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\nLocation: NDSF Executive Room
\nAttendance: See sign in sheet.
\nBrandon Beeter called the meeting to order at 1:04 pm.
\nDerek made a motion to approve the October 22, 2017 meeting minutes. Seconded by Steve Pierce. It
\nwas approved.
\nBrandon asked if there were any additions to the agenda. Rule changes by Steve Pierce. Kristy Folstad
\nhas a couple of things to talk about. Deb wants to discuss the schedule and a couple of other things.
\nInside barrier of the race track.
\nFinancial Report. Right now we have $23,500 in the bank. This time last year we had $55,000 in the
\nbank. We are working with an accountant. We are trying to itemize everything so we know what is
\npaying for what. By cutting a couple of classes a couple of nights this year and by doing so it saves us
\n$21,000. We lost money every night last year. There are not enough people in the stands anymore and
\nthe back gate isn’t covering itself. We need more people in the grandstand. Its happening all over the
\ncountry. We have 800 people in the stands roughly every night. We need to have 950 in the stands Ron
\nHuettl said to make money.
\nWhat’s the difference from last year to other years? 10,000 people left Minot in 2017. We are open to
\nsuggestions. We are working on a new contract with Adam. He is going to bring Kristy Folstad on to work
\nunder him. It will be incentive based. If he sells more he will get more. We changed the marketing for
\nWild about Wheels this year. We did a good job at marketing the car show. This is the last year of the
\nWild about Wheels car show. Wild about Wheels is trademarked in Massachusetts already. We changed
\nthe marketing this year for the show. We cut the budget in half. We used the money differently this year
\nand it was better. This year we changed it up more. We changed the marketing director 3 times in the
\nlast 3 years so it was hard to know what we need to change. AJ Lizotte asked based on last year what are
\nwe doing differently? Adam is going to change some things. We are going to sell tickets online. The
\nwebsite is changing also. We would like to see more interaction with the fans\/drivers and sponsors.
\nTicket system is going to change. The tickets can have sponsor information on them now as well. Terry
\nFaul said to talk to Scott Bintz at Jamestown to get some ideas from him. We are going to prioritize
\neverything and see what resources we have and how effectively to use them.
\nKristy Folstad would like to see more things from the drivers for the kids. Bring old tin up signed and she
\nwill give it away. She would like to do more meet and greets with the fans a half hour before the races
\nalso. Need racers to help bring in the fans. If you have hero cards get them to Kristy and she will give
\nthem to kids also. She would like to have activities for the racers as well.
\nDeb Chapman asked about going away with live broadcasting on regular race nights. Brandon said we
\ncould try it. Maybe have them pay 2 days later. They heard there is a local bar the shows the races every
\nSunday. That is hurting us on how many people are going up there. Kristy is on the fence about that. She
\nwould like to watch her husband race who is in Arizona right now. Fans are going to come if they can.
\nBut there are too many fans already doing it. DarnTV has given back to Nodak also. Do we want to make
\na black\/white marketing plan with DarnTV? Can we black out 75 miles? There is no full proof way to do<\/p>\n
\nwho posts them for free after the races. There are 10 garage parties going on race nights. We need to
\nfigure out how to build the brand with the live racing. What is the effective way to do it? Can we make
\nan agreement between Nodak and DarnTV? Any sport that is live broadcasted is huge. We want to make
\nit beneficial for all of us. Someone will do Facebook live if DarnTV doesn’t broadcast the races.
\nIf the racing is so good then they should come and see it live. People’s time is precious now. What about
\nhaving a Nodak commercial at intermission time? Estevan sold advertising to run replays. They can’t do
\ncommercials. Adam said that the announcers could say something because they are heard through the
\nheadset. We have to make work what we have. DarnTV averages 35 a night. We don’t know how many
\npeople are watching at other places. Scott Joern asked if Nodak needs DarnTV or does DarnTV need
\nNodak? We are lucky to have Brandon on our side. He will work with us. Its nice in the pits to watch it in
\nthe trailer so you can work on car and also see results. Live broadcast is here to stay. We need to find a
\nway to make it work for us. Can we ask people if they could come would they? If we ask who is watching
\nare they going to be honest? Can we tell where they live? Yes by their zipcode. Can we see who is out of
\nstate? Kadi Ruby said what happens if I’m buying it for my grandma in Arizona? We can build the brand
\nwith Nodak. Where is the money going? Gain back some fans? They may come back with wow factor.
\nHow can DarnTV become asset to Nodak? Some people find it more convenient at home. M&S prices.
\nWhat has DarnTV done for Nodak? They bought the ley ley and donated purse money. Adam would like
\na contract with DarnTV. Do we want a percent of what he brings in? Ron Huettl said that 1250 is the
\nbest attendance. We don’t know what freebie attendance is. Adam is changing the ticketing system.
\nNodak would like a contract with DarnTV. If anyone has a sponsor send them to Adam. Let him do his
\njob. We want to make sure we have an itemized budget so the income matches the expenses. We would
\nlike a contract with DarnTV and decide what we are going to use the money for. We want to know what
\nDarnTV is paying for. Have it based off of numbers that way. If DarnTV is live or not someone will. We
\nhave control with DarnTV. Maybe we want the price higher for live? Do we want to charge more? Its $13
\nto go the races. Maybe $50 for a regular night? And a portion goes back to Nodak. Would it make people
\ngo to the races? Maybe make a deal with the bars. Someone far away shouldn’t have to pay that much.
\nIt may make them upset. If we raise it to much we may lose people.
\nAdam has use of DarnTV videos for anything. Brandon is donating for free. Adam can go through it and
\nuse what he wants. Dirty Weekly will run all summer. Who\u2019s job is it to promote Nodak? All of us. Share
\nvideos on Facebook and we like that. Brandon wants to keep broadcasting and promote Nodak. Can we
\ndo one week of broadcasting and the next week not? No way to judge the weather and things. Stuff can
\nchange.
\nEstevan is playing on a public access for free. Ron said that someone blasts us on Facebook and it needs
\n10 positives to make it better. If we make the racing better will that help? Other tracks don’t hear about
\nit. We are the last track of the week so everything is magnified.
\nRocks. That is a problem. We have had a rock night in the past and 15 said they would come and only
\nthe board members showed up. Can we do it on Sunday at 5:00 maybe? If we work the track more to
\nget more moisture and then the rocks come up with moisture. We want to make racing better. We want
\nmore people into the stands. Rocks do get into the stands. Rocks effect the stands and the car count. If
\nwe pick rocks will we get a tacky tracks? We can’t guarantee it. We opened up the track during Motor<\/p>\n
\nproblem. Need to find a happy medium.
\nAre we opposed to commission with Darn TV? Brandon is ok with it. Can the board put together a plan
\nfor DarnTV? Yes. We will make a contract for DarnTV. DarnTV owns the video rights for the race track.
\nPercent of DarnTV is maybe an option.
\nWe use to have vendors in the middle of the track 15 years ago. They use to pay a flat fee to be there.
\nDo we want to go this way again?
\nBrandon said we are trying to make Nodak the best it can be. Brandon spoke with Mason. Mason should
\nbe able to do it. Mason should be able to be there. Adam and the board are making a contract with
\nDarnTV. Before 2018 we would like to contract with DarnTV. There are 50,000 people in Minot. How do
\nwe get more people in the stands? All tracks are having issues. No negative. Adam brings things to the
\nboard and come up with something to turn it around. How can drivers help? Try to make it work that
\ndoesn’t cost money. We need more man power. Bring ideas to Adam. Ask everyone to help. People love
\nwatching drivers. Want to see a show. It\u2019s the same old thing. They want to see drama and action. Do
\nwe want to bring claim back? We lost something when we moved out of the middle of the pits. We lost
\nsome entertainment value. 95% of the people have enclosed trailers. Troy Bertsch said that the trophy
\nrace was fun to watch and not many stayed for it. It was different and exciting. We are bringing back the
\ndash for cash. We are working on a sponsor for it. Do we need to fabricate rivalries? Don\u2019t’ want to get
\nout of hand though. Kristy said we should do a dash for cash for the bottom 10 drivers. It would be good
\nfor them. What about a fan vote for the top 10 drivers? What about a calcutta? They are illegal. We
\ncan’t.
\nStart time. Did 6:00 hurt or help? Its fine in May but not in June and July. Is two start times confusing?
\nMaybe 6:30? People don\u2019t want to see heats. Crowd gets better as racing goes on. If we start later we
\ndon’t want to be there until 11:30 pm. We are dropping some classes in June. If we start later we may
\nget more moisture. A good show can be done in 2 hours then. There are no young people involved. If we
\ndo no hot laps then maybe we could open up the pits for a half hour so kids can wander around. After
\nthe races everyone puts things away so there is nothing to see. Its late also. How cleat the pits out?
\nMake it mandatory that they are gone at the pit meeting? $5 to get into the pits half hour before the
\nraces. Lindsay Lawson said make it special and don’t do it every night.
\nRobby said we are looking to buy a bus for the track also.
\n7:00 pm has better moisture. The sun may be an issue for a little bit. Track prep is the issue. We tried
\n6:00\/7:00 in 2016. Its hot at 5:00\/6:00 and sun dries the track out. The surface is dry and if we farm it
\nbrings the rocks up. People want 6:00 but don’t want the dust. They want the track smooth. 7:00 we
\ndon’t know if tis going to not have dust. The sun dries out the dirt. The top inch sealed over. We are
\nlooking for input. Motor Magic had moisture but it was rougher and it was a 7 1\u20442 program. Changed track
\nprep at Motor Magic. Farm, farm, ley ley, water. Kept it wet. The rocks come up then. They loved the
\nracing but hated getting hit by rocks. Can we pick rocks at 5:00? No one will be there then. What about
\npicking rocks on Tuesday nights? Why are people not coming? Dust or start time? Dust is an issue. Race
\ntrack was better at Motor Magic. That was an earlier start time even. If we drop a couple of classes then
\nits possible to do a 2 hour show. We did it 2 years ago. We don’t want to cut features. No one is happy
\nwith that. They want a show.<\/p>\n
\nThere is chance on anything on how long it will be. There are lots of what ifs. 7:00 is going to be better
\ntrack wise. An earlier start is not feasible. We are planning on starting at 6:00 the first month to get
\nthings figured out. 7:00 will take effect after the month of May. Better track will get more cars and more
\nfans. It will take time to get there though. Do we want to do 6:30? Fans will be out earlier that way. May
\nall classes are running together but not in June. Some fans will come all the time. The die hards about
\n600 of them. Does the 2 different start times get confusing? We can use the phone alerts to inform
\neveryone. It needs to be on the poster also. Lets take a straw pole between 6:00 and 7:00. It was an
\nequal vote for both.
\nSchedule. Deb Chapman asked why we are having Sprints and Late Models when we can’t pay our
\nworkers? We are dropping the Mods and Stocks the night the Late Models are here. That will save us
\n$8,000. We are trying to promote bigger names with getting the NLRA guys here to get more fans. The
\ngrandstand is always worse in August.
\nInfield Barrier. Yuke tires are what are normally used. We have a berm at the bottom. Do we need to
\nhave tires there? What race around? The berm is ok if we soak it. Do we want to bury tires? Do we want
\njersey barriers in 3 and 4? Well inside? We have the start of them on one end. We need a bunch more if
\nwe want them all connected. What kind of tires? Some get so hard they rip off an oil pan.
\nPlan to meet at track in April and work on it. Are race tires big enough? We need a barrier. We aren’t out
\nmuch if we don’t like it and pull them out. Ron said race tires aren’t big enough. There wouldn’t be
\nenough sticking out of the ground. Need bigger tires. Jersey barriers? Maybe moving them out? Putting
\nguardrail back out on back straightaway or finding more jersey barriers? What is the goal? Jersey
\nbarrier? What size. 32″? Can’t see cars around the jersey barriers. What is the barrier going to do to a
\ncar though? Brandon prefers to do something else. Yuke tires will wreck cars also. Maybe tires or a
\nberm. Berm won’t cost us anything. Tires we could make work for us.
\nPit Fees\/Car Registration. You heard our bank information. Right now its $25 for a member and $35 for a
\nnonmember. Dickinson does driver pays more then the pitmen. Would it hurt going to $30? What doing
\nwith car registration? We are seeing what everyone thinks about it. Are we doing away with plus one?
\nThe plus one will get a grandstand season pass. That makes sense to us. What about a one time car
\nregistration? We are looking for options. What about a booster night? Do 2 1\u20442 booster nights? We don’t
\nwant to raise pit fees.
\nHow many years can we go like this? We are putting on entertainment? Approach M & S? Their hands
\nare tied Lindsay Lawson said. There is nothing they can do. Are they aware we are going to be gone
\nsoon? We met with M & S 3 times last year explaining what’s going on. They have a contract with the
\nfair board. Kraig\/Renae listen. Are they aware how financially strapped we are? No don’t know. We have
\na meeting coming up with them. What if we do something before the races for the fans? Is that
\nallowed? It needs to be okayed with M & S.
\nAre we going to schools? Bring tickets to schools? Cars to schools? Last year we gave away 12,000 kids
\ntickets. We got 600 back. HighAir ground had a great turn out last year. How do we get cars to all the
\nschools in the area? We can try to make a coordinated effort to get cars there. Need racers to adopt a
\nschool. Need to have fans and drivers interact. We can’t do ride alongs. Insurance won’t cover extra
\nthings. We need adults in the stands. Want all cars to track. Bring cards to track also.<\/p>\n
\n2005. Those are illegal this year. We have to enforce it.
\nHall of Fame. Kadi Ruby said we have a new procedure we are starting some this year and the rest next
\nyear. There will be a committee for it now. It will renew every year. We will induct 1-2 people a year
\nnow. New process will be on the website and on Facebook shortly. There is still a fan vote.
\nRequirements did change a little going forward. Nominating will happen in December and the Voting will
\nhappen in July.
\nAdam is changing from a Nodak employee to a contractor now.
\nIsaac Sondrol made a motion to adjourn. Steve Pierce seconded.
\nMeeting adjourned at 3:23 pm.<\/p>\n