AmericanPowerBoatAssociation
ModifiedOutboardCategory
AnnuaM
l eeting
FortWorth,Texas
January24 - 25,2013
l . C a l lt o o r d e r ,1 0 : 3 0A M J a n u a r y2 4 b y t h e C h a i r m a nT, o m S u t h e r l a n d .
Opening
Welcometo all oresent
a.
l l . R o l lC a l l- Q u o r u mM e t
ShawnWeber- Absent
RichPalmer- Present
A l e xJ e n n i n g sl l l - A b s e n t
L i s aJ e n n i n g s- P r e s e n t
JerryDavids- Present
JeffWilliams- Absent
RickMiller- Present
DudleySmith- Present
EricVanOver- Present
B r i a nP a l m o u i s-t P r e s e n t
Bob Koschka- Present
J o h nS h a r o- P r e s e n t
DarenGoehring- Present
lll. Oathof Officewas Administered
to the Commissioners
RichPalmer.lV. Approvalof 2012MORCminutes.Motion:EricVanOver,2nd'.
M o t i o nP
: a s s e du n a n i m o u s l y .
V. Approvalof 2012budgetas presented.Motion.EricVanOver,2nd'.
JohnSharp
- M o t i o nP
. a s s e du n a n i m o u s l v .
V l . C h a i r m a n 'As p p o i n t m e n t s
MO ChiefReferee- MarkWheeler
M O C h i e fS c o r e r- L i s aJ e n n i n g s
MO ChiefInspector- JeffWilliams
- Bob Koschkaand Alex Jennings
MO SafetyRepresentatives
- JohnSharpand EricVanOver
MO InsuranceRepresentatives
MO Tech Committee SteveWheeler,JeffWilliams,Bob Koschka
MO CommissionSecretary- DudleySmith
Vll. Statusof existingclassesreportwas presented.No classesare currentlyon
orobation.
Vlll. Prototypes
- 350ccMR,350ccMH
20 cubicinchSidewinder
a.
1.
Motion:EricVanOver,2nd'.
DarenGoehring- Passed
a. Stockconfiguration
b.
- 400ccMH
20 cubicinchSidewinder
1"
M o t i o nD
: u d l e yS m i t h ,2 n dJ: o h nS h a r p- P a s s e d
a. 20 cubicinchpowerheadwith any exhaustexceptopen
megaphone
typeexhaustsystemis acceptablein
400ccMH
lX. 2012Awards:
Rookieof the Year* John Hoffmann,
Whitewater,
Wl
PaulKalbAward- Tom Sutherland,
Chelsea.Ml
Bob GollerAward- EricVanOver,Fairfield,Ml
John ReadServiceAward- LisaJenninos.Aston.PA
X. OldBusiness
a.
ExhaustKit Uodates
1.
4 kitswere sold lastyear (halfwaythroughthe 2nd
production
run)
2.
500ccMRgrowthdeemedat leastpartiallyattributable
to
the exhaustkit
3.
Discussion
on how to increaseawarenessof the kir
availability
Xl. CommitteeReports
a.
Safety- Bob Koschkareportedthat he attendedthe safety
committeemeeting.The followingitemswere discussed:
1.
Discussion
of LifeJacketspecs(written1gg1)
a. The materialsnamedin the spec are basedon vendor
a n d i n s o m ec a s e sa r e n o l o n g e ra v a i l a b l e .
b. The wordingin the specneedsto be workedon
especially
for "legstraps"
b.
c.
Insurance- John Sharpreportedthat the followingitemswere
discussed:
1.
The insurancecompanyvisitedseveralsitesand overall
was pleased.
2.
Spectatordistancefromthe water.
a. Minimumdistanceof 30 feet unlessthereis a 3 foor
highbarrier.
3.
The insurancecompanyis developinga checklistfor
settingup the racesite.
a. Checklistto includean EmergencyResponseplan
guideline
b. The checklistwill not be in placefor the 2013 race
season.
Xll. Manufacturer's
Reports
a.
Yamato- Ric Montoyaprovideda reporton 302 motoravailability
( 2 0 m o t o r sa v a i l a b lfer o mR p M M a r i n e )n, u m b e r so f g O ,1 O Z&
,
302 motorsimportedintothe US and partsthat are availableand
partsthat are no longeravailablefor each of the Yamatomotors.
The Yamato4 strokemotoris currenflybeingtestedat 1
racecoursein Japanwith no announcedproduction
date,
b.
- RacingOutboardshad a displayof a bolton
Sidewinder
c h a m b e kr i t ,w h i c hi s p l a n n e df o r t h e 1 5 Ha n d 2 0
expansion
Sidewinders.
Xlll. Championships:
a.
2 0 1 3W i n t e rN a t i o n a l(sM o dO n l y )- T a b o rC i t y ,N C
1.
A p r i l1 2 - 1 4 , 2 0 1 3
2.
Motionto giveCVRA$500for the sanctionand
insurancefeesfor the WinterNationalsat TaborCity,
d 'a. r e nG o e h r i n g-.
N C . M o t i o nE
: r i cV a n O v e r , 2 n D
M o t i o nP
: assed.
b.
, o d ,& J ) - W h i t n e y P t . ,N Y
2 0 1 3N a t i o n a l(sS t o c kM
1.
A u g u s5
t - 1 0 ,2 0 1 3
2.
On-linepre-registrationavailableapproximatelyMarch
card
3.
Possibleto pay by credit/debit
4.
RaceCommittee
a. ChiefReferee- CharlieGonyea
b . S c o r e r s- L i s aJ e n n i n g sa n d J i l lG l o s s n e r
- Ed Runneand JeffWilliams
c. lnsoectors
5.
Mondayentryintothe pitsas before
6.
Q u a l i f i e rasn d F i n a l sb a n q u e t sp l a n n e d
7.
Possibleadditionof Pro to the Nationals
8.
M o t i o nt o g i v eS O R A$ 1 5 0 0f o r t h e s a n c t i o na n d
insurancefeesfor the Nationalsat WhitneyPt.,NY.
d 'a. r e nG o e h r i n g-. M o t i o n :
M o t i o nE
. r i cV a n O v e r , 2 n D
Passed.
c.
2 0 1 4N a t i o n a l(sM o d ,S t o c k &
, J ) - M o s e sL a k e ,W A
1.
T h e r a c es i t ei s s t i l lp l a n n e df o r C o n n o l l yP a r k .
2.
The Mod programwill starton Wed. with a separate
driversmtg.and test session
3.
Thereis a new Co-RaceDirector:Anna Cappaletti
a. She is RaceDirectorfor the lnboardraceat Moses
Lake
4.
Possible
a d d i t i o no f P r ot o t h e N a t i o n a l s
Therewill be a dioitalclock
5.
d.
2 0 1 5N a t i o n a l s
1.
A u g u s2
t -8,2013
2.
Headouarters
will be at IndianHead Resort
Therewill be a digitalclock(currently
3.
on order)
XlV. Divisionals
for 2013were awarded.
Northeast- LockHaven,PA 6/8 - 6/9
Central* Delaware,OH 514- 515
Southeast- Hinton,WV 611- 612
West - Orovilleor Copperopolis,
CA 6115- 6116
Motion:DarenGoehring,2nd.JerryDavidsto awardthe divisionals
as
listedabove.- Motion:Passedunanimouslv.
bidswere awardedas follows:
XV. 2013 NorthAmericanChampionship
Ml
200ccMH- Beaverton,
200ccMR No bid
250ccMH- LockHaven,PA (LaborDay)
250ccMR- No bid
350ccMH- LockHaven,PA (LaborDay)
KY
350ccMR- Alexandria,
,
4 0 0 c c M H- H u n t i n g t o nl N
,
5 0 0 c c M H H u n t i n g t o nl N
500ccMR- LockHaven,PA (LaborDay)
7 5 0 c c M H- H i l l s d a l eM, l ( F a l l )
7 5 0 c c M R- T a b o rC i t y ,N C ( F a l l )
11.
12.
8 5 0 c c M H- A l e x a n d r i aK,Y
13.
8 5 0 c c M R- T h o m p s o nC, T
Motion:LisaJennings,2nd.JerryDavidsto awardthe NorthAmerican
: a s s e du n a n i m o u s l y .
C h a m p i o n s h i pass l i s t e da b o v e -. M o t i o n P
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
'10.
XVl. New Proposals
Proposal- Motionto add the followingsentenceto rule25.1.4.6a'.
a.
l f a d r i v e r q u a l i f i epse r r u l e1 . aa n d 1 . bi n t h e s a m ec l a s s t, h e
in that classwill be countedtwice.
numberof activeparticipants
M o t i o nb y D u d l e yS m i t h s, e c o n d e db y L i s aJ e n n i n g s-. M o t i o n :
Passed.
disagreewiththe
Proposal- Motion:We the MORCemphatically
ideato combinethe Stockand Mod categories.Motion.Brian
The
EricVanOver- Motion:Passedunanimously.
Palmquist,
2nd'.
MORCdid agreeto cooperatewiththe SORCto try to consolidate
similarrulescommonwith bothcategoriesas they are proposed.
: e s o l u t i otnh a tt h e M O R Cr e c o m m e n dtsh e
P r o o o s a-l M o t i o nR
Modifiedand StockOutboardNationalsbe a combinedevent.
. assed.
M o t i o nR i c hP a l m e r2. n dJ: o h nS h a r o -. M o t i o n P
d.
Proposal- Motion:Fundthe Hallof Championsjacketsto an
: r i cV a n O v e r , 2 n Joo' .h nS h a r p -.
a m o u n tu p t o $ 3 0 0 . M o t i o nE
Motion:Passed.
Proposal- Motionto approvethe WSM oversizepistonspart
n u m b e r1 0 0 - 1 0 1 - 0 6(K+ 0 . 0 3 0 "a)n d 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 - 0 7(K+ 0 0 4 0 " )a s
partsfor the OMC A engine. Motion:Eric
legalreplacement
V a n O v e r2, n oD
: u d l e yS m i t h -. M o t i o n P
: assed.
Proposal- Motionto adoptthe followingrule,when Crown
Partnerscompletesthe Scoringsoftwareupdate:
O u t b o a r dH i g hP o i n t s5 ) W i t h
R u l e1 7 - H i g hP o i n t sC . M o d i f i e d
pa
, t i o n ahl i g hp o i n t
o f t h e U S - 1c h a m p i o n s h i n
theexception
points
scoredfrom
the
total
be
based
on
shall
championship
'1
31
in
twelve(12) races.
November throughthe followingOctober
The driver'sfirsteight(8) racesplusthe National,WinterNational,
shallbe counted
Championships
NorthAmericanand Divisional
for the twelve( 12) races. lf the driverdoes not attendany of the
races,thenthe nextadditionalraceswill be
Championship
for
counted a totalof twelve(12)races. Motion:BrianPalmquist,
: assed.
2 n dR
: i c hP a l m e r-. M o t i o n P
o
b'
Proposal- Thereshallbe a mandatoryinspectionof racing
equipmentand safetyequipment(helmet,lifejacket,etc.)at the
each year.
firstraceattendedand at the NationalChampionship
passes
lf a
inspection.
boat
that
to
each
A stickershallbe affixed
race
with
a
afterthe completionof a
boat returnsto inspection
validinspection
sticker(localfor localrace,nationalfor Nationals)
for a non-speedadvantagesafety
it cannotbe disqualified
s h a l lb e
v i o l a t i o nA
. w a r n i n gs h a l lb e i s s u e d .T h e v i o l a t i o n
Motion:Jerry
to
race
again.
is
allowed
the
boat
correctedbefore
. assed.
D a v i d s2, n dB
: o b K o s c h k a . M o t i o nP
Proposal- Increasethe max overboreon the Yamahaenginein
850ccMod from 0.070'to 0.200".Increasethe max overboreon
the Tohatsuenginein 850ccModfrom 0.070"to 0.210". No
Motion.
Proposal- Add a lo mile recordfor the Mod Categorywith the
following
c o n d i t i o n sH. a l lo f C h a m p i o n ps o i n t sw i l lo n l yb e
awardedif lhe % milerecordspeedexceedsthe highestspeed
recordforthe same classby 10%.
closedcoursecompetition
. assed.
M o t i o nJ: e r r yD a v i d s2, n dL: i s aJ e n n i n g -s M o t i o n P
j
for
full circlecrankshaft
Prooosal- Motionto allowan aftermarket
g y a d d i t i o no f
H o t R o de n g i n e sw i t hb a l a n c i n ag l l o w e di n c l u d i n b
material.Motion:JerryDavids,2nd.DarenGoehring.- Motion:
Passed
t.
P r o p o s a-lA d d i t i o nt o R u l e3 - R e c o r d s .A d d i t e m1 3 :A l l M O
To establish
records,as of seasonend 2012,are grandfathered.
a new record,the drivermustestablisha speedthat is 95% of the
grandfatheredrecord. Once a new recordfor a particularcourse
it mustthereafterbe brokenas set forthin the
is established,
APBA GeneralRacingRules. Motion:EricVanOver,2nd:Daren
G o e h r i n g-. M o t i o nF
: ailed
L
Proposal- To modifythe rulefor turnfin mountinglocationon a
runabout.No motion.
r.n.
Proposal- Allowthe TohatsuM50D2motorto be a prototype
"as raced"
enginefor the 750ccMod classes.The enginewill be
accordingto the 2012 D stockspecs. The only changesare to
and allowuse of 4 bladepropellers,
eliminatethe heightrestriction
p e rt h e M o d C l a s sr u l e s .M o t i o nD
: ich
. a r e nG o e h r i n g2, n dR
: assed.
P a l m e r-. M o t i o nP
n.
Proposal- Allowthe 25XSengineto be a prototypeenginefor the
400ccMH.The enginewill be racedwith a restrictor(part# 19706
per 350ccMRspecmanual)witha %" heightrestriction.Motion:
DarenGoehring,2nd:JerryDavids.- Motion:Passed.
o.
Prooosal- Removeltem 5 fromthe TohatsuM50D2850ccMod
"gearratiorestrictions".
Motion:Rich Palmer,2nd:Daren
spec list
. assed
G o e h r i n g-. M o t i o nP
- RachelWarnock
XVll. OtherNew Business- New RacerInitiatives
a.
DriverSchoolreport
1.
APBA incentiveeither$200discountoff sanctionfee or
at the conductingclubs
$35/ driverschoolparticipant
choice.
Thereis a $50 fee for eachdriverschoolparticipant
2.
New to Racinqwebsite
b.
1.
T h i s l sa t a b o n t h eA P B Aw e b s i t ew h i c hi s c u r r e n t l v
underconstruction.
X V l l l " A d j o u r n m e n- t M o t i o nb y R i c kM i l l e rs, e c o n d e db y D u d l e yS m i t ht o a d j o u r n .
Therebeingno furtherbusiness.The meetingwas adjournedat 4'.37pm on
1t2st2013.
Respectfully
submitted,
D u d l e yS m i t h
ModifiedSecretary