After a relaxing summer, NERR is back in action as we begin our 12th Season at Speedy's Fast Lanes in Solvay, NY, on Saturday, September 21st. Here are all the detials:
Race No. 1 of SEASON 12 of the NERR Retro Racing Series will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at:
Speedy’s Fast-Lanes
102 First Street
Solvay, NY 13209
Phone: (315) 802-7080
Dan Wiegand
dwiegand87@gmail.com Dan Wiegand
First up will be Stock Car on the King followed by F1 on the King.
Please note the NERR General Race Event Procedures below.
Recommended set up for Stock Cars:
Braid Depth: .010 - .015 is a good place to start
Body: Body: DDS, Kelly or Red Fox Charger
Gearing: last year 10:27 was 1st, 10:28 was 2nd, 9:26 was 3rd and TQ
Tires: Thunder Medium, JK Treated, Mid-American Medium
Weight: 138-148 grams
Times to shoot for: 5.2 seconds
Existing Lap Records:
TQ Time: 5.124 by Dom Luongo
Race Lap: 5.162 by George Wixon
Total Laps: 265/5 by George Wixon
Recommended set up for F-1:
Braid Depth: same as above
Body: Parma, Kelly or DDS M7
Gearing: last year 11:27 was 1st, 11:26 2nd, 10:26 3rd and TQ
Tires: Medium Thunder, JK big hub Wonder, Kelly Retro
Weight 107-116 grams
Times to shoot for: 4.8 – 4.9 seconds
Existing Lap Records:
TQ Time: 4.766 by Dan Weigand
Race Lap: 4.767 by Dom Luongo
Total Laps: 282/1 by Dom Luongo
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NERR General Race Event Procedures and Schedule:
Track will be open for practice on Friday evening prior to the race from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Speedy’s will be running drag races on the drag strip but the King will be available for practice all evening. Pit pass for the evening 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 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.
