Dear racing enthusiasts, members, and volunteers; we are in a unique time window.
The leadership of the club is watching the developments of Coronavirus
(COVID-19), and actively considering scenarios to best safely run track
and racing operations in 2020.
With all of our events typically attracting attendance of more than 50
people, government mandate preempts us from holding these events in our
normal fashion.
The 2020 WHRRI board held their first "virtual" meeting on March 18,
2020, using internet and phone. The board members agreed that we need
to keep you informed of decisions on quickly coming events. As we are
receiving, basically daily updates and adjustments in what is allowed; a
firm decision on the event status is not yet clear. The board showed
large agreement, that sharing a decision on event status, with 2
weeks-in-advance-notification of the event, is our target to all
participants, members, and volunteers. Open Track Days (OTDs) and
Drivers School Classroom are our first car events in focus. There have
already been necessary cancellations of bicycle event rentals, which
occur earlier than our first car events.
Along with proposals on how to run events safely, the board and event
leaders, are considering possible alternatives for key events, in
particular, for drivers school. Concepts have been shared on how
activities could be conducted remotely, or with recordings, or on other
later suitable dates.
Related news and events include - the Oakland County Sportsmen's Club
(OCSC) 2020 officer elections. OCSC is in shut down. The gates are
locked and the office is closed.
The OCSC 2020 officer elections and will wrap up at the first OCSC
General Membership Meeting which is held, after the stay at home orders
are lifted. Timing is open, as to when this meeting will be possible.
The open elected position is for trustee - with Brad Jackson and Jerry
Tiberg as the candidates. We encourage you to share your voice and vote
for the candidate that best represents you and the club. Absentee
ballot voting was closed as of the March 25th, 2020 deadline.
OCSC is planning that anyone that has not voted absentee, will be able
to come to the first/next general membership meeting and vote in person.
Waterford Hills Road Racing remains shut down for any type of events.
If you have an essential task that needs access to the facility, you
will need to make arrangements with Jerry Pintar, to coordinate access
for low risk individuals to have the gates opened for the necessary
access. You can reach Jerry on our website: http://www.waterfordhills.com/contact.html.
NOTE: you will most certainly be questioned or challenged, and asked to
confirm the essential nature of your needed visit to the facility.
The April General Membership Meeting and Comp Board Meeting ARE
CANCELLED, within the spirit of our by-laws and consistent with Michigan
Governor Whitmer's executive order EO 2020-21. Coordination efforts,
in lieu of the meetings, can be made with phone calls, emails, forum
posts, ...
Without the General Membership Meeting in April to submit your
membership documents in person, anyone who has not already renewed for
2020, please mail your documents to Curtis Easterling, so you do not get
caught by the late submission deadline of May 6, 2020. Note: in the
event, that we do not have a May General Membership Meeting, the
Director of Licensing and the Board would likely extend the late
submission deadline.
The WHRRI Board and Leadership will keep you updated, as the possible
options for our events become clearer, with many dates approaching
quickly. Planning the events, when permitted, to be safe, with risks
minimized to people involved, is our first priority; with communication,
and minimum disruption being key secondary goals.
Sincerely,
Franz Lieder
President, on behalf of the board and club leadership and members