IRS October Oval Open 10-20-07 Thunderroad RC Speedway, Gordonsville, VA

http://www.thunderroadrc.com/

Friday Evening 10-19-07: Open Practice
Saturday 10-20-07: IRS October Oval Open
Sunday 10-21-07: IRS SPECtacular (oval spec racing only)

Thought I would start a thread for this race since it is almost here and the info was burried in some older posts. Who's coming? Looks like 13.5 and 10.5 will have some good racing. Mark it on your calendars. With the future of this track still up in the air, lets come out and give Ernie our support. Sunday will be the IRS SPECtacular for Spec Nastrucks and SK's. Ernie can fill in any scheduling changes and the times.

I'm in for 13.5!!!

Sounds like a good time. Let's come together and show Ernie some support. As Seven said above the future of this great track is up in the air, so lets get out there and have some fun.

Thanks
Joel White

You know that Kriter and I will be there.

LarryB & Kritter,
I look forward to seeing you again. :thumbsup:

Dave Irrgang

At this time it looks like all of TBRC will be there with a guest racer. Any chance of good ole fashioned stock ???? That is if enough show up.

I dont think Ernie will have any problem with you guys running stock. I think one of the local guys "Oliver" will probably run stock. So that will make 4 or 5 in stock, sounds like a good heat to me! See you in a few weeks

Joel White

Looks like 2 classes for me 13.5 and stock. ..........well maybe

I'll be there with my "axle building buddy:woohoo: "on Fri. running what ever class he decides we should run(10.5??)Looking forward to running T-Road again.

What time will the doors open on Saturday ???????

Really looking forward to this one. Should be a great race. Count me in for 13.5 and 10.5. We had a great turn out last weekend!

What time will the doors open on Saturday ???????
Forget Sat Toby-bring your crew down Fri night.

Guys;

Sorry, I've been scrambling with some other things. Thanks for jumping on this for me. Here's the game plan.

Saturday will be a big race; $500.00 in merchandise certificates up for grabs. IRS is sponsoring this event, so expect some tough competition. We'll run all Oval Classes, including Spec. I expect a good turnout in Spec NasTruck, Stock, 4300/10.5 and 13.5/4-cell. The owner is planning on running Stock, BTW.

Sunday will be a special event; all Spec, all day. Spec NasTruck and Spec (Trinity Street) motored and (Trinity 1600) batteried SKs. This will be a "fun" event; reduced entry fees and a different race format. The basic idea is to do something special for the Spec drivers. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Friday, October 19: Practice
Open 12:00 AM (Thats noon, if you that didn't pay attention in school) (-:

Saturday, October 20: Oval IRS October Open
Open 9:00 AM; Race 2:00 PM

Sunday, October 21: Oval IRS SPECtacular
Open 10:00 AM; Race 3:00 PM

I look forward to having a great time with everyone.
Jman and I will be running 10.5 class, I haven't told him yet so keep it a secret. :)

Dave Irrgang

I look forward to having a great time with everyone.
Jman and I will be running 10.5 class, I haven't told him yet so keep it a secret. :)

Dave Irrgang

Excessive speed-not my car(bring lots of parts).How can I lose?:woohoo:

Ernie any chance of opening earlier on Friday for the out of towners who lack skill and need track time?(I'm talking about me not Irrgang-to help him you would have to open on Tuesday.)Just kidding Dave I still need a ride:wave:

I Will Have Three Cars Running At Least 13.5 Stock And Stock.

Ernie, if needed I can help with opening eariler on Friday.

Sorry, jman91; I wasn't thinking about the last time you and Dave tried to get around Thunder Road. <g> Okay, we'll open at noon on Friday. That will give you two around twelve hours to practice on Friday; figure five hours practice on Saturday; race for maybe seven or eight hours; total run time around 24 hours... Hmmm.... Tell you what; maybe you can come by on Sunday, when we're running the IRS SPECtacular. By then, you and Dave will be out of spares for whatever you brought; so I'll loan you a Spec NasTruck or two to run. <BSEG>

I'm looking forward to seeing you guys again. And you know me; anything for the racers. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Ernie any chance of opening earlier on Friday for the out of towners who lack skill and need track time?(I'm talking about me not Irrgang-to help him you would have to open on Tuesday.)Just kidding Dave I still need a ride:wave:

HHHHHHHMMMMMMMMM come down friday now that's an idea :D

UH another question ..................What will the entry fee be and might there be a discount for a second class ?????

make sure u practice for sun day

For the IRS Open on Saturday, the entry fee will be $30.00 for the first Class; $15.00 for the second; $5.00 for a third. $500.00 in merchandise awards up for grabs!

For the IRS SPECtacular on Sunday, as a gift to all the SPEC and SK Spec drivers out there, entry will be $10.00 for the first Class, $5.00 for the second. This will be a "fun" event; just to have a good time. We can still do that, right? Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

UH another question ..................What will the entry fee be and might there be a discount for a second class ?????

Fun whats that? LOL... Looking forward to it.

Joel White

ASR Sunday = racing at home track ..............followed by Monday back to work :eek:

Work stinks! I say we all quit, and run R/C cars full time! :woohoo:

Sounds like a good crowd coming down for the Open on the 20th. Seven is currently building my 10.5 ride, so I will hopefully be able to race! :thumbsup:

Only 1 week to go-looking forward to running T-Road again

All;

It looks like a good turnout. There are already "reserved" signs hanging up for Friday's practice. I think most of the racers are planning on showing up on Friday and leaving their stuff at the track overnight. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Sounds great I'll be there Friday. Plan to run spec and 13.5
Rick

Ernie can you save 4 pits for TBRC ???? Side by side if it can be done.

Besides Holiday inn and red carpet inn are there any other places to stay in Orange ??? Hopefully someplace that's inexpencive and clean................NOT to mention sorta close to the track. I called the red carpet inn and they are full this friday :(

There is always the back of your car.:thumbsup: Toby you could always post on the Thunderroad website-more of the locals are on there.www.thunderroadrc.com (http://www.thunderroadrc.com)

Hey as long as I don't sleep with my face on the stereo amp HHHHMMMM Nah no shower or other needed things.

Jerry could you post my question on the thunder site ??? OH and let them know tbrc3 Brian might be running 10.5 (4300) :wave:

Less than a week to go! Don't forget not only do we have the IRS race on Saturday but there is a special Spec race scheduled Sunday! This might be your last chance to run a big race at Thunder Road as it will be forced to close Nov 18th.

For anyone up North looking for a good place to get set up for the Oval Masters this is the place! Should be a good field of spec, stock, 13.5, and 10.5 by the sounds of things.

Count me in for 13.5 and 10.5.

We are trying to find you something in the area Toby. Not sure what the heck is going on in the area on Friday night, but it seems like its booked up. UVA is in MD, so that is not it. I will keep looking for something and keep you posted. BTW it has been posted on the Thunder Road site as well

Joel White

Looks like this place has availability. I dont know anything about the hotel, but the reviews said it was clean, old but clean. It is about 30 min from the track, and is about 80 bucks a night unless you have AAA/AARP/government or military then it is about 70 bucks per night. I will keep looking for other, but this is a good start.

Best Western Culpepper: Phone: 540-825-1253
Address: 791 Madison Rd, Culpeper, VA 22701, US

Thanks I'll look into it with that good ole AAA discount :D

how did you know i was thinking about ruinning 10.5 dude lmao. i see my teammate can read minds. I will be there i'm thinking about running 10.5 ,stock and maybe spec. i have all three but will i have the money to run them all we will see them lol

If money is tight, just run the Spec truck or SK/Spec on Sunday, in the IRS SPECtacular. We'll have reduced entry fees, some fun events, and you can run all day! Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Ernie I think 3's statement was missing the rolling eyes. And besides we need to be back here for sunday's points race.

Don't forget; just in case a fast crowd and a fast track isn't enough, everything is now for sale at 20% off (already low) normal prices. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Red Carpet Inn is one of the biggest DIVES I've ever stayed at and I'm not very picky. Ask Jamie Hansen if you don't believe me. Just a heads up.
Tom

Looking forward to the weekend! Just got done getting the cars ready. I'm sure I am one of many that would like to win the last big race at TR.

All I can say is... "Be afraid of the Darkside!!!!"

Red Carpet inn was not that bad compared to some places I have stayed at it was accually kinda nice. I mean no mold in the room or no pre existing "pets" ........................or what I had at a place in Fla stuff from the breakfast buffet walking away ....with help :rolleyes: YUCK

I need to get my act together in 13.5 but I'm feeling good about 10.5. Joel you might want to bring an extra lightsaber with if you want to get past the red car in the fast class.

I think you will have a hard time beating 7 motorsports this weekend!

Okay, guys; time to find out who's holding the face cards. I just got in from the track; and will be heading out to unlock the doors at 9:00 AM. Those who weren't there tonight missed some tuning time. You may wish you'd tried some tweaks, because tomorrow will be fast. Racing will commence at 2:00 PM. Thanks; Ernie P. :cool:

Man I had a blast down there Saturday. Just wish more were running stock. The best part was having the car so driveable it almost felt slow. Hope there's at least one more "big" race at thunder road before the end comes..............................I also hope that maybe just maybe thunder road returns at a new location since there are folks there I'de miss racing with when I get the chance. That and Ernie P is one heck of a track owner!!!!

Had a great time (as always) at Thunder Road this weekend! Some super close racing.

Joel,
Looks like you brought that extra lightsaber with you. lol... If I wouldn't have taken off on the tone like my grandmother going to bingo it might have been a different story. I was worried about getting into Jerry if I jumped and then boom out of no where comes Joel flying by. lol.. That was one heck of a race buddy.