2011 NAST AGM Minutes

2011 NAST AGM Minutes for the 12th November 2011

1. Apologies

   • David Shorthose
   • Steve Johnson
   • Scott Price
   • Shawn Rodman
   • Andy, Dawn & Christine Watson
2. Chairman’s Report

   • Barrie thanked all the racers for competing this year as the numbers were down but despite the slow start we had a good year with some close racing and a tight finish to the championships. Congratulations to the winners and welcome to the new racers who joined us for this year. He looked forward to some new racers joining us for 2012. Supertwins put on a good show at the Bulldog Bash and had a great time at Dragstalgia in spite of the weather. As he steps down from the role of Chairman he reminded us that we would be voting on some changes for next year.
3. Vice Chairman’s Report

   • Bev thanked Barrie for all his work this year as Chairman. She said that this year was a good one – better than last year and she looked forward to the next few years with more racers potentially coming through from the Junior Drag Bike racers as Giselle had done this year.
4. Secretary and Treasurers Report

   • Yvonne noted that membership was down this year but funds were stable and there wrre no plans to change the membership prices.
5. Merchandise -

   • Martin said the new lines – jackets and hoodies had been successful and the personalised garments had added some colour to the club. We still have plenty of the old sweatshirts and if anyone wanted some personalisation done they should see Martin.
6. Website –

   • Yvonne and Les stood in for Scott and mentioned that the original plans for the website had gone on hold due to the effort required and Scott’s paying workload. We explained why Scott did not want to put the members email addresses anywhere on the website but agreed that we should have a mechanism whereby members could find the contact information of other members and everyone present had no objection to phone numbers being passed around within the club. The meeting agreed that a forum space where members only could communicate with one another was a good idea.
7. Election of Officers

   • Chair – Bev Batsford was voted in
   • Vice Chair – Les Harris was voted in
   • Treasurer - Yvonne Mott
   • Secretary - Yvonne Mott
8. Technical Update -

   • All bikes will have to have to have a lock wired sump plug for 2012
   • All bikes will have to have proper baffled breathers – no more tin cans in 2012!
   • We agreed all NAST bikes to have lanyards
   • Simpson helmets – motorcycle helmets can be stickered but the ACU does not approve car helmets.
9. Discussion Topics –

   • Website – forum – Facebook – Richard Gregory to liaise with Lorna and Dawn
   • Tim withdrew his proposal to change the weekend of the AGM
   • E.T agreed the following
   • 100 points for perfect E.T,
   • 100 points for 0.000 reaction time
   • Voted on suggestion of extra points for attendance at all rounds – 5 for > 5 against so we continue with the drop a round formula – 7 races 6 to count
   • Discussed – what fuel do you use and racers are now aware that there is a mixture in both Top Gas and E.T. No rule change proposed but it is possible that leaded fuel will not be permitted at some point in the future
   • A 2nd Marquee was agreed upon– Jo and Dave will donate their pop-up one and additional one will be needed to join up to theirs. We will get quotes for having our NAST logo printed on a marquee. We will get quotes for the repairs required to the existing one.
   • No changes to the ACU licensing system for Drag racers – the online solution is being tested by the Off Road Disciplines
   • Discussed the proposal of a minimum wheelbase in Top Gas class – 70 inches – no decision or vote taken
10. Proposal -

    • Permit Nitrous Oxide in Top Gas class – voted taken 3 for 5 against - no change to rules
11. Race dates for 2012

    1. May 5th, 6th & 7th – Springspeed Nationals - Shakespeare County Raceway
    2. June 9th/10th – RWYB - Shakespeare County Raceway
    3. June 23rd/24th – Summer Nationals – Santa Pod
    4. July 21st/22nd - RWYB – Shakespeare County Raceway
    5. August 25th/26th/27th – Open Sport National Drag Races – Shakespeare County Raceway
    6. September 22nd/23rd – National Finals – Santa Pod
    7. September 29th / 30th – RWYB - Shakespeare County Raceway
    8. October 6th /7th – Extreme Performance Bike Weekend – Santa Pod

    • Bull Dog – Supertwins agreed that they would like to be present at this event – Bev to co-ordinate
    • Supertwins enjoyed Dragstalgia and hoped that this event would occur in 2012
12. Presentations

    • Top Fuel - Shawn Rodman
    • Top Gas Winner – Dave Smart
    • Top Gas Runner-up – Joe Elliott
    • E.T. Winner – Martin Brookes
    • E.T. Runner-up – Peter Harrison
    • Rookie – Tara Harris
    • Best Improver – Robbie Dobbie
    • Services to N.A.S.T. – Peter Harrison
    • Mint Award as voted by members of N.A.S.T. – Martin Brookes
    • Best Supporting Crew Award as voted by members of N.A.S.T. – Sylvia Nelthorpe

    • Bottles of wine to Viv and her team for cooking and preparing the buffet

    • Thanks to Richard at Quickstep for supplying and engraving the trophies

    • Thanks to V8 for another excellent live performance at the party afterwards

Thank you, Yvonne Mott