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SCSC U.S. National Championship Update 9.27.20

Some good news, the Kern County Dept. of Health representative responded to my email (sent Friday afternoon) late yesterday (Saturday) indicating that the COVID-19 Compliance plan that was resubmitted was finally approved. I still have a conference call with Kern County Parks & its agencies tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.

Race teams, we understand your frustration with this situation, we are frustrated as well but there's more going on than just the race and I'd like to take this opportunity to explain:

SCSC can't sustain a big financial hit, given that we've had no races (other than sanctioning the Burley Regatta) and while our expenses have continued, especially our annual racing insurance policy which we had to enact when SCSC sanctioned the Burley Regatta. coupled with the fact that we haven't had any races, especially Long Beach, which as most of you know plays a crucial part in keeping SCSC financially healthy, we need this race to happen. Sponsorships are down as well due to the fact we haven't had any races so that income that plays a vital role in helping SCSC hasn't been there and for Bakersfield, we hope our current sponsors will continue to support us.

Next, cancelling the Bakersfield race won't solve this financial issue as the club has already made two payments totally just under $10K and owes another two more prior to the end of the year so I/we are asking you to consider the financial ramification that club will be put in should we lose money producing the 2020 National Championships.

We know that the masks and other restrictions aren't ideal, far from it but at the end of the day we will be racing, with our family/friends (i.e.: crew members) and hopefully keep our sport alive. I can assure you that these restrictions continue into 2021, SCSC will plan to race elsewhere as three weeks ago, we had finalized approval and no restrictions other than no spectators.

Thanks for your consideration and understanding and I hope to see you at the races!

I will post the results of my conference call tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Ross Wallach, Race Director/President

SCSC

Update Regarding SCSC U.S. National Championship

Race Teams, I’ve been speaking with Kern County Parks & Kern County Dept. of Health about the 2020 National Championships since Monday, after the NJBA drag boat races, about a COVID-19 compliance plan for the event (this just came up as a result of the NJBA races.) I believe we will get final approval tomorrow, Friday 9/25, based on the COVID-19 Compliance plan that was submitted & revised per their request.

That being said, we have requested Friday 10/2, to be a test day for all classes - $75 fee per boat (w/Rescue, ambulance, etc.) - with racing Saturday & Sunday (10/3 & 10/4). Again, we believe we should get final approval from the County tomorrow, Friday 9/25.

In preparation of the event the following is the list of items that must be complied with in order to have the event:

  1. Everyone, entering the event at the pit entrance gate, must submit to a non-contact temperature check prior to entry.
  2. Everyone at the event must wear a mask. Racers may remove the mask when getting into race gear.
  3. Absolutely no spectators or visitors shall have access to the event. The Pit entrance gate and exit gate will be manned by SCSC staff during the entire time of the event in order to keep spectators or visitors from entering the event. Only race participants, crew members, SCSC Staff and volunteers will be allowed access to the event.
  4. By entering, each person confirms that they are not currently experiencing COVID-19-like symptoms and have not been recently exposed to the virus. You may be asked related health questions.
  5. Electronic and cashless payments will be utilized as much as possible for event sign up and racing costs.
  6. Electronic online racing registration will be required for all pre-registration and encouraged for all registration even at event. Please contact Jody Tepper to get this handled prior to the event. Jodytepper@gmail.com
  7. SCSC staff, race teams will limited to a maximum of 8 crew members per team only. We need to make sure the event is limited to between 200-300 per the permit application.
  8. SCSC will use the PA system to communicate to all participants & crew on-site and supplement with signage and other communications. This includes Driver’s meeting. The Driver’s meeting will be done over the PA System.
  9. No Concessions or Vendors allowed. Please plan accordingly regarding food/provisions.
  10. Practice social distancing by maintaining a minimum 6-foot distance from others.
  11. No gathering of peoples from unrelated racing crew.
  12. No socially distanced gatherings. Gatherings are limited to race teams only (ie: racer & pit crew). All meetings, including driver’s meeting and announcements will be delivered over PA system.
  13. All racers, crew, SCSC staff and volunteers shall wear face coverings at all times while at the event. While within their designated pit face coverings must be worn if not able to maintain 6-foot social distance from others. Only exception for face coverings are those that meet CDPH guidelines for exemption.
  14. Each crew responsible to provide proper PPE to all of their members or be disqualified and removed from the event.
  15. Minimize interactions between crew members when using tools and materials for race preparation.
  16. Discourage team members from using similar tools while working on boats. If tools are shared make sure to disinfect after single use.
  17. In areas visible to all participants, required hygienic practices including; not touching face with unwashed hands or with gloves, washing hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, use of sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol, and cleaning and disinfecting of frequently touched objects and surfaces such as work benches, tools, tool boxes.
  18. SCSC will maintain all restrooms and clean them periodically throughout the event. Handwashing stations will be posted adjacent to all bathrooms.
  19. Last, SCSC is requiring anyone in the crew or staff to stay home it they are sick, experiencing symptoms, show a raised temperature, or have been exposed to someone who is showing symptoms.

 

U.S. National Championship Update

U.S. National Championship Update

Race Teams,

We spoke with Kern County and in light of them approving NJBA’s September race at Lake Ming, they see no problem with getting final approval for SCSC’s U.S. National Championships on October 3-4, 2020. The only caveat is no spectators will be allowed, NJBA has the same stipulation.

So, plan on racing and make your reservations asap with the Sure Stay Best Western (if staying in a hotel). Pit camping will be permitted as usual, $50/ day per motorhome/toy hauler (whether you sleep in it or not, per Kern County).

Please get your registration in, the pre-registration deadline is Friday September 25th. View the event post for the race circular and entry form.

Any questions, please contact Jody Tepper (818) 321-6754 or jodytepper@gmail.com.

Long Beach Sprint Nationals Cancelled

Race Teams, Sponsors & Fans,

It is with great sadness that the 2020 ARP Long Beach Sprint Nationals Presented by Nick Rose Insurance has been canceled due to the City of Long Beach not being able to grant a special event permit due to not receiving guidelines from the State on how to hold a sporting event with spectators in their City due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

I have already reserved The 2021 ARP Long Beach Sprint Nationals Presented by Nick Rose Insurance date for August 7 & 8, 2021. We hope that we see you all there for the return of this great event!

SCSC's next planned event will be held on October 3 & 4 at Lake Ming in Bakersfield. I am working with the County to insure this event takes place. At this time we don't have the final guidelines yet from Kern County but as soon as I do I will post. Race Teams, as soon as everything is finalized we will issue the race circular.

The Parker Enduro & 74th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta are still being planned for October 31st & Noveber 27 & 28 respectively from La Paz County Park as The Blue Water Resort & Casino is still closed with no re-opening date scheduled as of this posting.

Any questions, please feel free to email rpmracingent@yahoo.com or call (310) 318-4012

Sincerely,

Ross Wallach, President/Race Director

SCSC

46th Annual Idaho Regatta Results

What a great weekend of racing at the 45th Annual Burley Idaho Regatta Presented by A-1 Heating & Air!!

A big thank you to Burley Idaho Regatta Committee, Staff & their volunteers for never giving up during this crazy time and making it happen!

A huge Thank You on behalf of racers and staff to Minidoka County Sherriff Swift Water Rescue team for providing excellent care on the water to our racers!!

Thanks to the racers that came from all over the country to make this year the biggest attended event in some 15+ years! Great to see all the APBA Region 10 Racers come out and support the event and all the rookies that made Burley their 1st event ever!

To the Sponsors, Thank you! Without your generous commitment to the event it would not have happened! Thank you to the Fans that came out on both days and made it one of the best attended events in many years!

A big hats off to those fans that came on Sunday and stayed in the rain!

Finally, a big thank you to the SCSC staff for always working tirelessly behind the scenes to make the event run so smooth!

Racers and fans, just an FYI after speaking to Chris Kenner, since we didn't get to run the 2020 A-1 Heating & Air Shoot Out the money raised ($4,900 as I'm told) will roll over to next year and I'm sure money will be added to it making 2021 the richest shootout yet!

Mark your Calendars, June 24-27, 2021 the 46th Annual Burley Idaho Regatta!

Here are the official results of the 2020 45th Annual Burley Idaho Regatta:

UBF    

Place     Boat#    Driver                                    Hometown                         Owner                                  Hometown

1              70           Duff Daily                             Stuart, FL                             Faulkner Inc                   Provo, UT

2              741         Tyler Roth                           Concord, NC                       Danny Loveless                Payson, UT

3              501         Jeff McLachlan                  West Jordan, UT               Ray Pauli                            Hunstville, UT

4              50           Mark Tharaldson              Spokane, WA                     Mark Tharaldson              Spokane, WA

5              640         Robbie Devine                   Temple City, CA                 Dark Horse Racing          San Clemente, CA

Nostalgia Jet    

Place     Boat#    Driver                                    Hometown                         Owner                                  Hometown

1              357         Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY                          Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY

2              171         Scott Dayley                       Burley, ID                             Glen Dilworth                    Burley, ID

3              22           Ken Mort                             Paul, ID                                 Mark Moyle                       Burley, ID

4              57           Mark Dilworth                   Boise, ID                               Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY

5              72           Amanda Rich                      Bullhead City, AZ              James Rich                          Bullhead City, AZ

Comp Jet

Place     Boat#    Driver                                    Hometown         Owner                                  Hometown

1              357         Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY          Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY

2              171         Scott Dayley                       Burley, ID             Glen Dilworth                    Burley, ID

3              22           Barth Rovig                         Murtaugh, ID     Mark Moyle                       Burley, ID

4              57           Mark Dilworth                   Boise, ID               Randall Dilworth               Powell, WY

5              169         Shirl Dickey                         Aguila, AZ            Shirl Dickey                         Aguila, AZ

6              511         Vance Lund                         Cabazon, CA       Ron Lund                             Valley Center, CA

Super Stock

Place     Boat#    Driver                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              717         Tim Hoffman     Mesa, AZ                             Tim Hoffman     Mesa, AZ

2              55           Dale Baker          Kennewick, WA                 Dustin Millard    Ontario, OR

3              15           Jeff Doidge         Meridian, CA                      Jeff Doidge         Meridian, CA

4              74           Tyler Roth           Concord, NC                       Danny Loveless Payson, UT

5              75           James Gregory  Draper, UT                          James Gregory  Draper, UT

Sportsman Extreme

Place     Boat#    Driver                                    Hometown                         Owner                                  Hometown

1              719         Casey Hoffman                 Mesa, AZ                             Tim Hoffman                     Mesa, AZ

2              22           Katelyn Shaw                     Seattle, WA                        Gary Hansen                      Federal Way, WA

3              151         Mike Purczynski                 Hemet, CA                          Gary Koeller                       Galveston, TX

4              717         Lane Frederick                  Chandler, AZ                      Leonard Frederick            Chandler, AZ

5              500         Jason Purcell                      Clinton, UT                          Chris Pauli                           Roy, UT

6              805         Dave Shaw                          Temecula, CA                     Dave Shaw                          Temecula, CA

7              130         Kip Brown                           Preston, WA                       Kip Brown                           Preston, WA

8              76           Matt Mattson                    Squamish, WA                   Matt Mattson                    Squamish, WA

9              17           Nate Brown                        Preston, WA                       Nate Brown                        Preston, WA

10           155         Joe Catanzarite                 Stagecoach, NV                 Dave Tilley                           Bullhead City, AZ

11           63           Samantha Macdonald    Valley Center, CA             John Grijalva                      San Clemente, CA

12           156         Bill Strain                             Auburn, WA                       Bill Strain                             Auburn, WA

13           54           Bob Brown                          Orange, CA                         Bob Brown                          Orange, CA

KRR  

Place     Boat#    Driver                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              999         Ty Newton          Goodyear, AZ                    Mike Stock          Boise, ID

2              16           Jay Hart                 Lake Havasu City, AZ       John Guthrie      Lake Havasu City, AZ

3              777         Duff Daily             Stuart, FL                             Mike Stock          Boise, ID

4              500         Jason Purcell      Clinton, UT                          Chris Pauli           Roy, UT

Cracker Box 

Place     Boat#    Driver/Rider                                       Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              30           Scott Elders/Dave Iacovino          Orange, CA                         Scott Elders        Orange, CA

2              88           Scott Stump/Blake Stump            Perris, CA                             Lance Stump      Perris, CA

3              94           Donald Doidge/Karen Barker      Lancaster, CA                     Chuck Doidge     North Hills, CA

4              50           Ron Haskins/Tom Basen Gardnerville, NV                               Ron Haskins        Gardnerville, NV

5              11           Mark Curtis/Kyle Mauson             Tacoma, WA                       Mark Curtis         Tacoma, WA

6              550         Andrew Games/Nick Nebeker    Los Angeles, CA                 Andrew Games Los Angeles, CA

7              44           Dave Laws/Eric Sammons             Huntington Beach, CA    Jeff Willoby         Henderson, NV

GPS 100   

Place     Boat#    Driver                                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              55           Dale Baker                          Kennewick, WA                 Dustin Millard    Ontario, OR

2              40           Dustin Daily                        Jacksonville, NC                 Dustin Daily        Jacksonville, NC

3              501         Jeff McLachlan                  West Jordan, UT               Ray Pauli              Hunstville, UT

4              27           Shawn Waters                   Spokane, WA                     Shawn Waters   Spokane, WA

5              717         Tim Hoffman                     Mesa, AZ                             Tim Hoffman     Mesa, AZ

6              35           Jeff Humphrey                  Spokane, WA                     Jeff Humphrey  Spokane, WA

7              130         Travis Ulsh                          Eatonville, WA                   Kip Brown           Preston, WA

8              155         Jasper Macdonald            Valley Center, CA             Dave Tilley           Bullhead City, AZ

9              500         Craig Bisseger                    Syracuse, UT                      Chris Pauli           Roy, UT

10           76           Luke Devor                         Spokane Valley, WA        Luke Devor         Spokane Valley, WA

11           80           Gordy Jennings III            Foothill Ranch, CA            Dave Rankin       Hacienda Heights, CA

Jr Hydro

Place     Boat#    Driver                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              12           Carson Kelly        Bonney Lake, WA             J Micheal Kelly   Bonney Lake, WA

2              66           Jason Davison    Long Beach, CA                 Todd Kelm          Long Beach, CA

3              55           Sean Davison     Long Beach, CA                 Todd Kelm          Long Beach, CA

4              27           Karly Hearne      Boise, ID                               John Hearne       Boise, ID

5              18           Luke Hooker       Long Beach, CA                 Jason Hooker     Long Beach, CA

6              456         Kayla Hunter      Roy, UT                                 Chris Pauli           Roy, UT

7              51           Garrett Tepper  Boise, ID                               Chuck Doidge     North Hills, CA

Sportsman A Hydro  

Place     Boat#    Driver                    Hometown         Owner                  Hometown

1              55           Sean Davison     Long Beach, CA Todd Kelm          Long Beach, CA

2              27           Karly Hearne      Boise, ID               John Hearne       Boise, ID

3              66           Jeff Barrus           Long Beach, CA Todd Kelm          Long Beach, CA

4              18           Luke Hooker       Long Beach, CA Jason Hooker     Long Beach, CA

5              456         Jacob Hunter     Roy, UT                 Chris Pauli           Roy, UT

6              51           Garrett Tepper  Boise, ID               Chuck Doidge     North Hills, CA

2.5 Litre Hydro  

Place     Boat#    Driver                                                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              18           Jeff Bernard                                       Kent, WA                             Jim Sechler         Farmington Hills, MI

2              41           J Michael Kelly                                   Bonney Lake, WA             Tim Collins          Westland, MI

3              8              Pat Clark/Jade & Les Deatherage   Yakima, WA                     Les Deatherage  Tacoma, WA

4              137         Chris Farnis                                         Seattle, WA                        Chris Farnis         Seattle, WA

5              11           Marissa & Marina Bartels              Buckely, WA                       Marina Bartels   Buckely, WA

GN

Place     Boat#    Driver                    Hometown                         Owner                  Hometown

1              369         Heath Hiebert    Perris, CA                             Heath Hiebert    Perris, CA

2              18           Kaylee Hiebert  Perris, CA                             Kaylee Hiebert  Perris, CA

3              50           Chris Kohles       Hermosa Beach, CA         Chris Kohles       Hermosa Beach, CA

4              820         Dirk Olsen           Erie, CO                                 Dirk Olsen           Erie, CO

Faulkner Trophy - CB #P-88 Scott & Blake Stump Lance Stump 107.23% of record

Idaho Cup - UBF #70 Duff Daily Faulkner Inc. 98.28% of record

Governor’s Cup - GPS100 #40 Dustin Daily Dustin Daily 98.22% of record

John Avery Memorial Award - Jim & Charlotte Newton

Don Moyle Memorial Award - Casey Hoffman

2020 Season Update

Race Teams & Fans, I'd like to take a moment to update you on the rest of the season, post Burley, which we're all looking forward to next weekend!!

Long Beach: As of now, according to the City of Long Beach (last week) it's still on Calendar, meaning it's still slated to happen on August 1 & 2, however, the City was very clear that that could change at any moment due to the fact they don't have clear guidelines from the State on sporting events with spectators. SCSC won't entertain running Long Beach without spectators for a myriad of reasons. So.....the long and short of it, we're still waiting and as usual, I will post an update as soon as I hear anything, either way from the City.

Lake Ming, October 3 & 4 - According to my last conversation with Kern County, late last week, it looks to be a go! I will know more in the coming weeks but the County Park's & Rec liaison seemed to feel we (SCSC) were going to get approval to hold the event. We may not be able to "invite" spectators to the event but we will soon see.

Enduro (October 31st) & 74th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta's (Nov. 27 & 28) - Both will happen however we may be racing at La Paz County Park as The Blue Water Resort & Casino has not yet re-opened and I'm in the process of making alternate plans just in case The Blue Water decides not to host events (which I'm told is a real possibility) not to mention the fact that like Long Beach, The Blue Water had mandated a $10 Million insurance policy (just like what we had to get for Long Beach last year) which poses a significant hardship to the organization (financially).

So, that's the update as of June 19th, 2020 and hopefully we will have the races mentioned above to look forward to this season!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Burley next weekend at the 45th Annual Idaho Regatta! Going to be a great weekend of boat racing!

Sincerely,

Ross Wallach, President/Race Director
SCSC/RPM RACING ENTERPRISES