Breaking News from LRP

[bg43wex]

At this monment and still unconfirmed (waiting for the call back from the track), but fom a very reliable source. I have been informed that the first 2 SCCA events at LRP may not be able to happen because of the scheduled resurfacing project slated for start as soon as the weather breakes.

I was told that the track may offer July 3rd 4th and 5th as an alternative.

What does the masses think?

These new dates are a direct conflict with NNJR's pocono event and would probably cause a failure of both events if they occured together.

What about the second drivers school? with no dates available do you think we will be hurt in the future by making newbies wait till october for the Glen?

Brian m

[Greg Amy]

...scheduled resurfacing project slated for start as soon as the weather breaks.

"Here we go", indeed...

I was told that the track may offer July 3rd 4th and 5th as an alternative...these new dates are a direct conflict with NNJR's pocono event and would probably cause a failure of both events if they occured together.

I suggest the answer to that is obvious: don't schedule an event conflict. I'd rather reduce the number of available dates than take the chance of destroying both.

Plus, July 3rd is a work day. I wouldn't personally be taking an additional day off for that.

Will we lose rights to events next year if we choose to pass on the alternative? Of course, the "scheduled paving" means Skippy got his Club members, so we may be losing dates regardless...

What about the second drivers school? with no dates available do you think we will be hurt in the future by making newbies wait till october for the Glen?

Any sense of the demand for the second school this year? Obviously, making ANYONE wait is a bad thing, but maybe we can work around it depending on the demand. All the cool licensed drivers instruct at a July 3/4 Thursday/Friday school (no Regional) then we all travel en masse Friday night to the Regional at Pocono? I *would* consider an extra work day for instructing.

This is a toughie, eh? Should be a "fun" year... - GA

[gran racing]

Yeah, I've been told that the repave will happen in June but wasn't sure how it would impact the two SCCA events. I was being very optimistic in thinking it would all happen right between the two events. Yeah, I know. It sure would be nice to know the impact it will have to these events soon.

[Andy Bettencourt]

Skip has plenty of members already. The plan is a 'glass smooth surface' much more extensive than originally planned.

I also would like not to have conficting events. Let's see if we can leverage this inconvienence into some prime dates (or even a discount - ya) next year.

The "Club' already has 60 track days this year. I am looking at their schedule right now. They were independent of what we had on our sched.

[Jeremy Billiel]

This is a tough situation, but I would not have 2 dates compete with each other as it would be a looser for both parties, although if push comes to shove I think LRP would win as many would want to get on the track surface.

[dominojd]

I would suggest sticking with Pocono and dump LRP. Well yeah my decsion is sway by my location, but we haven't had 2 pocono events in years and if the region putting it on this year loses I guess we will never see it again.

I think we shouldn't go to LRp until the NARRC off's then everyone will have a even playing field on the newly paved track.

[16v]

The plan is a 'glass smooth surface' much more extensive than originally planned.

until the ALMS cars come in and pull it up again :cool:

[raffaelli]

Any idea what the two new configurations are?

http://www.nescca.com/nescca_main/cl....html#repaving

[Andy Bettencourt]

Any sense of the demand for the second school this year? Obviously, making ANYONE wait is a bad thing, but maybe we can work around it depending on the demand. All the cool licensed drivers instruct at a July 3/4 Thursday/Friday school (no Regional) then we all travel en masse Friday night to the Regional at Pocono? I *would* consider an extra work day for instructing.

I just re-read this. A VERY creative idea indeed! I am sure Flatout would be willing to support the school as instructors as well and then move along to Pocono.

Maybe a discount at Pocono to drivers who get signed off at LRP and race that weekend.

I like it!!!

[dickita15]

I just re-read this. A VERY creative idea indeed! I am sure Flatout would be willing to support the school as instructors as well and then move along to Pocono.

Maybe a discount at Pocono to drivers who get signed off at LRP and race that weekend.

I like it!!!

With the economics of Lime Rock a region can survive doing a school / regional with two days rent. I do not believe it is possible to pay for Thursday and Friday or even just Friday with the entries from a school. The school would have to be very expensive.
The one interesting thing about the Friday Saturday 4th and 5th dates is they could both be race days.
I am pretty sure with new pavement a lime rock event would work but it would hurt Tri Region’s event a lot.

[Andy Bettencourt]

I am most certianly not informed 100% on what LRP is 'demanding' from us for that new weekend they want to give us but:

I would be very dissappointed if there were two NARRC events on the same weekend. Just doesn't make any sense to me.

It also seems to me that since the Tri-Region double is already on the schedule and didn't have any conflict, it should get the nod.

I guess the NARRC committee could 'pull' the NARRC sanction from that Pocono event and give it to the LRP event...but there is impact to the bonus point situation:

1. Pocono would lose it's 2nd NARRC event - so it would lose bonus eligibility.
2. If this LRP race isn't 'rescheduled', then the only race at LRP would be the NARRC runoffs - also eliminating it from bonus eligibility
3. Does pulling the NARRC sanction from the Tri-Region hurt the inter-regional relationships?
4. Having two NARRC races on the same weekend really hurts the series and the teamwork that has seemingly been building over this last off-season

Can someone who was at the NER meeting last night chime in on the thought processes in double scheduling? There is no doubt that a double at LRP on new pavement with a school would be a hugely popular event but lets not do it if it hurts the NeDiv relationships.

Maybe Tri-Region can have a PDX on Sat and a single on Sun? Drive from LRP to Pocono Sat night for a one day sprint?

[dominojd]

It would be kinda shitty to screw Tri Region.

[dtanthon]

Just to clarify. This event at Pocono July 5 and 6 is a Tri-Region event.
This is a Double NJRRS (www.NJRRS.com) / Double NARRC (www.NARRC.com) with the 2nd round of the Driving Impressions Pro-IT (www.NJRRS.com/proit.html).

The NNJR event is May 10 and 11 and is a Double NJRRS / Double NARRC with the 1st round of the Driving Impressions Pro-IT.

NNJR will be at Lime Rock hosting a SCCA National on August 1 and 2. This will have the 3rd round of the Driving Impressions Pro-IT as a support race for the National. The Pro-IT will be Saturday only, Andy may have more detail on the between qualifying and the race activities.

I left a message with LRP today as well to get more information on the NNJR date. If I hear anything I'll be sure to post.

Thanks,
Darrell Anthony
NNJR-RE

[lateapex911]

So, we have determined that there will be lots of changes, but, we will be able to choose the configuration we run.

I wonder;

Will the rental fee be the same for every configuration? (Black helicopter thinking tells me the rent will be more for the configuration the renting club wants, if the management guesses which one that is correctly ahead of time... )

and...

which configuration will the test day use?

(I bet it will vary depending on which pro race is next in the sched, and will match the sanctioning bodies choice., i.e. IMSA/ALMS wants chicanes, so the chicanery (TM) is used.)

[Andy Bettencourt]

http://fox61.trb.com/video/?autoStar...clipId=2448238

[dominojd]

http://fox61.trb.com/video/?autoStar...clipId=2448238

Look it's a Flatout commercial.

[benspeed]

Just too friggin cool! Who was driving the 91 car?

[Andy Bettencourt]

Just too friggin cool! Who was driving the 91 car?

Club member.

[Magical Trevor]

Work continues on the new entrance roads; they look to be paved within a week or so (likely by Memorial Day). I will get some pictures tomorrow, they will be added here (plenty others of the work are already online): http://magicaltrevor2.spaces.live.co...EDB38226!2425/
In other news, the track has Coca-Cola back as official soft drink partner.