rules

[t russell]

What rules do you plan on using? SCTA-ECTA?
terry

[dwarner]

After my visit to Maxon earlier this year may I suggest using the ECTA rulebook for a couple of reasons.

First, like ECTA in the early years you will need entrants. The ability to run up class in displacement will allow class changes and hopfully encourage participation.

Second, I can see the interest in these 1 mile events expanding into a series. Using the same rulebook and record databases will result in a unified set of competition rules that can be used at all venues. This will encourage entrants to travel to the various race tracks and maybe contend for a series championship.

DW

[Dean Los Angeles]

We will run a mirror event to the ECTA

We'll initially run a mile exactly the way ECTA runs Maxton

Sounds like ECTA rules to me.

[Cajun Kid]

ECTA rules sound good to me... Hey Loring is a mile too !!!  so let's keep the rules the same.

Just hope gas prices and the economy improve by next race season, so all the venues both East and West can have record attendance.

Charles

[Bob Wanner]

Sorry I didn't respond to this earlier, been somewwhat FluStruck a few days.
It looks like the question was worked out and answered already. The most only difference between Maxton and Loring is the location.
The RuleBook will be The ECTA ruleBook.
The dates we had planned, August 1,2,3 have been effectively cancelled due to SpeedWeek '09 being moved up a week. We have too many people involved commited to The Salt to consider practical attendance such a short time before. Recently the ECTA also announced their Sept event is also being moved earlier a week, so we are being pinned down ,which cuts down on procrastination, to either the last weekend in August or the first in September.
As I explained in earlier posts, at this time running events prior to August isn't allowed  due to Maine Wildlife concerns about a bird they consider "threatened".
That's all the bad news,here's a glimmer of goodness. If I healthy up by next weekend, I will fly/drive down to Maxton Laurinburg expressly to discuss the possible further involvement of ECTA in our venture with the Turks and Timneys, or at least DONYA.
I mean,what the hell,they DO have all that spare time ?
BOB W

[Cajun Kid]

Bob, I hope you feel better and hope to see you at Maxton this coming weekend.

Looks like the dates are boxing you in "Build it and they will come"  Set the final date as soon as you can so those intrested can make plans well in advance.

Charles

[Bob Wanner]

"Build it and they will come"

That's the plan, give it our best shot, hope for good weather, and Voila ! We get discovered ! Consider what's transpired since we started this, nothing will surprise us.
It will happen, if I'm up there by myself, it will happen. I have a general good feeling at this point, it would take something really faaaaar out to stop it now.
BOBW

[Cajun Kid]

Bob,
you still planning on coming to Maxton this weekend ?

Charles

[bak189]

BUB for 2009 starts on Aug 29.................................

[DahMurf]

Looks to me like it's going to have to be an in between weekend. There's pretty much an LSR event every other weekend from Speed Week 8/9 through WOS/Maxton 9/19-9/20. I know the bikes are wanting in on this so I hope you consider Bub in the equation. How late in the year can you run up there? October's got to be pretty brrrrr!!

08/01 - 08/02 <-- possible
08/09 - 08/16 - Speed Week
08/22 - 08/23 <-- possible
08/29 - 09/03 - Bub
09/05 - 09/06 <-- Very close to Bub
09/12 - 09/13 <-- During El Mirage/Very close to WOS
09/13              El Mirage
09/15 - 09/19 WOS
09/18 - 09/20 Maxton
09/26 - 09/27 <-- possible but weather?
10/03 - 10/04 <-- Very close to World Finals
10/07 - 10/10 World Finals
10/17 - 10/18 <-- possible but weather?
10/23 - 10/25 Maxton

[Bob Wanner]

Thanks for the date breakdown, Deb, I guess we just have to pick the dates with the least interference, and concede (again) the ideal dates.
Not taking away from any event or LSR group, but I strongly tend to have the most loyalty to ECTA and SCTA and their events. If I make Maxton this weekend as planned, I'll kick it around with the powers that be down there.
Hope the weekend works out better than the last time I was down there in an Oct, The Yankees got snuffed in the WS and I blew another clutch on my stinky lakester.

[55chevr]

Bob,
There are over a dozen ECTA bikes from the east coast that run Bub's AMA Speed Trials.  including my brother Tom and I. Not sure if Pete Strunk and some of the other guys that hold AMA records from down south would make the trek to Maine from central Florida. I know my brother and I were planning on Loring in August which we cannot do if the dates conflict. I am a defending AMA record holder in a couple of classes.
Joe

[Cajun Kid]

Looks like the weekends just before Speed Week 09 (08-01-09) or just after Speed Week (08-23-09)may be the only good choices. If not then the least Conflict may possibly be (09-05 or 09-12)...

Tough choices, but once the date is set,,, the final plans can begin.

[TRNorBRN6001]

Very interesting, TFA might have to make a run up there. I hear the bear and moose jerky are good. Lobster season?




Ouch!!!!! Only 2,368 miles - 37Hours

[KZScott]

Mapquest says its about 130 miles for me. 3 hr trip. I may actually get to an LSR event yet