SCCA Foundation Board of Directors
Thursday, 9-17-26 8:00 PM Eastern Time
TEAMS
PUBLISHED MINUTES

Directors: Jeff Jacobs (Chair); Howard Duncan, Tere Pulliam, Bob Eddy, Jim Weidenbaum
Executive Director: Clay Turner
Invited: Justin Hawkins (SCCA, Finance); Charlie Huebner (Chief Development Officer); Velma Boreen (Minutes)
Members not in attendance: Peter Bollenbecker (SCCA Inc., Liaison), Mike Toombs (SCCA Inc. BOD); Justin Hawkins (SCCA, Finance)

Meeting was called to order by Jeff at 8:05 PM Eastern Time.

APPROVAL OF PRIOR MINUTES

A motion was made by Bob, seconded by Howard to approve the August meeting minutes. Motion passed with a request for more information on a some of the talking points, which has been taken care of. Also, that the spelling of Jon Felton be corrected. Velma will forward the amended minutes to Jim and he will forward them to Joseph Marney to post on the SCCA Foundation website.

FINANCIAL REPORT – Justin

• Justin was unable to be on the call.

INFORMATION ITEMS – NO ACTION REQUIRED

Executive Director Report – Clay

• Tire Rack Street Survival

  • Now that the 2026 SCCA TRSS program is coming to an end, it’s time to assess the program’s performance and relevance to the SCCA mission.

  • BMWCCA hired a new leader for the Tire Rack Street Survival program. A meeting took place on September 1 with Jon Felton. September 6, a meeting was held at Solo Nationals with Clay Turner, Mike Cobb, Heyward Wagner, Howard and Linda Duncan to discuss options for continued participation in the program for 2027 and beyond.

  • Linda Duncan and Clay will be traveling to Greenville SC October 20-22 for a TRSS Summit with BMWCCA and PCA leaders for TRSS planning for 2027.

• Solo Nationals Promotions

  • The Foundation took advantage of multiple opportunities to get our message in front of the 1300+ competitors at the 2026 Solo Nationals. Each competitors received a Foundation postcard in their welcome packet when they checked-in. One side contained a call for donations to the Foundation, while the other featured our Porsche 911S Sweepstakes.

  • On Saturday, September 5, drivers who participated in the 2026 Tire Rack Shootout and any other participants already in Lincoln were welcomed to a night at the Museum of American Speed. The event was sponsored by Speedway Motors and the SCCA Foundation. Tom Stephani, Chicago Region, gave a presentation on the Can-Am Series. A pitch was made for support of the Foundation.

  • Drivers who used the tire cleaning area were asked to make a donation to the Foundation either with cash or using the QR code linked to the Bloomerang platform.

• Loaner Helmets Update

  • Final artwork for the loaner helmets has been provided to Speedway Motors. Richard Thomas of Speedway has forwarded them to the vendor to execute a sample for approval. Speedway has proposed a plan to order 400 open-faced helmets and handle all e-commerce functions associated with fulfillment.

• PRI Planning and Support

  • Negotiations have taken place to have a presence at PRI in the Grassroots Motorsports Booth. The Porsche 911S sweepstakes car will be featured. We will also receive a full-page ad in GRM. There will be a presence on the GRM website, in their e-amils to attendees and on their social media channels.

• Runoffs Plan

  • There will be a VIP reception on Wednesday, September 30 at Road America. Mark Weber has identified an initial list of 27 drivers and team owners to invite. Mark will host the event. Mike Cobb, Bob Crawford, Charlie Huebner and Clay Turner will be in attendance. Program will include brief presentations by Foundation leaders, with the announcement of Mark Weber’s membership in the Champions Circle. Sydney Davis Yagel is helping coordinate room, food and beverage at the track. All RunOffs attendees will receive the promotional postcards that were also used at Solo Nationals.

• IMRRC Event

  • Jeff Jacobs has donated additional funds to the Foundation, with Comcast taking advantage of a bonus matching gift program from his employer. Central Florida SCCA member has pledged $2,500 as part of his estate plan. Work continues on filling the table at the IMRRC banquet with our donors and prospects. Both John Bisignano and Michael Kuehn have confirmed their attendance at the banquet.

• Notable Development Activity (large gifts program)

Fundraising Committee – Jeff, Clay, and Charlie

• Donations report for August ($5,195) – the total number of donations continues to be down significantly since the minimum donation adjustment. However, the total donation amount is comparable and the average donation is double prior years.

• Solo Nationals Tire Cleaning Donations

  • The amount collected was $1,557, which included cash and several who took advantage of the QR code.

• Sweepstakes

  • SCCA Inc. has been supporting the sweepstakes with editorial mentions and banner ads on the homepage of SCCA.com.

  • 2026 Porsche Sweepstakes performance continues to outpace 2025 at the same juncture. At the same point in each campaign, Porsche has raised just over twice as much and has more than twice as many donations as Monaco did.

Tire Rack Street Survival Committee – Howard and Linda

• The number of TRSS Schools by SCCA Regions increased by 4 over 2025.

• SCCA is on track to host more schools than either BMWCCA or PCA this year.

• Reimbursement period has been reduced.

• SCCA has requested visibility into Motorsports.reg accounts to review school registration data and resolve problems in a timelier manner.

• Waivers continue to be an issue.

• Several SCCA schools were posted with outdated instructions and contact information.

• Communication between SCCA and BMWCCA continue to be an issue.

• Registration fee has been raised by 84% since 2023. The increase in fee may be partially responsible for declining average number of students per school.

• Discussion took place on the potential plans/ideas for 2027 and beyond.

Communications Committee

• No report.

Archives Committee

• Bob Eddy will be taking several boxes again to Watkins Glen to the IMRRC when he attends the banquet in October.

Women on Track

• Solo Nationals brunch was successful – approximately 250 women in attendance.

• RunOffs social is being planned by Sydney Davis Yagel.

• Velma gave Kelsey Karanges a box of WoT wearables to be taken to the Time Attack National Championship in Texas to give to women attendance.

Formula SAE

• No report.

OLD BUSINESS

No old business was reported.

NEW BUSINESS – ACTION ITEM

• SCCA Academy

  • Request received for $25,000 in funding as second half of 2026 support. Motion – Approve Foundation funding of $25,000 to SCCA, Inc. in support of SCCA Academy.

Meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM Eastern Time.

Next meeting is October 29, 2026 at 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time.