1st Annual Mach 1 1100, January 30, 2021, Mach 1 Raceway, Spout Spring, VA

[wjdougherty]

1st Annual Mach 1 1100, TBD 2021, Mach 1 Raceway, Spout Spring, VA

Location:
Mach 1 Raceway
136 Dove Lane
Spout Springs, VA 24593
434-941-6384

Owner: BJ Carter
Race POC: Bill Dougherty (wjdougherty) and Tony Moore (Tmoore)
Web Site URL: www.mach1raceway.net/

Date: January 30, 2021

Mach 1 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 G4 (formally located at The Track, Gaithersburg, MD); spray glue; 13.7v

Rules:

Indy/F1

Chassis: JK C35 (JK251172) No cutting of the pans in half; Only bracing allowed: Front/Rear uprights may be braced; Front bushings may be soldered in place; 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: Only the JK B2B (JK6113B) is allowed; 3 color interior is required; 3 numbers required (nose, left, right)

Rear Axles: 1/8" or 3/32"axles; no hollow or modified axles allowed

Front Wheels: .750 x .400, 3/32d axle where possible

Rear Wheels: Max tire width .810; No minimum tire diameter. Max rear track width is 83 mm. No Speed Rubber or other tires may be used that alters the racing surface in any way.

Gears: Any 64 pitch pinion/spur gears; Gears are not allowed to hang below the chassis

Motor: JK Hawk 7 or Mid-America Eagle; Arm shaft may be trimmed

Clearance: .047 minimum clearance. However, if cars start to drag on the track or become undriveable impacting other racers, then racers 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 steel chassis to include the Mossetti and JK C43; Rear uprights may be braced; Guide tongues may be reinforced; Rear uprights may be adjusted to meet minimum clearance requirements; no ball bearings allowed; pin tubes allowed; max 3” piano wire bracing allowed elsewhere on the chassis; racers are allowed to remove 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; JK Bodies JK 70524 Dodge, JK 70525 Toyota, JK 70526 Chevy, JK 70527 Ford; Red Fox RFSC45C Dodge and RFSC46C Camry; and RTR Titan. Final approval is up to the racer director. Any 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 allowed otherwise 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 rear track width is 83 mm. No Speed Rubber or other tires may be used that alters the racing surface in any way.

Gears: Any 64 pitch pinion/spur gears; Gears are not allowed to hang below the chassis

Motor: ProSlot 4002 FK with Chinese arm; Motor may be opened and blueprinted; Comm may be tied; No other modifications to the arm are allowed; Brushes and springs may be changed; Arm shaft may be trimmed; no ball bearing allowed in the can. Arm shaft may be trimmed

Clearance: .047 minimum clearance. However, if cars start to drag on the track or become undriveable impacting other racers, 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. All Mains will be scored separately. Final finishing order will be determined by total laps completed. Racers in the A Main will marshal for the B Main and vice versa. If racers can’t marshal for whatever reason, they are responsible for finding their own replacement marshal subject to the approval of the race director. All racers will be available to turn marshal if not racing. The top 5 finishing cars in each race will face a postrace tech inspection after which, winners will be declared and payouts will be awarded.

Entry Fee and Pit pass Fees:
1. Pit pass: $10.00
2. Entry Fee: $15/class ($30 for both classes)
3. Pay out: TBD by Mach 1


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Race Day Procedures - 1st Annual Mach 1 1100, January 30, 2021, Mach 1 Raceway, Spout Spring, VA

Mach 1 Raceway
136 Dove Lane
Spout Springs, VA 24593
434-941-6384
Owner: BJ Carter

The raceway will open at 8AM. The King track will be ready and open practice will 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 are raced.

Tech for the Indy Car will open at 10:15AM and close 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 30 minutes of practice tech will be open for 15 minutes.

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

At the conclusion of the Indy Car race, NASCAR practice will start. NASCAR tech will open 30 minutes after practice begins. Tech will be open (and close) for 15 minutes.

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

Payout – BJ Carter, Mach 1 Raceway, will determine the payout for Indy Car and NASCAR classes.

Rules and discussions for the GB1100 are found here.

Hotel Info information will be provided by Mach 1 Raceway

[wjdougherty]

Mach 1 1100 Warmup Race
November 21, 2020, Mach 1 Raceway, Spout Spring, VA

Location:

Mach 1 Raceway
136 Dove Lane
Spout Springs, VA 24593
434-941-6384

Owner: BJ Carter
Race POC: Bill Dougherty (wjdougherty) and Tony Moore (Tmoore)
Web Site URL: www.mach1raceway.net/

Mach 1 will open at 10AM.
Tech will open for the F1/Indy class at 11:30-12:00PM. Qualifying will begin at 12:00PM. Tech for NASCAR will begin 30 min after the end of the F1/Indy race, followed by qualifying, and the race.

2 Big Races on the Same Day
F1/Indy (3 minute heats)
4” NASCAR (3 minute heats)

Track: Gerding King G4 (formally located at The Track, Gaithersburg, MD); spray glue; 13.7v

[wjdougherty]

Hotel info....

Appomattox Inn and Suites
447 Old Courthouse Road
Appomattox, Va 24522
Appomattoxinnandsuites.com
434-664-2018

Super 8 by Wyndam
7571 Richmond Hwy
Appomattox, Va. 24522
434-352-1675

[wjdougherty]

Change #1:

The warmup date has been changed from 14 Nov to 21 Nov.

Please adjust your calendars accordingly.

We'll see you on 21 Nov...

[wjdougherty]

What to remind everyone of the upcoming Mach 1 1100 on Jan 30. Hope to see everyone there. Do remember that masks are required...