2/4/11 NWRK/HAMMER Meeting Minutes:
Location: Holiday Inn at the Yankee grill just right from the lobby front desk at Holiday Inn:
From I-405, take exit 2B for HWY 167/Rainer Ave S. Take first right onto S Grady Way. The hotel is the first driveway on the right. 425 -255-8543
Serves: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
The In-House full service restaurant that serves a variety of items is available. Big hearty breakfasts featuring omelettes, waffles, pancakes and other morning favorites are also available. Lunch and dinner feature rotisserie turkey and ham, steaks, seafood and Yankee Pot Roast.
Attendees
Brian F
Matt J
Steve P
Rusty
Brian N
Chris
Collin
Jerrett C
Tony S
Aaron
Chuck
Ben D
Craig S
Jamie S
Jim L
John W
Meeting comes to order on Feb 4, 2011 at 8:20 PM:
1: Appoint minute man to take notes from meeting. John Wright (Turbo)
A: NWRK Goals, to build & supply winning motors, provide driver assistance, support our team and sponsors, have fun and WIN
B: Second Chassis options for drivers: Although NWRK intends to continue offering Intrepid chassis, we are exploring other chassis options for drivers who aren’t comfortable with Intrepid
2: Race dates and scheduled practice weekends: See the schedule, the Tucson practice is cancelled
We need everyone to let Steve know which events you plan on attending (on the attached schedule) and forwarding the schedule to Steve. It’s important for us to know who will attend each event so the below listed responsibilities can be covered, i.e. photos, food (cooks), mechanics, pit help, etc. We will also have a meeting before each big race. So at the very least notify us on the first national race soon.
3: Want your pic on the web site or facebook page? Send the pictures you take during races/practice to our web man Jerrett! Also, feel free to send him articles & information for the site as well.
4: Introduce the web man: Jerrett
5: Get ready for nicknames for team members, pit crews, and maybe even wives of team members! Missed Mike Schreiber, muffin man and muffin boy (Brandon), everyone gets a nickname. Stickers on karts (nicknames) may follow
6: Each big race we need volunteers and workers: List below, everyone is welcome to volunteer. We need the help, loading and unloading karts and supplies, building the pits and putting things away.
1. Photographer
2. Cooks
3. Coach haulers 2-drivers Matt-Steve-Rusty
4. Pit help load and unload.
5. Mechanics
Aaron, Chris, Rusty, Matt’s tuner,
Matt will be racing at the I5 series and some of the out of state events.
Matt will race the Feb. 6 race and will be around Sat. to help tune and advice.
5.5 Transportation:
Haul costs: kart/you load and you unload at the track $300.00 Includes small tool box, 2 bins med size one set of rain tires/practice tires/race tires. Each race has a different distance. Price matters if you plan on being at the event to unload and load the cost will be cheaper. The Team will come up with a price per mile for the different events, cost of hauling, karts, bags, tool boxes, etc.
The question was asked: Can attendees get rides with the transport vehicles to the race events? Yes , as request are made, we will try and help as we can.
6. Haul kart/ you load we unload at the track $350.00 Includes
Your kart and gear unloaded/pit set up when you arrive. Example
Next three items are up for discussion. The below are flexible numbers:
7. Small tool box/2 bins med size/one set of rain tires/practice tires/race tires
8. Each driver will be supplied a table. If you want a second table, providing your pit space is big enough you can load and extra for $5.00
9. Bins that are not included are billed ate these rates:
Small Bin $5.00 Med bin $15.00 large bin $25.00
10. Lodging for Arizona race:TBD
11. Recommended Driver inventory:
Steering Shaft
left and right spindle
King Pins
Tie rods
Tie Rod Ends
2-8mm left hand nuts
2-Spark plugs
Chain
Chain lube
2-14mm Nylocks
1 set rear pads
throttle cable
Clutch Cable
Axle soft and medium.
Appropriate tools of course
Brian’s comments: 9:05 PM
Thanks to Steve for organizing everything. Karting isn’t cheap, but it’s the most inexpensive way to get into motorsports. Hammer Nutrition is trying to provide a base for everyone to get into the sport. Hammer Nutrition is investing handily into the sport to help everyone and to make this possible. Matt is working for Hammer full time as a driver, driving the Hammer Hauler to the events, assisting in the pits, kart driving, assisting in kart set-up, and general advice. Physiological help is not included (John’s comment).
Drivers will pay for entry fee, fuel, tires, hauling costs, parts, etc. Hammer Nutrition will provide the tent, pit space area.
Matt is looking into new driving suits. Brian requested to know what events everyone can make. The more people that make events the larger the tent needs to be. Please provide the dates everyone plans to make to what race events. We need to know the race dates everyone plans on attending to plan for transportation and tent size for rental.
John Wright and Brian Nixon need suits. Graphics are getting designed now. It should be around 6 weeks for delivery of the suits. Matt will be in contact with John and Brian Nixon for measurements. The suit graphics will be red and white.
Developing a matrix for cost of travel / mile. Cost for the help, cooks, mechanics, etc was discussed but not finalized.
Volunteers are encouraged however; the team needs to be able to count on them making the events planned/scheduled so volunteers will be most likely compensated in some way to keep it fair.
Matt comments: It is important to have all the same chassis and or a company that will work for us to supply parts so that when or if you get taken out at a race, parts are available.
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Schreiber did not attend the meeting, but plans on being at the race Sunday.
Adjourned: 9:25 PM
