International Association of Shrine Motor Corps

Presidents Letter
August 19th, 2007

Dear Nobles,

Today I put pen to paper as my clothes dry from being caught in the rain on a road trip back home from Madison, Wisconsin, where the Midwest Shrine Motor Corps Association had their yearly competition. My thanks to Dale Holmen, President 2006-2007, and his officers for the honor of the invitation, and the privilege of installing the 2007-2008 officers. The men and ladies of their association remain great and cherished friends.

This was my seventh trip of the year around the country seeking to build camaraderie, organize, assist and learn from your associations. Yet, I am humbled and amazed by the efforts of my fellow line officers, Medd, Woody, Jim, David, Rick, John and Jack who have undertaken similar pilgrimages and more with their ladies. What a great International line. You are an inspiration.

Our Association now has some information to disseminate to the nobility.

First, our new Secretary/Treasurer, John Anderson, is establishing our new web sites with links to the secretaries of each regional association. We intend to keep you up to speed with each other and this Association in a timely fashion. Jack Knight, Past Secretary/Treasurer is our Historian and will provide vignettes from time to time. The web sites are www.iasmc.net , www.iasmc.org ., and www.iasmc.com.

Second, our mid-winter meeting for 2008, (April 10-13), is in Addison, IL, ( a suburb of Chicago). The Hilton Garden Inn is directly across from the Medinah Shrine Center. Rooms are $89.00 per night with free parking for any size vehicle. Call 630-691-8221 for reservations to have fun with us. Also, log on to our websites for our planned itinerary.

Third, The Imperial Council Session is back in the middle of the country, St. Louis, Missouri, from June 29- July 3, 2008. Our Association has selected the Sheraton West Port Hotel as our headquarters. Their phone number is 314-878-1500 for reservations. The rooms are reasonable, and the hotel has parking and hook-up access for semi's and RV's, and is close to Moolah Shrine Center where our awards banquet will be held.

Fourth, the Imperial Council is planning a bike run on the 29th of June, in town and along the Mississippi River. Log on to their website, www.imperial2008.com for information.

Fifth, we hope to have a show car competition (depending on the availability of space). This will follow the Rules and Regulations of the Central States Show Car Competition. Log on to www.csasmc.org for rules.

Finally, my thanks to Ardys, Bill, Curly, Jack, Jerry, Joe, Lindsay, Melvin, Robert, and Virgil for SHOWING me what the word NOBLE means.


YITF,
The Luckiest Guy in the World,

Bruce “BJ” James

President IASMC
Commander, Medinah Motor Corps

http://www.medinahmotorcorps.org

Commander, Medinah Motor Corps

Imperial Session

IASMC Minutes Anaheim, CA

July 1, 2007

The annual meeting of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps was called to order by President Clarence H. “Curly” Byler at 2:00 pm. at the Anaheim Marriot Suites, Anaheim, CA. President “Curly” Byler opened the meeting by asking Past President Ardys Bennett to give the invocation. After the prayer, President “Curly” Byler asked for the Shrine pledge of allegiance to our flag led by Second Vice President Henry E. “Woody” Woodward. President “Curly” Byler requested the Black Camel report from Past President Ardys Bennett. A prayer was given for the brothers that have passed away since the last meeting. President “Curly” Byler requested Past President Ardys Bennett to accept the duties of Parliamentarian for the meeting. President “Curly” Byler then asked for the Sergeant at Arms report and the introduction of Officers. The Sergeant at Arms, David Vaughn, reported that are seven officers, four past presidents, and fourteen temples present for a total of 25 votes. The line officers then introduced themselves to the attendees. President “Curly” Byler asked the past potentates to rise and introduce themselves and then requested any other divan members to introduce themselves. All past potentates and divan members were acknowledged. President “Curly” Byler asked that the Police Officers judging for us tomorrow please rise and introduce themselves. They were from the Garden Grove police department. President “Curly” Byler asked for the reading of the minutes. Past President Ardys Bennett moved that the reading of the minutes be waived as they are published in the CAKRAS. The motion was seconded and passed by a voice vote. The treasurer’s report was presented by Secretary/Treasurer Jack T. Knight. He stated that the association was fiscally sound. Past President Ardys Bennett added that the audit committee had gone over the books this morning and found them to be in proper order. He then moved that the Treasurer’s report be accepted as read. The motion was seconded and passed by a voice vote of the members present.

Old Business: Past President Ardys Bennett presented for a second reading the motion he presented in Virginia Beach, April 13, 2007, to amend the Bylaws section 2A concerning the Secretary/Treasurer, to add “After serving for at least three (3) years, he will become an active life member, a member of the executive committee, and his dues waived as long as he is in good standing with his Temple.” The motion was seconded, President “Curly” Byler called for a voice vote, and the motion to amend was passed without opposition. The president then called for comments from the officers, who then spoke on the participation, the Angels’ competition field, our new IASMC trailer and its plaque, including our planning for the next competition. President Elect Bruce “BJ” James announced that the Mid-Winter 2008 would be held in Chicago, IL area April 10th – 13th.2008. First Vice President Medd Box gave details about our awards banquet and its location. Second Vice President, Henry E. “Woody” Woodward asked if anyone did not receive their CAKRAS. A comment from the floor addressed the environment for improving participation in competition. The discussion involved travel distances, costs, desires of teams to compete, and that age of equipment does not enter into the formula for scoring. The discussion encouraged an atmosphere of inclusion of all temples and equipment.

President “Curly” Byler stated that in the California area, motorized units only want to participate in parades. They do not desire to compete. First Vice President Medd Box talked about the IASMC supporting the Pacific Northwest Shrine Association (PNSA) in Cheyenne, WY. This encouraged competitive spirit and the development of a motor corps association within the PNSA. He also talked about the positive effect of the Shrine Savers program to help move equipment to the Imperial Sessions, when they are not held close to your area. Second Vice President “Woody” Woodward commented on the positive effect of the associations cooperating with each other to enhance and encourage participation in each others activities. President “Curly” Byler asked if there were any other members that would like to speak at this time. There were none and he then called for new business.

 
New Business: Past President Ardys Bennett moved that the present officers be elevated to the next position, with the Secretary/Treasurer and Sgt at Arms voted on separately. The motion was seconded and passed by a voice vote. President “Curly” Byler asked for any other nominations for Sgt at Arms, there being none, Noble Rick Landers who was previously nominated at the mid winter in VA Beach, was introduced. A motion was made by Past President Ardys Bennett that the nominations be closed and Noble Landers be elected by acclimation.

The motion was seconded and passed by a voice vote. Assistant Secretary/Treasurer John Anderson, was nominated at the mid winter also and was asked to speak. President “Curly” Byler asked if there were any other nominations, there being none, a motion was made to close the nominations and call for the vote. The vote was taken and Noble John E. Anderson was elected as Secretary/Treasurer to the association for a period of three years.

The duly elected officers of the IASMC for the 2007-2008 year to be installed at the banquet are:

President Bruce "BJ" James (Medinah)
President Elect R. Medd Box Jr., P.P. (Omar)
1st Vice President Henry E. “Woody” Woodward (Ararat)
2nd Vice President James A. “Jim” Mitch (Syria)
3rd Vice President David W. Vaughn (Al Menah)
Sergeant at Arms Rick Landers (Moslah)
Secretary/Treasurer John E. Anderson (Al Menah) years 2007-2010

Past President Ardys Bennett commented on the outstanding service given to the association by both the outgoing secretary and president. President “Curly” Byler asked Secretary/Treasurer Jack Knight to stand and he received an extended standing ovation from the membership. President “Curly” Byler asked for any other business for the good of the order. There being none, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn, a vote taken and the meeting was adjourned by President “Curly” Byler after a closing prayer given by Past President Ardys Bennett.


John E. Anderson

Secretary/Treasurer, IASMC

                                          Subject to approval by the Imperial Executive committe.

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RULES ANDREGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL COMPETETIVE DRILL
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHRINE MOTOR CORPS

ELIGIBILITY

All members Corps of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps in good standing and in compliance with Article IV Section 2-A of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps By-laws.

SIZE OF COMPETITION AREA

Requirement for the competitive area will be 150x300 ft. In the event an area of this dimension is not available, the contest committee will notify each member Corps at the Captains’ meeting before competition.

ENTRY

A letter signed by an authorized officer of a member corps of the IASMC stating its desire to enter the contest will constitute entry. The Contest Committee should receive all entries as soon as possible or they can be turned in at the Captains’ meeting prior to competition; however, all will be permitted to compete who comply with the rules.

ENTRANTS

A minimum of four (4) riders will constitute a team for drill competition. No Corpsman may participate with any other corps other than his own, nor more than two weight classifications in his own temple. All officers drill masters, and color guards taking part in the contest are subject to judging and all other requirements, including Corps members.

CONTEST COMMITTEE
The President of the IASMC will appoint the contest committee and they shall be members of the IASMC in good standing. The number of members comprising the committee shall be at the discretion of the President.

MEETING OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
The time and place for the preliminary meeting of the Captains or designated officers of the participating Corps will be announced to the Corps upon their arrival at the Imperial Council Session. At this meeting the contest rules will be explained and the times for order of appearance of the respective Corps in the drills will be held.

JUDGES
The contest committee shall select the judges, preferably military or police personnel who have had motorcycle-riding experience. There shall be one (1) Head Judge for each drill field. Competition will be held on one or more fields and each drill field shall be under the control of a Head Judge and (5) Competition Judges.

Upon completion of the competitive maneuvers, the scoring sheets from each Judge will be collected, bound together, and submitted to the Chief Scorer and a qualified assistant for tabulation.

No Corps member or spectator shall approach, interfere, or question Judges on the field at any time.

Two (2) Judges shall judge appearance on the score sheets as follows: (Contestants must wear Fez at inspection.)


INSPECTIONS
I. Personal Grooming (Possible 5 points)

A. Haircut

B. Shoe Shine

C. Shave

II. Uniforms (Possible 10 points)

A. Uniformity

B. Neatness and Cleanliness

C. Position of Fez

D. General Appearance

EQUIPMENT (Possible 10 Points)

A. Cleanliness

B. Uniformity

C. Mechanical Fitness

D. Good Presentation
Written declarations or declarations of items other than those incurring en route to competition is prohibited. All vehicles must be aligned in a manner that will allow the inspection officers ample room to walk between said vehicles.



HEAD JUDGE RESPONSIBILITIES



IV. TIMING (Possible 5 Points)

1. Time on Field a. Late start (deduct no more than 2 ½ points)

b. On field under five minutes or over ten minutes (deduct no more than 2 ½ points.)

VARIETY OF DRILL (Possible 10 points)

FIVE (5) Judges shall judge riding ability on the score sheets that follow:

V. Ease Of Handling (Possible 10 points)

VI. Interval And Distance (Possible 15 points)

VII. Execution Of Drill (Possible 15 points)

VIII. Difficulty Of Maneuvers (Possible 10 points)



Each judge is to be specially qualified for that portion of the contest, that he is to judge, and the contest committee shall brief the judges on the rules for competition.

No scores will be available or announced until the contest is terminated, at which time all scores will be announced and the winners presented with IASMC permanent trophies.

First, second, and third place trophies will be awarded.

The contest committee shall give careful attention to the selection of the judges, taking into consideration their qualifications as to the knowledge of Motor Corps activities, and shall have their selection of judges approved by the President.

It is recommended that the announcement of the winners and presentation of trophies be made at the Awards’ Presentation Banquet, where practical, and only proper authority, as exercised by the contest committee, announce the decision of the judges. The President shall present all awards and trophies.



TIME AND TIMEKEEPERS
A maximum time limit of ten (10) minutes will be allowed each corps drilling on the field. Any Corps drilling less than five (5) minutes or more than ten (10) will be penalized. (SEE PENALTIES)

The Head Judge is required to use stopwatches and/or other suitable signal devices to assure accurate timing.

Timing commences when the first vehicle enters the competition area and ends when the last vehicle leaves the area.



COLORS AND STANDARDS - IASMC BADGES
Any Corps may use its standards and/or colors in the contest. The use of any or all is optional and there will be no penalty or credit given for their use or nonuse. IASMC badges may be worn on shirt, as long as all members of same unit are uniform. Contestants must wear a DOT approved motorcycle helmet on the Drill Field, whether a 2 or multi wheeled rider/driver.



CONDUCT OF CORPS
Each Corps must be on the contest field no less than five (5) minutes or more than ten (10) minutes.

Timing and judging will start when the first man of the unit enters the field and will end when the last man of the unit leaves the field.


PENALTIES
Any Corps violating any of the above requirements will be penalized two and one half (2 ½) points for under time or over time during the competition. Violation of the bona fide Corps membership rule will
automatically disqualify the offending Corps. Failure of a Corps to report on the inspection line at the scheduled time for its performance will be penalized two and one half (2 ½) points and position forfeited and assigned as the last unit to perform.

In addition to the trophies won by the first and second place winners of the competition, each member of the winning Corps will be entitled to wear a championship insignia on his uniform and/or his motor incorporating the date and occasion of the winning of such an award. The officers of the IASMC must approve such insignia.


DRILLS
The number of drills by each competing unit shall be at their discretion but must contain a minimum of four (4) basic maneuvers as follows:

TWOS FOURS FIGURE EIGHTS DOUBLE CIRCLE WITH INSIDE VEHICLES WHEELS MATCHING. They must be executed in a manner recognized by all Field Judges.

It is illegal to stand on the seat of any vehicle while on the competitive drill field. Standing on the footrests of a two (2) wheel vehicle is acceptable as long as the rider has full control of vehicle. Kill switches are not a requirement of the International Association of Shrine Motor Corps. It is a Federal Law that this feature be installed at the factory.


The number and types of drill maneuvers by each competing unit shall be at their discretion, but must contain a minimum of four (4) basic maneuvers. They are TWO’S, FOUR’S, FIGURE EIGHTS, DOUBLE CIRCLES WITH INSIDE WHEELS MATCHING. These required maneuvers may be performed in conjunction with optional maneuvers. Other maneuvers will be considered by the Head Judge under Category IV,


IX. Variety of Drill.

All drill maneuvers must be executed in a manner clearly recognized by the Head Judge. A list of the maneuvers that a unit is performing may be presented to the Head Judge in order to facilitate their recognition. Only the number of optional maneuvers performed is counted and not the number of times they are done.
2 WHEEL CLASSES

1. Scooters and 0-90cc with 15" wheels or less, Mini-Bikes

2. 0 - 360CC

3. 361cc - 850cc

4. 851cc and over

5. Harley Hogs

Unclassified Touring Bikes

MULTI-WHEEL CLASSES

7. Miniature Antique Cars: i.e., “T Models”, “1901 Oldsmobiles”

8. 0 - 500 lbs. Lightweight

9. 501 - 1500 lbs. Middleweight

10. 1501 lbs. and over, Heavyweight

11. 3-Wheel - maximum weight 500 lbs.

3-Wheel - 501 lbs. and over

Novelty: i.e., Planes, Boats, Combines, Helicopters

Overall High Point Trophy or Plaque will be awarded on each field of competition, one for 2 Wheel and one for Multi-Wheel.



RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL OBSTACLE COURSE COMPETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHRINE MOTOR CORPS



1. Course to be run on time.

2. A team shall consist of at least two (2) riders/drivers from the same unit. Any number of riders/drivers from the same unit may compete. The total team score shall be computed by adding together the two- (2) lowest individual total time scores posted by each rider/driver from the same unit. No rider/driver shall be allowed to compete with more than two- (2) weight classifications within his Temple.

3. The same vehicle cannot be ridden by more than one rider that are contestants. There must be two riders and two vehicles, and they are the same two vehicles used in the drill competition.
4. Each rider’s time will start as front wheel crosses starting line and end as front wheel crosses finish line.

5. There will be no penalty if a foot touches the ground.

6. One second will be added for each cone or pylon that is moved or knocked over and has to be replaced by the judge on the field.

7. If the rider leaves the course pattern as laid out, he must re-enter at the place where he left the course.

8. No contestant may ride the obstacle course before the start of competition. Anyone doing so will be disqualified. He may walk the obstacle course prior to the start of the competition.

9. If the obstacle course rider is other than competing member of his Corps, he and his equipment must stand inspection with his Corps.

10. Following Corps inspection, no equipment shall be removed. Contestants must wear a DOT approved motorcycle helmet on the Obstacle Course Field, whether a 2, 3, or 4 wheeled rider.



INSTRUCTION TO THE JUDGES

It is not the intention of the IASMC to tell the judges how to appraise each unit for the scores they think it is entitled to or has lost because of something they see. We believe that a unit should not be discounted because of minor chips in paint or bluing of exhaust pipes, so long as they are polished and neat. This could happen to a motor just coming to the drill field.



If it is their desire to award the unit all points it is allowed, then they will leave the space blank. However, if they wish to discount a unit points, they will put down only the amount they want to penalize the unit for each part on the score sheet.



A penalty of 1/10 of a point per violation will be given on inspection. Deducting points for each mistake made on the field as per the score sheets will score riding competition. Five judges will be used. The high and low scores of these judges will be discarded. The remaining three will be averaged and deducted from 100. This is the score for the participant. It is not the desire of IASMC to interfere with the nomenclature or types of maneuvers that a unit performs. The number of maneuvers (other than required) is counted as an objective count of variety. The highest number of optional maneuvers performed in each classification is used as the denominator for each other unit in the classification and that number multiplied by ten (10) determines the Score for Variety. The Chief Scorer will perform that function.

IASMC Competition 2007

Anaheim, California

Class   Place    Winner                                             Score


I         1st        Al Shamal Edmonton Motor Corps     88.073

IV       1st        Aleppo Cycles                                  87.833
           2nd       Al Kader                                         64.304

V         1st        Morocco Motorcycle Escorts            89.888

VI        1st        Orak Motor Patrol                           67.733

            2nd      Hella Motor Patrol                           56.136

VIII      1st       Al Kader Desert Patrol                     69.737


IASMC Obstacle Course 2007