Last Thursday, September 18th Havasu Remote Control Club held a meeting at the site of the new tracks. Below is some of the items we discussed. HRCC has filed for 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit status. We are now waiting to hear back or have it granted to us. We will let you know as soon as we do. To do this it cost the Club $895.00. Due to the non-profit filing, insurance, and other expenses we has an approximate balance of $2,000.00 in the account. At this time the Board voted against doing VIP membership. This was due to everything being new to us and to throw one more variable into the mix at this time could get a little hectic. Lack of experience on our part. It’s not to say we will never do them, we just want to get the ball rolling first. We do feel that when we have pit tables built and there is enough to accommodate, we will offer a pit space rental program. The details for this have not been worked out at this time. We have not had the electricity turned on yet. Once we do we will have a $28.00 monthly service charge whether we use it or not. So once we get to the point that we need it we will have it turned on. We just didn’t want to something eating away at what little funds we have until it is absolutely needed. I made up some ad proposals for sign space at the track. Along with that I made a form that could be filled out that has all the purchasers information and an area to attach a business card or draw out how they would like the sign to read. That for come back to the Club member that is in charge of getting signs made. I know Jason Miller was asking for them, but if anyone else would like one contact myself or one of the other Board members and we can get you as may as you need. I have contacted Greg Froslie from Lake Havasu City asking if they could help out in any way, materials, labor, anything. I asked if they have Conex boxes that are not in use we could find a home for them, lights, lumber, pipe, etc. He told me that at this time he didn’t feel as if he could, but I’m going to try and meet up with him after this week. Ken Blanchard was at the meeting and he is responsible for raising funds for Little League here in Havasu. I gave him a copy of the proposal and sign form. He stated that he was going to get on the phone to see what kind of funds he could get us. That brings me to this. And my reason for posting this is that it was brought up Thursday at the meeting. At our last meeting at Pizza Hut we had a lot of offers to help find materials, fundraising, or contacts that could possibly help us out. As I stated at the meeting last week it had been a month and I have heard absolutely nothing. And some offers even further back of helping with funds. If this track is going to happen we need everyone’s involvement. The five Board members can’t do it on their own. Just myself, I have two club meetings a month to prepare for doing agendas, minutes from previous meetings, research, trying to contact people for help or potential facility sponsors, finding materials, meeting on site do discuss possible materials or builds, dealing with the City when they need information by phone or in person, contacting media, social media, Emails, and the list goes on. On top of that I committed to a seat on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board so that the RC community would have some representation within the City, that meets once a month. And with that I have items to understand, research, or help with resolving issues that may be presented to us. As many of you know, I used to travel between California, Phoenix, and Las Vegas to race once or twice a month and with how busy the track project is keeping me I had to pretty much give that up, I don’t think I have raced in six or seven months. I know this is what I signed up for, I want a track as much as you, or maybe a little more, and I wish I could work on this 24/7 so that we ALL can have an awesome place to play and race off road RC cars, but I, like most of you, have a life outside of this project. I know I’m retired and the general perception is I have time to do this. While this is mostly true, my number one priority during my day is my daughter and after that is spending time with my wife . Yes, I have been afforded more time during the day then most and I’m using what time I have the best I can to move this project along. I personally have been working on this a year and a half and it’s not getting easier. So myself and the other Board members are doing what we can, but to make this facility a reality we need everyone that can help to help, PLEASE!!!! The Board came up with a priority list 1) Electricity on ($325.00 fee) Check the lights and outlets, once we know we have sufficient lighting or not, we can either move to the next project or fix what is needed. 2) Driver stand. We are going to look into a temporary stand to be built using pallet rack. If we do a 30’ to 40’wide x 32”wide x 4.5’tall with a 3.5’ hand/safety rail around the perimeter, floor, stairs, and piers to set and secure pallet rack uprights, we are in the neighborhood of $800.00 to $1,000.00. This is something that could be built safe and secure for relativity cheap in cost. Once the permanent driver stand could be funded and built this could be utilized some other way, maybe for the rock racing course. 3) Dirt 4) Plumbing. Piping water to both side of the track. 5) Course building materials, pipe, spikes, etc. 6) Move the kart weigh in shack trackside to be used for the announcers booth. It’s rough, but with some paint and work it will get us by. 7) Trash bin. This may have to be moved up some in priority. * Miscellaneous clean up, fence tear down, fence repair, trailer clean up and repair, paint work, take down and relocate flag pole. Although this is down the list away, this is something that can be done at anytime during work being done elsewhere on the property. With that said, we may be able to make this happen with the funds we have. If we can find the materials cheap or if they get donated. But at any point something is going to cost us more then what we can pay for we will cease at that point until we have the funds to continue. If we have enough volunteers to get done what needs to get done. The Board is all in agreement with this. We don’t want to have someone perform work or supply materials under false pretenses of being paid for said services, to keep overhead low payments are not an option, as we don’t know our monthly income will be. We don’t want to throw good money after bad. We don’t want build this facility half assed. What we do want is a place where people want to come and visit, something that in the future could be home to a annual large event (or two), something that all of us are proud of and want to invite others to see what we have. We are not on the lake so the facility needs to be the draw. For now what we are going to try and do is to get something going that allows you to get out and run your cars, something you haven’t been able to do over the last year and a half or so. So if you missed the last meeting you are now up to date. Please keep watching here for up dates or meeting information. Thank you, Scott Welte
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 23:25:53 +0000
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