I am working on the agenda for the Race Management Committee meeting for this year's APBA Annual Meeting. The Race Management Committee manages the APBA General Racing Rules (not category rules) and some of the General Safety Rules. All APBA Board of Directors, Category chairs, APBA Special Event Chair, APBA Chief Inspector, APBA Chief Referee, and the APBA Chief Scorer are members of this committee.
If you have general racing or safety rule proposals that you would like to submit for consideration at this year’s convention please e-mail them to me at dankanfoush@yahoo.com, with a descriptive subject line so nothing falls through the cracks. I will always reply with a confirmation so you know I received it.
Please write your proposals in the following format; old rule, new rule, reason for change. How clearly you explain why you think this rule would be a good change for APBA goes a long way giving your rule a chance to pass. Rule proposals that do not have clear explanations to support them have little chance of passing.
As a final suggestion I would ask that you consider how your rule proposal helps all of APBA? Does it help grow our sport, increase the quality of the show, or address a safety issue? If the answer to all these questions is “no” please reconsider if it is really in the best interests of APBA to submit it.
I am asking you to submit your proposals to me no later than January 8th. This is to allow time for me to put all the proposals together in a packet and send them to all committee members before the convention so they have time to review and consider your proposal. We want everyone to have time to really think about your idea so they can make an educated vote.
Thank you and see you at the convention in Reno this January.