The 2014 annual meeting of the Montana 500 Cross Country T Association was held in Thompson Falls Montana and was called to order by President Mike Cuffe at 1:15pm on October 5th, 2014.
Members and guests in attendance were: Don Eckleberry, Dave Coulee, Mike Cuffe, Bill Mullins, Rick Bonebright, Char Bonebright, Clint Sly, Tony Cerovski, Janet Cerovski, Doug Langel, Brandon Langel, Mark Hutchinson, Janice Hutchinson, Susie Carnegie, Jackie Stormo, Mike Stormo, Tom Carnegie, Meghan Carnegie, Rick Carnegie, Heather Hall, Jillian Robison, Mike Robison, and Brooke Robison.
There was a motion to approve the minutes of the 2013 meeting as printed and presented at the meeting. It was seconded and passed.
The treasurer’s report was presented. It was noted that we have $3,717 in checking (up about $500 from last year), plus any dues just received for 2015. The 2014 results were discussed.
No old business was brought before the membership. The floor was opened to new business. Nominations for officers commenced. Tom Carnegie was nominated for President. Jillian Robison was nominated for President, but declined. There was a motion to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Tom Carnegie as President. It was seconded and passed.
Mike Cuffe was nominated as Vice President. There was a motion to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Mike Cuffe as Vice President. It was seconded and passed.
Janet Cerovski was nominated as Treasurer. There was a motion to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Janet Cerovski as Treasurer. It was seconded and passed.
Sergio Hernandez was nominated to fill the position of a director; it was seconded. Dennis Powers was nominated to fill the position of a director; it was seconded. There was a motion, a second, and a positive vote to close the nominations. Sergio Hernandez was voted in as a director. Dennis Powers was nominated to fill the position of a director; it was seconded.
Rick Carnegie was nominated to fill the position of a director; it was seconded. There was a motion, a second, and a positive vote to close the nominations. Dennis Powers was voted in as a director.
The directors and their years are as follows:
Dennis Powers – 2015
Sergio Hernandez – 2015
Mike Stormo – 2015
Doug Langel – 2016
Mike Robison – 2016
Mark Hutchinson – 2016
Tom Carnegie – 2017
Janet Cerovski – 2017
Mike Cuffe – 2017
The venue was discussed for next year’s run. Billings, White Sulphur Springs, and Dillon were discussed. There was a motion to have the 2015 run in White Sulphur Springs. It was seconded and passed. There was a motion to hold the 2015 run from June 21st thru June 25th. It was seconded and passed.
Several other items were then discussed. The use of the radar gun was discussed. It was noted that people felt it controlled the run and kept people at good speeds through the speed zones. The fact that the 2014 run went into Idaho was discussed. There was discussion about having a tour going on the same time as the run, similar to the CanAm Tour. The thought is to raise some money for a club as well as get some more people exposed to the Montana 500.
There was a motion to create a second class of entrants under the Rules of 1988. It was seconded, discussed, and the motion failed.
There was a motion to add to the rules that TW Timers are allowed and E-Timers are not allowed. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add a rule stating adjustable cam shaft timing gears are allowed. It was seconded. Discussion included the fact that this takes us farther away from stock, yet this is an easier approach for what some people are already doing and that no major performance issues should come from this. The motion failed.
There was a motion to allow any Chaffin’s manifold under current production as long as the gland ring is 1 1/8” or less. It was seconded. Items discussed included the fact that Chaffin’s changed the way they were manufacturing the manifolds and the currently produced manifolds do not pass the no-go gauge, and gland rings could be used to not allow the no-go gauge to go. The motion passed.
There was a motion to add a rule stating that the spray needle diameter will be 1/8” plus or minus .015” and must pass a no-go inspection at any time during the run. It was seconded. The motion passed. There was a motion to change rule E7 and E8 to state that the first place car will be torn down. Any additional tear downs will be brought to a vote of the drivers. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to hold a meeting at the run for the purpose of conducting business, likely after the run, at or near the picnic. It was seconded and passed.
There was a motion to add a rule stating billet transmission drums and shafts are not allowed. It was seconded and failed. There was a motion to add a rule to only allow Ford script drums and shafts in the transmission. It was seconded and failed. There was a motion to buy a couple of tubes of torque stripe and have it on hand at the race. It was seconded.
Discussion included that there is not a good way to safety wire the manifold on and that torque stripe could be used on the bolts to ensure that people aren’t changing out the entire manifold to change their carburetor. The motion passed.
There was a motion to reimburse Tom Carnegie for the radar gun. It was seconded and passed. The club membership in the MTFCA and MTFCI was discussed.
The overall length and process of adding rules was discussed. There was discussion about the date of the meeting for next year, but it was decided to leave it up to the President to decide on date and location. There was a motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and passed. The meeting was adjourned.