The 24 Hours of LeMons

GENERAL 

Race Weekend: 4-5 December 2010

Entry Deadline: 25 September 2010

Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting 

Track: Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow CA

Track Map: Check it out here.

Schedule:

Friday 3 December 2010

7:30am: Gates Open 

Morning & Afternoon: Buttonwillow-Organized Track Testing (details below)

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, 4 December 2010

7:30am: Gates Open 

9am: Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory) 

10am: Race Session I Start 

Sundown - approximately 4:40pm: Race Session I End 

Sunday, 5 December 2010

8:30am: Drivers' Meeting (Mandatory)

9am: Race Session II Start

noon: People's Curse 

4:30pm: Checkered Flag--Race Session II End 

5pm: Awards Ceremony 

7pm: Gates Close 

PRE-RACE TRACK TESTING

Buttonwillow will conduct an open test day with specific LeMons groups interspersed. Check with Buttonwillow's front office (661.764.5333) for times, details, and prices.

THE CARS 

Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed or fully taped

Side and Rear Glass: No restrictions

Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet

PITS & PADDOCK 

Overnight Camping: Camping in Paddock is okay. If you've got to hook up your RV, There are 48 RV spaces. These spots can be reserved with the track for an additional fee by credit card, ($45 paved /$40 unpaved for the weekend). To reserve one, Call Carrie at Buttonwillow: 661.764.5333

Vehicle Restrictions: Don't be an idiot with pit vehicles

Pit Assignments: First come, first served. 

Barbecues Allowed: Yes, but only after race hours

Running Water: Yes, outside restrooms

Bathrooms: Three permanent, one with showers

Electrical Hookups: Some

Pit Hours: Just be polite to the neighbors 

Fuel Sold On-Site: Yes. The onsite fuel station will be open all weekend. It's self serve, credit card activated, and spits out Sunoco 91 and 100 unleaded plus 110 leaded.

Tire Shop: There's a full service onsite tire shop that sells racing tires - so if you need mounting services, you just might be in luck.

Race Supplies/Buttonwillow Swag: Buttonwillow's on-site gift/race shop has some competition supplies and assorted track-branded swag.

Dead Cars: Be prepared to bring them home

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Closest Airports: Meadows Field (BFL) Airport - Bakersfield, Los Angeles International (LAX)

Weather: The opposite of hot. Think snow on the grapevine and frosbite - or it could just be chilly and wet.

Lodging:

Red Roof Inn, 20645 Tracy Rd, Buttonwillow, CA 93206: 661-764-5121 

Motel 6, 20638 Tracy Blvd, Buttonwillow, CA 93206: 661-764-5153

Super 8, 20681 Tracy Ave, Buttonwillow, CA 93206: 661-764-5117

Homeland Inn, 20688 Tracy Ave, Buttonwillow, CA 93206: 661-764-5207 

More nearby hotels on Buttonwillow Raceway Park's Food / Hotel list.

Fuel and Parts:

7s Only Racing Supplies & Fabrication, Buttonwillow Paddock, 661.764.5456 

Mobil, 20661 Tracy Ave, Buttonwillow, CA‎ - (661) 764-5835‎

Chevron, 20656 Tracy Ave, Buttonwillow, CA‎ - (661) 764-6695‎

There are a host of stations at the intersection of Interstate 5 and Highway 58 south of the track (same location as the motels listed above) and at the intersection of Highway 46 and I-5, north of the track. 

NAPA Auto Parts, 200 S Shafter Ave, Shafter, CA‎ - (661) 746-6301

Kragen Auto Parts, 515 N Shafter Ave, Shafter, CA‎ - (661) 746-0140‎

Hitchcock Auto Parts, 620 Munzer St, Shafter, CA‎ - (661) 323-3192‎

Castro Tire Service and Truck Wash, 27600 Lagoon St, Buttonwillow, CA‎ - (661) 764-5902

Food and Supplies:

Tower Cafe: Food and drinks right in the paddock--will be open all weekend.

Albertsons, 13045 Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA‎ - (661) 587-0153‎

Target, 9100 Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA‎ - (661) 589-0554

Walmart, 1550 Newlands Dr E, Fernley, NV‎ - (775) 575-4832‎ 

First Aid:

Kern Medical Center, 1830 Flower St # 14, Bakersfield, CA‎ - (661) 326-2000

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, 420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA‎ - (661) 327-4647‎ 

Mercy Hospital, 400 Old River Rd, Bakersfield, CA‎ - (661) 663-6100‎ 

 DIRECTIONS

Buttonwillow Raceway Park is located in Buttonwillow CA roughly 126 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, 196 miles south of San Jose, and 28 miles northwest of Bakersfield CA. See the map for more details. The track is 1/2 mile west of Interstate 5 on the Lerdo Highway, south of Highway 46 and north of Highway 58.