Combo race at Beacon in Paducah, KY

[Larry Hill]

Tentative race date for a stock-super stock-nostalgia super stock race at Beacon Raceway in Paducah, KY is October, 25 . This a Saturday. Gates open at 10. Open time trials start at 11 and 2 regular time trials starting at 12. Racing begins at approximately 2 pm. It will be a go if we have 25 cars confirmed by this Friday, October 10 at noon.

Please call, text, pm or say so here on the forum.

We will have a designated parking area and traction compound is PJ1 (the good stuff). We will have scales so heads-up will not be a problem! It is a clean, family oriented racetrack. Please bring candy for the kids for late trick or treating. 100% payback.

More later.

Larry
270-994-4004

[8secchevelle]

I will be there in nss , have 2 more confirmed Mike Moss and Bruce Sammett . Hope we can make this a go!

[Mike Taylor 3601]

how far is Paducah from Bowling Green?
Mike Taylor 3601

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

how far is Paducah from Bowling Green?
Mike Taylor 3601

Mike, it's about 150 miles from BG to the track, and when you get on Oaks Road (KY 450) there are signs, which is a good thing because its easy to miss the small road. The round track and a nice little RV campground (Victory) is also on the road so signs reflect that also.

Went to school in Paducah...nice little track.

[Larry Hill]

Thanks to all the racers who committed to coming to the race!

I just got word that the Stock, Super Stock, NSS Combo race date is Saturday October 25. This is great news. The combo race will be the track first S/SS event. Beach Bend last combo race is Sunday October 26. Now we can race Paducah on Saturday and Bowling Green on Sunday. Its about a 2 1/2 hour drive or about 140 to 150 miles track to track.

More later....

[Larry Hill]

For those racers planning on going to both races, it will be ok to spend the night at Beacon Dragway, or leave your trailer there for the night and travel to Bowling Green Sunday morning.

I spoke with Dallas Jones at Beach Bend and if you arrive Saturday evening, stacking will be in the camp ground entrance.

I think with the deer population we have in western Kentucky it would be safer to travel in the light of day. In the fall of the year deer are a real road hazard.

Trying to help organize a race is very time consuming. My hats of to Michael Beard and Loose Rocker.

More later on price, rules, and eliminations.

[HR9121]

I've been hunting in western Kentucky and those monsters could do some serious damage to someone's rig.

[Larry Hill]

Here are directions to the track:
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.asp...ah%2c+KY+42003

S/SS,NSS Combo race at Beacon Dragway October 25, 2014
1/8 mile
Gates open 10A.M. Open time trials 11A.M. to 12 P.M. Two regular time trials sessions after open sessions closes. Eliminations start after National Anthem around 2:00P.M.

Entry fee $70.00 for car and driver. 100 % payback.
Crew pass is buy one, get second at 1/2 price. That is two crew for less than $20.

Parking. We have a reserved spot behind the office. We will be parked on asphalt or on grass with the car on asphalt. All cars need to be pitted behind the trailer. The smaller your rig the better. It will be close but workable.

Cars eligible to compete : NHRA Stock, Super Stock, and NSS using NSSNA Rules. One exception to NSS rules will be, racer has to declare class before making a run. No making a run then declaring a class.

Vp fuel will be available from Kyle Hanrahan 270- 269-9169. Fuel available will VP 11, 12, 14, 14+, and C25. If you have any other needs call Kyle and he do his best to make it happen.

Beacon Combo Rules (a.k.a. Union Hill rules)
1. Tech card. must have number, class, class index for 1/8 mile, minimum weight, advertised hp., factored hp. and trans type. Tech card must be turned in and ladder position established before making any run.

2. Ladder. It will be a draw ladder without qualifying. When a racer turns in a tech card they will blind draw a number from a pool of 30 or more chips. The number drawn will be place the racer is on the ladder. Who ever draws #30 will receive a bye if odd number of cars first round.

3. Race procedures. #1 vs. #2, #3 vs. #4, and so on. If there is a gap in the numbers the next filled number will make up the next pair. Ex. #5 vs. #6 but #6, #7 not drawn so #5 would run #8 the next number used. When called for elimination pairs will run in numerical order with the lowest numbered pair first and will continue in that same order until racing is completed. Ex. round one run order, #1 vs.#2, #3 vs. #4, #5 vs.#8, #9 vs. #11. Round two run order winner of 1vs2 races winner 3vs4and so on. If a racer draws #1 that person will always be the first pair out as long as they remain in competition. The lowest numbered pair of cars will always be the first pair out in any round, followed by the next lowest numbered pair. Lane choice by coin flip.

4. Byes. Byes do not carry over. No driver will have two byes until everyone left in competition has received a bye. Byes will be performance based. The bye for round 2 if needed will be the winning competitor from round 1 that goes farthest under their dial. Ex. #1 vs. #2, # 2 red lights # 1 goes -.031 under, #3 vs. #4 is a heads up NHRA run # 4 runs -.453 under the dial of the national index, #5 vs. # 8, #8 wins by going .002 over the dial. If a bye was needed in round 3 it would go to #4 for running the farthest under. #1 would race #8 in in the first pair in round three. After the bye run # 4 would be reinserted in the ladder in normal position and would race the winner of #1 vs. #8

5. Heads up. NHRA classes each car will weigh before entering staging lanes, must meet min. wt. at scales before going to staging. NSS do not have to weigh since they run of off index with breakout in effect.

[Larry Hill]

Link to Beacon website:

http://beacondragway.com/

[garyduncan]

Can we run our IHRA stocker you came down and supported our combo here in memphis