Here we go again, the 3rd annual
Petite Sebring Four-Hour Enduro
"BATTLE OF THE RACEWAYS" (Ford vs. Ferrari)
Sunday Oct. 27, 2024, at Orange Crush Raceway, DeLand, FL
The race will be held on Sunday, Oct. 27, at my home raceway in DeLand, FL. Please text, call, or PM me for the address.
Doors will open at 8am and the race will start no later than 11am and should last about five hours.
We will have a three-man team from each of the Gator Region "Retro" Raceways (Vero Beach, Daytona, Winter Garden, Pinellas Park) and it should be a lot of fun!!!
TEAM CAPTAINS:
PLEASE ADD TEAM DRIVER NAMES TO THIS THREAD BELOW (OR TEXT ME) AND I WILL UPDATE THE DRIVERS LIST.
The cars will be IRRA-legal GT Coupes with hand-out JK Ford MkIV and Ferrari 330 P4 bodies, 2 hand-out CR102 motors, a spec 11 tooth pinion (racer provided), and 2 hand-out Mid America Soft Wonder (Mid 34WS) tires.
The multiple hand-outs are in order to lessen the thrash time and to maximize the practice driving time for the guys that have never run on this track, which is an easy-to-learn 88' four-lane track very similar to a reverse "orange" (see pics above).
There will be a mandatory power-on motor change at the halfway point so that should equalize motors to some extent.
To promote the "Ford vs Ferrari" theme this year the teams will choose which body they want to run in the 3 hour daylight section of the race and will then run the other body (with lights) in the 1 hour night time section of the race.
One cool race feature just as at Sebring, will be that the last quarter (1 hour in this case) of the race will be with the raceway completely blacked-out and using only the lights of the cars to run with. You will need to start the night racing period with at least two working headlights and two working taillights. There will be a mandatory body change & light function inspection during the power-off light-to-dark transition period before the one hour night racing session begins.
Note: During the night racing period you will need to maintain at least one working headlight and one taillight.
There is a good bit of pit space but each team will have only two good sized pit spaces. In addition I have everything any race team could possibly need (including an awesome body mounting jig) and my main pit space will be set up as a kind of 'hot pit' for all teams to use on a as-needed basis.
Note: Braid depth varies a bit but generally it is right around .025" deep and is in excellent condition.
There is now a nice "perpetual" winners trophy that the winning team and members names will be added to.
The team captains & drivers are...
Vero Beach: Terry Tawney, Dennis Demole, Josh White
Daytona: Jay Guard, Nathan Pickett, Mike Henry
Winter Garden: Ralph Josey, Marcus Ramos, Brian Ambrose
Pinellas Park: Ed Hoffman, Donny Carron, Mike Moock
Race Director: Bob Rondinone
As you can see from the list of drivers signed up this is going to be a very competitive race but I think just plain fun at the same time, hey, isn't that what slot car racing should be about?
Entry fee per team is $90 and that includes two CR102 hand-out motors (teams can buy one extra), two pair of tires (Mid-America #MID 34WS), and a Slot it SP16c lighting kit, a spec JK Ford MKIV body, and a spec Ferrari 330 P4 body.
The entry fee also includes an awesome seven-layer dip 'n chips appetizer, lunch, dessert, and all types of beverages.
There will also be an after-the-race "bench racing" session with drinks (adult and otherwise) and snacks provided.
