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Fall Meeting 2001
The fall 2001 meeting of the Montana Cross Country T Association was called to order by President Sam Nickol at 11:15 a.m. Old members present were: Sam Nickol, Tony and Janet Cerovski, Rob Flesner, Mark Hutchinson, Nan and Mike Robison, Rick and Tom Carnegie. New member, Konrad Nickol.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and corrected to note that Josh Billmayer and Jerome Gunderson were guests. Treasurer’s report was that we have a balance of $2856.10. Timers and trouble truck drivers are to be reimbursed.
Call for the election of new officers. Tony Cerovski, Simon Nickol, and Stan Howe’s terms expired. Doug Langel, Tom Carnegie and George Nickol’s terms expire in 2002. Janet Cerovski, Rick Carnegie and Sam Nickol’s terms expire in 2003.
Three new officers were nominated. Tony was re-elected with all voting in favor except Tony. Mark Hutchinson and Rob Flesner were elected by unanimous ballot. Their terms will expire in 2004.
Moved and seconded to stop sending newsletters to delinquent members after one year. The following people were nominated and voted to be lifetime members: Ray Habel, Chuck Worthington, Rich Armstrong, John Foos, Tillman Oblander, Frank Iverson, Lewis Rector, Dick Schuler, Gene Hansard, H. H. Wilson, Joe Wilkinson and Marian Cook.
Noted: we need more hats. Motion was made and passed to register www.montana500.com as our official web domain. Tom will set this up.
A route was voted on, 3 votes for Havre, 4 votes for Helena. The 2002 Montana 500 will be held out of Helena.
A motion was made and passed to have Tom contact a lawyer about some legal aspects on the run. There was some discussion about pulling the restrictor plates in lagging cars. It was decided that in the future, if someone had their plate pulled by the directors, that they could not place ahead of a restrictor plated car.
Also, there would be a note on the official results showing that they had finished without a restrictor plate. The use of 14MM spark plugs with adapters was discussed. The general consensus was that they are not stock therefore are not legal. Since they are not stock, no new rule is needed.
The use of truck parts on cars was discussed. The general consensus was that it was O.K. to use truck parts as long as the use didn’t break any other rules. For instance, a c-cab would be O.K, but a rear end would not, as truck rear ends don’t have 40 tooth ring gears, and 11 tooth pinions.
There was some discussion on drafting, which Sam will address at next year’s driver’s meeting. A motion was made to amend rule six to add that drivers must abide by the laws of the State of Montana. After some discussion, it was noted that this provision was already in the driver’s waiver so it was unnecessary. The motion was withdrawn.
A motion was made to change rule 57 to: Adjustable flat tappet lifters (push rods) of stock dimensions, stem oversize to 1/32” allowed. Motion passed unanimously.
A motion was made to change rule 51 to read: Any cam that doesn’t require modification of the block may be used. Bearing bores must be standard size, no relieving of the bearing bores. 3 votes for, 2 against, 1 abstain. Motion passed.
Motion was made and passed to have club pay for lunch. Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted, Rick Carnegie for Carla Carnegie
MONTANA CROSS COUNTRY ‘T’ ASSOCIATION
1004 Sioux Road Helena, MT 59602
Simon Nickol, President, 401-627-2402 Tony Cerovski, S&T 406-458-9450
December 26, 1999
Merry Christmas Model T’ers and Happy New Year!
At last we are in communication with you. Santa had a bit of trouble rounding up the elves and reindeer, but here we go!
The Annual Fall Meeting was held on October 23, 1999 at Elmer’s Restaurant in Great Falls, Montana. The meeting started at 3:05 p.m.
The members present were: Doug Langel, Stan Howe, Simon Nickol, Sam Nickol, Rick Carnegie, Tom Carnegie, Janet Cerovski and Tony Cerovski. Our Guests included, Carla Carnegie, Brandon Langel and Jerome (friend of the Nickol’s.)
The 1998 Annual meeting minutes were read and amended as follows: Add Scott Stubbert to the members present and change Janet, Doug and George to one year directors.
The 1999 Treasurer’s report was read and approved. We had $1,179.63 in income, $1,198.45 in expenses, a checking account balance of $930.67, $300 in cash and a total balance of $1230.67.
13 new people joined the Association during 1999. They are: Ted Ballard, Tom & Susie Carnegie, Bud DeLong, Gary & Kathleen Ebbert (Y2K), Bern & Margaret Long, Willard & Kathryn Lovell, Harold & Dortha Mann (Y2K), Rattler Reed Olson, Charlie & Gloria Ostlund (Y2K), Ralph & Ronna Ricks, George Shebley, Jack & Genevieve Tossetti, Reid Welch and Alan Wolf. Welcome aboard and please plan on getting in on the fun of Endurance Runs. We have 46 members that have paid current dues.
Old business was brought up for discussion. A favorable discussion was held on the 1999 Endurance Run in Missoula. The Association presented a winner’s plaque to Simon and congratulated him.
We elected four replacement Directors. The listing of the current officers and directors are:
Name Office Off.Term Dir Term
Simon Nickol President ’99-’00 ’99-’01
Stan Howe Vice President ’99-’00 ’99-’01
Tony Cerovski Secretary-Treasurer ’99-’00 ’99-’01
Scott Stubbert Director ’98-’00
George Nickol Director ’98-’00
Sam Nickol Director ’98-’00
Rick Carnegie Director ’00-’02
Tom Carnegie Director ’00-’02
Doug Langel Director ’00-’02
Janet Cerovski offered to record the minutes when available.
Y2K Endurance Run (40th) At the Drivers-Timers Meeting on the last day of the 1999 race, the members present discussed and chose the year 2000 race route and dates. The 2000 Endurance Run will be based out of Great Falls, Montana and we will have a special tour following the race. The dates are June 18th through June 22nd, 2000. Below is a tentative break down. Please mark your calendars as the dates are set.
Saturday, June 17 Out of State T’ers arrive in Great Falls
Sunday, June 18 Model T inspection 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday, June 19 Great Falls – Havre – Great Falls Tentative route
Tuesday, June 20 Great Falls v89 Valier I-90 Great Falls Tentative route
Wednesday, June 21 Great Falls – Shelby for finish Tentative route
Thursday, June 22 Tour the “Going to the Sun” Highway – Glacier Park. Tentative
Bonnie Nickol volunteered to do the motel setups and the Nickol family will set up the routes. The Motel reservation news, route news, and other itinerary material will be coming to you over the next 4 months.
The tour day is not mandatory for Endurance Run Participants. Anyone who wishes to tour Glacier Park with the MCCTA may do so by paying their membership fee ($10.00 ) and by paying a $25.00 Glacier Park tour fee. Those members participating in the Y2K Endurance Run will tour Glacier Park for free. Bonnie and George Nickol (406-627-2380) will lead the Glacier Park tour.
New Business. A step-by-step review of the Endurance Run Rules (revised last in 1988) occurred. The Directors discussed each rule and wrote down the passing proposals for the Membership to vote on. The proposals were sent out to the Directors for editing and now have been placed on a ballot for the Membership to vote on.
The Membership determines by vote (ballot) to accept or reject each proposed rule change. The full membership is asked to vote on each item proposed on the attached ballet and to return the ballot before January 31, 2000. Your signature on the attached ballot is required to validate the ballot.
There was no other new business and the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m..
Year 2000 dues due. Please review the attached dues statement and send in your year 2000 dues of $10.00. Dues become due January 1, 2000. For your ballot to become valid, your year 2000 dues must be paid. Thank you very much and have a safe year in the Model T’s.
Sincerely yours,
Tony Cerovski Sec-Tres.
MONTANA CROSS COUNTRY ‘T’ ASSOCIATION
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR
Rule Changes Proposed by the Directors for the Members 12-26-1999
In accordance with the Montana Cross Country T Association By-Laws (Revision Dated November 11, 1995), Article 7 Rules and Specifications of Racing Equipment, Section 1, the Directors hereby submit the following proposed rule changes to the Vote of the Membership.
Year No.
1988 xx Current Rule (1988) description Your Vote
2000 xx Rule change description for against
Director’s Vote x for & x nay
1988 17. Body parts must be stock for year of car.
2000 17. Add: Any year stock fender with any year stock body allowed. _____ _____
Director’s vote: 4 for & 3 nays.
1988 30. Only NH swayback and or Ford swayback carburetors allowed. …..
2000 30. Add the letter “F” after the word “Ford”. _____ _____
Director’s vote: 7 for, 0 nays.
1988 31. A restrictor plate……
2000 31. Change the plate thickness to 1/8 “ flat iron. _____ _____
Director’s vote: 7 for & 0 nays.
2000 31 a. Restrictor plates will not be used on engines with cast iron pistons._____ _____
Director’s vote: 4 for & 3 nays.
1988 32. Tear down will be determined by a vote of the participating drivers
immediately following the completion of the Endurance Run. The
decision is determined by a simple majority vote of those drivers.
2000 32. The top 3 cars will be torn down immediately following the last flag.
Additional teardowns will be put to the vote of the Endurance drivers.
Endurance drivers will vote to accept or reject items of question. _____ _____
Director’s vote: 4 for, 2 nays, 1 abstain.
1988 36. Only stock Model “T” or Ruckstell rear-ends and axles with:
-standard eleven tooth pinion, -forty tooth ring gear, -stock
roller bearings. Options: Bronze thrust washers. Neoprene seals.
2000 36. Add the words “or roller” after the word Bronze. _____ _____
Director’s Vote: 4 for, 2 nays, 1 abstain.
1988 39. No sagging, re-arching or shortening of springs and at least seven
leafs per spring.
2000 39. Change to “Use stock configuration spring sets with a minimum of
seven leafs per spring set. _____ _____
Director’s Vote: 6 for, 1 nay.
1988 40. Must have standard “T” sized battery not exceeding six volts.
Change to “Use a group 1 six volt wet cell battery for magneto ignition
system back up, lighting lamps, running horn and starter. Six 1-volt
dry cell batteries may be used in lieu of the above 6-volt battery. _____ _____
Director’s Vote: 7 for, 0 nay.
1988 49. Only standard size valve heads and forty-five degree valves and seats
allowed. Use of pin or two piece keepers and valve setting optional.
2000 49. Change to: Valves: Stainless steel and swirl polished valves are
optional. For all valves use a minimum stem diameter of 5/16”, a
maximum head diameter of 1.500“ and seating face of 45 degrees.
Use either pins or two piece keepers. Hardened valve seats optional.
Radiused, 45 degree or 3 angle seat grinds allowable. _____ _____
Director’s Vote: 7 for 0 nay
1999 50. Valve head diameter not to exceed 1.5”. Minimum stem diameter 5/16”.
2000 50. Change to: Use of offset key between crankshaft timing keyway and
the crankshaft timing gear keyway is optional. Camshaft timing gear
material optional. Camshaft gear may be drilled to realign camshaft
shaft pins for valve timing-setting purposes only. _____ _____
Director’s Vote: 7 for 0 nay
Your Signature > ___________________________
Date of Signature ___________________________
Please return your Ballot before January 31, 2000 to: Montana Cross Country ‘T’ Assn.
1004 Sioux Road
Helena, Montana 59602
If you have questions, feel free to call me at 406-458-9450 or Simon at 406-627-2402
or Email me at cerovski.helena.mt@in-tch.com
Thanks, Tony Cerovski, Secretary-Treasurer MCCTA.
Minutes of November 9, 1996 Annual Meeting of the Members
Montana Cross Country “T” Association
Wheat Foundation Building
Great Falls, Montana
The 37th annual meeting of the members was called to order by President Tony Cerovski at 10:00 A.M. Seven members were present: Tony Cerovski, Janet Cerovski, Dale Schuler, George Nickol, Doug Langel, Jim Halseth, and Simon Nickol. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read. They were approved as read.
Treasurers report was read. There is $711.65 in the Norwest checking account, and $79.02 in the Western Federal account. The monies will be combined in to the Norwest account and we will close the Western Federal account. Total combined monies is $780.67. There is no savings account. The financial records were available for review.
OLD BUSINESS;
It was reported that there are 27 dues paying members to date for 1996.
Brass fobs are still available for $3.00 each.
Revised By-laws were read and signed by all directors.
Discussion of the 1996 raced asked for improvements or suggestions for the 1997 race. Suggestions were made to keep the race out of Helena, to check for tightened lug nuts, that 100 mile legs are easier for the timers, and that lunch breaks lasting 1.5 hours is fine.
NEW BUSINESS:
President Tony Cerovski brought up the idea for obtaining belt buckles for prizes and to sell. Bonnie Nickol volunteered to take the idea to the Montana Silversmith.
President Tony Cerovski asked for any proposed changes to the rules. There were none.
President Tony Cerovski opened a discussion on use of safety hubs. Doug Langel volunteered to head the committee to review photos and drawings of the Stoltz’s safety hub. Doug will give a recommendation on whether or not to add the use of safety hubs to the rules.
Model T Ford Club of America asked for pictures from the 1996 race to possibly include in an article in the Vintage Ford magazine. Any one with pictures was asked to submit them to the secretary so that we could send some them in.
Model T Ford Club of America will advertise the 1997 race in the Vintage Ford magazine at no cost.
A discussion was held on Montana Cross Country T Association becoming a chapter in the Model T Ford Club of America. For our association to become a chapter all officers must be a paid member of MTFCA, as well as 25% of the Montana Cross Country T Association membership. It was voted to become a chapter of the MTFCA.
President Tony Cerovski thanked all for the help and serenity to help run this club.
Elections were held for officers and directors. Tony Cerovski was re-elected President, Simon Nickol elected Vice-President, Janet Cerovski re-elected as Secretary/Treasurer. George Nickol, Doug Langel, and Ray Sanders were elected as directors until 1999. The ‘97 – ‘98 officers and directors are as follows:
President Tony Cerovski
Vice-President Simon Nickol
Secretary/Treasurer Janet Cerovski
Directors:
Chuck Worthington 1997
Jim Halseth 1998
Terry Peters 1998
Doug Langel 1999
George Nickol 1999
Ray Sanders 1999
Janet Cerovski 2000
Simon Nickol 2000
Tony Cerovski 2000
President Tony Cerovski announced that the Pioneer and Classic Auto Club of Montana is having their Spring tour June 20 – 22 , 1997 in Kalispell.
The race route was discussed. Missoula, Miles City, Fairmont, Lewistown, and Billings were discussed. A vote was taken and Lewistown was chosen for the 1997 race. The race dates will be Monday, June 16, 1997 through Thursday, June19, 1997. Day one will be Lewistown, Fort Benton, Lewistown. Day two will be Lewistown, Grass Range, Harlowton, Lewistown. Day three will be Lewistown, Hilger, Bohemian Corner, Lewistown. Bonnie Nickol volunteered to be in charge of the Yogo Banquet arrangements.
A special thanks was given to Margie Schuler and Jim Halseth for leading the way with humorous wit and skits.
President Tony Cerovski asked for a show of hands for possible racers in 1997. There were seven.
Simon Nickol recruited two new members to add to the club’s roster – Ray Sanders and Ross Wagner both of Kalispell.
President Tony Cerovski asked if past members should be invited to participate in the race again. No comments were received.
Tony Cerovski asked if there are any roadsters available for purchase because he knows of interested people who might buy them. No response.
There was no further business so George Nickol moved to adjourn the meeting. Jim Halseth seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 12:35 P.M.
Respectively submitted,
Janet Cerovski
Secretary/Treasurer
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