The 24 Hours of LeMons
LeMONS SOUTH '08
GENERAL
Race Weekend: 26-27 July 2008
Entry Deadline: 17 May 2008
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting
Track: Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC; 1.1-mile road course (West Course)
Track Map: It'll be something like this
Tentative Schedule:
Friday 25 July '08CMP Gates Open: 7:00 amCMP-Organized Open-Track Testing (see details below): 8:00 am - 5:00 pmLeMons Tech Opens: 1:00 pm
Anal-Retentive-Early-Nutjob Check-In: 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Anal-Retentive-Early-Nutjob Tech Inspection: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday 26 July '08
Gates Open: 8:00 am
Check-In Continued: 8:00 am - 10:30 am (NO CHECK-INs PAST 10:30!)
Driver's Meeting (MANDATORY): 11:00 am
Drivers in Cars: 11:30 am
Race Start: noon
End of Session I: 7:30 pm
Beer, Beer, Beer: 7:30.01 pm
Sunday 27 July '08
Gates Open: 7:30 am
Driver's Meeting (MANDATORY): 8:15 am
Race Session II Start: 8:30 am
People's Curse Ceremony: noon
Checkered Flag: 3:30 pm
Cleanup, Band-Aids, More Beer: 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Awards Ceremony: 4:00 pm
Gates Close: 7:00 pm
PRE-RACE TRACK TESTING
This is offered and organized by CMP's Turn One Track Events staff, not LeMons. We're just stoked that they're doing it, since it means that you won't notice how disorganized we are Friday morning....
Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Price: $225 per car
Track Time: Five sessions @ 20 minutes each
To Reserve a Spot or Get Info: Call Toni at CMP, (803.475.2448) or toni@carolinamotorsportspark.com.
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed or fully taped
Side and Rear Glass: Keep it or toss it, your choice
Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet
PITS & PADDOCK
Overnight Camping: OK, $50 per occupied RV (covers the whole weekend)
Vehicle Restrictions: None--plenty of grass parking
Pit Assignments: Pick a spot and plunk down, already
Barbecues Allowed: Yes, but well contained and monitored grilles only, propane fuel preferred. (Some areas of the facility have high fire danger in summer.)
Running Water: Yes. Showers, even
Bathrooms: Multiple permanent + assorted Porta-Stankys
Electrical Hookups: Yes
Pit Hours: Just be polite to the neighbors
Fuel Sold On-Site: 100-octane minimum
Dead Cars: Complete, rolling corpses can be left behind Sunday
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Closest Airports: Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) and Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE)
Weather: Clear and mild, or muggy and miserable, or rain alternating with shine...who the hell knows? It's the Carolinas in July.
Lodging:
Colony Inn, 2020 W. DeKalb St., Camden SC 29020: 803.432.5508 (offers CMP discount)
Holiday Inn Express, 419 Sumter Hwy, Camden SC 29020: 803.424.5000
Fairfield Inn, 220 Wall Street, Camden SC 29020: 803.425.1010
Fuel and Parts
Scott's Solo Gas Station (right outside track gate)
Roberts Shell (fuel, diesel, 24-hour wrecker, & repairs), 215 South Hampton St., Kershaw SC 29067: 803.475.2175
Napa Auto Parts, 136 N. Hampton St., Kershaw SC 29067: 803.475.6672
Advance Auto Parts, 817 DeKalb St., Camden SC 29020: 803.432.0319
Sutton's Tire Service, 423 S. Hampton St., Kershaw SC 29067: 803.475.1299
Food and Supplies
IGA Foodliner, 513 S. Hampton St., Kershaw SC 29067: 803.475.6888
Wal-Mart, 2240 W. DeKalb St., Camden SC 29020: 803.425.5746
First Aid
Kershaw County Medical Center, 1315 Roberts St., Camden SC 29020: 803.432.4311
Springs Memorial Hospital, 800 W. Meeting St., Lancaster SC 29720: 803.286.1214
DIRECTIONS
Kershaw is about an hour south of Charlotte NC and 45 minutes north of Columbia SC. Check out CMP's online directions here.