2013 MARRS schedule & format announced

[Gregg]

The 2013 MARRS schedule has been announced.

New this year is a format consisting of a practice session, qualifying session, and feature race on both Saturday and Sunday.

That's right. No more sitting around waiting for just a single session on track on Sundays.

Here's the Rundown:

April 13-14: Summit Point
May 11-12: VIR (MARRS / SARRC Challenge)
June 8-9: Summit Point (also includes Carolina Cup)
June 29-30: NJMP-Lightning
July 13-14: Summit Point
Aug. 3-4: Summit Point
Aug. 17-18: Charlotte Motor Speedway (MARRS / SARRC Challenge)
Aug. 31 - Sept. 2: Summit Point (Labor Day Double w/ Advanced PDX)
Oct. 5-6: Summit Point

[Trussell]

Hey Gregg

With the new format, do you know how many run groups they will have and what classes will be in each group?

Thanks

[Gregg]

Yes, there will be 8 run groups (down from 9)...they are (in no particular order):

1. SM
2. SSM
3. SRF
4. AS, GTA, GT1, GT2, GT3, ITE, SPO, T1
5. ASR, CF, CSR, DSR, FA, FB, FC, FE, FF, FM, FS, FST, FV, F5, F6, S2000
6. ITB, ITC, ITS, T4, SRX7, B-Spec
7. ITA, ITR, SM5, T2, T3
8. EP, FP, GTP, GTL, HP, LC, SPU, STL, STU

[Kai Noeske]

AWESOME! :026:

Thanks to all who organize the fun!

[Trussell]

Group 5 looks scary...glad I got fenders

[Gregg]

And that line of thinking kept us w/ two groups of open wheel cars for years, while participation declined to fewer than 10 cars per group at many events last year.

When you look at all the cars in the two "IT" groups, it won't be so bad either, given anticipated participation levels for the Touring classes and B-Spec (and ITR for that matter).

[jjjanos]

Last year we received roughly 1 hour of track time at an entry fee of what? IIRC, $275.

This year, we get how much track time per weekend at a cost of $300?

[erlrich]

Last year we received roughly 1 hour of track time at an entry fee of what? IIRC, $275.

This year, we get how much track time per weekend at a cost of $300?

12 mins of qualifying + 14 lap feature races (approx 20-22 mins?) is what, ~ 32-34 mins each day. So, about the same amount of track time, although with 8 groups I don't really understand why we had to cut back from 20 lap to 14 lap feature races

Oh, and the $300 entry is only for MARRS 1 (because it's a double you know - even though it looks like a single...), all other will (reportedly) be $275.

[gran racing]

We would love that pricing up North. $360 for a single at LRP. So enjoy!