2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov 3rd

Mike Carr · 10-04-2013, 08:56 PM

Annual Lee Sherman Memorial Stock/Super Stock Races

Saturday-Sunday November 2-3
Mason-Dixon Dragway, Hagerstown MD (1/4 mile races)
Track is on US 40, approximately 5 miles east of I-70 exits 32
All NHRA and IHRA-legal S/SS cars, as well as Nostalgia/SS welcome

Weekend Schedule:

Friday November 1: parking for early arrivals (parking goes all day/night)
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Saturday November 2nd:
Gates open: 11 am
Test and Tune: 1pm-6pm ($30 paid to track)
S/SS Race, $50 entry, Round 1: Approximately 3 or 3:30 pm
Crew/spectators: $10
For racers there who are not testing or racing, $10
Annual Racer Dinner: 7:30 pm, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon (or Western Sizzler)

Test and tune is not called up in sessions. You just go to the lanes when you want to make a pass. Traditionally, lanes 1-2 are for S/SS, 3-4 for street tire cars, 5-6 are for slick tire cars. Around 3:00 or 3:30 pm, we will call for S/SS round 1 to the lanes (they will likely empty the lanes of T-n-T cars to make room for S/SS and for Gamblers race cars, then re-open test and tune after 2nd round. Cars that lose in S/SS may continue to make test runs as long as T-n-T goes on (usually til the final of S/SS). Cars are pulled side-by-side (lane 1 runs lane 2).

S/SS race random pairing for round 1. Bye-run chosen at random. Cars laddered by reaction time for second round. Tie-breaker is closest to the dial. If still a tie, whoever did it first will receive the higher spot on the ladder (if two drivers win with an .017 light and +.021 over their dial-in, whoever did it first receives the higher spot).
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Sunday November 3rd:
Gates open: 10 am
Time trials: 12 pm (two runs)
Eliminations: after time trials (also Electronics and Footbrake classes
S/SS Race, $100 entry (plus $10 tech card fee paid to track)
Crew/spectators: $10
Also 1/8 mile races for Electronics ($60) and Footbrake ($50). S/SS WILL be ¼ mile (quarter-mile)
* SUNDAY RACE GUARANTEED $2,000 TO WIN (OR MORE) *

Random pairing for round 1. Best reaction time during the second time trial receives the bye run. Cars laddered for round 2 based on round 1 reaction times.

All NHRA and IHRA legal S/SS cars welcome. No heads-up runs. All cars must dial the Index or quicker (using IHRA Index. SS/AA 9.95, A/SA 11.30, etc).
Nostalgia/SS dial in to the hundredth and can change their dial between rounds. Cars allowed, are based on NMCA, 422 All-Stars, etc rules.

Cars do NOT need to make a bye run or take the tree. A racer with a bye may return to their pit, or remain in the lanes if in a round-robin situation, their choice.

Both races 100% payback. Both races start third round loser, 3rd round loser gets their entry fee back.
With current sponsorship for the Association, $100 will go into the Saturday purse and $200 into the Sunday purse, not counting any additional money that may come)

Payouts for Saturday race
Thirty cars
3rd round loser – 50
4th round loser – 100
Runner-up – 400
Winner – 800

Forty cars
3rd round loser – 50
4th round loser – 100
5th round loser – 200
Runner-up – 400
Winner – 1,000

Fifty cars
3rd round – 50
4th round – 100
5th round – 250
Runner-up – 500
Winner – 1,000

Sunday payouts
45 cars
3rd round – 100
4th round – 200
5th round – 400
Runner-up - 1,000
Winner – 2,100

50 cars
3rd round – 100
4th round – 200
5th round – 500
Runner-up – 1,000
Winner – 2,000

60 cars
3rd round – 100
4th round – 200
5th round – 500
Runner-up – 1,200
Winner – 2,500

70 cars
3rd round – 100
4th round – 200
5th round – 400
6th round – 600
Runner-up – 1,300
Winner – 2,800

So, with a good car count, a chance to win almost FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, with a total entry fee of $190 ($30 T-n-T fee, $50 S/SS race, $10 tech card and $100 S/SS race). Not counting contingency, no NHRA or IHRA race anywhere can approach that. And, as always, the more cars we get = the bigger the purse = the higher the payouts.

Hope to see you November 2-3 in Hagerstown Maryland !!

Mike Carr · 10-04-2013, 08:58 PM

Also, I will post nearby hotels and restaurants, race fuel the track sells, directions, and other need-to-know information very soon.

Bob Bender · 10-05-2013, 07:59 AM

See you there. Penny is running the HF/SA car.

Mike Carr · 10-05-2013, 11:44 AM

Cool Bob! Will be good to once again see my favorite Stocker of all time (that car and I had a personal connection--lol).

The types of Sunoco� race fuels and methanol available are: (Sold by the gallon or by Drum )

Fuel Available at Mason Dixon This Weekend: Updated 8/5/13

Sunoco GT 260 Plus 104 Octane
Cam II Maximal 116 Octane $13.50 Gal
Cam II Standard 110 Octane $9.50 Gal (Purple) (in stock)
Supreme 112 Octane $10.70 Gal (Blue) (in stock)
Methanol 55 Gal Drum $185.00 Sealed Drum (in stock)
Methanol $4.50 Gal. Clear or Lube (in stock)
C-25 VP Pro Stock Spec Fuel $120.05 / 5 Gal.( available special order )
C-16 VP Fuel $13.50 Gal (in stock)
Q16 VP Fuels 5 Gal Pail ( in stock ) 3 each $90.55
C-14 5 gal $86.30
C14+ 5 gal $89.20 ( Available Special Order )
MS109 ( 54 gal in stock ) $12.78 Gal
C12 VP Race Fuel $10.45 Gal.
VP110 Race Fuel $9.25 Gal
All VP Fuels are available with proper advance notice.
(Special Orders Pre-Paid )

Due to Changing Gas Prices Fuel Prices can change weekly.

Methods of Payment: Cash and checks accepted with proper ID. (No credit cards taken at the track.)

Times: Fuel Trailer opens one hour before racing starts and closes at the beginning of 3rd round eliminations during bracket race days and 1 hour before closing during test and tune events.

To check available fuel, contact the track at:
dragway1@aol.com
or
Track Hot Line
24 Hours:
1-301-791-5193

Mike Carr · 10-08-2013, 09:26 PM

For hotel recommendations, I suggest several of the hotels on Dual Highway (aka U.S. 40), the same road as the track. Most are 5-6 miles west of the track. There is a Super 8, Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn, a hotel that was once a Days Inn. Super 8 is usually around $65-70 a night, three people/two beds. For restaurants near those, there is a Denny's, a Bob Evans, a steakhouse (Longhorn?), a Dairy Queen, a few ethnic restaurants as well.

Though I highly recommend joining us for our annual racers dinner at the Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon (one exit north on I-81). I will talk to Larry Mohar this week, to see about reserving the back room for us. They (Crazy Horse) will need a head-count and maybe a deposit, that is refundable, for the back room. SO if you are coming that weekend and plan on joining us for dinner, please let Larry or myself know. If we can't get the room (like last year), we will go up the street to the Western Sizzler steakhouse.

There are 1-2 gas stations near the hotels on 40. Also a big Sheetz at US 40/Rt 66 a half-mile west of the track on 40, for those needing fuel.

Stockerstang · 10-12-2013, 03:46 PM

Mike,
Are you able to give an average car count from previous races?
I am interested in spectating.... I know you can't predict with certainty the number of STK/SS but an average number would help. Possibly a lot more in attendance due to cancellation of the Dutch. I hope so, I am not ready to stop watching STK/SS yet!

Mike Carr · 10-12-2013, 05:02 PM

This will be the nineteenth straight November for me at this race (1995 was my first; from what I understand it's been going on much longer than that). We have had thirty cars or more every year but two that the race actually ran (1996 it was cold, and 2002, when there was an IHRA race on it's third try of the year in VA and a Maryland racers east coast wedding reception that weekend); 1997 was totally rained out, nothing was even close to going down the track.

Car counts by year (total cars that showed that weekend)
1995: 39
1996: 26
1997: rained out all weekend
1998: 35
1999: 37
2000: 38
2001: 57
2002: 24
2003: 41?
2004: 40?
2005: 42
2006: 40
2007: 44
2008: 31
2009: 41
2010: 44
2011: 73, from eight different states
2012: 36 (Hurricane Sandy kept many home)

We've been there when the high temperature struggled to reach forty; we've been there more than once when it was near eighty degrees, so be sure to plan accordingly.

Since I started going in 1995, it was test and tune Saturday/race Sunday. 2001-2008, I did a Best Package shootout on Saturday and race Sunday. 2009 had a small entry Gamblers race Saturday/main race Sunday, and since 2010, has been a two-race weekend.

Terry Knott · 10-12-2013, 09:08 PM

Always a good time at this race. I talked to some people while at the Dutch Classic that plan on being there. You could wear your car out at this race if you wanted too!! There was a Camaro bracket car last year that made 35(?) passes last yr. Last year was the coldest one I remember, but like Mike said some years it's in the high 70"s.

Mike Bassin · 10-13-2013, 06:53 PM

This is an excellent race to end the stock / super stock racing season. This time of year the air is usually good to great and the track prep will be excellent. Cars will run fast. All of us at Mason Dixon from the Wachter family and all of us staff members talk about and look forward to this race. For Stockerstang and all other race fans you will see plenty of class cars make their time runs and eliminations in a fairly short fast paced period of time. On Sunday we will also be running a electronics and footbrake 1/8 mile bracket race. We look forward to seeing all the racers and race fans on Nov. 2nd and 3rd. A big thanks again to Mike Carr for his hard work putting this race together for 2013. See you all soon!

Mike Bassin, track announcer, Mason Dixon Dragway

Paul Precht · 10-13-2013, 11:03 PM

If my car runs good next weekend in testing, I'll try to be there. 172 miles out of 189 are on 81 according to map quest and only 2 traffic lights between my house and the track. It's twice the distance of Maple Grove to the penny, but the drive would be very relaxing.

10-04-2013, 08:56 PM	#1
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov 3rd Annual Lee Sherman Memorial Stock/Super Stock Races Saturday-Sunday November 2-3 Mason-Dixon Dragway, Hagerstown MD (1/4 mile races) Track is on US 40, approximately 5 miles east of I-70 exits 32 All NHRA and IHRA-legal S/SS cars, as well as Nostalgia/SS welcome Weekend Schedule: Friday November 1: parking for early arrivals (parking goes all day/night) ~ Saturday November 2nd: Gates open: 11 am Test and Tune: 1pm-6pm ($30 paid to track) S/SS Race, $50 entry, Round 1: Approximately 3 or 3:30 pm Crew/spectators: $10 For racers there who are not testing or racing, $10 Annual Racer Dinner: 7:30 pm, Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon (or Western Sizzler) Test and tune is not called up in sessions. You just go to the lanes when you want to make a pass. Traditionally, lanes 1-2 are for S/SS, 3-4 for street tire cars, 5-6 are for slick tire cars. Around 3:00 or 3:30 pm, we will call for S/SS round 1 to the lanes (they will likely empty the lanes of T-n-T cars to make room for S/SS and for Gamblers race cars, then re-open test and tune after 2nd round. Cars that lose in S/SS may continue to make test runs as long as T-n-T goes on (usually til the final of S/SS). Cars are pulled side-by-side (lane 1 runs lane 2). S/SS race random pairing for round 1. Bye-run chosen at random. Cars laddered by reaction time for second round. Tie-breaker is closest to the dial. If still a tie, whoever did it first will receive the higher spot on the ladder (if two drivers win with an .017 light and +.021 over their dial-in, whoever did it first receives the higher spot). ~ Sunday November 3rd: Gates open: 10 am Time trials: 12 pm (two runs) Eliminations: after time trials (also Electronics and Footbrake classes S/SS Race, $100 entry (plus $10 tech card fee paid to track) Crew/spectators: $10 Also 1/8 mile races for Electronics ($60) and Footbrake ($50). S/SS WILL be ¼ mile (quarter-mile) * SUNDAY RACE GUARANTEED $2,000 TO WIN (OR MORE) * Random pairing for round 1. Best reaction time during the second time trial receives the bye run. Cars laddered for round 2 based on round 1 reaction times. All NHRA and IHRA legal S/SS cars welcome. No heads-up runs. All cars must dial the Index or quicker (using IHRA Index. SS/AA 9.95, A/SA 11.30, etc). Nostalgia/SS dial in to the hundredth and can change their dial between rounds. Cars allowed, are based on NMCA, 422 All-Stars, etc rules. Cars do NOT need to make a bye run or take the tree. A racer with a bye may return to their pit, or remain in the lanes if in a round-robin situation, their choice. Both races 100% payback. Both races start third round loser, 3rd round loser gets their entry fee back. With current sponsorship for the Association, $100 will go into the Saturday purse and $200 into the Sunday purse, not counting any additional money that may come) Payouts for Saturday race Thirty cars 3rd round loser – 50 4th round loser – 100 Runner-up – 400 Winner – 800 Forty cars 3rd round loser – 50 4th round loser – 100 5th round loser – 200 Runner-up – 400 Winner – 1,000 Fifty cars 3rd round – 50 4th round – 100 5th round – 250 Runner-up – 500 Winner – 1,000 Sunday payouts 45 cars 3rd round – 100 4th round – 200 5th round – 400 Runner-up - 1,000 Winner – 2,100 50 cars 3rd round – 100 4th round – 200 5th round – 500 Runner-up – 1,000 Winner – 2,000 60 cars 3rd round – 100 4th round – 200 5th round – 500 Runner-up – 1,200 Winner – 2,500 70 cars 3rd round – 100 4th round – 200 5th round – 400 6th round – 600 Runner-up – 1,300 Winner – 2,800 So, with a good car count, a chance to win almost FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, with a total entry fee of $190 ($30 T-n-T fee, $50 S/SS race, $10 tech card and $100 S/SS race). Not counting contingency, no NHRA or IHRA race anywhere can approach that. And, as always, the more cars we get = the bigger the purse = the higher the payouts. Hope to see you November 2-3 in Hagerstown Maryland !! __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-04-2013, 08:58 PM	#2
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov Also, I will post nearby hotels and restaurants, race fuel the track sells, directions, and other need-to-know information very soon. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-05-2013, 07:59 AM	#3
Bob Bender VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,733 Likes: 1,599 Liked 459 Times in 90 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov See you there. Penny is running the HF/SA car. __________________ Bob Bender 144 O/SA 2010-2012 National Record Holder

10-05-2013, 11:44 AM	#4
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov Cool Bob! Will be good to once again see my favorite Stocker of all time (that car and I had a personal connection--lol). The types of Sunoco� race fuels and methanol available are: (Sold by the gallon or by Drum ) Fuel Available at Mason Dixon This Weekend: Updated 8/5/13 Sunoco GT 260 Plus 104 Octane Cam II Maximal 116 Octane $13.50 Gal Cam II Standard 110 Octane $9.50 Gal (Purple) (in stock) Supreme 112 Octane $10.70 Gal (Blue) (in stock) Methanol 55 Gal Drum $185.00 Sealed Drum (in stock) Methanol $4.50 Gal. Clear or Lube (in stock) C-25 VP Pro Stock Spec Fuel $120.05 / 5 Gal.( available special order ) C-16 VP Fuel $13.50 Gal (in stock) Q16 VP Fuels 5 Gal Pail ( in stock ) 3 each $90.55 C-14 5 gal $86.30 C14+ 5 gal $89.20 ( Available Special Order ) MS109 ( 54 gal in stock ) $12.78 Gal C12 VP Race Fuel $10.45 Gal. VP110 Race Fuel $9.25 Gal All VP Fuels are available with proper advance notice. (Special Orders Pre-Paid ) Due to Changing Gas Prices Fuel Prices can change weekly. Methods of Payment: Cash and checks accepted with proper ID. (No credit cards taken at the track.) Times: Fuel Trailer opens one hour before racing starts and closes at the beginning of 3rd round eliminations during bracket race days and 1 hour before closing during test and tune events. To check available fuel, contact the track at: dragway1@aol.com or Track Hot Line 24 Hours: 1-301-791-5193 __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-08-2013, 09:26 PM	#5
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov For hotel recommendations, I suggest several of the hotels on Dual Highway (aka U.S. 40), the same road as the track. Most are 5-6 miles west of the track. There is a Super 8, Hampton Inn, Comfort Inn, a hotel that was once a Days Inn. Super 8 is usually around $65-70 a night, three people/two beds. For restaurants near those, there is a Denny's, a Bob Evans, a steakhouse (Longhorn?), a Dairy Queen, a few ethnic restaurants as well. Though I highly recommend joining us for our annual racers dinner at the Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon (one exit north on I-81). I will talk to Larry Mohar this week, to see about reserving the back room for us. They (Crazy Horse) will need a head-count and maybe a deposit, that is refundable, for the back room. SO if you are coming that weekend and plan on joining us for dinner, please let Larry or myself know. If we can't get the room (like last year), we will go up the street to the Western Sizzler steakhouse. There are 1-2 gas stations near the hotels on 40. Also a big Sheetz at US 40/Rt 66 a half-mile west of the track on 40, for those needing fuel. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-12-2013, 03:46 PM	#6
Stockerstang Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 210 Likes: 0 Liked 20 Times in 4 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov Mike, Are you able to give an average car count from previous races? I am interested in spectating.... I know you can't predict with certainty the number of STK/SS but an average number would help. Possibly a lot more in attendance due to cancellation of the Dutch. I hope so, I am not ready to stop watching STK/SS yet!

10-12-2013, 05:02 PM	#7
Mike Carr VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Enon Valley PA Posts: 1,650 Likes: 234 Liked 83 Times in 37 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov This will be the nineteenth straight November for me at this race (1995 was my first; from what I understand it's been going on much longer than that). We have had thirty cars or more every year but two that the race actually ran (1996 it was cold, and 2002, when there was an IHRA race on it's third try of the year in VA and a Maryland racers east coast wedding reception that weekend); 1997 was totally rained out, nothing was even close to going down the track. Car counts by year (total cars that showed that weekend) 1995: 39 1996: 26 1997: rained out all weekend 1998: 35 1999: 37 2000: 38 2001: 57 2002: 24 2003: 41? 2004: 40? 2005: 42 2006: 40 2007: 44 2008: 31 2009: 41 2010: 44 2011: 73, from eight different states 2012: 36 (Hurricane Sandy kept many home) We've been there when the high temperature struggled to reach forty; we've been there more than once when it was near eighty degrees, so be sure to plan accordingly. Since I started going in 1995, it was test and tune Saturday/race Sunday. 2001-2008, I did a Best Package shootout on Saturday and race Sunday. 2009 had a small entry Gamblers race Saturday/main race Sunday, and since 2010, has been a two-race weekend. __________________ Mike Carr, Tri-State S/SS Association President Looking for 2015 S/SS Race Sponsors Contact me if interested buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com (724) 510-5912

10-12-2013, 09:08 PM	#8
Terry Knott Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Western Pa. Posts: 53 Likes: 1 Liked 21 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov Always a good time at this race. I talked to some people while at the Dutch Classic that plan on being there. You could wear your car out at this race if you wanted too!! There was a Camaro bracket car last year that made 35(?) passes last yr. Last year was the coldest one I remember, but like Mike said some years it's in the high 70"s.

10-13-2013, 06:53 PM	#9
Mike Bassin Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: East Berlin PA Posts: 134 Likes: 0 Liked 120 Times in 19 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov This is an excellent race to end the stock / super stock racing season. This time of year the air is usually good to great and the track prep will be excellent. Cars will run fast. All of us at Mason Dixon from the Wachter family and all of us staff members talk about and look forward to this race. For Stockerstang and all other race fans you will see plenty of class cars make their time runs and eliminations in a fairly short fast paced period of time. On Sunday we will also be running a electronics and footbrake 1/8 mile bracket race. We look forward to seeing all the racers and race fans on Nov. 2nd and 3rd. A big thanks again to Mike Carr for his hard work putting this race together for 2013. See you all soon! Mike Bassin, track announcer, Mason Dixon Dragway

10-13-2013, 11:03 PM	#10
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 731 Likes: 357 Liked 320 Times in 119 Posts	Re: 2 S/SS races November 2-3 Hagerstown MD, $2K to win Nov If my car runs good next weekend in testing, I'll try to be there. 172 miles out of 189 are on 81 according to map quest and only 2 traffic lights between my house and the track. It's twice the distance of Maple Grove to the penny, but the drive would be very relaxing.