Race No. 5 of the 2022-2023 NERR Series will be held on Saturday, December 10th, at:
Bristol 1010 Raceway
126 South Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Contact: John Russo
e-mail: bristol1010raceway@gmail.com
phone: (860) 681-1482
Help NERR celebrate our last race of 2022, the halfway point in Season 10, and the final race before the holidays. Your entry in both races will put you into a drawing for gift certificates redeemable at any of the three participating NERR raceways. Winners will be determined by random drawing. Certificate values will be $25 for the first ticket drawn, $50 for the second, and $75 for the third and final ticket!
The first race of the day will be Stock Cars on the Oval followed by Can-Am on the King.
Recommended set up for Stock Cars:
Braid Depth: About .030, set for the back stretch as it is deeper than the front
Body: VFC, OS or Red Fox Charger
Gearing: 8:26 or 8:27 for CR2, 6:27 or 6:26 for Hawk 9R
Note: lap record times set w/CR2 at 10:27 gearing; total lap record set with Hawk 7R at 6/27 gearing
Tires: JK Wonder, JK natural, Thunder medium, Mid-America big hub
Weight: 135 – 150 grams (add weight until car stops sliding out in the corners)
Time to shoot for: 1.35 seconds (on orange)
Existing Lap Records: Quali Time: 1.348 by Keith Libby
Race Time: 1.299 by Keith Libby
Laps: 488 by Dom Luongo (middle 6 lanes, 2 min heats)
Recommended set up for Can-Am:
Braid Depth: Varies, set for .015 with no lift is a good compromise
Body: Ti22 NN long, Ti22 NN short, Ti22 wide nose, by RTR, Kelly, VFC or Parma
Gearing: 11/27, 12/28, or, if you can drive it, 12/27
Tires: Medium Thunder, Mid-America, JK big hub wonder
Weight 104-110 grams
Times to shoot for: 4.8 – 4.9 seconds
Existing Lap Records: Quali Time: 4.691 by Keith Libby
Race Time: 4.816 by Keith Libby
Laps: 281-11 by Gary Clinton Jr.
NERR General Race Event Procedures and Schedule:
Track will be open for practice on Friday evening prior to the race from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 1010 runs a weekly flexi-car race at 7:00 on the King, so plan to arrive early for practice on the King, the Oval will be available all evening. Pit pass for the night is $10.00.
Track opens Saturday morning at 7:00 am.
Entry fees for each class will be collected at tech, cash only please.
Entry fee for each class is $15 plus $10 pit pass for race day.
Tech opens at 9:00 am, closes at 10:00 am or when last car clears inspection if earlier than 10:00.
Cars in Tech shall be impounded and not handled by the car owner or other racers.
Track power will be shut off at 9:30 am.
Qualifying starts 15 minutes after close of tech.
Lane selection will be immediately after qualifying. Drivers who are not present during lane selection will be assigned a lane at random by the race director.
Racing begins 10 minutes after qualifying.
Race heats for the Stock Car race will be 2 minutes in length. Heats for Can-A m will be 3 minutes in length with two minutes between heats.
Prior to the start of each Main a one-minute warm-up will be provided. Sit-outs (if any) have the option of a one-minute warm-up.
Tech will open for next class no less than 45 minutes after conclusion of previous race as stated by the Race Director--track power will be shut off 15 minutes after tech opens.
In races with move-ups, drivers moving up shall have 10 minutes from the completion of podium photos of the previous main to present their car to Tech for re-inspection.
