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PITTING INFO
Lots of Options:
 IN YOUR ROOMS
Many racers pit in their hotel rooms. We have a live TV broadcast going on that keeps you up on everything (channel 66).  This is a cool experience many enjoy!  Rooms have plenty of space for a couple of racers and there is a decent size hotel table nside each room already.

 FLA CRACKER ROOM
We have a large reserved pit room trackside that many racers pit in.  Tables and chairs are provided.  More information on the cracker room is in the middle of this web page.

 RACE TRAILERS
There is a ton of room for trailers outside the main track entrance. You must bring your own power.  We can work on putting trailers together if you have friends coming.  You can't park close to rooms, however, as we need to control noise for guests.
 

Daytona is an Hour Away
See Daytona USA, the Richard Petty Driving Experience, the Rolex 24 happening live, and so much more at Daytona Speedway. 
www.daytonaspeedway.com.
See more of what Orlando has to offer by going to out location page with all the tourist attractions surrounding the Snowbird Nationals.


Check out Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards
Both have come to run some laps at the Snowbird Nationals
 
 

  
SCHEDULE / PRACTICE NOTES
Check-In Starts Mon Night and Lasts all Week:
Check-in will begin Monday evening at 6pm in the registration area by the racetrack.  You can also check-in Tue, Wed, and Thu.  You will be able to purchase spec tires, pick up free stuff, get traction compound, buy shirts, hats, get flyers, etc. all right here.  See Julie and the girls!
Sponsor Pits / Cracker Room Setup Mon Night:
Manufacture row setup and reserved indoor pitting will begin Mon night from 6pm-11pm.  Doors will open Mon at 5am.
 The 'Florida Cracker' pit room is sold out at the this time
E-mail if you want to be on a waiting list for this room.  Price is $25 and includes table & chair.  This is your pit for the whole race week.  You can leave your stuff overnight.  Each pit is 3' x 30" (2 people to a table).  If you can, bring a 6-way, small cord, and maybe small small shelving to stack your race gear.  These are same sizes as the last three years here at the Radisson.  Let us know if you want to pit with someone.
  
Daily Practice Details:
   Tuesday:  There will be open practice, and timed-controlled class practice sessions for both road and oval. 
   Wednesday:  There will be open practice, timed-controlled class practice sessions, and one practice by your heat race.  Roads practice by heat race will be the time of your actual heats (5 mins touring / 8 mins GTP).  Ovals practice by heat race may be reduced to 2-3 minutes to allow more open/controlled practice times this year.  
   Thursday-Sunday:  There will be open practice before the heats start each day and before the mains.  This helps groove the track for racing.  We will have some open practice after oval qualifying for oval cars at night (Thu, Fri, Sat).
  
General Practice Notes:
You must practice with the rules of your class (i.e. 17.5 in 17.5 classes) and you must be registered in that class.  We need everyone's help and cooperation.  Open and Controlled practice will have racers waiting in line.  You can not 'cut' in front of the line.  Exact practice schedules will be at race.
   Open Practice:  This is for when time is limited, and allows racers a chance to get on the track and turn some laps. These are short 1-2 minute runs with 10 cars at a time (not separated by class). You can make a small change and run a few laps to see how your car handles.  Many cars and drivers can run in these time frames.
   Timed-Controlled Class Practices:  This is where we schedule times for each class to practice in.  Controlled practice is set with the same class order as the racing order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules.  Schedule is based on number of entries per class.  13.5 practices with 13.5, etc.  Practice times may vary depending on the line.
   Practice by Heats on Wed:  Heat races are setup and practice is controlled based on the actual heat lineup.  Heat #1 is practice #1, heat #23 is practice #23, etc.  Racers run with the drivers in their heat race from Thursday.  After each practice, drivers marshal the next practice race.  There's one of these on Wednesday.
  
Qualifying Notes:
Qualifying is set up random and heats are not stacked.  We do stagger/Ifmar starts for both oval & road heats.  Each driver will be on their own race clock.  Racers must turn marshal each round.  Slow cars must yield to faster cars in qualifying.  We take your best single qualifier to set the mains (and to set the resorts). There are four qualifiers and one main event.  The top nine cars are locked into the A (because of the bump driver from the B). 
   Resorts:  We will have a resort after each round.  A resort is a new heat line-up based on the previous qualifying results.  Faster cars end up qualifying together.
  
Snowbird 'Fast Pass' Thursday Practice:
If you can not make practice Tue/Wed because you are arriving late, we will work on allowing you to jump ahead of the line for practice on Thursday.  We did this the last couple years and it worked well.  You must let us know before the race if you want to be included in this.

 
'BUMP N RUN' SATURDAY
Race Your Way into the A-Main:
A Snowbird race tradition!  This has become the crowd favorite and one of the highlights of the race weekend, for both road and oval!
Here is How it Works:
The top nine drivers are locked into the A-main after 4 rounds of heats.  Qualifiers 10th-19th will compete in the B-mains, which will be run Saturday after the last heat race (B-main roads race after last road race, B-main ovals race after last oval race).  Winners of these B-mains will be able to advance into the A-mains, which are raced on Sunday.  10th qualifier gets the famous 'BQ Screw' award, and gets to wear the infamous Snowbird Mickey Mouse ears in their B-main.  We also have a nice Bump N Run' award to the racer that bumps and races their way into the A-main!


SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Stay tuned for some fun races Saturday night once again.  A Snowbird tradition!
Possibly the first ever Figure 8 race with maybe a money payout.  Also also thinking of bringing back the infamous Thunder lights out race with glow sticks on the cars!
 
SUNDAY CONCOURSE EVENT

A Snowbird tradition taking place Sunday morning.  Nice prizes given away in two categories - overall best looking and most authentic.  Entry is free!  We will have flyers at the race with Concourse times.

SUNDAY POST-RACE PARTY
Last year we hired a band for Monday night and had some food and fun poolside.  With all the excitement of racers just getting here and setting up their pits, it wasn't enjoyed by as many people as we would have liked.  There always is 100 plus rooms still reserved on Sunday and racers are at the hotel bar and grill each year Sunday after the races.  So this year we planning on something fun for sure.  Stay tuned for this!