It’s that time of year again! We are opening up nominations for the 2023 CRCA Board of Directors. The nomination period will remain open through Monday, November 14th. Elections will follow shortly thereafter in accordance with CRCA Bylaws.
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (September 2022)
September 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s September meeting on the 29th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Attendance: Josh, David, Mart, Randy, Charlie, Nathan, Emily, Alex, Tara
MEMBERSHIP
Voting to happen for most improved riders
PRESIDENT
Starting to organize elections for next year, working to find the 3 election reps.
Call to membership for an IT volunteer coming soon.
OPEN RACING
FGHC officially cancelled due to logistical issues with external partners.
TREASURER
Vote unanimously approved to donate $500 to StreetsPAC
CLUB RACING
Proposal brought forward on field structure changes for 2023, to be voted on next board meeting.
Proposal A: B field changed to 3-4 mixed field, with 3s able to move to the A field mid season but not from A to B field.
Proposal B: C field changed to 4-5 mixed field.
Club series leader jersey must be worn by leaders. Will be communicated to membership at the beginning of the year that anyone leading the competition who does not wear the jersey will not gain points for the race.
Sprint/KOM club series competition being looked at.
Lucarelli & Castaldi Club Race #12 - Pre-Race Instructions
RACE INFORMATION
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (August 2022)
August 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s August meeting on the 15th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Attendance: Josh, David, Mart, Elizabeth, Charlie, Nathan, Emily, Alex
MEMBERSHIP
Look at sign up workflow on website to help members navigate various CRCA requirements more easily, including creating a handy checklist of things that need to be done (USAC team name change, etc)
Start planning EOY party
TEAMS
Multiple podium shots and race pictures of members not adhering to the CRCA patch rule, from both sub-teams and unaffiliated members, even after reminder email
Unaffiliated to get 2 patches for free at time of signup to address
Discussion of sub-team captain meeting(s) with Director of Teams at the beginning of the season to explain what the club provides for teams, what responsibilities the teams have to the club, and outline requirements of team captains
OPEN RACING
Grants Tomb scheduled for June 24rd 2023, approaching Harlem RD about possible 2023 NYC Crit week
Seeking member volunteers for Fort George Hill Climb
COMMUNICATIONS
Post weekend race newsletter with rider recaps and mentions of incidents the membership should be aware of to be blasted out by Communications Director. Will ensure timely communication of race incidents as well as engage membership in race weekends.
CLUB RACING
Vote to provide unaffiliated racers with 2 CRCA patches for free at time of signup passed unanimously
Request from membership to review field structures
Can a masters field be added more frequently?
Can cat 3s who might not be ready for the A field have a less challenging field to race in?
Director of Club racing to come up with ideas and discuss at next board meeting
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (July 2022)
July 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s July meeting on the 18th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Tara, Emily, Elizabeth, Alex, Mart, Charlie, Nathan, Mitchell
RIDER DEVELOPMENT
Working to develop training and vetting program for mentors in clinics
MARSHAL
Discussion around high number of no-shows in last race and messaging to teams to resolve
Member who was pepper sprayed by angry park user to be given 3 marshal credits
OPEN RACING
Hardest working position on the board is crushing it
Last 3 open races almost nailed down
CLUB RACING
Discussion about increasing moto pay to cover increase in gas prices and get a larger pool of potential moto riders was had, no decision reached yet
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (June 2022)
June 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s June meeting on the 20th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Randy, Nathan, Alex, Emily, Tara, Mitchell, Charlie, Josh, David
RIDER DEVELOPMENT
Working to get non-timed WDev riders results posted faster, current timing is 3-4 days.
MARSHAL
New policy created for members leaving halfway through year and communicated out to membership.
CLUB RACING
Investigating upgrades for moto radios to help with communication
PR
New flashy deck created to give to prospective sponsors for events
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (May 2022)
May 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s May meeting on the 2nd of June at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Josh, Randy, Mart, Tara, Mitch, Alex, Emily, Nathan, Charlie
MEMBERSHIP
Reduce membership fee and marshal requirement
Contact team about team member not being a club member.
Start a membership ride!
CLUB RACING
Mid Season survey to be sent out regarding race length and other questions
Discussion and review of video from C field rider and moto crash
Agreed C field was neutralized for sufficient time before moto attempted to pass
Determined moto gave sufficient room to field while passing
Rider veered hard left and way out of field, moto had no way to avoid
TREASURER
Race Director payment structure for Open Racing
Budget is $3000 for non Central Park races, $750 for CP races
Director of Open Racing to either hire outside RD or retain RD fee at discretion or split amongst a group, with oversight from Treasurer
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (April 2022)
April 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s April meeting on the 20th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Randy Locklair, David Shirzad, Elizabeth Tobey, Mart de Graaf, Mitchell Napolitano, Tara Parsons, Charlie Stein, Alex Klafehn, Josh Sakofsky
MEMBERSHIP
Check-in issues with previous years numbers being used and racers not taking required skills session when needed to be addressed.
CLUB RACING
Reminder to Stephen for motos not to enter rec lane and pass fields and park users safely
TREASURER
Defib purchased for use
SECRETARY
Draft changes to Code of Conduct for use next year to include wording regarding penalties for harassment.
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (March 2022)
March 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s March meeting on the 30th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Randy Locklair, David Shirzad, Elizabeth Tobey, Emily Singleton, Mart de Graaf, Mitchell Napolitano, Nathan Brauer, Tara Parsons, Charlie Stein, Alex Klafehn, Josh Sakofsky
MEMBERSHIP
Price of chips increasing to $65 due to cost increase
CLUB RACING
Lasker descent continued construction concerns
Ensure LOUD communications at race start
Concerns around lap count and field start order
Determined too early to decide and collect more data
OPEN RACING
Request made to create a paid Race Director role per Open Race event based on workload (15-20hrs per week for 3-4 weeks leading up to event) which can either be outsourced or taken on by the Open Racing Director was approved unanimously. Amount per race to be determined.
TREASURER
Paid CRCDF backlog of dues from Donor members
TEAMS
Non-CRCA members cannot perform team duties for CRCA teams when mentoring
Non-CRCA members cannot mentor unless chosen by VP of Rider Development and must hold a valid USAC license.
CRCA Board Meeting Minutes (February 2022)
February 2022 Board meeting minutes
The all-volunteer CRCA Board held it’s February meeting on the 10th at 7pm. Minutes from that meeting follow below. If you have any questions or concerns about meeting minutes please reach out to Josh Sakofsky (Secretary), or any CRCA Board Member.
Virtual Attendance: Randy Locklair, David Shirzad, Elizabeth Tobey, Emily Singleton, Mart de Graaf, Mitchell Napolitano, Nathan Brauer, Tara Parsons, Charlie Stein, Nathan Brauer, Alex Klafehn, Josh Sakofsky
MEMBERSHIP
Member signup opening 2/14, communications sent out
RIDER DEV
Permits filed for all events
MARSHAL
No more paid substitutes organized through CRCA. This became a full time job to organize for a volunteer Board member and members are responsible for their own marshal duties.
