July 2025: Meeting Minutes

SCCA Regional Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Call to Order – 7:00pm-7:59pm

RE’s Report — Mauro

  • June minutes – passed

Treasurer’s Report — Lesher 

  • 2025 Report so far
    • Plenty of shirts left for selling
  • Club in good standing
  • Review reminder for Melissa

Membership Committee Report — Greg

  • 9 new members, total of 511

Club Communication

  • Squeal report – J. Limm
    • 52% open rate, 1,048 recipients
    • BBP sponsor link seems to be popular
    • 7 unsubscribes
    • Links updated
  • Facebook report – Felty
    • RX: 7 new members, 0 declined, 1,514 total
    • Main group: 26 new members, 9 declined, 2,719 total (1% growth)
  • Andy updated website with AX photos – add link to Heather’s RX photos
    • Also removed broken links
    • Making other site updates, might go down for a short time period

Autocross Committee Report — Benfer/McGahen/Springer

  • July event
    • Flawless event, no bad incidents, very efficient, less than 5 min. in total delays; longest heat swap was only 12 minute, 1-hour average per heat, done before 4pm, everyone followed work assignments well
    • Only downside: tech needs to enforce number contrast for visibility better
    • 11 people left without informing anyone
    • Upped the cap to 140 which didn’t affect flow/length of the day
    • June was largest event ever in participation
    • Radio etiquette – have corner chiefs review expectations, add a sign somewhere (on truck, on radios, etc)?
    • Drywall supply is low – Limms can provide some drywall pieces

Rallycross Committee Report — Roscinski

  • Review of event #4 at Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association
  • 37 total competitors, expected a larger turnout with new venue
  • 9 runs per driver
  • Course was well received, very open and not pinchy
  • Morning was slick with the rain
  • Venue requires replacing grass seed – purchased 100 lbs
  • Waiting on venue owner feedback for potential future events?
  • Has bathrooms + plenty of paddock space
  • Lots of spectators, including many steam engine association members
  • Maintenance needed for Elmerton lot in fall – what does it need, dirt professionals/machines?
    • Rake before next event
    • Get quotes to be voted upon/approved
    • Best case: lay seed in mid-October
  • 5 graduates at STPR stage rally and finished
    • Interns got 1st place in their class!

Scavenger Road Rally Report — Chilcote

  • No news

Club Truck

  • Truck maintenance (current and ongoing) discussion
  • Need a home for wheel dollies
  • Cleaning club truck date – August 23 at Melissa’s house

Old Business

  • Provide business cards for handing out to prospective competitors

New Business

  • Timing headphones to use with the radios so it’s easier to hear – bring your own (BYOH 🙂

Comments, Announcements or Good and Welfare announcements

  • Hill Climb report – PHA is one of top programs in country (lot of drivers from our region)
    • Alan went to PHA track day – car ran great but might be something wrong with engine, ended up .5 second off the record
    • Giant’s Despair – best event of series
    • Justin Peachey doing very well
    • Two more events – not that far from here
    • Cooling tent with portable AC
  • BMR club winter rallycross near Reading


Motion to Adjourn

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