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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.
 

  
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. 
 

 
'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!