Oct 11 - Track Event / Enduro

[Loren]

Here's what the 2008 Southern Sprint has become. Should be fun!

Event Flyer (http://southernsprint.com/images/docs/4%20hour%20sprint_flyer.pdf)

The event location will be the European Rally School track in Starke. We'll be doing a Test & Tune event for Solo qualified drivers in the morning in conjunction with a driver's school for less experienced drivers. The afternoon will be devoted to an endurance race for low-buck race cars.

More details (on the race in particular) will be posted on the website soon, but if you feel froggy... registration is open!

Registration for the Test & Tune OR the School is just $150. Registration for the race is $200/car plus $50/driver. Two drivers are required to register a car.

[gritt]

hmmmmm, need a clutch and some more brake parts and we might be in for this

[Loren]

Being a week before the Texas race, it should be attractive to a lot of people. Of course, even if you're not looking to do TX... if you've got a beater race car, it's a good opportunity to go race it!

[bam2002]

Kris and I will be in New orleans that weekend. We are doing a company charity event. And for some training later that week.

Also since the BMW engine has a slight knock. Not sure it would go 4 hours.

I have not had the time to get the spare engine ready. Something about getting the bathroom done in the house and having a working shower takes prioroties.

[gritt]

showers are over rated. you got a hose don`t you? go out back and hose down between some old french cars

[treekiller]

Kris and I will be in New orleans that weekend. We are doing a company charity event. And for some training later that week.

Also since the BMW engine has a slight knock. Not sure it would go 4 hours.

I have not had the time to get the spare engine ready. Something about getting the bathroom done in the house and having a working shower takes prioroties.

Barry, when you want to pull the motor call me, I need the work.. i can pull the head and do all that work at home, I'll get the die grinder out for a quick port and polish. or I can do the bearings while I'm there.

I don't have a flow bench but a "free" port match and smoothing won't hurt.

[TAJRacing45]

TAJRacing is sad to say that we are officially pulling the plug on the Texas event due to the economic conditions of our team and focusing our efforts on our grand assult of the 4 hour enduro at Starke.
We'll register shortly on the website and we'll see you all in Starke!

[Loren]

Cool! But keep a bit of a lid on your canceling TX. We really don't want to seem like we're pulling folks away from the TX race. That wasn't our intent.

Glad to have you, though! And the rules for the race should be up on the website by Friday.

[Dave-ROR]

I highly doubt that anyone needs a co-driver, but if so, hit me up. Loren and maybe even Jeff may vouch for my complete lack of skill. If someone actually needs a co driver and wants detailed experience info, just PM me. But for summary, lots of autox, some rallyx, multiple track days, solo qualified with every group I run with, lemons driver.

I really really doubt my next LeMons car will be built by oct 11th (but if the S2000 sells really fast there's a slight chance) otherwise I'd just register myself.

[Loren]

Need to go trolling at the local dirt track among their 4-cylinder and import classes. "Pssst... hey, man... wanna try something REALLY fun?"

Of course, then you'd have to teach them how to turn right and how to set up a car.

[TAJRacing45]

I have a couple of questions about this track day...

1) For the drivers school in the morning, will our car (or the car I'm going to get the instruction in) be provided by the student or the instrutor?
If provided by the student, will it need a passenger seat? Harness? I would like to use the lemon for the instruction, but I would like to know up front if I need to modify anything. Our lemon is in good shape so I don't think I'll have a problem with it breaking down or showering oil or parts all over the track.

2) If I don't use our lemon and save it for the enduro, can I use a friends car, my daily driver or a rental for the instruction?

This would be my first organized 'drivers school' so I'm not really sure what the process is.

Thanks guys!

Travis

[Loren]

1. Nobody's providing a car for you to drive, instructors are just along for the ride. If you're a student, yes, the passenger (your instructor) needs the same level of safety equipment as the driver.

2. You can enter any car that you have permission to drive on a race track. (I can neither confirm nor deny that people sometimes use rental cars) While the level of risk of an HPDE event is considerably smaller than a race, it is also considerably greater than something like an autocross... the general "don't put anything on a race track that you aren't willing to walk away from after you crash it into a wall" rule applies.

[TAJRacing45]

10-4! Sounds good to me. I'll be impressed how many instructors will be lined up to ride with me in the ol magenta Escort GT! :lol:

[Dave-ROR]

<< member of the "may have tracked a rental" club :P

[Jordan Y.]

Does a bucket seat by itself count as safety equipment? As in, you have a bucket seat on the driver's side and a stock passenger's seat with stock seatbelts on both sides. Or as I'm interpreting it, that rule would only apply if you had a harness?

[Loren]

Yeah, that's good enough. Some other clubs might gripe about it... usually, they don't. It's sort of up to the instructor. You just don't want to make them uncomfortable with a disparity in safety equipment. Sort of like, "Yeah, YOU'LL live if we go into the wall... but, what about me???"

With stock seatbelts for the driver AND the passenger, I don't think anyone would gripe about your seat.

[GROWEMOTORSPORTSCIV]

where are the rules located and where can i find more info on this event. ive been building my car for this kinda stuff for years and have never been able to find some where to run at. plz pm me with some info

[Loren]

Rules/Info for the 4-Hour Sprint Race (http://southernsprint.com/index.php?view=article&catid=39%3Arace-and-time-trial-events&id=71%3Athe-4-hour-sprint-oct-11-2008&option=com_content&Itemid=56)
Rules/Info for the Test & Tune and Driver School event (http://southernsprint.com/index.php?view=article&catid=27%3Atest-a-tune-events&id=70%3Aers-test-a-tunedriver-school-oct-11-2008&option=com_content&Itemid=56)

[Loren]

Okay gang, time to start prepping for this one!

Those who attended our Sebring event had a great time, and this one offers more track time with fewer people on a new and exciting track. Personally, I can't wait to test it out and see how good it is!

Info is as stated in the links in the above post. But, be aware that the entry fees will see a $25 late fee after Sept 19th. Deadline for entry is Oct 3. Get registered today before you forget!

[neurovish]

I don't see "Solo qualified" defined anywhere. Can you elaborate how that will be decided?

[Loren]

Solo qualified means that a known track club has pronounced you officially okeedokee to go out on a race track without an instructor.

Irrelevant at this point, as the October 11 event has been cancelled.

[gritt]

doh! seriously, I was about to sign up. I had to make it through Sebring before I could sign up. The whole Slee-Z RAcing Team was going to go...

[neurovish]

Solo qualified means that a known track club has pronounced you officially okeedokee to go out on a race track without an instructor.

Irrelevant at this point, as the October 11 event has been cancelled.

What happened?
I was starting to get psyched that the new car's first event could be on a real track with enough time to actually test and tune.

[Loren]

What happened? Well, the track expects full payment 30 days before the event. Typical racers don't register that early!

Next time we'll have to either set an earlier entry deadline, or have enough bank to cover it and allow late registrations.

[blkackteg]

I was about to sign up yesterday (the deadline) and realized it had been canceled. Bummer. I was looking forward to a track day I could actually afford- cough, cough, chin. Hope you guys can get something set up again soon.

[got_bst?]

when will be the next auto X or track day i'm gettin my beater this weekend and i want to take it out asap

[Loren]

http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/auto-x-road-racing/241818-autocross-driving-event-schedule.html