MONTANA CROSS COUNTRY MODEL T ASSOCIATION

1004 Sioux Road, Helena, Montana 59601

December 4, 1994    Annual Meeting Report and Preliminary News

Hello Members and Friends,

The Annual Meeting was held November 5, 1994 in the basement of the Wheat Foundation Building in Great Falls.  Club officers present were; president Terry Peters, vice-president Jim Halseth, secretary-treasurer Julene Peters, other directors, George Nickol, Tony Cerovski, and members Dale Schuler, Chuck Worthington, Sandy Pindar and Doug Langel.

The minutes from the last annual meeting were read and approved.

New business began with a short discussion on the go-no-go carburetor gauge.  We came to the conclusion that the rules adopted in 1988 will stand unchanged.  Carburetors must be original and must not have modified throats.  Anyone may ask for a copy of the rules for their own reading. 

During the '94 race an unfriendly discussion took place between one of the drivers a couple of the timers.  We must avoid this sort of thing.  The driver wanted to begin racing again before all racers assembled at a flag-on station.  The timer did the right thing by asking the driver to wait.  The driver did the wrong thing by pushing the issue. 

The officers, directors, and timers want to keep the drivers in a nifty and friendly group at the flag station so that the timers at both ends of the run will not have to spend much more than half an hour at any given flag-on or flag-off station.  We simply do not have the resources to do things differently.  So, any questions about timing or other topics will be brought up to the directors only.  When in doubt, do the friendliest thing.

Once again we give our club's thanks and appreciation to Marge Schuler's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt, for the great job done on the tour day picnic.  We would not have much of an

event without the timers.  Thank you Sally, Tom, Lyle, Bob Johnson, Max Danskin, Bonnie, Veronica, Marge, Janet and their husbands and wives for letting them help out.  Thank you all very much. 

 

New business began with the nominations of new officers.  Tony Cerovski of Helena is president, Chuck Worthington of Livingston is vice-president and Janet Cerovski is secretary-treasurer. 

Directors other than the new officers now consist of Terry and Julene Peters, George Nickol, Simon Nickol, Dale Schuler, Jim Halseth, and Sandy Pindar.

Fairmont Hot Springs had the majority vote, and was chosen as the base station for the 1995 endurance run.  This resort-hotel is a classic Montana style recreation area offering swimming, golf, horseback riding and possibly Ford Model T rides.  (Girl watching is restricted to Simon, Sam and other unmarried types.)

The main event is set for Monday, June 19 thru Thursday, June 22, 1995.  Discount room rates at Fairmont run $75.00 a night for single or double occupancy, including children.  Twenty rooms are set aside for the club members. 

Check for a week-long rate, say Monday thru Sunday morning.

Occupied motor home parking can be obtained nearby at the Fairmont RV Park (1©406©797©3505).  Unoccupied motor home and trailer parking is available in Fairmont's west side parking Lot where the T's will be inspected and stored.  Bring a plastic jug to for your

used motor oil so that it can be hauled back home.

Tentative Agenda for Monday, June 19, 1995.

Registration for car drivers and members will be in the main lobby area in a small nook area measuring about 12 feet by 16 feet.  All drivers must register and bring their annual membership dues current ($10.00) and timed participants must pay a fee ($55.00)

prior to inspection.  Non-timed or cars disqualified during inspection may participate in another class by paying a lesser fee ($35.00).  Baseball type caps for the event may be available.

Model T inspection, safety check and wire sealing will be in the large parking lot behind and west of the main hotel area.  Car trailers and tow-vehicles can be parked there also.  Inspection of all participant cars will begin at 1:00 pm and is expected to end by 5:00 pm the same day.

Inspection of the cars will move along quickly if all drivers make sure that their horn, headlights, tail light and brake light are in tip top working condition.  Drivers must also provide proof of

liability insurance.  The drivers must make sure that their cars do not contain any illegal parts or modifications.  (Refer to your rules.)  Disqualifying cars is not a happy experience for anyone.

Please arrive and stay legal.

Sally Aschim (Box 663, Sunburst, MT, 59482, phone # 1-406-937-6575 will be the head timer this year.  All parties interested in helping her out with timing chores and gags or skits should write to her with the intent of having some great fun.  Those people wanting to help out with timing should also attend the time keepers meeting at 4:00 pm Monday afternoon in the banquet room.

Assembly for dinner with members, spouses and friends will begin about 6:30 pm in a banquet room.  Beverages and meals can be ordered from the house menu.  The estimated cost of the meals may be in the $10.00 per person range.  Using the banquet room as a meeting room will be free with this a approach. 

The pre-race meeting for drivers and timers follow dinner in the same room at 8:00 pm.  Anyone interested is invited to attend. The location of the starting and stopping stations will be given out, numbers for determining the send off order will be drawn and other pertinent information will be discussed.

Tentative Agenda for Tuesday, June 20, 1995.

Continental breakfast could be setup in the banquet room if needed or one could eat in the coffee shop or their hotel room. 

Drivers, cars and timers should meet at the I 90 & Secondary 441 interchange at Exit 200 at about 7:30 am.  Cars will be flagged out to Missoula in one-minute intervals, beginning at 8:00 am.  It is nearly 100 miles to Missoula and it is expected to take about two to three hours for all cars to arrive in Missoula.  There are no scheduled stops between the Fairmont Exit and Missoula.

Lunch in Missoula can be eaten at Apple Tree Restaurant or McDonalds on East Broadway at about 11:00 am.  Take the West Bound Exit 105 for Van Buren St. off the interstate and then turn left and go under the interstate and at the stop light, take a right. Apple Tree is next door to McDonalds.  There are a couple of gas stations in this vicinity. 

All racers and the timers will meet at 12:30 pm, about 2 miles East of Apple Tree Restaurant along Broadway St. which is also marked as MT Route 200.  (See map of Missoula.)  At about 1:00 pm, cars may be flagged out in thirty second intervals onto I 90 for the trip back to Fairmont.  Model T's should arrive at Fairmont in about 2 to 3 hours.  There are no scheduled stops between Missoula and Fairmont.

Assembly for dinner will begin about 6:30 pm in a banquet room. Beverages and meals can be ordered from the house menu.  The estimated cost of the meals may be in the $10.00 per person range.

The drivers and timers meeting will follow dinner in the same room at 8:00 pm.  The location of the starting and stopping gates for Wednesday's leg will be given out as well as other pertinent

information. 

Tentative Agenda for Wednesday, June 21, 1995.

Continental breakfast could be setup in the banquet room if needed or one could eat in the coffee shop or room. 

Drivers, cars and timers should meet at the I 90 & Secondary 441 interchange at Exit 200 at about 7:30 am.  Cars will be flagged out to Boulder in thirty second intervals, beginning at 8:00 am.  The order of cars will be slowest car out first, fastest car out last. It is expected to take about one and a half hours for all cars to arrive in Boulder, which is about 55 miles away.  There are no scheduled stops between Fairmont and Boulder.

We will have a lunch break in Boulder but time will be halted for a pit stop.  At about 10:30 we will try to flag out all cars from the appropriate Boulder interchange ramp.  The trip back to

Fairmont should take about an hour and a half.  There is no scheduled stops between Boulder and Fairmont.  Eat lunch after we return to Fairmont wherever you want. 

A dip in the pool might be refreshing.  Drivers may want to give the locals rides in their T's.  Bonnie, bring sun screen for George and Simon!

Assembly for Wednesday's dinner with members and associates will begin about 6:30 pm in the banquet room.  Beverages and meals can be ordered from the house menu.  The estimated cost of the meals may be in the $10.00 per person range.

The pre-race drivers and timers meeting will follow dinner in the same room at 8:00 pm.  The location of the starting and stopping stations will be given out as well as other pertinent information.

Tentative Agenda for Thursday, June 22, 1995.

Continental breakfast could be setup in the banquet room if needed or one could eat in the coffee shop or room. 

Drivers, cars and timers should meet at the I 90 & Secondary 441 interchange at Exit 200 at about 7:30 am.  Cars will be flagged out to Dillon in thirty second intervals, beginning at 8:00 am.  The order of cars will be fastest car out first, slowest car out last. There are no scheduled stops between Fairmont and Dillon.

Drivers are requested to congregate and wait for all cars to arrive.  A vote will be taken for determining the need of a tear down.  It is expected to take about two hours for all cars to

arrive in Dillon, which is about 75 miles away. 

We will have assembly for lunch in Dillon.  We will try to get the local car club to help out on a picnic lunch.  Drivers may want to give the locals rides in their T's.  The estimated cost of the

meals may be in the $10.00 per person range.

We will have a final meeting after lunch in Dillon and present the awards and participation plaques.   

Motel Listings for the Area

Fairmont Hot Springs 1-800-332-3272, Opportunity, Montana

Anaconda 10 miles from Fairmont.

Copper Town Gallery Bar & Inn 1-406-563-3272

Trade Winds Motel 1-406-563-3428

Vagabond Motel 1-406-563-5251

Marcus Daly Motel 1-406-563-3411

Deer Lodge 25 Miles from Fairmont.

Downtowner Motel 1-406-846-1021

Scharf's Motel 1-406-846-2810

Western Big Sky Inn 1-406-846-2590

18 Miles from Fairmont.

Best Western Butte Plaza Inn 1-406-494-3500

War Bonnet Inn 1-406-494-7800