ADRA Meeting Minutes

July 6, 2010

Meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by President, Jack Dyer

Attendance – 10 members – 3 guests

Meeting Location: Denny’s Restaurant @ 51st Avenue & Thunderbird Road.

Meeting Minutes: Diane read the minutes from the June 1st meeting. Don Butler and Dan Olszewski accepted the minutes.

Treasury Report: Jack Dyer gave the Treasury Report. Treasury report was accepted by Dave Pitera and Terry O’Donnell.

Side notes to Treasury Report – we reviewed the uses of working capital. Mainly printing costs, mailings, trophies, t-shirt, printer ink, banner upkeep and bank fees.

Old Business

Points Race #8: June 4th @ Speedworld. Sponsored by Henry Leyba of AZ Differential Specialists and Racer/Member Mike DiGregorio.

17 Super Pro Entries / 33 Pro Entries
Super Pro: Winner Matt Bong; Runner Up Chris Munson

Pro: Winner Kim Zimmerman; Runner Up Gene Fleetwood

Zimmerman Racing: Awarded coupons towards in house labor for winners and runners up in both classes!
Affordable Powder Coating One Shot:

S/P: Sharyl Gill dialed 9.62 / ran 9.621
Pro: Rich Lash dialed 12.78 / ran 12.782

Cindy Claflin Debrocke Century 21 RAN Realty Bounty:

S/P: On Matt Gallegos, won by Sharyl Gill
Pro: On Jay Thompson, won by Scott Hess

Specialty Automotive BART Award (Qualifying):

S/P: .006 / .057 / .009 = .024 Sharyl Gill
Pro: .040 / .025 / .023 = .029 Richard Church

Morrison Auto Machine Best Reaction Time (Eliminations):

S/P: .0006 Mat Bong
Pro: .0009 Scott Hess

Magoo’s Automotive Best Package:

S/P: .004 R/T, 9.60 dial, 9.604 – Sharyl Gill
Pro: .019 R/T, 11.53 dial, 11.539 – Jack Dyer

New Contingency Prize = WHO GOT THE LIGHT? (Anonymous Donor)

1st .000 light of the night in eliminations = Scott Hess

ADRA Wake Up Award (Worst Green Light in Qualifying):

$10 Starbucks Gift Card to Don Butler - .393

Speedway Race Fuels Sunoco Gift Certificates: Kim Zimmerman
50/50: $90 – Bill Oxford

Side Note: Bill Oxford is selling his race car $9200 – negotiable

Points Race #9: Originally scheduled at Firebird, rescheduled for June 11th @ Speedworld. Sponsored by D.L. Withers Construction and an Anonymous ADRA Racer/Member.

16 Super Pro Entries / 31 Pro Entries
Super Pro: Winner Mike Zimmerman; Runner Up Tim Nickels

Pro: Winner Gene Fleetwood; Runner Up Rob Grangrade

Zimmerman Racing: Awarded coupons towards in house labor for winners and runners up in both classes!
Affordable Powder Coating One Shot:

S/P: Mike Zimmerman dialed 7.69 / ran 7.692
Pro: Dan Olszewski dialed 10.36 / ran 10.367

Cindy Claflin Debrocke Century 21 RAN Realty Bounty:

S/P: On Matt Bong, won by Chris Munson
Pro: On Rich Lash, won by Ray Bondy

Specialty Automotive BART Award (Qualifying):

S/P: .015 / .019 / .001 = .012 Sharyl Gill
Pro: .018 / .074 / .013 = .035 Paul Sanders

Morrison Auto Machine Best Reaction Time (Eliminations):

S/P: .0013 John Schurr
Pro: .0034 Gene Fleetwood

Magoo’s Automotive Best Package:

S/P: .0024 R/T, 7.70 dial, 7.714 – Mike Zimmerman

Mike beat out Steve Akey by .0001 for this package

Pro: .003 R/T, 10.55 dial, 10.550 – Gene Fleetwood

WHO GOT THE LIGHT? (Anonymous Donor)

No winner – will be worth $40 next race.

ADRA Wake Up Award (Worst Green Light in Qualifying):

$10 Starbucks Gift Card to Joe Guerin - .4004

Speedway Race Fuels Sunoco Gift Certificates: Mike Zimmerman
50/50: $86 – Tim Vargas

** Top 10 Points positions in Pro are only separated by 80 points!!

John Schurr showed up at the meeting at 7:50 L

Other Events where ADRA Associates did well:

TSW Race:

S/P Win: Larry Spitali
Sportsman RU: Rich Lash
Motorcycle Win: Jay Thompson

Rislone BarsLeaks Quick 32 May 29:

Win: Bernie Polvadore (former member)
R/u: LeRoy Duran Jr. (former member)

Reminder! If you are a current ADRA member and you win or are runner up at any non-ADRA event, present your time slip (signed by at track official) at a general membership meeting. Winners will be awarded $10, Runner ups $5. You are limited to collect 4 awards per year, and time slips must be from a race within the current year.

Brief discussion at this point of the status of the Track Surface @ Speedworld and the statement that the groove in the right lane seems to be more narrow.

New Business

No ADRA General Membership Meeting in August!!!! Tentatively, our next meeting will be on Tuesday September 7 (day after Labor Day). We would like to have the meeting to go over any changes since today.
ADRA Race #10: September 11 @ Firebird, 5pm gate. Sponsored by AZ Differential Specialists and Hughes Performance.

ADRA Race #11: September 24 @ Speedworld. Sponsored by Broadbent Speed Specialties.

ADRA Race #12: October 9 @ Speedworld. Sponsored by Primerica and Action Appraisal Bureau.
ADRA Memorial Race: Moved to December 5 @ Speedworld due to Pinks All Out on our original date. 8am Gate Time. Sponsors lined up so far:

Hughes Performance
Cindy Claflin Debrocke/Century 21/RAN Realty
Pete’s Fish & Chips
Zeita Pochos Hometown Threads
Primerica Financial
Only Winner’s Purse is Guaranteed

July 16 = Final TSW Race. ET Finals in Sacramento. Going forward, ET Finals will rotate between Fontana / Las Vegas / and Bakersfield. ADRA expanded the race schedule to 12 races for 2010 due to the distance to the ET Finals and the number of racers not participating. Do we maintain a 12 race schedule in 2011 or return back to a 10 race schedule? General consensus of members present at the meeting voted to keep it at 12, but a formal vote of all members will be taken prior to the final decision.
Diapers for 10.99 & Faster: Will be required in 2011 @ National & Divisional Events.
Firebird is up and running. FB Team races scheduled for 7/17, 8/7, 9/4 & 9/5
Upcoming Events @ Speedworld:

8/13 & 8/14: West Coast Hot Rod Association
8/28: Southwest Nostalgia Drags (1981 & earlier)
9/3 & 9/4: NHRA Heritage Series
Oct ?: Northern Arizona Shootout

Super Chevy 10/23 @ Firebird

Open Discussion:

“Crazy Horse” Bill Rowe and Crazy Horse have been out of the racing scene for a while. The motor was broken and fixed, then the tranny went. The car is parked in the trailer and Bill has been concentrating on his cabin up north. He is in good health following his bypass surgery.
Ray Bondy: Asked the possibility of keeping the Memorial Race in December. It will be difficult, given the necessary preparations for the Awards party, but it if attendance seems higher this year, it will be considered.
Englishtown: Another death at this NHRA event was topic of discussion.
Changes to ADRA Payout Structure? Eliminate small dollar checks and increase payout to racers going more rounds? Consensus was no.
Gate Fees: Discussion regarding higher gate fees driver and crew on Team Speedworld events and ADRA events. Folks asked Speedworld to consider lowering at least the spectator fee to draw more attendance. Not likely due to lack of advertising budget for Speedworld and cost of media.

50/50 Winner: $21 to Scott Hess

Motion to adjourn was made by Dave Pitera, and seconded by Scott Hess at 8:25 PM.