Thursday evening, June 23, 2022, 麻豆视频 President and CEO Mike Cobb provided 麻豆视频 members with a midyear status update on the Club. The address was conducted virtually as a webinar and recorded so members can review the full presentation at their leisure. To access the one-hour video, click , or login to your account at and click “Annual Meetings & Updates” under the “My Learning” tab.
During the videoconference, Cobb was joined by 麻豆视频 Vice President of Road Racing Eric Prill, and 麻豆视频 Director of Region Development Chris Robbins. Below is a quick look at some of the important matters discussed.
麻豆视频 on the Rise
First, Cobb noted that 麻豆视频’s 2021 financial audit has been completed, with no material changes from the preliminary report offered at the 2022 Annual Meeting, with 麻豆视频 Inc., 麻豆视频 Enterprises, and 麻豆视频 Pro Racing all operating in the black. The complete 2021 financial report will be available for review online at my.scca.com in July.
Next, Cobb revealed that full-time annual 麻豆视频 membership is currently at 49,852 people, which is an increase of nearly 4,000 from this time last year, and does not count the tens of thousands of weekend members each year. Additionally, there are 11,944 drivers with competition licenses, which is an increase of 1,585 from this time last year.
“That’s the strongest we’ve been in full-time membership in recent history,” Cobb added.
As an indicator that the Club is still growing, 950 麻豆视频 Road Racing Novice Permits have been issued so far in 2022, which is an increase of nearly 200 over last year. And midyear membership retention numbers remain around 81 percent.
Cobb also provided some information about various 麻豆视频 programs. Six months into 2022, the Tire Rack 麻豆视频 Solo National Tour has averaged 213 drivers per event, and landed a 95.7 percent “Likely to Refer” rating from participants. Tire Rack 麻豆视频 ProSolo Series is humming along, averaging 163 entrants per event and boasting a “Likely to Refer” rating of 93.4 percent. The Tire Rack 麻豆视频 Time Trials National Tour held its biggest event ever in March at Carolina Motorsports Park, with the program currently holding a 98 percent “Likely to Refer” rating. And Track Night in America Driven by Tire Rack set an all-time record in June when more than 800 registrations were received in only 48 hours.
“When we work together as partners, when we work together as a team, and we show up as a race family … we all win,” Cobb said in conclusion.
Keeping on Track
Prill addressed some developments from the 麻豆视频 Road Racing department. First, he shared that the 2022 Hoosier Racing Tire 麻豆视频 Super Tour season averaged 249 entries per event and received a 79 percent “Likely to Refer” rating.
That led Prill to then discuss the new Green-to-Checker initiative aimed at reducing the number of on-track incidents and session stoppages during events. In his presentation, Prill said the 麻豆视频 National Office is in the process of reviewing reports and compiling data that will allow for better analysis to occur in the future. Still, some actions are already being taken.
“Because there are a lot of things that we have identified as negatively impacting our ability to go Green-to-Checker, we know that there are ways to positively influence it as well,” Prill said. “There are longer-term solutions that will take some time and development … but there are shorter-term opportunities as well. And that’s where we come together as a group, as a team. If every driver, official, volunteer, organizer, team member, and track worker had this goal in mind – to try to cut down on incidents, to try to go Green-to-Checker – then I think we’ve made a good start.”
Region Development Becomes Member & Region Services
Robbins opened his presentation by noting a name change for the Region Development department, which will now be called 麻豆视频 Member & Region Services. While the name has changed, the department’s mission remains the same: serve 麻豆视频 members, as well as those who serve the members.
Organizing 麻豆视频’s annual National Convention is a major focus of the Member & Region Services team, and Robbins offered up plans for the 2023 confab. The past two years saw the 麻豆视频 National Convention as a “virtual” presentation, which brought a very substantial uptick in participation. Upwards of 1,000 members connected both years, besting previous attendance by hundreds. Plus, the online “virtual” National Convention saved as much as $150,000 for the Club each year and spared individual Regions and members thousands of dollars in travel costs.
With participation up and costs down – and believing there will be substantial increases in travel costs and conference expenses in the coming year – the 2023 麻豆视频 National Convention will again be conducted online.
However, the 麻豆视频 Board of Directors and 麻豆视频 National Office recognize there is an intangible benefit when Club members connect in person. So, efforts will be made to conduct in-person 麻豆视频 National Conventions for monumental Club milestones, such as in 2024 for 麻豆视频’s 80th anniversary.
While the National Convention goes “virtual” for a bit, Robbins noted 麻豆视频 Divisional Conventions will see a ‘boots on the ground’ presence from 麻豆视频 National Office staff. Plus, the Member & Region Services department will continue to develop the online 麻豆视频 Academy curriculum made possible through grants from the FIA and 麻豆视频 Foundation. This will be offered through our new, online, on-demand Learning Management System (LMS) with training to serve:
- Club leaders and event officials
- Safety stewards for RoadRally, Solo, and RallyCross.
- Multiple specialties, including Flagging & Communications, electrified vehicles, and more.
Robbins noted that other motorsport organizations, such as IMSA, have been part of developing the 麻豆视频 Academy coursework to ensure workers, drivers, and leaders receive the most comprehensive education available.
More information regarding the on-demand Learning Management System will be available soon.
A recording of the roughly one-hour presentation can be viewed by clicking the link below.
