Phillips County Motorsports, Inc. held their regular meeting Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Stretch’s Pizza in Malta at 7 p.m.

President Kirkwood announced PCMS had purchased 4000’ of guardrail to insure sanction by the International Hot Rod Association in 2008. Omo Construction of Billings had 2500’ and the remainder will come from the Dodson overpass construction site.

Grants have been submitted to CMC-TTC for a cell phone package for one year, website sponsorship, sign sponsorship at the track, and used office equipment.

PCMS will begin giving out scholarships to 2008 high school graduates for the 2007-2008 academic year for $500.00 each. It was decided to give four and offer to 28 different schools in the areas where the race drivers are located which support the track. This will be posted on the website shortly.

Sunday, June 8, is the first race with race dates for the season being set by mid-February after President Kirkwood attends a meeting in Lewistown.

Packets are being handed out or mailed to PCMS members and supporters in an effort to sell vinyl signs to sponsors. Signs are made by Eclectic by Design in Malta and will be sold in a 4’x8’ ($500 per yr), 4’x4’ ($300 per yr), and 2’x4’($250 size offering two colors for the banner. Businesses and or individuals may join together to purchase signs. Signs will be displayed during the race season and stored off-season. Metal 3’xl’, signs for concrete sponsorship, in black or white lettering, no logo, on green background, are $300 which pays for a 10’x12’ section of concrete. This is not an annual fee. Multiple signs may be purchased by an individual or business. This information will also be on the website.

PCMS offers a laminated photo ID for lifetime members, which is their pass into all races. If you are a lifetime member and have not been contacted to have a picture taken or asked to send one or email one, please contact Greg Kirkwood at 654-2430 ASAP.

PCMS will announce the March annual meeting date once a speaker has been secured. The bylaws call for mid-March. Officers are up for election and Directors John Carnahan, Dan Stout and Leroy Dyrdahl are up for re-election if interested in serving another term.

PCMS will erect a wooden sign at the south end of the tree rows at the track with Hi-Line Dragstrip, the web address, local contact and the season’s race dates. (www.pcmotorsports.org)

PCMS will obtain two credit cards through a local bank, for use by the treasurer and secretary.

PCMS voted to give two $250 lifetime memberships to the KMMR radio auction, Malta, for which we will receive credit for ads.

President Kirkwood will place bids on Adam’s Asphalt and Malta Ready Mix items on the KMMR radio auction.

The next regular meeting will be Thursday, February 21 at the Malta City Fire Hall (back room) at 7 p.m. for this time only as Stretch’s Pizza is busy with tournaments.