Length of May 30 ECR at Road Atlanta?

[its66]

I'd cast a vote for the 3 hours, as a potential 2nd driver. No way my car will be ready for that length race by then.

Chris,
Butch means Memorial Day this year....

[Flyinglizard]

Allow the SRF tires and we'll bring the car for three hours
MM

[Chris Wire]

Chris,
Butch means Memorial Day this year....

He could include Memorial Day next year, given the current rate of progress. But I might still consider a 2nd driver opportunity for that weekend. I'll have some vacation time that I'll need to be using up around then!

[Butch Kummer]

Just so you can make plans:

Given the split input from the drivers and after talking to our workers, we're going to go with a "Deuce and a Quarter" (2 hours, 15 minutes) format for our ECR race on May 30 (which is NOT Memorial weekend - Memorial Day is May 25 in 2009 and you guys should be a CMP that weekend). Cost will be $325, the same as last year's 90-minute race.

Under ECR rules this length requires at least two five-minute pit stops. Those that want to split the cost among three drivers can do so, those that want to play the strategy game on when to make the second stop (and install the ringer driver) can do so, and those that want to run the entire race solo can do so. We also may get some SRF guys to play with us since a 45 minute stint is right at the limit of what they can run per tank.

BTW - the 2009 ARRC by GRM will still have a three-hour Enduro (non-ECR).

As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments.

See y'all at the track...

[NutDriverRighty]

Thanks for the plug, Butch!! Since you mentioned it, I hope that this isn't considered thread-jacking. If you can't make it to Road Atlanta the last weekend in May, or if you're doing so well you want ANOTHER opportunity to play, come to CMP for the Central Carolinas Region's Memorial Monster. Wheel 2 wheel on Sat and Sun. On Monday, half the track used for time trial, the other half for an autocross. Might be a good way to pay back some of your crew for their support!!

Scott Franklin
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[Tom Donnelly]

Butch,

I noticed from the supps for the May 30-31 weekend that group 7, Pro-IT, has no practice sessions. Its been awhile since I've run Pro-it, is this the case now or is it a scheduling problem or something?

Tom

[Butch Kummer]

Tom,

Over the past four years we have varied the number of pre-race sessions (either one or two) for the Pro-IT group depending on what else was running that weekend and how many Pro-IT races we'd scheduled. Looking at participation levels for each weekend, there is no obvious correlation between number of sessions and car count. In March, for example, Pro-IT had two 15-minute qualifying sessions before the race Saturday afternoon while in May there's a single 20-minute session prior to Sunday afternoon's race.

Mostly it's trying to fit things into the time available, but in this instance we also figured many if not most of the Pro-IT cars would also be running the ECR so the second session was not necessary.

[Tom Donnelly]

Butch,

Thanks for the reply. I'd like to run the ECR but right now I'm not so sure the old 240z will last 2 and a quarter hours of straight track time. I might need to look at the test day.

Tom