ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Club held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday 4 July at the Te Atatu Boating Club.  The following officials were elected:

Aaron Clarke - Club Captain
Craig Holmes - Secretary/Treasurer
Caitlin Chubb - Executive Committee Member
Natalie Waite - Executive Committee Member
Steve Morris - Executive Committee Member

Martyn Wells retired as Vice President and did not submit a nomination form for re-election.  He resigned from the Executive Committee.

The Secretary presented the Club's Annual Accounts for approval by the Members.  Key points were noted:

• The club ended the year with a small loss ($83.69) thanks to a significant contribution from the Club's Forsyth Barr investment.  The full annual accounts have been posted on the Incorporated Societies web site.
• The Race Season suffered a loss of $30,739.  This was largely due to lower numbers of entries than normal.

Two minor changes to the Club's Rules were approved by the Members:

• Changes to notice periods to make them consistent throughout the Rules.
• Changes to how independent referees are appointed for voting for Executive Committee members.

PRIZEGIVING

The annual Prizegiving Ceremony was held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting.

The winners for this year were:

Marco Manson was unable to attend, but we caught up with Marco just before he jetted off to the UK to test a Formula 4 car, then back the Australia to the next round of the Australian Formula 4 Championship.

Denis Hulme Trophy for Race Achievement
Matthew Payne

John Windelburn Trophy for Volunteers are Valuable
Aaron Clarke

Bruce McLaren Trophy for Annual Competition
Shane Van Gisbergen

Exide Trophy for Annual Competition Champion Driver
Craig Mayall

Pre-2000 Classic Race Series
1st Place Overall - Craig Mayall
2nd Place Overall - Russell Thomas
3rd Place Overall - Brett Davy

Production Muscle Cars
1st Place Overall - Russell Thomas
2nd Place Overall - Wayne Simons
3rd Place Overall - Steve Nixon

CLUB ROOMS FITOUT

The fitout plans are currently with Auckland Council.  The Executive Committee is working closely with Spaceworks regarding the budget while we wait for the plans to be approved. 

2026/27 RACE SEASON

The Club has had to cancel Round 1 originally scheduled for Saturday 5 September at Hampton Downs due to insufficient numbers of series committing to the date.  It appears it is going to be another difficult year for race meetings.  The Club is not alone in this as NZIGP and TACCOC are reporting the same problems and have cancelled or shortened several race meetings.  Round 2 on Sunday 4 October at Hampton Downs is looking good and we are hoping this will continue through the rest of the season.​​​​​​​