Race No. 8 of the 2024-2025 NERR Series will be held on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at:
Bristol 1010 Raceway
126 South Street
Bristol, CT 06010
Contact: Jerry Daigle
e-mail: dashdoctorrx@gmail.com
phone: 959-333-9333
First up will be Can-Am on the King followed by Stock Cars on the Oval. For the Stock Car race, we will be running the middle six lanes only.
Please note the NERR General Race Event Procedures below.
Recommended set up for Can-Am on the King:
Braid Depth: start at .010 and see what works best for you
Body: Ti22 by DDS, Parma, RTR or JB
Gearing: 12:28, 11:25, and 11:27, in that order, took the podium last time out, so…whatever.
Tires: Mid-America, JB, JK
Weight: 110-114 grams
Time to shoot for: 4.9 seconds
Existing Lap Records:
Quali Time: 4.691 by Keith Libby
Race Time: 4.810 by Gary Clinton Jr.
Laps: 286/4 by Gary Clinton Jr.
Recommended set up for Stock Cars on the Oval:
Braid Depth: see above
Body: Charger by Kelly or DDS. DDS Daytona may work as well
Gearing: 8:26 to 8:28 for CR102, 6:27 for Retro Hawk (1st place last race was a Retro Hawk)
Tires: Mid-America, Kelly, Thunder – harder on the outside, softer on the inside
Weight: 138-145 grams
Times to shoot for: 1.3s on orange, 1.2s on purple + black
Existing Lap Records:
Quali Time: 1.319 by Maxwell; Whitlock
Race Time: 1.209 by Gary Clinton Jr.
Laps-all 8: 656/2 by Dom Luongo
Laps-mid 6: 513 by Gary Clinton Jr.
NERR General Race Event Procedures and Schedule:
1010 Raceway will be open for practice on Friday prior to the race from 4:00 pm until 10:00 pm or whenever the last racer is finished. Pit pass for the evening is $10.00. Note that 1010 runs a weekly flexi-car race from 7:00-9:00 pm on the King, so the King track will NOT be available for practice during this time. The Oval will be available all evening. With the flexi-car race in mind, plan to arrive early or stay late for practice on the King.
If you want to run the flexi-car race, the race fee is $15.00 and all are welcome. Entrants receive free practice from 6:00 pm until the start of the flexi-car race.
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 the 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 for Can-Am on the King. Heats will be 2 minutes in length with two minutes between heats for Stock Cars on the Oval.
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 no less than one hour after the conclusion of the 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.
