RENO, Nev — After a great registration gathering on Tuesday evening at NOVI in the Eldorado Resort & Casino, the 50th annual RPM@Reno Western Workshops kicked off Wednesday morning.
Promoters from around the nation will interact with one another to assist in propelling the sport forward with an exciting blend of topics, sessions and networking.
The sessions are being recorded by rpm workshops.tv and will be available for viewing on speedsport.tv at a later date.
It is a busy schedule of events.
NOVEMBER 30
8:00 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area at the Eldorado Advanced and late-entry credentials available.
8:45 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, products and services for promoters and short tracks.
9:45 a.m. PROMOTERS’ WELCOME, The Eldorado Resort & Casino (Dennis version – introduce Joe Skotnicki for very brief welcome remarks…)
9:45 a.m. 50th Annual RPM@RENO Western Workshops Opening
9:55 a.m. KEN CLAPP;. Brief opening comments and Introduction.
10:05 a.m. JOHN FORMICA; America and Australia’s Customer Experience Coach” brought to you by the PitPay App and PitPay owner, Frank Bolter.
11:00 p.m. JOHN FORMICA; Employee Coaching and Training” brought to you by the PitPay App and PitPay owner, Frank Bolter.
12:00-1:25 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:25 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, announcements and introduction of special guests;
PAUL UNDERWOOD – K&K Insurance (May be Steve Sinclair Speaking)
PAUL MENTING – Hoosier Racing Tire
1:45 p.m. CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE; STATE OF THE CRATE, Chevrolet Performance, “State of the Crate” direct from one of the top executives at Chevrolet Performance.
2:15 p.m. BREAK OUT ROOM TURN OVER
2:30-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Five topics, two rooms.
THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM
2:45-3:45 p.m. “CALIFORNIA DREAMING” RAISING THE BAR, A discussion among California Track Operators, Sanctioning Bodies, Suppliers about the future of California Auto Racing.
3:45-4:15 p.m. ADVANCES IN TIMING & SCORING led by Timing and Scoring Experts.
THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM
2:45-3:45 p.m. “THE JODY SESSION’ – an entire session devoted to “Women in the Promotional Business…” named after Jody Deery, this session will become a permanent session at the Workshops.
3:30-4:15 p.m. TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS… How as an industry are we selling tickets? Walk up? Online? Do we need to change?
4:15-5:00 AFTERNOON AMBIANCE… A worldwide look into promotion with the 43rd ARPY, Gregg McKarns and his wife Angie, an open discussion and look into what makes our industry go around. What works, what doesn’t and how long ago did the world start selling tickets?
5:00 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS, ADJOURNMENT
DECEMBER 1
8:15 a.m. WORKSHOPS GUEST SERVICES DESK OPENS, Convention Area at the Eldorado Advanced and late-entry credentials available.
8:30 a.m. WORKSHOPS TRADE SHOW OPENS, Continental breakfast, products and services for promoters and short tracks.
9:30 a.m. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS, 2022 Date Introduction and to the 50th RPM RENO WESTERN WORKSHOPS change venues for 2021.
9:45 a.m. WELCOME FROM RALPH SHEHEEN / JOE TRIPP; Partners at Speed Sport News and Tripp, the Managing Partner and CEO at Speed Sport News to talk about all things Media – Streaming, Electronic, Print and Publicity.
10:15 a.m. ARPY 46, JOE KOSISKI, An overview of the industry from an ARPY, track owner and most recent promoter of the year.
10:45 a.m. ANNUAL CASE LAW SUMMARY: Paul Tetreault, Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault, & Crist, LLP review the the year’s case law decisions.
11:15 a.m. MOTORSPORTS, GENERAL LAW DISCUSSION; Tetreault updates attendees on the circumstances that surround our environment (open to written questions).
12:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
1:30 p.m. WORKSHOP RECONVENES, followed by Concurrent Sessions: with influential topics presented in two rooms.
THE K&K INSURANCE ROOM
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – PRO-BONO HOUR, Tetreault takes an hour to discuss topics individually.
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – TIRE TALK, Experts from the tire industry tell us what to expect in 2023.
3:00-3:45 p.m. – STATE OF AFFAIRS, an open and in depth conversation about the future of racing and direction on the West Coast (led by Dennis Gage).
3:45-4:30 p.m. – STREAMING UPDATES;
THE HOOSIER TIRE ROOM
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. – TRACK SAFETY, DIRECTION, THINGS TO KNOW;
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. – THE ART OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM AND ANNOUNCING;
3:00-3:45 p.m. – COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT? What does it mean? How does it help? (General session led by Gage…)
3:45-4:30 p.m. – RPM WORKSHOPS DISCUSSION What is next? What needs to be discussed? Where do we go from here? (Skotnicki)
5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: Enjoy, please remain safe, with a safe journey home and a wonderful Holiday Season!