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Ukiah CA, 2010-01-13 –Last Tuesday night 2010 January 12 in the Ukiah Yokayo Bowling Center Spare Room Lounge, the Ukiah Speedway management met with nine prominent figures in the racing community to form the North State Racing Association Board of Directors.
The NSRA is the association that
sanctions and licenses racers and racing for the Ukiah Speedway. The speedway
management team and the NSRA membership requested the formation of a Board of
Directors to help deal with the fast and complex changes occurring due to the
economy and the evolution of racing.
There are a great number of arenas involved with racing these days: track management and maintenance, running the show, competitive and fair rules for all the different classes, promotion, managing the racers, racing community, fans, advertisers, and involved local businesses, and mediating issues between all of them.
The NSRA Board of Directors brings to these arenas the breadth and depth of experience and skills of nine long-time veterans of racing and business. The charter Directors are: Manya Tenney, Kevin Barba, Berndt Akerstrom, Paul Lauenroth, Chuck Sabol, and Davey Coyne. Jinjer Hearn, who has served in the Northern California Racing Association (NCRA) as Secretary for more than 10 years, is also the NSRA Secretary. Gary DeRosier, who is from a family of racers and well connected with the racing community, is the President. Curtis Clauson, who has run and dealt with associations and entertainment venues for more than 30 years, is the Board Chair.
The Mission Statement of the NSRA Board is: “The North State Racing Association (N.S.R.A.) represents the interests of the membership, the racing community at large, and the fans, surrounding community, and businesses with an interest in racing. We will manage and mediate the policies and issues of the racing community, and connect them with any resources and materials they need. We will oversee the evolution of racing and promote policies that enable racers to compete and encourage fair competition. We will promote racing and racers to the business and public community, and help provide an entertaining venue for the fans and participants.”
After the Board was created and adopted their bylaws, they immediately got to work on promotional ideas, the current issues of the NSRA membership, improving the relationship between Ukiah Speedway and the Ukiah business community, and preparing for the 2010 racing season.
The NSRA Board of Directors meeting will be held every 2ndand 4thTuesday at 7pm in the Ukiah Yokayo Bowling Center Lounge. The meeting is open to racers and the public and all are invited to attend and participate.
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