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Posted 01 March 2025 - 10:49 AM

Race No. 7 – SEASON 12 – NERR 2024-25

 

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Date:                 Saturday, March 8, 2025

 

Location:        Modelville Hobby

          280 Eliot St.
          Ashland, MA, 01721

 

Contact:        (508) 881-7616

                              rpayne9313@gmail.com

 

Racing:         Stock Cars on the Royal

                              F-1 on the King

 

Procedures:  Please note the NERR General Race Event Procedures listed below.

 

Recommended set up for Stock Cars on the Royal:

     Braid depth: .015”

     Body: Charger by Kelly or DDS or DDS Daytona.

     Gearing: 9:27 or 9:26, track record set with 9:27 gearing

     Tires: Kelly Retro, Thunder medium, Mid-America medium.

     Weight: 139 – 145 grams

     Times to shoot for:  3.9 – 4.0 seconds.

Existing Lap Records:   Quali Time:  3.869 by John Weaver

                                      Race Time:  3.948 by John Weaver

          Laps:            344/20 by John Weaver

 

Recommended set-up for F-1 on the King:

     Braid depth: close to flush, set for .005 maximum

     Body: McLaren M7 by Parma, RTR, DDS or Kelly

     Gearing: 12:27 took the podium last time out, two of the top six were running 11:27

     Tires: Thunder Medium, Mid-America Medium, JB

     Weight: 107-115 grams

     Times to shoot for:  3.9 - 4.0 seconds

Existing Lap Records:   Quali Time:  3.817 by Dom Luongo

                                      Race Time:  3.949 shared by D Luongo, Clinton Jr, J Williams

                                               Laps:            348/28 by Dom Luongo

 

 

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. 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 the 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 the next class one hour after conclusion of previous race or 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.

 

 

 


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Posted 01 March 2025 - 11:42 AM

Two of the same tracks and classes as the Modelville Hobby Retro Marathon.

 

Good way the get some practice in.


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Posted 05 March 2025 - 07:55 PM

  About as ready as I'm going to get.  I am guessing the DDS body will work better on the Royal, although maybe I can nerf from 2 lanes over?

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