Gateway revises 2009 midweek event schedule!
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Gateway revises 2009 midweek event schedule!
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY REVISES 2009 MIDWEEK DRAG RACING SCHEDULE
In an attempt to maintain a weekly drag racing series as a viable option, Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, has restructured its Tuesday and Wednesday midweek programs for the 2009 racing season. Beginning on Tuesday, March 24, GIR’s Tuesday Street Tires Test-and-Tune and Wednesday Slick Tires and Motorcycles Test-and-Tune programs will be combined into one program held each week on Tuesday. Starting with the Tuesday, March 31 event, the weekly series will include the Street Car Shootout Series, the Doc’s Harley-Davidson Street Bike Shootout and, on previously scheduled dates, High School Eliminator.
Using a new format to ensure an equal number of run attempts for all competitors, a “punch card” distributed to and carried by each entered driver will allow up to three official passes, (not counting elimination rounds in the Shootout programs). As in past Tuesday and Wednesday events, however, early arrivals and those who stay later in the program can expect up to five runs, (discounting unforeseen delays), during each Tuesday night program.
An important aspect of the new Tuesday night format is the fact that Wednesdays will be retained as rain dates for each weekly program. If a scheduled Tuesday event is rained out under GIR guidelines, (the cancellation of all activity within two hours of the first car running down the track), the same program, (including Shootouts and High School Eliminator), will be contested the next night using the same schedule and format.
In addition, the new Tuesday events will include more employees in technical inspection, staging, starting line and race control to increase the efficiency of the event. The technical inspection process will be streamlined to include the sale of technical inspection cards, the signing of releases and the distribution of armbands in one specific area at the rear of the staging area.
Strict staging lane assignments will ensure that timed trials and qualifying runs will be orderly and consistent. The misuse or transfer of “punch cards” during an event will, obviously, be considered a capital offense. There will be no changes in the format of the Street Car Shootout Series or the Street Bike Shootout Series; each will involve the four quickest qualifiers in eliminations. “Fastest Street Car” qualifier decals will still be awarded to the sixteen quickest drivers in the SCSS and the Sport Tuner Showdown and Super Truck Showdown programs will still be contested.
Spectator admission will remain at $10 for adults with children under 12 years admitted free. Contestant entry fees will remain as posted for the 2009 season.
For cars with Street Tires, Contestant Admission for 2009 is $20 or $15 for all drivers with two or more passengers purchasing a spectator admission. The $15 contestant admission is also available to all current High School or College Students possessing valid school identification.
For cars with Slick Tires, Contestant Admission for 2009 is $25. Contestant admission for all motorcycle riders and Junior Dragster racers is $20. Contestant Admission of $20 for all drivers with two or more passengers purchasing a spectator admission.
The following is the Tuesday Event Timetable which will be followed under the new format. Events which include High School Eliminator will utilize a slightly modified schedule which will not affect the number of runs afforded to other competitors. Note that, in situations in which fewer delays are experienced, more runs may be afforded to each participant:
Gates Open at 5 PM
First call to staging at 5:30 PM
Staging lane assignments:
Lanes 1-2-3-4: Street Tire cars
Lanes 5-6: Slick Tire Cars
Lane 7: High School Eliminator Times Trials/Pro Tree Tests/Junior Dragsters
Lane 0: Motorcycles
Free Open Timed Trials (No Card Punches) from 6:00 PM until 6:30 PM.
(One car from each lane for thirty minutes).
6:30 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #1
7:00 PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #1
7:30 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials Session #1
8:00 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #2
8:30PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #2
9:00 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials Session #2
9:30 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #3 (Cards with less than two Punches)
9:45 PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #3 (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:00 PM: SCSS Top Four Qualifiers will report in front of main grandstands; SBSS Top Four Qualifiers will report to “short ‘chute”.
10:00 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:15 PM: Semi-finals of SBSS and SCSS
10:20 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:45 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
11:00 PM: All SCSS and SBSS Finals in the following order:
Super Truck Showdown
Sport Tuner Showdown
Street Bike Shootout
Street Car Shootout
11:10 PM: Winner’s Circle photos in front of main grandstands.
The staff of Gateway International Raceway apologizes for any inconvenience presented by this revision but, in the current economic climate, everything possible was done to preserve the programs currently offered. Please note that, other than the cancellation of the twenty-four scheduled Wednesday events, no other 2009 programs, racing series or major event has been affected or changed at GIR.
In an attempt to maintain a weekly drag racing series as a viable option, Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois, has restructured its Tuesday and Wednesday midweek programs for the 2009 racing season. Beginning on Tuesday, March 24, GIR’s Tuesday Street Tires Test-and-Tune and Wednesday Slick Tires and Motorcycles Test-and-Tune programs will be combined into one program held each week on Tuesday. Starting with the Tuesday, March 31 event, the weekly series will include the Street Car Shootout Series, the Doc’s Harley-Davidson Street Bike Shootout and, on previously scheduled dates, High School Eliminator.
Using a new format to ensure an equal number of run attempts for all competitors, a “punch card” distributed to and carried by each entered driver will allow up to three official passes, (not counting elimination rounds in the Shootout programs). As in past Tuesday and Wednesday events, however, early arrivals and those who stay later in the program can expect up to five runs, (discounting unforeseen delays), during each Tuesday night program.
An important aspect of the new Tuesday night format is the fact that Wednesdays will be retained as rain dates for each weekly program. If a scheduled Tuesday event is rained out under GIR guidelines, (the cancellation of all activity within two hours of the first car running down the track), the same program, (including Shootouts and High School Eliminator), will be contested the next night using the same schedule and format.
In addition, the new Tuesday events will include more employees in technical inspection, staging, starting line and race control to increase the efficiency of the event. The technical inspection process will be streamlined to include the sale of technical inspection cards, the signing of releases and the distribution of armbands in one specific area at the rear of the staging area.
Strict staging lane assignments will ensure that timed trials and qualifying runs will be orderly and consistent. The misuse or transfer of “punch cards” during an event will, obviously, be considered a capital offense. There will be no changes in the format of the Street Car Shootout Series or the Street Bike Shootout Series; each will involve the four quickest qualifiers in eliminations. “Fastest Street Car” qualifier decals will still be awarded to the sixteen quickest drivers in the SCSS and the Sport Tuner Showdown and Super Truck Showdown programs will still be contested.
Spectator admission will remain at $10 for adults with children under 12 years admitted free. Contestant entry fees will remain as posted for the 2009 season.
For cars with Street Tires, Contestant Admission for 2009 is $20 or $15 for all drivers with two or more passengers purchasing a spectator admission. The $15 contestant admission is also available to all current High School or College Students possessing valid school identification.
For cars with Slick Tires, Contestant Admission for 2009 is $25. Contestant admission for all motorcycle riders and Junior Dragster racers is $20. Contestant Admission of $20 for all drivers with two or more passengers purchasing a spectator admission.
The following is the Tuesday Event Timetable which will be followed under the new format. Events which include High School Eliminator will utilize a slightly modified schedule which will not affect the number of runs afforded to other competitors. Note that, in situations in which fewer delays are experienced, more runs may be afforded to each participant:
Gates Open at 5 PM
First call to staging at 5:30 PM
Staging lane assignments:
Lanes 1-2-3-4: Street Tire cars
Lanes 5-6: Slick Tire Cars
Lane 7: High School Eliminator Times Trials/Pro Tree Tests/Junior Dragsters
Lane 0: Motorcycles
Free Open Timed Trials (No Card Punches) from 6:00 PM until 6:30 PM.
(One car from each lane for thirty minutes).
6:30 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #1
7:00 PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #1
7:30 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials Session #1
8:00 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #2
8:30PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #2
9:00 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials Session #2
9:30 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials/SCSS Qualifying Session #3 (Cards with less than two Punches)
9:45 PM: Motorcycle Timed Trials/SBSS Qualifying Session #3 (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:00 PM: SCSS Top Four Qualifiers will report in front of main grandstands; SBSS Top Four Qualifiers will report to “short ‘chute”.
10:00 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:15 PM: Semi-finals of SBSS and SCSS
10:20 PM: Street Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
10:45 PM: Slick Tire Timed Trials (Cards with less than two Punches)
11:00 PM: All SCSS and SBSS Finals in the following order:
Super Truck Showdown
Sport Tuner Showdown
Street Bike Shootout
Street Car Shootout
11:10 PM: Winner’s Circle photos in front of main grandstands.
The staff of Gateway International Raceway apologizes for any inconvenience presented by this revision but, in the current economic climate, everything possible was done to preserve the programs currently offered. Please note that, other than the cancellation of the twenty-four scheduled Wednesday events, no other 2009 programs, racing series or major event has been affected or changed at GIR.
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