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GENERAL
Race Weekend: 7-8 Aug 2010
Entry Deadline: 5 June 2010
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting
Track: Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows CA; 3.0-mile road course. We'll be adding a few directional cones here and there: Check out a hooptie-looking rough track map here.
Spectators: $20/day or $30/weekend all-access pit passes, available at gate
SCHEDULE
Pre-Race Track Testing: Thunderhill will be holding a Friday test day for LeMons cars. They're charging $200 for one car and driver, plus $50 for each additional driver. Contact Colleen Worthington at the track (530.934.5588 x100 or colleen@thunderhill.com) for more.
Friday, 6 August 2010
7:30am: Gates open
9am-4pm Pre-race track testing (details above)
Noon-5pm: Mandatory Friday Tech Inspection. Every car and at least one driver per team must be present for Tech Inspection on Friday. No Saturday Tech will be offered!
Saturday, 7 August 2010
7:30am Gates Open
8am Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory)
9am-6pm: Race Session I
Sunday, 8 August 2010
8:30am: Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory)
9am-4:00pm: Race Session II
Noon: People's Curse
4:00pm: Checkered Flag
4:30pm: Awards
7pm: Gates Close
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights and taillights recommended but not mandatory; brake lights mandatory
Rear side and Back glass: No restrictions
Noise Limit: 90dB @ 50 feet
PITS AND PADDOCK
Overnight Camping: Yes
Vehicle Restrictions: None
Pit Assignments: First-come,first-frozen
Barbecues Allowed: Yes
Running Water: Yes
Bathrooms: Relatively swanky
Showers: Yes
Electrical Hookups: All the hell over the place
Pit Hours: Keep it to a low roar after racing hours; no engines after 9pm
Fuel Sold On-Site: Yes. Credit card-activated pumps on site. Thunderhill charges a drop fee for outside fuel containers measuring 55 gallons or larger.
FUEL RULES: MINIMUM 2-HOUR PENALTY FOR ANY INFRACTION
Where: In paddock space only, details TBA during Driver's Meeting (don't bug us before then)
Who: Two people minimum with one holding extinguisher while fueling from jugs
Gear: All people in fuel area must wear the same safety gear as a driver when fueling from jugs
Car: Engine and kill switch must be off during fueling
Driver changes: No one allowed in the car during fueling; driver swaps OK when fueling complete
Other notes: Absolutely no other work allowed during fueling (tire checks, fluid checks, etc). You may fuel at the gas pumps without Nomex.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Closest Airports: Oakland (OAK), Sacramento (SMF), and San Francisco (SFO)
Weather: This is the first time we've been at Thunderhill in the summer. I'm guessing something in the neighborhood of a million degrees.
LODGING
Willows Travelodge (R.I.P. Golden Pheasant)
249 N Humboldt Ave
Willows CA
530.934.4603
Willows Days Inn
I-5 and Route 162
Willows CA
866.783.7923
Willows Motel 6
I-5 and Route 162
Willows CA
530.934.7026
Holiday Inn
545 N. Humboldt Ave
Willows CA
530.934 8900
Willows Super 8 Motel
457 North Humboldt Ave
Willows CA
530.934.2871
Holiday Inn Express Willows
545 N Humboldt Ave
Willows CA
530.934.8900
FUEL AND PARTS
Napa Auto Parts
124 S Butte St
Willows CA
530.934.2151
Safety Tire Service
202 E Sycamore St
Willows CA
530.934.5178
Willows Motor Supply
112 W Wood St
Willows CA
530.934.4635
Scalvini Tire and Auto
428 French St
Willows CA
530.934.8606
FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY
Glenn Medical Center
1133 W Sycamore St
Willows CA
530.934.1800
FOOD AND SUPPLIES
Sani-Food Market
517 S Tehama St
Willows CA
530.934.3344
Sav-Mor Market
555 N Tehama St
Willows CA
530.934.5557
DIRECTIONS
Thunderhill Raceway Park
5250 State Highway 162
Willows, CA
530.934.5588
Take the main Willows exit (Route 162) off of Interstate 5. Go west for seven miles and turn right at the humongous racetrack. Or just see the directions online.
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