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From
Openroadracing.com website:
"This event is run on Highway 93A out of Wendover, NV, home
of the famous Bonneville Salt Flats. This beautifully
maintained and very fast highway runs southwest out of
Wendover for 50 miles. On the first leg, racers will climb
almost 2000 feet in altitude; then, after a short
turnaround, the racers head back towards Wendover, racing
full throttle downhill! If you are racing as a team, you can
each take a turn at the wheel, as driver changes are allowed
at the turnaround. Straightaway speeds on this road are
expected to exceed 200 MPH for the super-fast “King of the
Hill” 170 mph Class cars!
If you've never participated in an open road racing event
before, you are in for a treat. We race in AVERAGE speed
classes starting at 85 MPH, going up every 5 MPH to 170 MPH.
Cars race against the clock, with the object being to
average your chosen target speed EXACTLY. You are
allowed to bring some help along, in the form of a co-driver
to guide you through the course and keep the time. The speed
class you choose to enter will be partly determined by the
amount of safety equipment on your vehicle--the more
equipment you have, the faster you will be allowed to go.
All racers are assigned a "Tech Speed" based on the safety
equipment aboard their car. This speed is higher than the
target speed you are aiming for, and you are not allowed to
exceed this speed for any reason. For example, if you are in
the 120 MPH class, your tech speed will be 140 MPH. If you
want to go faster, you must upgrade the safety equipment in
your car.
Don’t forget that MKM has also added three new Rally
Classes: 85 mph and 90 mph, with a Tech Speed of 110 mph,
making up the new Street Stock Division, and the exciting
new Grand Sport 155 mph class. For 2004, all Grand Sport
Division Tech Speeds have been raised to 168 mph (except 1st
time rookies).
Race weekend will be filled with lots of exciting activities
to keep you busy. There will be a general
practice session on
a 10-mile closed section of the actual race road on Friday,
along with Rookie Qualifying, to give everyone a chance to
loosen up their machines and check their speedometers
against our radar guns. On Saturday, everyone puts their
machines proudly on display in the park for the spectators
in a Car Show, and there will be “Car Games,” plus, of
course, a lot of "bench racing" going on! Saturday evening,
you will attend a mandatory Driver's Safety Meeting. Then,
early Sunday morning, the real fun begins about 8:00 AM,
when you are given the green flag! After the run, and lots
of story-swapping, there is an Awards Banquet at our host
hotel, where the victors earn their trophies and bragging
rights!"
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