2 S/SS races Nov 3-5, Hagerstown MD, $2,000/more to win 11/5

[Mike Carr]

Tri-State Stock/Super Stock Association Races 4 and 5
The Annual Mason-Dixon S/SS Fall Classic
Saturday-Sunday November 4-5
Mason-Dixon Dragway, Hagerstown MD


Weekend Schedule

~all week, early parking

~ Friday November 3
Test & Tune 4:30-8 PM

~Saturday November 4th
Gates Open: 9am
Test-And-Tune ($30, paid to track)
S/SS Round 1 approximately 2:30pm
S/SS Race Entry: $50

~Sunday November 5
Gates Open: 9 am
Time Trials: 11:30am
S/SS Race Entry: $100 (+ $10 tech card fee, paid to track); guaranteed at least $2,000 (or more) to win

I will have more info in the coming days about area motels/hotels, restaurants, services, etc.

We hope to see you on November 4-5 !! My twenty-third consecutive year going to/doing this race. The last Class Racing event in the northeast for 2016.

[Mike Carr]

Area restaurants, motels and more

(All are along U.S. 40 (aka Dual Highway); same road as the track, approx. five miles west of the track)
Texas Roadhouse
Bob Evans
Denny's
Sonic
McDonalds
Dairy Queen

Racers Dinner: Location and time TBA

Motels/hotels:
Hampton Inn
Super 8
Days Inn
Comfort Inn (two of them, a few miles apart)
* Mention 'The Mason-Dixon Race' for a discount (any hotel. Some may offer it, some may not). Super 8, where we have stayed many times, is usually $40-some dollars per night with the discount. Bobby Fazio is good at finding good rates, so hopefully he will chime in *

Gas stations:
B.P.
Amoco
7-11
Sheetz (1/2 mile west of the track on U.S. 40)

More motel information: http://www.masondixondragway.com/Hotels.htm

Racing fuel available at the track: http://www.masondixondragway.com/Fuel.htm
Call for availability at 1-301-791-5193 or e-mail Dragway1@aol.com

Track radio: 87.9 FM

[Mike Carr]

-Saturday is a test-and-tune day. Cars are not called up in sessions; you simply go up when you want to make a run. We usually have our own dedicated lanes (generally lanes 1 and 2). First round will be called around 2:30 or so. Bye run will be chosen at random.

-Sunday, everyone gets two (2) time trials. Generally the classes being raced are S/SS, Footbrake and Electronics. There is also T-n-T, though many less cars than on Saturday. Bye run for S/SS will be best reaction time during the second time trial.

Both races are random pair for round 1. Cars are laddered for round 2 both days, by winning reaction time. In case of a tie, closest to the dial is the tiebreaker. If still a tie, the car doing it first gets the higher spot on the ladder.

Race is open to all NHRA and IHRA-legal Stock and Super Stock cars, as well as Nostalgia/SS (based on NMCA and/or 422 All-Stars rules). S/SS cars must dial the Index or quicker (IHRA Indexes are used; i.e. A/SA 11.30, SS/AA 10.00, etc). N/SS may dial in as they wish (13.00-quicker only).

If any questions, feel free to write here, e-mail me buffdaddy_1302@hotmail.com or call (724) 510-5912

This will be the final two races of the year for the Tri-State SSS Association. Also the final Class Racing event in the northeast for the season. This will be my twenty-third straight year going to this race. It is always a great way to wrap-up the season; to see your friends/fellow racers, race, and win some good money. Yes, it can be chilly at times. Other years, it has been sunny and in the low eighties.

[Mike Carr]

I am trying to arrange some type of race during the test and tune, for early arrivals on Friday 11/3. Either a $20 gambler race, and a $5 Best Package Shootout like we used to do in the past. I will let you know when I hear something.

[Mike Carr]

--We should be set up, at the track, near the rear of the right-hand side (main) staging lanes; not far from the Tech Building where you go through Tech (at/near where we were last year/every year). You can stop in there after going through Tech to sign up each day.

--Also, bye runs DO NOT have to be made. No staging the car, taking the Tree, breaking the beams, etc. We made that rule several years ago. One year at H-town, in Super Pro semifinals, the first pair ran and there was smoke on the top end. They shut the bye run car off in the waterbox while they checked the track. A minute later, all was deemed good to go, so they told the bye run car to start back up, and the car would not start. So he lost on the bye-run to the final. I always thought it was dumb to lose on a bye run, so we changed the rule in our Series the following year. If you come up to get paired up for second, third, etc round and have the bye, you may
~return to the pits
~remain in the lanes if in a round-robin situation
~make the run if you so desire

[Mike Carr]

Larry Mohar has made the dinner reservations for our annual Racers Dinner on Saturday November 4th. It will be at The Texas Roadhouse in Hagerstown. Roughly five or so minutes west of the track on U.S. 40 (same road as the track).

[Mike Carr]

If anyone still needs rooms for Hagerstown, Comfort Suites has them (one of the closest hotels to the track). $84 + tax. 1801 Dual Highway in Hagerstown (a.k.a. U.S. 40, same road as the track and Racers Dinner Saturday night). (301) 791-8100

[Mike Carr]

I will post $50 (fifty dollars) to the Long Distance Tow for the weekend.

[Mike Carr]

For The Tri-State Stock/Super Stock Association season finale next weekend: The point standings are wide open. There are 200-210 points available (210 if both races go six rounds, which the past several years have). A racer could join points at Hagerstown, and win the season championship. Or, finish in the year-end money (top three (3) finishers receive money).

Points (as of 9/27/17) [races competed in () ]:
1. Tom Losket 126 (2)
2. Carl Schodde 72 (2)
Terry Knott 72 (2)
4. Brent Darroch 64 (1)
5. Paul Roderick 31 (1)
Augustus Adkins 31 (1)
7. Holgar Kershner (0)
Mike Carr (0)

$25 to join points.

[Mike Carr]

The Friday night (11/3) test and tune has been cancelled. I received this e-mail tonight:

"Will not be able to do Friday night, I have no EMS persons available"