8th Annual Gaithersburg 1100, May 18, 2019, SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway, Mt. Holly, NJ

**wjdougherty** · 02-02-2019, 04:22 PM

8th Annual Gaithersburg 1100, May 18, 2019, SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway, Mt. Holly, NJ

Location:
SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway
201 Pine Street
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
609-702-0146
Owner: Mike Iles
Manager: Mic Byrd
Race POC: Bill Dougherty (wjdougherty) and Tony Moore (Tmoore)
Web Site URL: speedzonenj.com

Date: Saturday, 18 May 2018

SpeedZone will open at 8AM
Tech will open for the first class at 10:15-10:45AM. Qualifying will begin at 11:00AM.

2 Big Races on the Same Day
F1/Indy (5 minute heats .... hopefully 500 elapsed laps)
4” NASCAR (5 minute heats .. hopefully 600 elapsed laps)

Track: Gerding King, G9, 155’; spray glue; 13.7v

Rules:

Indy/F1
Chassis: any stamped steel flexi style INDY/F1 chassis (JK C7 and JK21 Indy, Champion w/Indy pan, or Parma F1/F2 w/Indy pan); Newest JK Indy wide chassis is not allowed; No cutting the JK21 pans in half; Only bracing allowed: Front/Rear uprights may be braced; Guide tongues may be reinforced; Rear uprights may be adjusted to meet minimum clearance requirements; no ball bearings on the axles or on the wheels allowed; pin tubes allowed; max 3” piano wire bracing allowed elsewhere on the chassis; no other modifications allowed to the chassis

Body:
JK6101 JRL
JK6118 IRL
JK61152B Champ Car
RFSC29C F1
RFSC35C Indy
Interiors are required if not molded into the body; 3 numbers required (nose,left, right)

Rear Axles: 1/8" or 3/32"axles; no hollow or modified axles allowed
Front Wheels: .600 x .300, 3/32daxle where possible, 1/16” axle for Champion/Parma F1 chassis
Rear Wheels: Max tire width .810; Nominimum tire diameter. Max reartrack width is 83 mm. No Speed Rubber or other tires may be used that altersthe racing surface in any way.
Gears: Any pitch gears, metal gears are allowed; Gears arenot allowed to hang below the chassis
Motor: ProSlot 4002 FK and the NEW PS4007 Scorpion with American arm; Motor may be opened and blueprinted; Comm may be tied; Brushes and springs may bechanged; Arm shaft may be trimmed; no ball bearing allowed in the can
Clearance: No minimum clearance. As such, if cars start to drag on the track or become undriveable impacting other racers, thenracers will be Black Flagged by the Race Director or the Race POCs and required to repair their cars.

NASCAR
Chassis: any 4" current/former USRA/ISRA legal stamped flexi steelchassis to include the Mossetti and JK C43; Rear uprights may bebraced; Guide tongues may be reinforced; Rear uprights may be adjusted to meetminimum clearance requirements; no ball bearings allowed; pin tubes allowed; max 3” piano wire bracing allowed elsewhere on the chassis; racers are allowed toremove the front uprights on their chassis should they chose to do so.

Body:
Approved 4” NASCAR Bodies for the 1100 consist of: OS 4” COT/NASCAR Bodies; and JK Bodies JK 70524 Dodge, JK 70525 Toyota,JK 70526 Chevy, and JK 70527 Ford. Final approval is up to the racer director.
Any flat or 3 color 3D interiors are required; windows must remain unpainted; bodies will have 1/8” min front/rear bumpers,rear of the body must not be cut out; max height for rear spoiler is 1 5/8” from tech block; 3 numbers are required (top, left, right); front wheel wells must be clear
Rear Axles: 1/8" or 3/32"axles; no hollow or modified axles allowed
Front Wheels: sticker fronts allowedotherwise ½” fronts, vertical and perpendicular track surface with solid and straight steel axle, fronts seen through unpainted wheel wells
Rear Wheels: Max tire width- .810;NO MINIMUM TIRE DIAMETER. Max reartrack width is 83 mm. No Speed Rubber or other tires may be used that altersthe racing surface in any way.
Gears: Any pitch gears; metal gears are allowed; Gears are not allowed to hang below the chassis
Motor: S16d with Chinese or American arm; ball bearing allowed can side only; Shunts are allowed
Clearance: No minimum clearance. As such, if cars start to drag on the track or become undriveable impacting otherracers, then racers will be Black Flagged by the Race Director or the Race POCs and required to repair their cars.

General Rules

All racers will qualify; 30 Sec Fast Lap.Racers will be seeded into mains with the 8 fastest in the A and so on. AllMains will be scored separately. Final finishing order will be determined bytotal laps completed. Racers in the A Main will marshal for the B Main and viceversa. If racers can’t marshal for whatever reason, they are responsible forfinding their own replacement marshal subject to the approval of the racedirector. All racers will be available to turn marshal if not racing. The top 5 finishing cars in each racewill face a postrace tech inspection after which, winners will be declared andpayouts will be awarded.

Entry Fee andPit pass Fees:
1. Pit pass:$10.00
2. Entry Fee: $15/class ($30 for both classes; more in race bucks)
3. Pay out: Top 5 in each class of each race

FYI: There will also an official warmup race, 30 March2019, at SpeedZone on the Gerding King for the same classes. We will use thesame rules as for the 1100. The only change for the warmup is that heats willbe 3 MINUTES...

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Race Day Procedures - 8th Annual Gaithersburg 1100, May 18, 2018, SpeedZone Slot Car Raceway, Mt. Holly, NJ
Race Day Procedures, May 18, 2018

8th AnnualGaithersburg 1100 for Indy and NASCAR Slot Car

SpeedZone SlotCar Raceway
201 Pine Street
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
609-702-0146

The raceway will open at 8AM. The King track will be ready and open practicewill start at about 8:15AM.

Indy Car will be the first class raced followed by NASCAR.

Entry Fees - $15.00 per race, $30.00 for both classes areraced.

Tech for the Indy Car will open at 10:15AM andclose at 10:45AM.

Practice will be restricted to Indy Cars only between 10AM and 10:30AM.

NASCAR practice will start after the conclusion of the Indy Car race. After 30minutes of practice tech will be open for 15 minutes.

Practice session -
If circumstances require, practice sessions will be conducted using the Lapmasterrace program Timed Practice option.

At the conclusion of the Indy Car race, NASCAR practice will start. NASCAR techwill open 30 minutes after practice begins. Tech will be open (and close) for15 minutes.

Round-robins will be used if necessary to speed the race program along.

Payout – Mic Byrd will determine the payout for Indy Car and NASCAR classes.

Rules and discussions for the GB1100 are found here.
Hotel Info information will be providedby SpeedZone Raceway

**JH5** · 02-05-2019, 08:57 AM

This race is the same weekend as Flexiploosa race bad the group f race at Mark's Model World.

**Fast Freddie** · 02-05-2019, 11:29 AM

So no HSP COT NASCAR or RTR COT NASCAR. The HSP body has been used in the past 1100s and the RTR is a new design made to compete with the O/S COT. Too bad it would have been nice to have a choice as far as the COT bodies go ( with 4 choices of NON-COT bodies) since that's what most people run in this race. Yes I know that the JK Toyota has been run and won over the COT cars but not usually. I also agree that the FlexiPaloosa race is that weekend and you may lose some western Pa. and Ohio racers since the Palooza is in Canton. I still hope to make it if all goes well.

**gotboostedvr6** · 02-05-2019, 02:36 PM

Expect a bunch of local SZ racers to attend. We've added a S16d class to our Monday night racing so more guys have cars available.

**wjdougherty** · 02-09-2019, 02:43 PM

Anyone interested in buying the PS 4007 FK American arm? They are available from ProSlot. I was quoted a price of $31.50. Anyone interested, please contact your raceway, SpeedZone, or ProSlot... wjd

**wjdougherty** · 02-11-2019, 11:52 AM

Just read that the 24 hour Enduro in Ohio set a new record of over 19,000 laps using the new ProSlot PS 4007 Scorpion arm. The 4007 was the required motor and all 8 team raced the entire 24 hours with no motor failures. All that and with only 2 motors per team...

**JayGee** · 02-14-2019, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by wjdougherty

Just read that the 24 hour Enduro in Ohio set a new record of over 19,000 laps using the new ProSlot PS 4007 Scorpion arm. The 4007 was the required motor and all 8 team raced the entire 24 hours with no motor failures. All that and with only 2 motors per team...

Those were special built versions with ball bearings in the can and endbell. Expect less run time with the standard end bell and can bushings, even with the American built arm. To put things in perspective, my 4002FKs typically wear out the bushings before the Chinese arms go up in smoke.

**wjdougherty** · 03-12-2019, 08:57 AM

CHANGE #1: I regret to inform you all that the Warmup Race scheduled for 30 March has been cancelled due to a schedule conflict at SpeedZone. However, the King track will be available for test and tune in that Saturday. If you plan to T/T on the 30th you may want to bring your own table because most tables will be in the front building to support the Retro racers. This change does not impact on the GB1100 scheduled for 18 May... wjd

**wjdougherty** · 04-26-2019, 10:47 AM

Want to remind people that the race is coming up on 18 May at SpeedZone. Track should be prepped and ready Friday night. I’ll be there to answer any questions. See you there...