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May 24, 2005 A meeting was held by the what WILL again be “best little r/c car club in Ocala” on May 12th at 7:00 PM. Since we are holding regular races, it seems appropriate to have regular meetings to discuss a few ground rules for our latest venture into r/c nirvana. Attendees were: Carl Ross, Bill Hamilton, Bonita Hamilton, James Tate, James Rainey, Danny Mayer, Ray Raines, Gary Miller, “Electric” Dave McCarson, Alex Melendez and “City” Daniel (who’s last name I cannot remember!) Here’s the latest for folks who haven’t kept up with the club. The club (okay, Danny and a few others who don’t mind driving down back roads with driver’s stands hanging off a trailer) has relocated about 80% of the track from the A2Z Race Park site to our new home at the Ocala Regional Sportsplex located at 3500 SW 67th Avenue. The phone number is 352-873-6569. We’ve got a little bit of work left to do at A2Z to make our transformation complete, but it will all be worth while! Our new home is a sight to behold, with softball fields, basketball courts, playgrounds, picnic areas, wide-open spaces, concessions and flushing toilets. We are uptown, baby! The sight is kept immaculate; free from signs, debris and clutter. The Ocala R/C Car Club is going to have to work diligently to keep our site in form with our surroundings. Trash pick up, electricity and mowing are all included, which will cut down on club expenses. So far, the city has been very patient with our slow process and has made us all feel very welcome. It’s a win, win situation for the city and ourselves. Effective today, “electric” Dave and his merry band of helpers (which are probably not very happy and not enough folks to be considered a band….) will have the electric completed in time for the races on May 14th. AND IT WAS!!! We only had a few weeks of generators, but who noticed that noise when you’ve got the roar of nitro singing in your ears! Thanks a million times over to all the electrical folks, building folks, clay folks, irrigation folks and every one else that helped in getting this show on the road. NEW BUSINESS: The club membership will stand as is until July 1st 2005. The cost will remain $24 per year, with a $2.00 proration per month. Membership is calculated by multiplying the number of months, following the month you join, remaining in the year until the following June. We will hold elections soon for the July 2005 thru June 2006 year. ***More to follow on that. It was decided by vote that the city would receive 50% of the membership fees and 50% of the race fees. This agreement will be renegotiated, if necessary, June 2006. This is really a steal, at any price, if you consider the endless perks available being affiliated with the City of Ocala Parks and Recreation Department, especially when hosting ROAR races in the future! There is talk of a paid ORCCC membership including a City of Ocala “goodie bag” complete with a 1-year pass for entrance into the Sportsplex. Usually, there is a $1 admission fee, which is really a bargain, but even a buck adds up if you come to the park once a month for a year. ***Again, more details as they become available. Effective July 1st 2005, club races are at the following rates: Nonmember: 1st class $10.00 2nd class
$8.00 3rd class FREE!!! (ten eight free We’re trying to locate a famous celebrity to do a couple of commercials, like the phone company does………but we probably only have enough of a budget for Carrot Top!! Regular meetings will be held at the track on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. Next meeting will be June 16th. We race every Saturday at 1:00 SHARP. Registration
starts at 12:00 NOON. ***Lighting is in the works to avoid the summer
heat, but we’ll have to stick it out this summer. The city will provide additional trash cans for our convenience. ***There is talk of having a “special” race every 4th Saturday of the month. The city concession stand is usually only open until noon on Saturday, but they’ve agreed to keep it open until 2:00. That too will change when we get going full steam. ***The future will hold a concession/facilities (snicker, you know what I mean) building closer to the track.
NOTE: items notated with “***” will be discussed as old business at the next meeting.
Hope to see
you at the races.
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