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STRAIGHT ARROW ENDURO RIDERS NEWS

For April 2006

 

MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE

The next club meeting will be on April 26, 2006 at 7:00 PM

 

PLACE : Mark Brunsberg’s House (in the back garage)

7150 Utica Lane

Chanhassen, MN

Ph. 952-470-0621

Directions: Take I-494 to MN Hwy 5, go west on Hwy 5 to Chanhassen, on the west side of town turn North on C.R. 17, go to top of hill, left on Utica Lane, 7150 on left. Go behind house to big garage.

 

2006 SAER Calendar:

April 1               Grantsburg Practice

April 2               Grantsburg Race (with Quads)

April 8               Grantsburg Practice

April 9               Grantsburg Race (with Quads)

April 22             Grantsburg Practice (KTM Demo Day)

April 23             Grantsburg Race (Premier, No Quads)

June 11             Grantsburg Quad-Only Race

June 17 *           Stone Lake Youth Enduro

June 18 *           Stone Lake Enduro

August 5           Holyoke Youth Enduro

August 6           Holyoke Enduro

September 23    Grantsburg Practice

September 24    Grantsburg Race (with Quads)

* Assisting at event

 

 

SAER Info Line: (952) 996-9240   SAER Web site address: www.straightarrows.org

 

Announcements

·         2005 dues are beyond overdue. 2006 dues are being accepted at this time. They are a still affordable, $25. To get off the 2005 shame list, bring your dues to the next meeting or send them to:

Roy Fleming

14550 94th St. N.E.

Elk River, MN 55330

 

Meeting Agenda

for:  Apr 26, 2005

 

Standard Business                  

1  Ken Fastner                             Review of Minutes

2  Roy Fleming                           Treasurer's Report

3  Ken Fastner                             New Member Introductions

4  Bob Chase                              Probationary Members to be voted on

5  Ken Fastner                             Order Pizza

                                                      

Existing Business                    

Motocross                                  

1  Tom Peterson                         April MX Wrap Up

2  Tom Peterson                         Other Grantsburg projects

3  Tom Peterson                         June ATV MX

 

                                                      

 

 

Grantsburg Property for Sale

4  Charlie Forrest                        Property purchase progress

                                                      

Miscellaneous                           

5 Nelson, Murphy, Kight            Budget Committee Report

6  Greg Nelson                            ARMCA Meeting updates

7  Ken Fastner                             Stone Lake Plans

8  Ken Fastner                             2006 Grant Progress

9  Ken Fastner                             Holyoke Plans

                                                      

New Business                           

1  Members                                 New Business??

 

 

Treasurer’s Report

Club balance was down to about nothing before the first race, but should be much better now.

 

 

Club Meeting Minutes, for March 22, 2006

Attendance Estimate

Club Members – Ben Boenisch, Bob Chase, Bill Corcoran, Taylor Currie, John DeLuce, Ken Fastner, Charlie Forrest, Scott Haraldson, Bob Housh, Tim Kight, Dave Kott, Jeff Klien, Mark Krey, Chuck Kurkowski, Matt Leebens, Jeff Mack, Bob Maki, Billy May, Mike Murphy, Rob Murphy, Greg Nelson, Gene Perry, Tom Peterson, Ross Thompson, Jeff Terrio

Prospective – Ron Wilhelm (2nd), Jacob Wilhelm (2nd), Justin Wilhelm (2nd), Richardt Fleischmam (2nd), Duane Nienow (1st)

 

·         There was much discussion about getting ready for the first race, the details of which were made unimportant by the passage of time (first race report is elsewhere in the newsletter). The information that also pertains to the rest of the races:

o        The concessions will be open on the practice days

o        There will be one gate fee for Saturday and Sunday, with an additional camping fee if they stay overnight.

o        The goal for completion of the Cty Rd 70 fence project is before the Premier weekend (April 22-23)

o        We will have a KTM Demo Day on April 22

o        Matt will not be able to make all the races and was looking at the Outside Referee runner-up to fill in for him on the days he will not be there. This was Scott Haraldson, who agreed to learn what will need to be done.

·         [Section edited for website.]

·         The Polaris grant for the bridge will not happen, but the GIA should cover it anyway.

·         There was a motion to raise to dues to $xxxx. This led to much discussion about how the club spends money and how we track our expenses. It was agreed to re-start the dormant Budget Committee. The first thing they’ll need is a more detailed reporting of club expenses.

 

 

 

District 23 Sound Testing Policy for 2006.

Starting with the first race of 2006, all of the motocross races in District 23 will be doing sound testing. The procedure will involve class reps working in conjunction with the event referee to choose at least 10 bikes per race for testing. They will be initially be choosing those bikes that sound the loudest or they may choose randomly. Any rider with a machine that fails that test will be given the opportunity to fix his bike before his first race. Any bike that doesn't meet the sound requirements will not be allowed to compete. If a bike is tested post-race and found to be too loud, (i.e., putting the loud exhaust back on for the race), the racer will be disqualified.

The tracks will also continue to offer voluntary testing at the Saturday practice sessions. We are in the process of informing our track vendors of this process so that they can stock the necessary parts for mufflers. Make sure that your packing is up to par and if you use an aftermarket exhaust, be sure it meets the 99 decibel limit. We would suggest that you carry your stock muffler and fresh packing with you, should you be found to be too loud.

April 2, 9 Race Recap

After a light turnout for Saturday’s practice we had a really good turnout for the race. I think things ran very smooth with the exception of the multiple ambulance runs but we still finished at a reasonable time. There really isn’t anything we can do about the riders getting hurt once in a while.

 

I want to thank everyone that came up to the track this weekend and helped out with all of the various tasks that it takes to put on a quality event. I didn’t hear any bad comments in the pits but did hear quite a few positive ones. We can all be very proud of our club and the event we put on the last two weekends.

 

There a few things to do up at the track if anyone wants to take care of them while they are up there.

  • The fence by the blue water barrel in the parking lot section needs to be moved back and replaced, it is too close to the edge of the track. Someone is going to lean on it too much and fall into the track, this is an accident waiting to happen.
  • We could use some gates in a few areas for medical access to the track. We should be able to some at the co-op in Grantsburg far a reasonable price. I’m thinking on at jump #4, one where the fence was put up by the top of the parking lot section and another one opposite of that (either side of the 65cc cut-off).
  • I will be getting new race orders printed up for the premier weekend (no quads and we will run the sweeper). The Shakopee snowmobile club will be flagging for practice and race day, they plan to camp at the track for the weekend.
  • We will more than likely have to water before our next practice and race. I will get everything ready to go Friday night 4/21 we should plan to water while John is doing the grading Friday night and again on Saturday night.

 

Thanks again everyone for helping out and making the race run smoothly!

Thanks,

Tom Peterson

 

Approximate Attendance / Entries

April 1   Grantsburg Practice - 300

April 2   Grantsburg Race (with Quads) - 360

April 8   Grantsburg Practice - 70

April 9   Grantsburg Race (with Quads) - 370

 

 

Member Lists

Probationary Members to be voted on:

May – Megan Rhode