Hello all,

I wanted to provide an update since starting the transition into the president’s role.  To date, I’ve been primarily been learning how things work.  A big thanks to Ray, Dawn, Kim, Francois, Douglas, Randy and Juney for their help.  I don’t anticipate making any drastic changes but just some little tweaks here and there to enhance communications and organization.

In early January, the website will be updated to accept 2021 memberships.  There has been some discussion of a permanent or season long rider number for use with the clipboard scoring.  We believe we have a way to make that happen with minimal impact on the riders, checkers, and scorers.  We’ll announce that when we open up the website for 2021 memberships.   The clipboard scoring was implemented in response to the pandemic, and will continue into the 2021 season.  I’m hopeful that conditions will permit a return to scorecard scoring sometime in 2021.

Our first club event for 2021 is the 2020 Awards Banquets and Fun Trial.  This year it will be held at The Alan Shirley International Pavilion and Recreational Sports Complex, Main Ballroom, 100 Pierce Drive, Ringgold, GA (credit to Francois for coining the name).  The banquet will be on February 20, 2021 and the fun trial the following day.

The first trials event of the season will be Fun In the Sun with the Florida Trials Association on March 6-7 at the Hardrock Offroad Park in Ocala, Florida.  Ray has been working with the other trials masters to establish the rest of the 2021 schedule.  We will publish that in January.

As we close out a year unlike any other, I hope you all have an opportunity to spend time with friends and family over the Christmas and New Years Holidays.

Take care,

Mike