*** UPDATE REGARDING DRIVERS FOR NATIONALS
Senior two even and single event drivers will be considered as Assigned drivers at 2020 Nationals ***
Here’s a current rundown of those with nominations in for 2020 Regionals and Nationals
Tournament | Position | Name |
Nationals | Announcer | Jim Powell |
Nationals | Driver | Al Harris |
Nationals | Driver | Marie Fields |
Nationals | Driver | Ralph Hall |
Nationals | Judge | Cooper Bill |
Nationals | Judge | David Knight |
Nationals | Judge | Ralph Hall |
Nationals | Safety | Karen Melnik |
Regionals | Announcer | Jim Powell |
Regionals | Driver | Brett C Brandau |
Regionals | Driver | Cole Maurer |
Regionals | Driver | Dan Warner |
Regionals | Driver | Jonathan Thacher |
Regionals | Driver | Marie Fields |
Regionals | Driver | Ralph Hall |
Regionals | Judge | BILL BAKER |
Regionals | Judge | Cooper Bill |
Regionals | Judge | David Knight |
Regionals | Judge | Jonathan Thacher |
Regionals | Judge | Michael Shelhamer |
Regionals | Judge | Ralph Hall |
Regionals | Safety | Karen Melnik |
Regionals | Scorer | Nick Leuthauser |
Please Submit Your Nomination for 2020 Regionals or Nationals Officials.
Officials Selection Qualifications:
6.01 National Tournament
B. Other Appointed Judges (with equal representation from each region) shall be three-event Senior Judges appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with approval of the Regional Council. C. Event judges shall be chosen by the Chief Judge from among the Appointed Judges. When the Appointed Judges are not available as event judges, the Chief Judge may choose other Senior or Regular Judges as event judges. In all events, the majority of the event judges must be Senior Judges.
E. *** 1 appointed and 2-3 assigned, assigned can be 1 eventers, if 1 eventers CD suggest sending 3 if 2-3 eventers he suggest 2, either way all assigned will split reimbursement of 1 hotel for week, regions need to do best to have coverage each day, ideally these drivers are available each day but they are not fully obligated to be there sunup to sundown, if they want to split days that’s fine but I would make sure 2 assigned are available each day
G. Scorers (with equal representation from each region) shall be three-event Senior Scorers appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. Event scorers shall be chosen by the Chief Scorer from the Appointed Scorers. When the Appointed Scorers are not available as event scorers, the Chief Scorer may choose other Senior Scorers or Regular Scorers as event scorers, with the approval of the Chief Judge.
6.02 Regional Tournaments
B. Five three-event Appointed Judges (Senior or Regular) shall be appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. C. Event judges shall be chosen by the Chief Judge from among the Appointed Judges or other Senior or Regular Judges in attendance at the tournament.
D. The Chief Boat Driver shall be a three-event Senior Driver appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. Assistants with three-event Senior or Regular Driver’s ratings may also be appointed. Event Drivers shall be chosen by the Chief Boat Driver from the Appointed Drivers, or other Senior or Regular Drivers, subject to the approval of the Chief Judge.
E. The Chief Scorer shall be a three-event Senior Scorer appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. Assistant Chief Scorers with a three-event Senior or Regular Scorer’s rating may also be appointed. Other scorers, with a Senior or Regular Scorer’s rating, may be selected by the Chief Scorer from those in attendance at the tournament, with the approval of the Chief Judge. Where there is a shortage of Regular and Senior Scorers, an Assistant Scorer may work under the supervision of a Senior or Regular Scorer.
F. The Chief Safety Director shall be a Regional Safety Director appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. Assistant Chief Safety Directors, with a minimum rating of Regional Safety Director, may also be appointed. Other safety personnel, with a minimum rating of State Safety Director, may be chosen by the Chief Safety Director.
G. The Chief Technical Controller shall be appointed by the Regional Executive Vice President with the approval of the Regional Council. Assistant Chief Technical Controllers may also be appointed.
Eastern Regionals
One of the Appointed judges slots should be reserved for a Regular judge for development purposes,
should any regular judges apply. Additionally, one of the Appointed driver positions or the alternate shall
be reserved for a qualified Regular driver – should any apply.
The Eastern Region will provide banquet ticket and room accommodation for one aspiring official (judge,
scorer or driver) that has a Regular rating in either all three events or a combination of events; where the
official is actively pursuing a Senior rating.
To appear on the council’s ballot, any officials aspiring to serve as appointed officials at the upcoming
Regional Championship tournament must notify the EVP 15 calendar days before the mid-winter meeting.