors be changed. Janet Cerovski handed out the Treasurer’s Report. The balance as of November 13, 2005 is $3,819.14.
President Rick Carnegie, stated we needed a new Vice President because Scott Stubbert moved away and a new director to fill George Nickol’s place because he didn’t pay his MTFCA dues.
Nominations for Vice President were Mike Robison (who declined), Gary Ebbert, and Mark Hutchinson. There was a motion to close the nominations which was seconded. A vote by ballot revealed Mark Hutchinson as the new Vice President.
A director to fill George Nickol’s position would take over his time and not receive a full term. Nominations were opened for this position. Mike Robison was nominated and seconded. There was a motion to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Mike Robison. It was seconded and passed.
There were three director positions that were now vacated and need to be filled. For Tom Carnegie’s Director position, Tom Carnegie was nominated and seconded. There was a motion to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Tom Carnegie. It was seconded and passed.
For Mark Hutchinson’s Director position, Nan Robison was nominated and seconded. There was a motion to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Nan Robison. It was seconded and passed.
For Tony Cerovski’s Director position, Tony Cerovski was nominated and seconded. Jillian Caples was also nominated and seconded. There was a motion to close nominations. It was seconded and passed. A vote by ballot revealed that Tony Cerovski will assume the Director position.
Nominations for Meeting Secretary were opened. Jillian Caples was nominated and seconded. There was a motion to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Jillian Caples. It was seconded and passed.
A list of the Current Directors is as follows:
President-Director Rick Carnegie 2005-2006 2007
Vice President-Director Mark Hutchinson 2005-2006 2007
Treasurer-Director Janet Cerovski 2005-2006 2007
Director Mike Robison 2006
Director Doug Langel 2006
Director Gary Ebbert 2006
Director Tom Carnegie 2008
Director Nan Robison 2008
Director Tony Cerovski 2008
Three ideas were presented for the 2006 Route. Tom Carnegie presented a route out of Thompson Falls. Day one would be toward Missoula, day two would travel toward Eureka, and day three would be an up and back to Thompson Pass. Gary Ebbert suggested Great Falls, but had no route planned yet.
Tony Cerovski presented a route out of Dillon. Day one is to go west toward Idaho, day two is to head towards Butte and Boulder, and day three is toward Menida. The optional tour day would be to Bannack, a ghost town. There was a call to vote and Dillon was passed as the place for next year’s Endurance Run.
New Business: There was a motion to hold the fall meeting the second Sunday in October at 11:00am, place to be decided by the president, every year. It was seconded and passed.
There was a proposal to allow Ed Marshall to move the placement of the brake/clutch control arm to the outside of the body. This is to create clearance for his leg brace. There was a motion to allow placement of the brake/clutch control arm to the outside of the body of the car. It was seconded. There was a motion to amend the motion and a second. The new motion now makes this a one-time exception as a vote by the board of directors that will need to be approved each year. The amendment was passed.
There was a motion to set the date of the 2006 Montana 500 Endurance Run to June 18th (inspection day) through the 21st , and having a tour day on the 22nd. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to not allow performance enhancing fuel additives. Car must use straight automotive pump gas as a fuel during the race time, starting with the inspection and continuing until the end of the race. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to change rule #63 to: Disabled cars will receive slow time for each leg not completed plus a daily penalty of one hour. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add a new rule after rule #32, Rule #33: Modifications of venturi and throat of carburetors allowed as long as the Associations .710 gauge does not pass. Carburetor must be complete including all butterflies, adjusting needle, and stock spray nozzle. Butterflies must be original size. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to amend rule #23 to not include a size . . . oiling system, one outside oil line allowed. Transmission oil screen allowed. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add, “no modifications of the inside oil system.” It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add, “Chassis parts may be assembled from any year T parts.” It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add, “Tops of open cars, use of muffler, and fans are optional. It was seconded and passed.
There was a proposal brought forth to create a gauge to measure the port under the valve. It was discussed. -There was a short bathroom break. -There was a motion to have a gauge to measure the port under the valve. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to implement the rule just made above for the 2007 race and the size will be decided at the next general meeting. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to allow no grinding or performance enhancing alterations of the intake and exhaust ports. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to change “or” to “and/or” in rule #11. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to have the president select a committee to look into converting the old 16mm footage of the Montana 500 to DVD and present it to the directors and get it done. It was seconded and passed.
Tom spoke about the Lewistown Race and how fun it was. The newsletter will feature a “where are they now?” section about old race cars and where they are.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:30pm.
The Following Members Attended: Rick Carnegie, Tom & Susie Carnegie, Nan & Dave Robison, Mike Robison, Doug Langel, Tony & Janet Cerovski, Lee Burgess, Ed Marshall, Gene Kicha, Mark Hutchinson, Kathleen & Gary Ebbert, Jillian Caples.