Hey everyone,
I've got good news for you!!
We have reserved the Kart track at buttonwillow raceway in central California for Sun May 2nd
please see the following details and respond ASAP, we need at least 7 cars confirmed and paid to make this thing happen. Judges and the venue are going to make this a "can't miss" event as long as you guys support us by participating!!
May 2nd (Sunday)
Buttonwillow Raceway Kart Track
http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/
Event will be FSAE specific and held on the Kart track at Buttonwillow
Raceway
There is a double national SCCA championship race on the main track the same weekend so hotel space may be at a premium. Everyone check this out and make arrangements immediately and lock down those hotel rooms upon confirmation from me that this will happen... (i.e. April 17th)
12 schools (i.e. cars) max
7 cars min
120 people (est.)
Use of Kart track and skid pad area
Entry Fee is $100 per car to cover track expenses
Entry Payment from teams to SAE required by April 16th
There is a $10 entry fee per person into the raceway the day of the event
So Cal SAE will provide lunch at the event and up to 3 teams entry fee if we
do not meet our 10 car quota
Hotel, food, gas, race supplies and all other non-event arrangements are to
be made by the teams (i.e. bring your own fuel....)
schedule for the day
7:30-10 am
Vehicle tech and design judging
10-11 am
skid pad and acceleration
skid pad is 2 50ft diameter circles forming a figure 8
accel is an 82 yard straight run and will require a 100yards of straight
pavement 20 feet wide
11-12 am
autocross
to be run on the kart track with extra cones added to tighten it up a bit
12-1 pm
lunch
1-4 pm
endurance run on cart track
2 cars at a time spaced at opposite ends of the track
2 drivers per car, 12 laps each for 24 laps total
This is to be a practice event for the benefit of the teams for this years
competition and for us as the coordinators in preparation for a future FSAE
West Competition.
As such, there will be no official scoring or winner. Specifically, the
judges will provide the teams with suggestions as to how to improve there
presentations and vehicle tuning/prep prior to Detroit.
The dynamic events will be time only and unrecorded such that the
participants are preparing for the competition not competing against each
other.
Former FSAE design judges have agreed to attend for your benefit and will be coordinating the format for the static event to ensure it is similar to the actual FSAE event.
We will have 3 judges total
I will coordinate the dynamic events schedule for the day. The rules for the dynamic events and car operations will be per FSAE rules...
*No driving in the pits
*Car must have driver wearing full gear and sitting in the car if engine is to be run
etc.....
If we fail to receive the required 7 entries or encounter problems that
cancel the buttonwillow event, we will conduct a static judging event for
the teams in combination with the Mac Short Event at Nissan Headquarters Saturday May 1st.
In this case the $100 entry fee will not apply and those teams that have payed will be reimbursed.
Please send confirmation to navstokes@yahoo.com and I will reply with info on where to send payment.
This will be a great time for all involved so lets make it happen!!!
Cheers,
Wingman