Stock car club elects temporary committee

A temporary executive committee has been elected by the Southland Stock Car Drivers Association.

The previous committee stood down last week after a general meeting was held, where the agenda included a motion to exclude nine members.

The nine club members were Steve Dryden, Susan Jones, Tiffany Dryden, Jeff Richardson, Megan Henderson, Steve Clements, Paul Renton, Tony Ladbrook, and Campbell McManaway.

However, the motion to exclude the members, which included life members and past presidents, failed.

On Monday, another meeting was held to ‘‘address the matters that have occurred in recent weeks’’.

A statement from the association says a temporary executive committee has been put in place until the AGM next month. It said: ‘‘The membership wish to assure the public of Southland and the wider community that the Southland Stock Car Drivers Association membership is working together to move forward in a positive way’’.

It is understood the club members that were facing possible expulsion had earlier requested answers to issues they had concerns about, during a special general meeting on May 1.

A newspaper notice prior to the meeting outlined issues which were to be discussed, including a ‘‘burnout competition’’, which took place at its Sandy Point location, near Invercargill.

It is understood there was some fallout for the club from the burnout competition, and the nine wanted answers relating to this.

Other agenda items were requests for a full breakdown of the club’s financial status and another was the ‘‘direction and future of our club’’.