Moroso Motorsports Park brings Time Attack to Florida

[Gallego]

Moroso Motorsports Park brings Time Attack to Florida
Saturday July 21st and Sunday July 22nd
Moroso Motorsports Park brings the speed & excitement of time attack racing to Florida for the first time. Moroso Motorsports Park is the first sanctioned time attack series open to the general public in Florida. You have seen it on TV. You have read about in Magazines. Now is the time to experience it
With the vehicle classifications and rules developed by the experienced management of Moroso Motorsports Park, any car can compete, No matter if you own a stock 2003 Honda Civic or if your shop runs a 600whp Mitsubishi EVO 8, Moroso Time Attack has a class for you. If you're tired of waiting hours for a few short minutes of seat time at the local Auto-X competitions or if you're an up-and-coming tuner shop who wants to make a statement, Moroso Time Attack is the perfect venue.
Taking place as part of the Florida Sports Car Championship Weekend July 21st and 22nd. Each day will a stand alone event with a separate Moroso Motorsports Park Time Attack Saturday and another on Sunday.
Winners will be crowned in 3 divisions each day following the completion of the Moroso Time Attack sessions.
Every driver will receive a number of practice sessions throughout the day to fine tune their car and perfect their skills. Finishing off the day will be the official Moroso Time Attack competition session. Each division will be sent out onto the track in small groups. After one warm-up lap, all cars in the TIME ATTACK session will have 3 hot laps to run the fastest time possible. The Time Attack session is the ONLY session that will count towards your Time Attack lap.
Moroso Time Attack is open to all competition-licensed drivers (FIA, PBOC, PCA, NASA…ect).
Moroso Time Attack will not be the only event taking place on the Track that day. The Florida Sports Car Championship will also be hosting the super fast and super sexy Radical with Sports and D Sports racers in the Radical Cup. The always-exciting Spec Miata series where fully race prepared but equal Mazda Miatas rub and bump in the “Spec Miata” Challenge on the 2.25-mile Moroso Motorsports Park road course. Rounding out the action will be the Super Solo Class where some of Florida’s fastest and most exotic cars take to the track for high-speed action.
Gates open both days at 7:00 Am. The first cars take to the track at 10:00 Am.
Spectator Admission is $20 each day. $30 for a 2-day weekend pass. Children 11 and under are free.
For more information call (561) 622-1400 or log onto
Welcome to Moroso Motorsports Park (http://www.MOROSOMOTORSPORTSPARK.com)

[chi town brat]

Nice.

[treekiller]

Where do I sign up.. I've got an itch.

[Gallego]

Where do I sign up.. I've got an itch.
Here ya go!
http://www.morosomotorsportspark.net/flyers/roadcourse/entryformfscc.pdf

[gsx97]

i might go, I am new to autocross

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

i might go, I am new to autocross

Not an autocross. It's a full 2.25 mile track. Depending on your car and balls you can be doing 140mph at the end of the front stretch.

[bam2002]

Wow its more than a day at Sebring.. OR about the same as a Chin event.

I have only been there for a motorcycle event and it sucked due to the 3 differnt road surfaces. I guess in a car its not a big deal.

Ill let others try it out 1st and report back then decide if I want to do one. Im packing up now to head out to Sebring for this weekend for a PBOC event.

B

[jaball77]

Not an autocross. It's a full 2.25 mile track. Depending on your car and balls you can be doing 140mph at the end of the front stretch.

Not to mention you also need to hold some sort of racing license.

[treekiller]

That is a good Question for our orginizers. I hold a SVRA Time trial license which was required to run OLOA. however no physical license is issued by them. I am solo certified with NASA, PBOC, EMRA, BMWCCA, yadda yadda yadda. so I highly doubt anyone will question my ability to pilot a vehicle around a track at speed.

Just making sure this is fine before I sign up. and try to drag Loren out of hiding.

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Not to mention you also need to hold some sort of racing license.

I don't think a license is needed for Time Attack.

Gallego, can you clarify?

[RoadRacer]

Are there rules/classifications other than Time Attack/Super Solo?
Are there chassis regulations: fuel cell, SCCA reg. cage?
I am very interested but would like some additional info. :thumbup:

[Gallego]

That is a good Question for our orginizers. I hold a SVRA Time trial license which was required to run OLOA. however no physical license is issued by them. I am solo certified with NASA, PBOC, EMRA, BMWCCA, yadda yadda yadda. so I highly doubt anyone will question my ability to pilot a vehicle around a track at speed.

Just making sure this is fine before I sign up. and try to drag Loren out of hiding.
We are requiring some type of licensing for Time Attack. A NASA, PBOC or similar SOLO certification is enough.

[Gallego]

Are there rules/classifications other than Time Attack/Super Solo?
Are there chassis regulations: fuel cell, SCCA reg. cage?
I am very interested but would like some additional info. :thumbup:
We should have the Rules and Classes up on our website in a few days.
If you can't wait e-mail
info@morosomotorsportspark.com

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

We are requiring some type of licensing for Time Attack. A NASA, PBOC or similar SOLO certification is enough.

Time Attack isn't wheel-to-wheel is it? If not, what is the reasoning for a license?

[jblaine]

He said "SOLO" certification.

[treekiller]

These were the only Clearly defined time attack rules I could find.

http://www.redlinetimeattack.com/docs/2007_Redline_Time_Attack_Rules_V.1.1.2.pdf

Basically it's 9 classes

Stock (road legal Cars, no professionals, 140 utog, seats must remain)
-FWD
-RWD
-AWD

Modified (DOT Racing tires, pro drivers, flairs etc Boost, flairs etc)
-FWD
-RWD
-AWD

Unlimited (only rules are no nitrous and no tube frame)
-FWD
-RWD
-AWD



P.S. I'm looking for a Co-Driver. to help cover expenses.

Jeff

[Gallego]

Time Attack isn't wheel-to-wheel is it? If not, what is the reasoning for a license?
The reason is Simple. It would be irresponsible for Moroso to allow somebody with more Money than sense out on the track. Safety is the primary issue at Moroso so they want to make sure that those out there have at least some type of performance driving background.
Soon Moroso will be announcing it's own Performance Driving school which will allow those completing it to be able to drive in other upcoming Moroso Events.

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Safety is the primary issue at Moroso so they want to make sure that those out there have at least some type of performance driving background.


That's what I figured. From what I've heard Moroso has had a little more than their fair share of lawyers coming after them. Too bad. In the ten years I've been lapping that track I have never seen anything out of line.

Good to see them still going strong with events like this. :bigthumb:

[treekiller]

It's not Morroso, it's every racing venue under the sun. or at least in America (The land of the litagation lottery) I've spoken to several people at Morroso and they run a tight ship, sure it's not as fancy as some places but the people are down to earth and realistic about putting on REAL compeditive events (I intend to run the Time attack Sat AND the Rallycross Saturday night) what other venue offers this...

It's refreshing to see they are SERIOUS about offering a SAFE, COMPEDITIVE enviornment for us freaks to get our jollies.

These events are a step in the right direction and I applaud Morroso for doing them. I've accepted the fact that we will never be like germany and be able to allow open public access to our racetracks. (norschlife) but the flexability and desire they have to please us really hits home with me. I was considering the cost of this event a bit out of my budget, but I changed my mind.

[azn2nr]

where would we get licensed?

[pubes2942]

Well just go through NASA or SCCA . Am I correct? Or do you have to have anything besides them certifing you, like a certain amount of track events?

[treekiller]

you can get signed off to solo in most clubs in a 2 day weekend. if you are good. when I was doing BMWCCA events I did not go solo untill I had several under my belt. in retrospect when I was younger it was good because I was too agressive now I'm older my first day with a new club they look at my experence and just sign me off. plus I'm an old slow fart now.

[theGURU]

do many years of solo membership and autoXing count?:(

never got my solo license as i was not near any tracks, therefore i deemed it excessive

[Gallego]

do many years of solo membership and autoXing count?:(


If we can verify your experience then we can let you run. Who did you run with.

Also we will have a qualifying school for our next Time Attack August 18th and 19th

[theGURU]

I won the unlimited class today.



yes, competition licenses are now NOT A NECESSITY, this is how it is going to work starting in august;

2 day event; sat.-test/tune check rides(drivers ride with you to gauge ur ability) {{{i got there early today and josh did a ride-along with me and passed me}}}}
-----------sun.--practice sessions/hot laps==3 hot laps+1 best time=winnnnarrrrrr

check it:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c355/viggenman/0e7df3b1.jpg

[theGURU]

some crappy vids of the days' action:
UnCut Video - Now Playing "moroso motosports park 1st ever time attack" (http://uncutvideo.aol.com/users/ten8tjibber/ce8dcfd1eacf3545e13f568510a35194?index=1)

Front straight drive-bysVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
UnCut Video - Now Playing "moroso motorsports park 1st ever time attack(2)(speed3 drive-bye)" (http://uncutvideo.aol.com/users/ten8tjibber/7bd21b953c19c881d4fd98d18acbfdf2?index=0)

[jonBODON]

damn great job bro, new to Fl, and killing Fl. i should be there sometime to drive.

[theGURU]

damn great job bro, new to Fl, and killing Fl. i should be there sometime to drive.

word. thatd be sweet man........next month...ill post an add for all the upcoming time attacks/trackdays i know of down here.

u got spec miata? or just tuned?(((( besides ur drift queen 'rolly))

[jonBODON]

word. thatd be sweet man........next month...ill post an add for all the upcoming time attacks/trackdays i know of down here.

u got spec miata? or just tuned?(((( besides ur drift queen 'rolly))
yeah post up info before the next one i think.
yeah i got a spec miata. nothing great at all. only gonna run spec for prob a few season's, then rebuild and change to another class. but she should do ok in time attack not sure if i will tho lol.

[RoadRacer]

Congrats.
Were there only 2 people in the unlimited class?
What were the classes and how did they define them?
Do they use RedLines' classes?

What was your best lap time?
I will be competing on Aug 18th and 19th.

[Mars_302]

I read there was something like only 10 cars there from some ppl in south florida. I guess the license ordeal was really putting a hinder on getting pl to come out. Plus Moroso is a fuck all drive for us tampa folk

[theGURU]

Congrats.
Were there only 2 people in the unlimited class?
What were the classes and how did they define them?
Do they use RedLines' classes?

What was your best lap time?
I will be competing on Aug 18th and 19th.

lol me and 2 others, tho the rx-7 ended up offing and heading into the tire barriers.

yes redline classes are in effect(tho they were not b/c there were 3 of us)

i ran 1:50:00 on BALD street tires and the NSX ran 1:49:50 on bad street tires (spec miata were running 1:47-1:48s consistenly all day)

my brakes/top mount/tires held me back immensely, but it was a good learning experience.





and for those interested, licenses are not required, but recommended.
--the next event will be 2 days(1st day test/tune and check rides to qualify you to be capable of hanging on the road course)
((2nd day will be practice sessions/hot laps(3))))