Communications Director

Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin... into the future...

While it is only September 2nd, it feels like the racing season is almost over. And for Roadracing, it almost is, with Little Tally this weekend, and the Barber Vintage Festival a little over a month from now. For Off-road, we continue a little longer, into November and the race season finale at Henryetta, OK, with T&S Racing. In my column in the October-November 2019 issue of the AHRMA MAG, I wrote about how when I first joined AHRMA in 2018 I mistakenly thought that off-season would bring a lull to AHRMA but learned fairly quickly how wrong I was. Life at AHRMA, whether staff, trustee, worker or volunteer, doesn’t include lulls! But the off-season is a little different, as our time is spent preparing for the start of the next race season. These preparations typically consist of updating the AHRMA Handbook with approved rule change proposals to send to the printer, soliciting sponsors, finalizing race schedules, gathering trustee candidate statements for the trustee election, configuring the online voting service for the election, and the list goes on and on. But I digress. Here’s a summary, and it pretty much tracks (no pun intended) with my 2019 column:

2022 RULE CHANGE PROPOSALS:

The rule change proposal process was completed midAugust and final votes are published on the AHRMA Website on the “News” page. Work will soon begin on preparing the 2022 AHRMA Handbook for publication. Jim Doyle and Amy Jacques will be working to secure our 2022 sponsorships in order to properly promote them in the AHRMA Handbook. Look for it in your mailbox before Christmas!

2022 TRUSTEE ELECTION - CALL FOR CANDIDATES

Those of you who choose to throw your helmet (hat?) in the ring as a trustee candidate, please make sure you do your homework. You will find a link to the General Duties, Responsibilities and Expectations of AHRMA Trustees on the Candidate Statement Form page. Candidate statement submissions MUST BE MADE via the form available for that purpose at https://www.ahrma.org/candidate-statement-form. Statements must be between 200 and 750 words and must be submitted before midnight, October 31, 2021.

2022 TRUSTEE ELECTION - ONLINE VOTING

In preparation for the online election, please make sure that the email associated with your MotorsportReg account is still a good one. Anyone who does not have an email will be receiving a printed ballot, and if you have an email, unless you specifically request one, you will not receive a printed ballot. Those of you who will be receiving printed ballots,should make sure your mailing address is accurate. If you have been receiving your AHRMA MAG, you are probably in good shape. Remember, only FULL members are eligible to vote in our trustee elections. I’ll provide more on the procedures and the voting schedule in the November issue of the AHRMA MAG.

RACE SCHEDULES

Our race planning committees have been working tirelessly to secure dates for the 2022 season. You may have even seen the press release announcing AHRMA’s return to Daytona with AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ January 7-9! I have been told that race schedules are shaping up and they will be announced probably before Barber Vintage Days.

I want to fly like an eagle To the sea Fly like an eagle Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I’m free Fly through the revolution

Thanks!

CINDY MCLEAN

AHRMA Communications