Season Opener @ VMP

Tracy Robbins · 03-14-2015, 10:54 PM

It's time to get this season started w/ the CCRA. Our first race is next weekend and will run in conjunction w/ Michael and Anthony's Loose Rocker St. Patricks Day Classic. This will expose many bracket racers to CCRA and allow our racers to participate in multiple races over the course of 3 days. I encourage everyone to support the Loose Rocker event if you can! Throughout the week we will update items of interest for next weekend but we are going to try to have a trophy presentation for our 2014 Champion, Brian Martel, along w/ our other top finishers on Saturday.
A quick sponsor update, H&F Performance will be the sponsor of this event at VMP. Doug, Katy and Jeff have been long time supporters of CCRA and it is greatly appreciated. Also, thanks to our other event sponsors which include Ace Rug - Jim Reynolds, Warren Engines - the Warren family, Sloan Engines- Tim, Sheila and Hillary, Wisecarver Brothers - Gary and Charlie, Auto Plus - Mike and Jeff Longhany, and Victory Lane Golf Carts - Eddie Longhany. We will have other sponsors coming on board over the upcoming weeks so please take time to personally thank these folks when you see them at the track. As in the past, all of the sponsorship and membership monies go directly to our championship fund.
Lastly, isn't it great to have CCRA member Jeff Longhany leading the national points for NHRA stock eliminator...great job and keep it up Jeff!

gbur · 03-16-2015, 06:11 PM

Hoping to make it, sent you a message Tracy

Tracy Robbins · 03-17-2015, 08:59 PM

Spoke to Allen today and he informed me that gates open Thursday at 1 p.m. and will remain open through the night Thursday and Friday night so feel free to go up Friday evening if you like. Accuweather shows a high of 66 and partly sunny on Saturday...should be nice racing weather! Spread the word!!!

Michael Beard · 03-18-2015, 02:33 PM

The Thursday test n' tune is still on. We pulled the plug on Friday due to all the rain set to come in, in addition to the cold temperatures. (FYI, Allen Carpenter is being proactive, and has 1,100' of plastic to cover the track on Friday to minimize the amount of water that even gets to the track, so we can get down to business on Saturday.

We've stacked our Fri & Sun $5K bracket races, so we'll be running two $10K's. The CCRA deal is unchanged (Saturday: 2 time trials then race) For the bracket cars, we're going to try to get everyone 2 time runs Saturday as well, time permitting. Look forward to seeing y'all!

MikeMoller · 03-19-2015, 10:47 PM

What is the run schedule for Saturday, approx. time of first time run?

Tracy Robbins · 03-20-2015, 02:41 PM

Time runs are supposed to begin at 9 and I'm not sure if we will be second or third in the rotation. If we are second I would guess around 10 but that's only speculation. Hope to see you there!

03-14-2015, 10:54 PM	#1
Tracy Robbins Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 838 Likes: 2 Liked 17 Times in 9 Posts	Season Opener @ VMP It's time to get this season started w/ the CCRA. Our first race is next weekend and will run in conjunction w/ Michael and Anthony's Loose Rocker St. Patricks Day Classic. This will expose many bracket racers to CCRA and allow our racers to participate in multiple races over the course of 3 days. I encourage everyone to support the Loose Rocker event if you can! Throughout the week we will update items of interest for next weekend but we are going to try to have a trophy presentation for our 2014 Champion, Brian Martel, along w/ our other top finishers on Saturday. A quick sponsor update, H&F Performance will be the sponsor of this event at VMP. Doug, Katy and Jeff have been long time supporters of CCRA and it is greatly appreciated. Also, thanks to our other event sponsors which include Ace Rug - Jim Reynolds, Warren Engines - the Warren family, Sloan Engines- Tim, Sheila and Hillary, Wisecarver Brothers - Gary and Charlie, Auto Plus - Mike and Jeff Longhany, and Victory Lane Golf Carts - Eddie Longhany. We will have other sponsors coming on board over the upcoming weeks so please take time to personally thank these folks when you see them at the track. As in the past, all of the sponsorship and membership monies go directly to our championship fund. Lastly, isn't it great to have CCRA member Jeff Longhany leading the national points for NHRA stock eliminator...great job and keep it up Jeff! __________________ Tracy Robbins SS 9766

03-16-2015, 06:11 PM	#2
gbur Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Spotsylvania,Va Posts: 354 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Season Opener @ VMP Hoping to make it, sent you a message Tracy __________________ Gary Burr IHRA MEMBER # 1958 Stk 1949

03-17-2015, 08:59 PM	#3
Tracy Robbins Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 838 Likes: 2 Liked 17 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Season Opener @ VMP Spoke to Allen today and he informed me that gates open Thursday at 1 p.m. and will remain open through the night Thursday and Friday night so feel free to go up Friday evening if you like. Accuweather shows a high of 66 and partly sunny on Saturday...should be nice racing weather! Spread the word!!! __________________ Tracy Robbins SS 9766

03-18-2015, 02:33 PM	#4
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Season Opener @ VMP The Thursday test n' tune is still on. We pulled the plug on Friday due to all the rain set to come in, in addition to the cold temperatures. (FYI, Allen Carpenter is being proactive, and has 1,100' of plastic to cover the track on Friday to minimize the amount of water that even gets to the track, so we can get down to business on Saturday. We've stacked our Fri & Sun $5K bracket races, so we'll be running two $10K's. The CCRA deal is unchanged (Saturday: 2 time trials then race) For the bracket cars, we're going to try to get everyone 2 time runs Saturday as well, time permitting. Look forward to seeing y'all! __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

03-19-2015, 10:47 PM	#5
MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 626 Likes: 27 Liked 242 Times in 72 Posts	Re: Season Opener @ VMP What is the run schedule for Saturday, approx. time of first time run? __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA

03-20-2015, 02:41 PM	#6
Tracy Robbins Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 838 Likes: 2 Liked 17 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Season Opener @ VMP Time runs are supposed to begin at 9 and I'm not sure if we will be second or third in the rotation. If we are second I would guess around 10 but that's only speculation. Hope to see you there! __________________ Tracy Robbins SS 9766