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

[Mike Carr]

Just a recap of the weekend schedule and activities

~S/SS as well as Electronics and No-Electronics will be run both days. If you need to contact the track to see what is/is not allowed in either class, send them an e-mail dragway1@aol.com and also to see how much of what kinds of racing fuel they have left, if you need any. S/SS may race No-Electronics as well, if they wish, paying the track for the entry for that class. Be sure to be ready for each class' call to the lanes.

~Saturday will have test and tune for those wishing to do so that do not want to race ($30 for all cars running that day). Test and Tune is NOT called; you just go to the lanes when you want to make a run; S/SS will likely use lanes 1-2 on the right hand side of the track (on the right if you are on the starting line, looking downtrack). Tech is located on the right side of the track, the tech shack is in the second row of pits that runs parallel to the staging lanes. They will likely make a 'last call' to test and tune at a certain point (3:30 or so), and run out what they have in the lanes, then call round 1 of racing up. Bring your $50 with you if you hadn't paid already when they call round 1. T-n-T will resume likely after 2nd round eliminations. Cars that lose in racing may continue to make test runs if they wish. T-n-T goes 1pm-6pm, or until the finals of racing classes. S/SS race entry is $50. payouts start $50 third round loser, and round money doubles. $50 3rd round, 100 4th, 200 5th. If we get forty-five cars or more, we will bump 5th round loser to $250. 45 car field, with additional sponsorship ($250 extra in the purse) will pay $50 3rd round, 100 4th round, 250 5th round, 550 R/U and $1,100 winner. First round is run random pairing, they pull cars side by side (lane 1 runs lane 2, etc, so if you want to stay away from a friend/teammate/family member. go up a few cars apart and in the same lane; at leat make sure there are a number of cars between you). Bye run chosen at random and sent to the 'hot pits', on the left side of the track. Cars laddered for round 2 based on round 1 winning reaction times. Tie-breaker is closest to the dial, on the plus side first. If still a tie, whoever did it first gets the higher spot on the ladder.

~Don't forget dinner at the Crazy Horse Steakhouse and Saloon. 7:00 pm Saturday night. I cordially invite ALL the S/SS racers and their crew/family to dinner. Great food, and home of the infamous thirty-five ounce "manly beer".

~Sunday is S/SS, Electronics and No-Electronics. Not sure if they are offering Test and Tune or not. S/SS is usually first in rotation, again in lanes 1-2. $100 S/SS race entry, plus $10 tech card fee to the track. S/SS payouts start $100 third round loser, and doubles each round (100-200-400). Sponsorship adds $400 into the race purse. If we get forty-five cars or more, we will bump 5th round loser to 500. If the race goes seven rounds (sixty-five or more cars making first round), we'll pay $600 sixth round loser. Seventy car field would pay $100 3rd round, 200 4th, 400 5th, 600 6th, 1,300 R/U and $3,000 (three grand) to Win. Same deal as Saturday, random first round pairings (lane 1 vs lane 2, etc) and laddered for round 2 by reaction time. 1st round bye run chosen by the best reaction time during the 2nd time trial Sunday. Again, if you hadn't paid myself or my parents yet, bing your money up when they call round 1.

~In 2011, we had forty-one make first round Saturday and sixty-three made first round Sunday. So those above car count figures are within reasonable reach. So, a racer that could win both days could potentially pocket over four thousand dollars, for a total weekend entry of $190 (Saturday $50 race entry and $30 test and tune; Sunday $10 tech card and $100 race entry); a racer who is runner-up each day wins close to two thousand bucks.

~If you pay for a days race entry early on, and break before first round, your entry fee ($50 or $100, depending on the day) is refunded in full.

~We'd like to thank Division 1 Comp racers Jeff and Ronnie Boyd for their support. They posted $250 into the weekend's races. $100 into each days purse, plus $50 for the racer over the weekend that has the Long Distance Tow. Also S/S racer Carl Schodde. He has been busy this year with projects and the house, and has been unable to race as much as he would like. He has graciously donated his entry fee into each race he could not make, so $50 into Saturday's purse and $100 into Sunday's. Also, our three main Association Sponsors, S/S racers Jim Evanuik, Jim Lydon and Lydon's nephew Jan Cavacini. These three gentlemen posted $800 each ($2,400 total) into the Association this year. It was split up amongst the eight race purses and our year-end Points Fund. So from that, $100 into Saturday's race and $200 into Sunday's. The payouts examples I listed above includes the added bonus money. A huge thank you to all those who contributed to and sponsored us this season.

~Bye runs DO NOT have to be made. No staging, taking the tree or anything. You can return to the pits if you wish, or remain in the lanes if it is round robin. No sense breaking the car and 'losing' on a bye run--I always thought that was stupid. That rule came about from this race about ten years ago. They were in the semifinals of Super Pro. First pair ran, smoke on the top end. Shut the bye run car off in the water box while they checked the track. All was clear. Told the bye run car to start it up, it wouldn't fire. So he lost the round (and the extra money), on a bye. I always thought that was silly, so we changed it for our Association the next year, that bye runs did not have to be made, so it wouldn't happen to any of you.

~Payouts each day will be at the timeslip booth. At Hagerstown, the time slip booth is back near the starting line, on the left side of the track where the retun road runs up. My mother and/or father will be there each day paying the round money, so if you make the early turnoff to go back to your trailer if you are pitted on that side, please stop back and see them for your money. We can always mail out unclaimed money (had to do it a few times), but it's easier to pay at the track.

~Winners circle pics will be taken by us each day after the final, for the winner and R/U if they so choose; Winners Circle is on/at the wall 100' or so behind the water box.

I think that pretty much covers all the need-to-know information for the weekend. If there are still any questions, please post here or call/e-mail me. We will be leaving sometime tomorrow morning, I will have my laptop to check in at the hotel each night; in the meantime, e-mail to buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com or call my cell phone (724) 510-5912.

[mcashman]

Matt I will be there Saturday I can give you a hand no problem. What are you testing the Camaro or cuda?