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Notes from the MiDiv Convention

Posted on by Rocky Entriken

The annual Midwest Division Convention was Feb. 14-16 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Independence, MO.
► MiDiv SPS/R&S Solo Series calendar finalized. Five weekends (10 events), finale by Kansas Region at Independence, KS. Full schedule posted under Calendar.
► Solo: It was announced SCCA Solo Department now needs a written contract with site owners for regional (actually, all) solo events. A “Site/Venue Rental Agreement Generic Template” is available in the Member Account Portal under Member Resources/File Cabinet/Insurance.
► Midwest Division Executive Committee chairman James Cahill announced he would call quarterly Zoom meetings of the Executive Committee (the 14 MiDiv Regional Executives or their designated proxies).
► Supplemental Regulations for road racing events will be posted on the MiDiv website under the “Latest News” heading on the home page. (Hallett supps are up.)
► The officers of the Midwest Division Executive Committee were all re-elected: James Cahill, Kansas Region, Chair; Ken Kern, Kansas City, Vice-Chair; Charlene Bettinger, Wichita, Secretary; Betty Martin, NeOkla, Treasurer.
► Host Regions for the next two Midwest Division Conventions were announced. 2026 will be St. Louis Region and 2027 will be Des Moines Valley Region.
► Award Winners were announced at the Saturday evening banquet:
• England-Stipe Award, MiDiv’s highest honor: Rich Bireta, Kansas Region
• John Saucier Award, MidAm Series Driver of the Year: Ralf Lindow, Nebraska Region
• Solo Driver of the Year: Theresa Walton, Salina Region; second year in a row
• Scharnberg Spirit of Solo: James and Ken Stowers, NeOkla Region

—Rocky Entriken, Webmaster

PS: I want to extend my appreciation to Mark Walker of Nebraska Region who hosts our website at no cost and provides the occasional rescue as needed.