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Present: Rick Huber, Chris Tuchscherer, Holly Johnson, Kelly Duchsherer, and Wayne Johnson. Meeting called to order at 7:00pm. 

Not Present: Robby Rosselli, Drew Christianson

Guests: Terri Huber, Jordan Huber, Lonn Satran, Kyler Satran, Terry Hovde

  1. Discussed officials, wrecker crew, and fire/safety crews. 
  2. Discussed wrapping the wreckers and fire truck for the 75th Anniversary in 2027. 
  3. Grandstand passes and flex tickets for volunteers was discussed.
  4. There are 4 volunteers guaranteed for the wreckers, but may have a few others joining intermittently. 

Minutes: The January 6, 2026 meeting minutes were presented and motioned to accept as written with second. All in favor. Motion carried. 

Reports from Standing Committees:

  1. Hall of Fame – Kadi provided an update via text on this date (1-16-2026) as follows:
    • Hall of Fame Wall (in progress)
      • Stored at Wayne’s shop, gathering photos for plaques, preparing an info-graphic for wall sponsorships
      • Feedback from a few members was to do a separate plaque of sponsors instead of including sponsors on Inductee plaques. We do not have open space on the wall for sponsor plaques to be displayed. 
  2. Induction process & criteria review – Reviewing for any needs for updates/changes
  3. Yearbook (in progress) – need to confirm info and ticket prices, list of volunteers, and list of sponsors
  4. Nomination committee – looking at dates, will be posting public nomination form soon

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report was presented for discussion and review. Federal taxes were finalized, and we owe nothing in federal taxes. 1099s were also completed over the weekend. Motion with second to approve/pay the bills. All in favor. Motion carried. 

Unfinished Business:  

  1. 2026 Race Schedule:
    • DCMT will be running as previously finalized. 
    • IMCA Franchise Agreement to be completed. All-Star Qualifiers will be in August. 
    • INEX Legend Sanction Agreement to be completed.
    • Schedule poster is almost ready.
  2. Sponsors: Sponsors for 2026 were discussed and the worksheet was updated in the Google Drive.
  3. Magic City Car & Trade Show (March 28-29th, 2026):
    • Dacotah Cruisers – will be sending a rep to a meeting to discuss.
    • Vendors and other groups’ involvement in the Car Show were discussed. 
    • Raffle Car – need to order tickets at Lowe’s once permit number is obtained.
  4. Miscellaneous:
    • Next Motor Magic Meeting February 6th.
    • Souvenir Trailer: discussed new and different apparel items
    • By-Laws Consulting – debrief with Shift Happens on 1/20/2026 at 7:30pm. 
    • Mass/Group Texting – Textedly info provided. Motion with second made to get Textedly app for push notifications. All in favor. Motion passed. 
    • Memberships – Add Textedly info to sign up for alerts on the Thank You screen.

New Business:

  1. Facebook – may need to look at boosting ads on social media.
  2. Track Rules were discussed for revisions to be made to update them.
    • #22: Discussion occurred regarding registering pit bikes/ATVs. Motion with second to require permits for $50/year or $15/night. All in favor. Motion passed. 

Next Meeting: The next board meeting will be on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:00pm at Staybridge Suites.

Meeting Adjournment: Motion with second to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:52pm.