Shamelessly lifted from the Wheel-to-Wheel list. Did anyone from this forum attend and could add relevant notes?

Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:27:09 -0600
From: "Will & Kelley Huxtable" <[email protected]>
Subject: Convention Tidbits (long)

Here's the address for Thursday and Friday's newsletters. It looks like
the Saturday and Sunday editions haven't been posted yet.

http://www.scca.org/news/convention/index.html

Here's a few highlights from those editions:
Saturday -
Rally/Solo Awards:
* Solo Driver of the Year - Matthew Braun, Detroit Region
* Solo Driver of Eminence - John Thomas, Mississippi Region
* Solo Divisional of the Year - Reno Region, NorPac
* Solo Rookie of the Year - Sean Mundis
* RoadRally Region of the Year - Oregon Region
* RoadRally Division of the Year - Northern Pacific
* National Tour Rally of the Year - Rallymaster: Jon Emmons, Land
O'Lakes
Region
* Gervais Award (National Course Rally of the Year) - Steel Cities
Region

Strategic Plans:
Colan Arnold (Solo Events Board), Ralph Kosimedes (Performance Rally Board), Tim Craft (RoadRally Board), and Kurt Weiss (Club Racing Board) presented the results of the Strategic Program Project Plan. These
presentations were an overview of where the programs are today, with a good forward look at where we want to be in about five years. Each program evaluated itself based on input from the members and the members of the program boards looking at the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats.

The boards operated within the guidelines of the Vision, Mission, and Position Statements given to the by the SCCA Board of Directors:
Vision Statement: To be the premier organizaiton of choice for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts to engage their passion.
Mission Statement: To consistently provide fun, fair, and safe activites through diverse opportunities for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts.
Position Statement: The Sports Car Club of America is the leading membership organization providing safe, diverse, and satisfying participation opportunities for automotive and motorsports enthusiasts.

If you would like a copy of the PowerPoint presentation outlining the strategic plans, send an e-mail to Howard Duncan at the National Office.

One of the most entertaining sessions of the convention was an Oral History of the SCCA. It began with a video tape of a conversation with the late Ted Robertson who was the founder of SCCA. The second segment was a taped conversation between Bill Milliken and Cameron Argetsinger surrounding the organization of SCCA's first sanctioned road race in Watkins Glen, NY. During this conversation, many images from the Watkins Glen races were shared in a slide show format. The third section of the program was a panel discussion with Ted Goddard, Frank Manley, Marc Gerstein, Oscar Koveleski, and Anatoly Arutunoff. The moderator, Costa Dunias, asked each of the
gentlemen to share with the crowd a story or two regarding why they joined the SCCA. The session was scheduled for an hour, and it ran a little longer, and continued well into the evening in the bar.

Pete Hylton announced a project in conjunction with Turner Publishing Company to produce a 60th Anniversary pictorial history of the SCCA. Additional information on how to purchase the book will be forthcoming on the website and through direct mailings.

Sunday -
Safety Symposium:
From all accounts, these sessions were very informative and extremely well received. Morning presenters were Arnie Kuhn from SFI, Hubert Grambling of FIA, and Dr. John Melvin. After the luncheon, additional presenters were Dr. Bob Hubbard (inventor of the HANS device) and Carl Schroth (seat
belts).

Club Racing Luncheon:
* Outgoing Executive Stewards Jack Marr (Southwest Division) and Mike West
(Midwest Division) were recognized for their service.
* Outgoing Club Racing Board members Tom Howen and Bob Lybarger were recognized for their service to the club.
* George Snively - Dr. John Melvin
* Jim Fitzgerald Rookie Driver of the Year - Matt DiRenzo
* Kimberly Cup - "Suzuki Jon" Goodale, Colorado Region

Annual Awards Banquet:
* Pete Hylton presented another retrospective look at the history of
SCCA. With some of the wonderful photos from the archives, it was a great look at
where we've been.
* The keynote speaker was Brian Redman. He entertained the audience with his tales of his early driving career. A quote I particularly enjoyed was:
"The poor young racing driver is the poor OLD racing driver of tomorrow."
* Outgoing directors Kathy Barnes (Area 1), Bob Schader (Area 8), Ken Patterson (Area 5), John Martinsen (Area 13), and Dan Sherrod (Area 7) were recognized for their service to the club over the past several years.
* Solo Cup - Roger Johnson, Houston Region
* Robert V. Ridges - Ted Goddard, New England Region
* Ralph Kosimedes presented a new award on behalf of the Performance Rally community. The award will be known as the Bill Bradshaw Cup, and it represents significant contribution to the Performance Rally program. The initial recipient was Bill Bradshaw of the Glen Region.
* David Morell - Rob Walker, San Diego Region
* John McGill - Phil Creighton, Atlanta Region
* President's Cup - Rennie Clayton, San Francisco Region
* Woolf Barnato - Marc Gerstein, Philadelphia Region
* Steve Johnson announced the formation of the SCCA Hall of Fame. The first class will be inaugurated at the 2005 National Convention.

Kelley Huxtable
"Worker Bee"
Des Moines Valley Region