GENERAL
Race Weekend: 23-24 July 2011
Entry Deadline: 14 May 2011
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting
Track: Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs CT
Track Layout: Something like this...unless we change it...which, you know, we might....
SPECTATOR TICKETS
Click here to purchase online.
All-Access Paddock Passes allow you to get closer to these dilapidated machines than is probably recommended.
Single-day passes are $20; Full-weekend passes are $30.
Online sales will stop at midnight on the Wednesday before the race--tickets are always available for sale at the gate on race weekend.
SCHEDULE IN PAINFUL DETAIL
Pre-race track testing: None. Use your mother-in-law's yard for last-minute shakedown
Friday, 22 July 2011
No Pit Access available Friday; early arrivals must park in the spectator lot until 7am Saturday morning.
Saturday, 23 July 2011
7am: Paddock Gates Open
7:30-10am: Check-in (no check-ins past 10am)
8-10:30am: Mandatory Tech Inspection
11am: Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
Noon-10pm: Race Session I
Sunday, 24 July 2011
9am: Gates open. No race motors before noon.
11am: Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
11:30am: People's Curse
Noon: Race Motors Allowed
12:15-5pm: Race Session II
5pm: Checkered Flag
5:30pm: Awards Ceremony
7pm: Gates Close
7:30pm: Giant carnivorous deer ticks released
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed
Rear side and back glass:Removed
Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet
PITS & PADDOCK (APPLIES TO RACERS ONLY!)
Overnight Camping: Friday night OK in the outer lots; Saturday night OK in the paddock.
Vehicle Restrictions in Paddock:No motorized pit bikes
Pit Assignments: First-come, first-served
Barbecues Allowed: Not in the paddock. Spectator lot outside the paddock is fair game.
Running Water: In restrooms
Bathrooms: Flush and run
Electrical Hookups: No
Pit Hours: Dark and quiet after midnight
Fuel Sold On-Site: No; The nearest fuel station is about five minutes outside the track. You can fuel your car at the track, but there are no pumps there. It's best to bring several five-gallon jugs, fill them at the station, and have them on hand in your paddock spot during the race. You can shuttle back out to the station as needed.
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. Bring cardboard sheets or drip pans to catch spills
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Closest Airports: Bradley International Airport (BDL), Boston Logan Miserable Goddamn International Airport (BOS), or Providence TF Green Airport (PVD)
Weather: Probably pleasant and humid with potentially fatal afternoon thunderstorms. Wear rubber shoes
LODGING
Red Roof Inn - Enfield CT.
5 Hazard Ave.
Exit 47-E off I-91
860.741.2571
Ask for the Stafford Speedway Rate Special - $69.99 per-night
Travelodge
400 Haynes Road (Route 15)
Sturbridge, MA 01566
Exit 1 I-84 East
508.347.1978
The Innkeeper's Place
111 Stafford St
Stafford Springs CT
860.458.9047
Holiday Inn Express
346 Kelly Rd
Vernon CT
860.648.2000
Ask for Speedway rate
Comfort Inn
425 Hartford Turnpike
Vernon CT
860.871.2432
Nathan Hale Inn
855 Bolton Road
Storrs CT
860.427.7888
FUEL AND PARTS
Speedway Getty
3 W Stafford
Stafford Springs CT
Stafford Springs Mobile
83 W Stafford Rd
Stafford Springs CT
Carquest/Leonard's Auto Parts
186 W Stafford Rd
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.4208
Advance Auto Parts
67 W Stafford Rd
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.1654
Maple Tire Center
115 W. Main Street
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.7182
Midas
67 Windsor Ave
Vernon Rockville CT
860.875.4940
FOOD AND SUPPLIES
Thiesing's Grocery
65 West Main Street
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.2030
Stafford Food Center
37 West Main Street
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.2778
Big Y Supermarket
152 Merrow Road
Tolland CT
860.872.0304
FIRST AID
Johnson Memorial Hospital
201 Chestnut Hill Rd
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.4251
DIRECTIONS
Stafford Motor Speedway
55 West Street
Stafford Springs CT
860.684.2783
Stafford Motor Speedway is located at the intersection of Route 140 and West Street in Stafford Springs CT. Stafford Springs is about a half-hour north of Hartford CT, 80 minutes west of Providence RI, and 90 minutes southwest of Boston MA.
From Hartford CT: Take I-84 to Exit 70; turn left on Route 32 North; follow to Route 140 West.
From Providence RI: Take Route 44 to Route 74; follow to Route 32 North; then follow Route 140 West.
From Springfield MA: Follow I-91 South to Route 190 East (Stafford Springs Exit). Take Route 190 East to Route 140 in Stafford Springs.
From Boston MA: Take the Mass Pike to the Sturbridge/I-84 Exit. Take I-84 West to Exit 73. Follow Route 190 West to Route 140 in Stafford Springs. |