The 24 Hours of LeMons
LeMONS NEW ENGLAND 2009
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GENERAL
Race Weekend: 11-12 July 2009
Entry Deadline: 2 May 2009
Late Entries: Considered case-by-case, space permitting
Track: Stafford Motor Speedway, Stafford Springs CT; .8-mile road course/bullring combo
Track Layout: Something like this...unless we change it...which, you know, we might....
Schedule:
Friday, 10 July 2009
No Pit Access available Friday; early arrivals must park in the spectator lot until 7am Saturday Morning.
Saturday, 11 July 2009
7am: Paddock Gates Open
7:30-10am: Check-In (NO CHECK-INS PAST 10am)
8-10:30am: Mandatory Tech Inspection
11:15am: Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
noon-10pm: Race Session I
Sunday, 12 July 2009
9am: Gates open --RACE MOTORS NOT ALLOWED BEFORE NOON!
11am: People's Curse
11:30am: Mandatory Drivers' Meeting
noon: Race Motors Allowed
12:15-5pm: Race Session II
5pm: Checkered Flag
5:30pm: Trophies for Winners, Weeping for Losers
7pm: Gates Close
7:30pm: Giant carnivorous cicadas released
THE CARS
Lights: Headlights, taillights, and sidemarkers removed
Side and Rear Glass: Removed
Noise Limit: 92dB @ 50 feet
PITS & PADDOCK
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 & quiet after midnight
Fuel Sold On-Site: No
Friday Testing: Nosireebob
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:
The Innkeeper's Place, 111 Stafford St, Stafford Springs CT 06076, 860.458.9047
Holiday Inn Express, 346 Kelly Rd. Vernon, CT 06066: 860.648.2000 (Ask for Speedway rate)
Comfort Inn, 425 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066: 860.871.2432
Nathan Hale Inn, 855 Bolton Road, Storrs, CT 06268: 860.427.7888
Fuel and Parts:
Speedway Getty (Fuel), 3 W. Stafford, Stafford Springs, CT
Stafford Springs Mobile (Fuel), 83 W. Stafford Rd. Stafford Springs, CT 06076
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 06076: 860.684.1654
Maple Tire Center, 115 W. Main Street, Stafford Springs, CT 06076: 860.684.7182
Midas (Muffler), 67 Windsor Ave, Vernon Rockville CT 06066: 860.875.4940
Food and Supplies:
Thiesing's Grocery, 65 West Main Street, Stafford Springs, CT 06076: 860.684.2030
Stafford Food Center, 37 West Main Street, Stafford Springs, CT 06076: 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 06076: 860.684.4251
DIRECTIONS
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.