PITTING INFO
Lots of Pit Options:
IN YOUR ROOMS
Many racers pit in their hotel rooms. We have a live TV broadcast going
that keeps you up on everything. This is a cool experience many enjoy!
Rooms have plenty of space for a couple of racers.
FL CRACKER ROOM
We have a large reserved pit room
in the conference center that many racers pit in. You get 3 foot of
table space & a chair. Cost is $30 for the whole week. Bring power
cord/6-way.
See ballroom
layout
THE OUTER DECK
The large hallways that border the
racetrack area is setup for pitting. You get 3 foot of table space & a
chair. Cost is $30 for the whole week. Bring power cord/6-way.
See ballroom
layout
TRAILERS/TENTS
There is a ton of room for trailers and tents outside the main track
entrance. You must bring your own power. We can work on putting trailers
and tents together if you have friends coming. Generators must be
far enough away from hotel to keep noise levels down.
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SNOWBIRD RACING SCHEDULE EXACT TIMES WILL BE TWEAKED
Road Racing Times are in
yellow below
Oval Racing Times are in white below
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Sunday Jan 26th
______ Monday Jan 27th
______ Tuesday
Jan 28th
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Wednesday Jan 29th
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Thursday Jan 30th
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Friday Jan 31st
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Saturday Feb 1st
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Sunday Feb 2nd
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Pit Setup Handout Pickups
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6:00am -
3:15pm
3:45pm - 1:00am
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6:00am - 3:15pm
3:30pm 3:45pm -
1:00am
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6:00am - 7:55am 8:00am - 1:30pm 1:30pm -
3:00pm
3:30pm - 5:25pm 5:30pm - 11:30pm 11:30pm - 1:00am
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6:00am - 7:55am 8:00am - 1:30pm 1:30pm -
3:00pm
3:30pm - 5:25pm 5:30pm - 11:30pm 11:30pm - 1:00am
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6:00am - 7:55am 8:00am -1:30pm
1:30pm -
3:00pm
3:30pm - 5:25pm 5:30pm - 11:30pm 11:30pm - 1:00am
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5:00am - 6:55am
7:00am - 12:30pm 12:30pm
- 2:00pm
2:00pm - 3:55pm 4:00pm -
10:00pm
10:00pm - END
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6:00m - 6:55am 7:00am - 12:00pm
11:00am
12:00pm
UNTIL
- 1:25pm
1:30pm - END
AFTER MAINS
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6pm -11pm 6pm -11pm
______ Road Practice
Oval Practice
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Road Practice Driver's
Meeting
Oval Practice
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Road Practice
Road HEAT #1 Road Practice
Oval Practice
Oval HEAT #1 Oval Practice
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Road Practice
Road HEAT #2 Road Practice
Oval Practice
Oval HEAT #2 Oval Practice
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Road Practice
Road HEAT #3 Road Practice
Oval Practice
Oval HEAT #3 Oval Practice
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Road Practice
Road HEAT #4
Road B-Mains
Oval Practice
Oval HEAT #4
Oval B-Mains
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Road Practice
Road Mains Concourse
Road Awards
Oval Practice
Oval Mains
Oval Awards
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*All Times Eastern Time Zone (GMT).
Schedule based on actual times from the 2011-2024 races.
Times may change or be adjusted at the race if needed.
TIMES ARE ESTIMATES!!!
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SCHEDULE / PRACTICE NOTES
Pit Setup
Starts Sun Night and Lasts all Week:
'Manufactures Row', 'The Florida Cracker Room', and 'The Outer Deck'
reserved pitting can start to set up Sun evening (times TBA around 6pm EST).
Payment for pits has to
be made before the event. Reserved pitting
will be held all week so you don't have to be here Sunday night.
Check-In Starts
Sun Night and Lasts all Week:
Check-in will begin Sunday evening at 6pm. You can also check-in any day the
rest of the week. Check-in times will be posted at race (tentatively
7am-10pm). You will be able to purchase spec tires, pick up free stuff, get
raffle tickets/50-50 tickets, buy shirts/hats, get flyers, etc. Come see
Julie, Lori, and the girls! Check-in is by the conference center
outside glass doors (near the restrooms outside the main track area).
Daily Practice
Details For Road and Oval:
Monday:
There will be open
practices, and timed controlled class practice sessions. Tuessday: There will be open
practices, and timed controlled class practice sessions. Wednesday-Sunday:
There will be open practice before the heats start each day, after some
heats, and before the
mains. This helps groove the track for racing. No practice after B-mains. Racetrack closes at night.
YOU CAN MISS A QUALIFIERS IF ARRIVING
LATE. NO NEED TO BE HERE ALL WEEK TO PARTICIPATE.
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 to practice. Open and controlled
practices will have racers waiting in line. You can not cut in front of the
line. Exact practice schedules will be at the hotel lobby check-in counter
and track registration area.
Open Practice:
This is for when time is limited and allows racers a
chance to get on the track and turn laps. These may be short 1-2 minute runs
with 10 cars at a time. You can make a small change and run a few laps to
see how your car handles. Many drivers can run in these time-frames. All
classes of cars may be grouped together to go out during these times. We may
have cars grouped together (by speed/type) for some of the open practices,
rather than be on the track all at once.
Timed Controlled Class
Practices:
This is where we schedule times for each
individual class to practice in. Touring 17.5 practices with Touring 17.5,
etc. Controlled practice is set with the same class order as the racing
order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules. Times are based
on number of entries per class. Practice lengths may vary depending on the
amount of cars in line, so that everyone has a chance.
Qualifying Notes:
We race 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 9 cars are locked into the A-Main
(because the bump-up driver from the B-Main takes the 10th spot in the
A-Main). Note some classes may have exceptions (Oval Mod/Mudboss). We can run 11/12 depending
on class counts/mains/etc. We may have some oval rolling starts.
Resorts:
We will have a
resort after each round (3 resorts total). A resort is a new heat line-up
based on your presvious best qualifying result. Faster cars end up
qualifying together.
Snowbird 'Fast Pass' Wed/Thu Practices:
If you can not make
practice Mon/Tue/Wed because you are arriving late, we will work on allowing
you to jump ahead of the line for practice. We have done this the last
several years and it worked well. You must let us know before the event if you
want to be included in this.
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'BUMP N RUN' SATURDAY A Snowbird tradition! Race your way into the
A-Main on Sat! This has become the crowd favorite and one of the highlights
of the weekend, for both road and oval.
The top nine drivers are locked into the A-Main after four rounds of heats.
Qualifiers 10th-19th will compete in the B-Mains, which run Sat. B-Main
road races run after the last road heat race, B-Main oval races run after
the last oval heat race. Winners of the B-Mains advance into the A-Mains on
Sun. The 10th qualifier (B-Main TQ) wins the famous 'BQ Screw' award, and
gets to wear the infamous goofy Snowbird hat in their B-Main event. Note some
classes may have exceptions. MOD OVAL CLASSES:
Top 7 make A-Main with 1 bump from the B-Main
making 8 cars.
DAYTONA SPEEDWAY
Just an hour away is
Daytona Speedway. And this year the running of the
Rolex 24 is happening the weekend
before the Snowbirds! Many head over to enjoy Daytona and some of the
activities happening at the track. Lots to do around the Hot Rod Hotel!
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