mijgilbert
06-11-2007, 04:22 PM
Hi all,
Here is an email that was sent to all registered club racers:
Greenville, SC, June 11, 2007 - David McIntyre, Chairman of the BMW Car Club of America's Club Racing program since December, 2005, announced that he is stepping down from the program's top spot. He remained enthusiastic about the Chairman's position and the program but cited personal and professional demands on his time that precluded him from devoting the hours he would like to the Chairman's duties. The BMW CCA Board of Directors, which appoints the program's volunteer chairperson, understands the magnitude of the time commitment required of the position and is grateful for David's contribution over the 2006 and 2007 racing seasons. The Board expressed its sincere appreciation and thanks for the excellent job David has done as Chairman, and is very pleased that David will be remaining with Club Racing as the Sponsorship Director.
The Board also announced the appointment of long-time Club Racing official Michael Mills to succeed Mr. McIntyre as Chairman of BMW CCA Club Racing.
Mike is one of the most experienced competition stewards in the program. He has served before at the national level, most recently as National Competition Steward, in addition to an impressive stint as Acting Club Racing Chairman in 2005. In addition to his volunteer service in Club Racing Mike has also served with great success as President of the Club's Golden Gate Chapter, one of the largest chapters in the country. Outgoing Club Racing Chairman David Mcintyre expressed his support of the selection and said he was very pleased to be handing over the program's reins to someone of Mike's caliber. As Chairman of Club Racing, Mike brings a desire to maintain the program's high standards of safety, driver skill, equipment preservation, and especially the club spirit of camaraderie that has made the program one that is exciting in which to compete and satisfying for the racers, officials, organizers, and fans.
I would like to say a public and profuse THANK YOU to Dave McIntyre for his last year and a half of service to club racing as the Chairman. This is an incredibly thankless job (or worse) and Dave put in an enormous effort and made huge strides for club racing, to the detriment of his work and personal life. In my opinion, Dave has done an amazing job under very difficult conditions, and I feel privileged to have worked under him on the CR Staff for most of his tenure.
Through his hard work and commitment, he brought in many new CR sponsors and sponsor dollars. He also was the driving force behind the creation of the new Spec E36 series, including having Yokohama sign on as a sponsor of CR and the title sponsor of the Spec E36 series. He has kept the rules process on target and public, with rules clarifications being published on time and on the website in a timely manner.
I am sure that Mike Mills will be a great national Chairman and I am looking forward to racing with BMW CCA in Spec E36 for a long time into the future.
I love this sport - and the BMW CCA Club Racing organization has a lot of great volunteers who we couldn't race without. These people all take time away from their families, not only to go to events but for preparation,
committee work, etc. All for the glorious salary of $0.
I hope everyone out there takes a moment to thank Dave for the countless hours he has spent running and growing club racing over the last year and a half. We owe him a debt of gratitude for stepping up despite the difficulties that this role places on a person and their family - THANK YOU DAVE!!!
Appreciatively,
Mike Gilbert
Spec E36 #2
mike@racefaan.com
Here is an email that was sent to all registered club racers:
Greenville, SC, June 11, 2007 - David McIntyre, Chairman of the BMW Car Club of America's Club Racing program since December, 2005, announced that he is stepping down from the program's top spot. He remained enthusiastic about the Chairman's position and the program but cited personal and professional demands on his time that precluded him from devoting the hours he would like to the Chairman's duties. The BMW CCA Board of Directors, which appoints the program's volunteer chairperson, understands the magnitude of the time commitment required of the position and is grateful for David's contribution over the 2006 and 2007 racing seasons. The Board expressed its sincere appreciation and thanks for the excellent job David has done as Chairman, and is very pleased that David will be remaining with Club Racing as the Sponsorship Director.
The Board also announced the appointment of long-time Club Racing official Michael Mills to succeed Mr. McIntyre as Chairman of BMW CCA Club Racing.
Mike is one of the most experienced competition stewards in the program. He has served before at the national level, most recently as National Competition Steward, in addition to an impressive stint as Acting Club Racing Chairman in 2005. In addition to his volunteer service in Club Racing Mike has also served with great success as President of the Club's Golden Gate Chapter, one of the largest chapters in the country. Outgoing Club Racing Chairman David Mcintyre expressed his support of the selection and said he was very pleased to be handing over the program's reins to someone of Mike's caliber. As Chairman of Club Racing, Mike brings a desire to maintain the program's high standards of safety, driver skill, equipment preservation, and especially the club spirit of camaraderie that has made the program one that is exciting in which to compete and satisfying for the racers, officials, organizers, and fans.
I would like to say a public and profuse THANK YOU to Dave McIntyre for his last year and a half of service to club racing as the Chairman. This is an incredibly thankless job (or worse) and Dave put in an enormous effort and made huge strides for club racing, to the detriment of his work and personal life. In my opinion, Dave has done an amazing job under very difficult conditions, and I feel privileged to have worked under him on the CR Staff for most of his tenure.
Through his hard work and commitment, he brought in many new CR sponsors and sponsor dollars. He also was the driving force behind the creation of the new Spec E36 series, including having Yokohama sign on as a sponsor of CR and the title sponsor of the Spec E36 series. He has kept the rules process on target and public, with rules clarifications being published on time and on the website in a timely manner.
I am sure that Mike Mills will be a great national Chairman and I am looking forward to racing with BMW CCA in Spec E36 for a long time into the future.
I love this sport - and the BMW CCA Club Racing organization has a lot of great volunteers who we couldn't race without. These people all take time away from their families, not only to go to events but for preparation,
committee work, etc. All for the glorious salary of $0.
I hope everyone out there takes a moment to thank Dave for the countless hours he has spent running and growing club racing over the last year and a half. We owe him a debt of gratitude for stepping up despite the difficulties that this role places on a person and their family - THANK YOU DAVE!!!
Appreciatively,
Mike Gilbert
Spec E36 #2
mike@racefaan.com