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MEETING MINUTES 9-15-2026

by | Oct 8, 2026 | Meeting Minutes, News | 0 comments

Present: Rick Huber, Chris Tuchscherer, Holly Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Robby Rosselli, and Drew Christianson. Meeting called to order at 7:01pm. 

Not Present: Kelly Duchsherer

Minutes: The August 25, 2026 meeting minutes were presented and motioned with second to accept as written. Motion carried by voice vote. 

Guests: Lonn Satran, Kyler Satran, Tiffany Aho

  1. Lonn asked about the DTF Tractor return. 
  2. Tiffany asked about the State’s Attorney coming to a meeting regarding the Club’s tax exempt status as being circulated by another club member. 

Reports from Standing Committees:

  1. Hall of Fame (Kadi Ruby) –
    1. Induction Banquet planning continues. 
    2. HOF Night went great. 
    3. Fastout challenge went great. Fire & Rescue were present and want more events like this. 
  2. Membership (Chris) –
    1. Teri McDaniels remains under further investigation and consideration. Motion with second to reject membership for Teri McDaniels. Motion carried by voice vote. 
    2. New Memberships: Kristen Christianson, Lane Christianson, Celeste Simmons, Kevin Perdue. Membership Committee members were consulted via text message and recommended approval for new memberships at 8:30pm.
      1. Motion with second to approve all new memberships. Motion carried by voice vote. 
  3. Governance/Bylaws (Holly) – seeking approval to move forward with committee meetings. No approval was granted. Discussion on who constitutes the committee occurred, but names were not provided for the official record as changes are occurring.

Race Weekend Recap:

  1. 8/31/2026 – P&L for World of Outlaws Sprint Cars was not provided. Treasurer absent. 
  2. 9/4/2026-9/6/2026 – Motor Magic
    1. Did not pay out Sunday purse for 4 classes. Looking at the P&Ls, the club would have lost another $3,000.00 if those purses had been paid. 

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s Report was presented for discussion and review by Rick Huber. P&Ls for 9/4-9/6/2026 were presented for discussion and review. Discussed dirt work bill for NDSF and the NDSF’s portion of the bill. RDO bill will remain as an outstanding bill, possibly Swanston for the skidsteer, and more from NDSF. Motion with second to approve/pay the bills. Motion carried by voice vote.

Unfinished Business:  

  1. Awards & Banquet (October 24, 2026)
    • Theater Room, food scheduled with Olive Garden.
    • We have gathered some auction items. Reviewed last year’s donation list.
    • Ideas for events were discussed such as Dice game, door panels from drivers, liquor bottles. Need to make sure we are not violating any ND gambling laws. 
  2. Miscellaneous:
    • Tauros Rib Cook Off – moved to October 3rd – Nodak will not commit to this due to date change and conflicts with end of the season races occurring out of town. 
    • DarnTV numbers were compared to last year. 

New Business:

  1. Minotauros Trunk or Treat on October 24th. Club cannot commit to this due to schedule conflict with our Annual Awards Banquet. 
  2. Final September Payroll – Motion with second to pay track prep the same amount past track prep employee would have been paid for events he was not doing track prep. Motion carried by voice vote. 
  3. Items to finish at the track were discussed and who is responsible for what action item. The board will meet at the track on 9/16 to finish as much as possible. 

Next Meeting: The next board meeting is Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00pm at Staybridge Suites. Holly Johnson stated she would not be available for this meeting. Kelly Duchsherer will take meeting minutes. 

Meeting Adjournment: Motion with second to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.