2014 COMPETITOR NOTES – Merrittville Speedway – L.St. Amand & St. Amand Auto & Truck Repair present the 5th Annual Bob St. Amand Sr. ‘100’ Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Event #10 – Monday, August 4th, 2014 Merrittville Speedway, Thorold, Ontario - Canada DIRTcar, Track Staffing and Contacts; Gary Spaid 585-734-5959 [email protected] Joe Skotnicki 704-796-4566 [email protected] Shane Andrews 315-725-3602 [email protected] Julia Foy 315-834-6606 [email protected] Merrittville Speedway Erica Bicknell 905-892-8266 [email protected] Event Schedule and General Daily Schedule: Monday, August 4th, 2014 – Bob St. Amand Sr. 100 August 5th, 2013: o 4:00 pm – Gates will be open for parking and pre-event inspection (Draw Begins) o 6:00 pm – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Mandatory Driver’s Meeting o 7:00 pm – Hoosier Stock Hot Laps / Sportsman Hot Laps o 7:10 pm – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Hot Laps o 7:20 pm – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Pole Position / Bilstein Time Trials o 7:30 pm – National Anthems / Opening Ceremonies o 7:35 pm – Hoosier Stock Heats (6-laps) o Immediately Following – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Qualifying Races (8-laps) o Immediately Following – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Redraw o Immediately Following – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series B-Main’s o Immediately Following – Hoosier Stock Feature (25-laps) o Immediately Following – Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Bob St. Memorial 100 o Immediately Following – Enduro Qualifer (25-laps) Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Event Specific Rules; Note: If any competitor must introduce a backup car anytime after qualifying, the competitor must relinquish any earned qualifying position and start from the rear of the field for any race in which the backup car is introduced into competition. Tires: The “Hoosier” D200 (the D200 will not be permitted on the either the left front or right position on the car), D300, D400 or D500 will be permitted. The “Hoosier” D200 will be removed from the competition inventory effective August 8, 2014. *Note: 2014 Super DIRTcar / DIRTcar Rule Book - http://www.superdirtcarseries.com/images/stories/Main_Images/PDF/2014DIRTNortheastRulebook.pdf Fuel: Only VP D-113, D-12 will be permitted. Fuel will be available at the track and to be purchased. (Fuel will be available at the speedway through VP). Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Qualifying Procedures: 30 Car Field. (4 Provisional positions available to the Top-15 in the current season championship point standings.) Provisional starting positions will be awarded to the first 4 drivers in the Top-15, who have failed to qualify for the feature race provided the competitor that is eligible for the Provisional practices and makes an attempt to qualify through the qualifying races. In the event that the four (4) provisional starting positions are not awarded to the driver’s in the Top-15 in the current season championship point standings, those positions may be awarded to driver’s who have agreed to the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Platinum Membership Agreement and have participated in over 75% over the Series events scheduled during the current calendar year. The Qualifying Race lineups will be based on Group Time Trials. Top 12 qualifiers in qualifying races will redraw for starting position in the 100-lap feature. Number of Qualifying Races will be based on the total number cars competing in the event. (8-lap qualifying races) 1 (or multiple) ‘B’-Features (10-laps) may be required – Number of Transfers will be posted at the trailer. This event will be based on the 100-point schedule. Qualifying Race points will be awarded. Event Specific Rules / Race Procedures: - Group Time Trials will be based on a “green-white-checkered”. - All Qualifying Races will be 8-laps. All ‘B’ Features will be 10-laps. Caution laps will not count. - All original starts will be side-by-side off turn four in the area of the VP Racing Fuels ‘Making Power Point’ until the green flag is displayed. - All Restarts will be double-file with lead lap cars to the front in the area of the VP Racing Fuels ‘Making Power Point’. The leader is the control car on all starts and/or restarts. - The front row must maintain the pace established by the pace car and will be signaled to do so, on the one-way radio, if in the judgment of the Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Officials, the pace is not maintained a penalty and/or penalties may be issued. - There will be no EZ Pass candidate in any Qualifying Races and/or ‘B’ Features. - The races may be extended past their scheduled distance with a green-white-checker finish. - The feature will be 100-laps. Caution laps will count from lap 1 until the completion of lap 75. - There will be a four (4) wide pace lap. Odd numbered rows pull to the outside, even numbered rows pull up and fill in. This will be instructed over the one-way radio. 2014 Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Event 1 Event Specific Rules / Race Procedures continued: Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series - The Original start will be side-by-side off turn four in the area of the VP Racing Fuels ‘Making Power Point’ until the green flag is displayed. Purse: - All restarts up to lap 75 will be double-file with lead lap cars to the front - lapped cars will 1 $6,000 drop to the inside under caution and rejoin the field beginning after the last car on the 2 4,000 lead lap in their order of running on the race track at the time of the caution. 3 2,500 - After the completion of lap 75, all remaining restarts will be single file with lead lap cars to the front until the completion of the event. 4 1,800 - On all starts and restarts the front row must maintain the pace established by the pace 5 1,600 car and will be signaled to do so, on the one-way radio, if in the judgment of the Super 6 1,400 DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Officials, the pace is not maintained a penalty and/or 7 1,200 penalties may be issued. - The leader is the control car on all starts and/or restarts. Only the leader has choice of 8 1,000 inside or outside on starts and/or restarts. 9 800 - When the caution is displayed, get into single-file order, you will be signaled over the 10 700 one-way radio when it is time to go double-file and/or restart single file. 11 600 - If the caution is displayed and you must pit, you will not lose a lap in the pits. You may only lose a lap on the race track under green flag conditions. 12 500 - If at any time the red flag is displayed and competitors are signaled to stop due to a red 13 400 flag condition, cars must come to a complete stop. After the field is stopped and is under 14 375 control of the pace car, Super DIRTcar Big Block Modified Series Officials, will instruct 15 350 any vehicle not involved in the red flag incident that needs to pit for service, to pull up to the pace car prior to being released to the pit area on the one-way radio. Any car that 16 325 pits during the red flag period will be required to restart at the tail of the field in their 17 300 respective position. If any car heads to the pits without following the instructing over the 18 300 one-way radio, a 1-lap penalty may be issued. 19 300 - There will be one (1) car eligible for the ‘EZ Pass Reward’ on each caution. The only car eligible will be the first one (1) lap down. The ‘EZ Pass’ car will be signaled over the one- 20 300 way radio to pull up behind the pace car, but must not proceed past the pace car until 21 300 instructed to do so on the one-way radio. 22 300 - All races may end with a green-white-checker finish. - One-way radios are mandatory – two-way radios will not be permitted. 23 300 - It is mandatory to have the following decals on the car (DIRTcar, Super DIRTcar Series, 24 300 VP Racing Fuels and Hoosier) and the driver must have a VP patch on his uniform. 25 300 - To be eligible for other available contingencies you must run the decals. Included is a 26 300 guided map for two available options to place decals on your vehicle. - Immediately following the conclusion of the event, the first place car needs to go to the 27 300 scale first, then we need second and third to the scales and to victory lane. 28 300 - World Racing Group, Super DIRTcar and/or DIRTcar Officials reserve the right to alter 29 300 the rules of this and/or any event, provided the competitors are given notice (in advance 30 300 and/or over the one-way radio) due to any circumstance that require such a change or alteration. Technical Inspection: Be prepared for inspection at Merrittville Speedway when Technical Inspection begins on Monday, August 4th @ 4:00pm: Inspection to be prepared for: Post Race Weights: DIRTcar Big Block Mods = 2,500 lbs Safety and General Inspection DIRTcar 500 Spec. = 2,500 lbs Carburetor Inspection General Body Inspection DIRTcar 358 Modified Ported Intake and Optional Exhaust = 2,500 lbs Pre-Race Engine Inspection DIRTcar 358 Modified Stock Intake & Spec Exhaust = 2,400 lbs Fuel Samples from Fuel Cell 358 Mods Ported Iron Heads = 2,650 Overall Inspection *** Note: There will be post-race inspection in the designated inspection area at the Series Trailer / Technical Truck following the completion of Victory Lane Ceremonies.