Saturday 14.01.2023
Meeting held at: Sydney Motorsport Park – Function Room
Item 1:
– Meeting opened 13:27. Scott Brown appointed chair
Item 2:
– Minutes recorded by Andrew Burley
– Andrew Smart on board as 2023 sponsor
Item 3:
Attendees
| David Aboud | Rick Fitzsimmons | Linden Roth |
| Marc Balestro | Alex Griffiths | Andrew Smart |
| Philip Bartush | Ian Harding | Andrew Staig |
| Scott Brown | Jason Hewett | Cosi Umbilino |
| Andrew Burley | Tim Hunt | Chris Whitten |
| Jason Cliff | Greg James | Dean Yagan |
| Paul Cloros | Mark McGregor | |
| Robert Comerford | Paul Nelson | |
| Kim Davis | Sean Oeser | |
| Matt Edwards | Adrian Pierpoint |
Item 4:
– Scott Brown recapped year of racing
– Apologies for lack of website updating of lap records
– Rick F presented club financials:
Item 5:
– David Aboud talked about regalia, new logo incoming and new regalia
Item 6:
– Jason responded to above “companies now do a ‘made to order’ system”
Item 7: 2023 Classes
– Scott B talked about power to weight ratio vs his formula (the old way), said new committee will decide which way to more forward
– Andy Staig raised Triumph 660 needs to be restricted to stay F5
– Kim Davis, questions about KTM RCBR/1190R
– Phil Bartush, old bike vs new bike discrepancy
Item 8: 2023 calendar
– Scott Brown presented new calendar
Item 9: Raffle
– No raffle as yet, new committee to decide
– Scott Brown raised sponsorship with Pirelli – knocked back by committee. Also raised a ‘tyre homologation fee’ – $6K ‘lined up’ – 6 manufacturers
Item 10: Elections
– Scott Brown declared all positions vacant
President: Scott Brown nominated by David Aboud – seconded by Dean Yagan
Jason Cliff nominated by Mark McGregor – seconded by Phil Bartush
Ballot: Jason Cliff majority vote
Vice President: Scott Brown nominated by Lindon Roth – seconded by Matt Edwards
Mark McGregor nominated by Jason Cliff – seconded by Rick Fitzsimmons
Ballot: Mark McGregor majority vote
Secretary: Tim Hunt nominated by Rick Fitzsimmons – seconded by Jason Cliff. Tim
Hunt appointed
Treasurer: Rick Fitzsimmons nominated by Mark McGregor – seconded by Jason Cliff
Rick Fitzsimmons appointed
Exec Support: Scott Brown nominated by Phil Bartush, seconded by Cosi Umbilino
Andrew Burley nominated by Jason Cliff, seconded by Rick Fitzsimmons
Chris Whitten nominated by Marc Balestro, seconded by Rick Fitzsimmons
Matt Edwards nominated
Max Jordan nominated
Phil Bartush nominated
Item 11: General Business
– Linden Roth proposed a track day before Mac Park
– Jason Cliff: Grading – remove all grades
Introduce transparent system based on power to weight
Introduce a bracket racing system for F5
Membership t-shirt supplied by club
– Club trophies awarded
10 minute break
Resumption of general business – Jason Cliff – Ricondi confirmed continual sponsorship
– JC – racing in general, numbers down on all classes of racing. Apologies for delays updating BEARS website re results & records
– Financial report read to all members
– Regalia: New design of BEARS logo now in place
Club looking to go to an online order system that ships direct to buyer
– Andrew Staig raised issues re KTM current classifications, issues concerning nomenclature around RC8
– Phil Bartush raised issues regarding old to new bikes but still in same class
– David Aboud: discussion needs to be had re classes & grades vs bikes
– Calendar for 2023: 7 national rounds but scored out of 6 rounds
– Raffles: committee voted not to run a raffle. Question put to members but no vote taken
– Scott Brown raised comments re sponsorship of club again by Pirelli – addressed it to members & told membership that it was worth $8K. Current proposal from 6 x tyres suppliers offering $1K each to a total of $6K. Homologation rule means that all tyre sponsors need to be paid up & riders need to use those tyres to score points.
– Cosi Umbilino asked question did our membership increase with open tyre rule
