Official 2017 VIR South 12-hour

[Bill Strong]

 

Usually this event is one of the first ones where the snow has melted enough that you can actually get some work done on your car.  This year, it's been nearly 80 degrees out here!  What does this mean?  No excuses on why your car isn't running right!  Follow along for some important info to make your event go smoother.
 

Gates - You'll be able to get in starting at Noon on Friday.  DO NOT ENTER THROUGH THE MAIN GATES.  VIR is hosting their charity laps again meaning the main gate will be a zoo.  All ChumpCar teams should enter using the South Gate until 4pm.  See map here.  After 4pm, you can use the main gate.
 

Tech - We knocked out over 80 cars at Road Atlanta last month, but many of you didn't race that weekend.  That means tech will be busy again.  Make sure you have your tech sheet printed and filled out.  Incomplete tech sheets may result in your team being placed in EC. 

Some items have changed vs the 2016 rulebook, make sure you read through the 2017 book.  FYI - don't RainX your windshield until

after you apply the windshield banner!
 

Registration - To expedite the registration process, make sure you go over your entry before you get in line.  Make any driver changes and pay any balances while on that long drive to VIR.  If your drivers are correct and you are fully paid when you get in line, registration takes less than 3 minutes!
 

Lights - The sun sets around 6pm but the race ends at 9pm.  Unless your car is equipped with night vision from an Apache helicopter, make sure your headlights are installed and working for tech. 
 

Pit Assignments - All you really want to know, right?  Click here.
 

A reminder: read through and print out the Supplemental Rules for this event here.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact Katherine Miller here.  Any other questions you can contact me here.

We're looking forward to seeing you in Virginia!

 

All the best -
The Eastern ChumpStaff   

[Bill Strong]

Website: http://chumpcar.com

Tech & Rules: http://chumpcar.com/rules.php

CCWS Store: http://chumpcar.com/store

Events: http://chumpcar.com/events.php

 

“VIR” Friday Schedule:

12:00pm Gates Open

1:00pm Tech & registration begins

5:00pm Novice school, upstairs

6:00pm Tech & registration ends

 

“VIR” Saturday Schedule:

6:00am Gates Open

8:00am Drivers meeting

8:50am Cars to grid

9:00am Green Flag/Start Endurance Race

9:00pm Checker Flag

9:05pm Post-race Inspection

9:35pm Awards Ceremony

 

“VIR” Sunday Schedule:

No on track activity

 

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VIR Supplemental Rules:

Download and read the CCWS BCCR: http://chumpcar.com/rules.php Reading the rules is required by all CCWS drivers, crew and car builders. Pit, Paddock and Garage Supplemental Rules:

 SRPP1 – Pit lane spaces will be assigned.

 SRPP2 – No crew members are allowed over the wall until the team car has come to a complete stop in the pit box.

 SRPP3 – The Hot Pit Lane will be the exclusive fueling area. Fueling of race cars shall be completed by use of 5-gallon plastic jugs and funnels, hoses or other fueling adapters as specified in the ChumpCar BCR. Jugs must have sealable lids/caps. Metal fuel drums or other fuel containers and caddies with manual pumps (no electric pumps) and hose lines are allowed to re-fill plastic jugs but are not allowed for re-fueling race cars. All fuel storage must be maintained on the “cold” side of the pit wall or kept within your transporter.

 SRPP4 – All teams shall have one (1) fully-charged 10LB ABC fire extinguisher in their pit area.All teams shall have one (1) 10LB bag of kitty litter or other reasonable absorbent for oil leaks and/or fuel spillage in their pit area. Having a broom handy is also be advisable.

 SRPP5 –Drivers may remain in the car during fueling and driver changes may also be completed. All engines and electrical kill switches must be off during fueling. NO WORK ON ANY CAR SHALL BE COMPLETED DURING REFUELING.

 SRPP6 – All work and/or repairs that can be made to your race cars in under thirty (30) minutes may be executed in the Pit Lane; all repairs requiring more than 30 minutes time must be completed in the Garage Area. A penalty of 1 lap for every five (5) minutes of work in the pit lane that exceeds 30 minutes shall be levied.

 SRPP7 – All team members over the wall during fueling must wear a Nomex driver’s suit, gloves and full-face helmet.

 SRPP8 – Electric, propane or kerosene heaters within the “cold” side of the pit wall are allowed provided all heating elements or flame sources are directed away from any flammable material and are kept a minimum of 20’ from any fuel storage. No open flame stoves or BBQs are allowed in the cold pits.

 SRPP9 – All cars, used or junk parts too big for a normal trash can, empty fuel drums and anything else you brought with you must be taken out with you. If you leave it behind, we’ll track you down… and it won’t be pretty.

 

ChumpCast Live! : Live Onsite Event – Visit http://chumpcar.com/live for event info and live video feeds from in-car, pit lane and tower cameras. Listen to the live ChumpCar scanner network from your home computer or smartphone at select events. Broadcast live will be Paulie Veltum, Doc Waldrop and Bill Strong.

 

Test & Tune Information: NONE

 

Lighting: The pit lane has very limited lighting and minimal pit/paddock area lighting. Be advised that ambient lighting may not be sufficient for fueling or mechanical repairs. Therefore, teams are advised to consider alternate power and lighting sources. The use of EZ-ups on the “cold” side of the pit wall are also recommended for keeping out weather and hanging all lighting fixtures.

 

Electrical Hookups in Pit / Paddock: None in pits, 2 in paddock

 

Pit Passes: Teams are advised that all team members, family, and guests who desire Pit Lane access MUST purchase a Pit Pass through ChumpCar at the track. ChumpCar members can obtain a free pit pass by showing their membership card.

 

Pets: They are welcome on property, but must be kept on a leash.

 

Children: No children 18 or under on pit road.

 

Camping: Self-contained RV camping is allowed from Friday-Saturday nights.

 

Barbecues: BBQ’s are allowed in the camping area only, provided all BBQ’s are supervised at all times, a fire extinguisher is within 15’ of the open flame, and all open flames are (at a minimum) 20’ from all race cars, fuel storage or other flammable sources.

 

Camping / Camper Hookups: None.

 

Bathrooms / Showers: Restrooms are in the main south tower building. Showers in North paddock only. There is an outdoor shower outside the tech shed that may be working.

 

Gate: 24-hour gate coverage.

 

Concessions: Open Saturday.

 

Fuel on site: 93, 98 available 24 hours per day by credit card in North paddock.

 

Weather: We’re racing, regardless of the weather.

 

Event Hotel: 

ViR (All races)

Sleep Inn

1483 South Boston Rd, Danville, VA 24540

(434) 793-6090

https://www.choicehotels.com/virginia/danville/sleep-inn-hotels/va372?source=gyxt

 

 

Auto Parts Stores: http://tinyurl.com/h36pb7z

 

 

 

[Bill Strong]

 

Entries for VIR South Course

 

		Team Name	Car #	Year	Make	Model
1.		A. SENNA DRIVING SCHOOL	929	1994	BMW	325I
2.		Acme Racing	105	1981	Datsun	200SX
3.		Almost Ready Racing	455	1981	Pontiac	Firebird
4.		appalachian analytical	549	1977	Pontiac	Phoenix 4 door sedan
5.		B&W Racing	418	1994	BMW	325i
6.		Bad Brains Racing	210	1993	BMW	325i
7.		Beast Mode Racing	116	1993	Acura	Integra
8.		BimmerLine	336	1993	BMW	325
9.		Bliss Racing	432	1985	Chevy	Camaro Z28
10.		Blitzvinnig	82	1979	Pontiac	firebird
11.		bonehead brigade	346	1999	bmw	e46
12.		Chigger Racing	34	1986	BMW	325es
13.		Circle Track Pro\'s	457	2009	Pontiac	Solstice
14.		Clapped Out Racing	993	1994	Bmw	E36
15.		Crash Management	18	2001	Dodge	Stratus
16.		Curvy Road Racing	945	1986	Mazda	RX-7
17.		DDR	428	1985	Toyota	Celica
18.		Finishing is Bliss	828	1986	BMW	325
19.		GodZirra Racing	431	1988	Nissan	300ZX
20.		Hillbilly Racing	17	1985	Ford	Mustang
21.		hounddogs	522	1994	bmw	325
22.		Huggins Racing	146	1988	BMW	325is
23.		Hugh Jass	337	1992	Mazda	Miata
24.		HWD Racing	374	1987	Acura	Legend
25.		Inglourious Basterds	747	1995	BMW	325is
26.		Loose Canon Racing	186	1987	Porsche	944
27.		Lucky Seven Racing	206	1977	Triumph	TR7 V8
28.		Martin-McClure Racing	439	1986	Toyota	MR2
29.		Martin-McClure Racing	239	1984	Chevrolet	Camaro
30.		NLS Racing	177	1993	Nissan	240sx
31.		No Panic Racing	42	1984	BMW	e30 318i
32.		Plan C Racing	851	1983	Porsche	944
33.		Pocket Deuces Racing	237	1990	Mazda	Miata
34.		Race Snipers	338	1995	Honda	Accord
35.		Racing for heroes	773	1987	BMW	325
36.		Racing Strong Zipline GT	179	1973	Opel	GT 8liter SuperCharged
37.		Radioactive Racing	238	1994	ford	mustang
38.		Ratchet Racing	477	1994	Acura	Integra
39.		Red Rooster Racing	198	1987	BMW	325is
40.		RiffRAF Racing	0	1974	Triumph	TR-6
41.		Rolling Roadblock Racing	363	1990	Mazda	Miata
42.		rotary racing rx8 spyder 1	133	2005	mazda	rx8
43.		RVA Graphics & Wraps	511	1995	BMW	M3
44.		Schumacher Taxi	189	1991	BMW	325i
45.		Simon Says	63	1992	Acura	Integra
46.		Skidmark Racing	205	1987	BMW	325
47.		Sparrow Speed Accord	286	1991	Honda	Accord
48.		Sparrow Speed Miata	216	1999	Mazda	Miata
49.		SRI Racing - Chump Change	300	1987	BMW	325is
50.		Sweede Lil Pigs	900	1977	Volvo	242
51.		Tau Racing	484	1994	Acura	Integra
52.		Team Integrenader	126	1988	Acura	Integra
53.		Team Punisher	730	1973	Datsun	240Z
54.		Team Tighty Whitey	141	1990	BMW	325i
55.		The Sheriff	912	1989	BMW	E30
56.		Tinkertoy Racing	565	1988	Honda	Civic
57.		Virginia Tech Grand Touring	872	2000	Subaru	Impreza
58.		Wheres John	98	1990	Acura	Integra
59.		WJH RACING	33	1986	bmw	325e
60.		Woodward racing	409	1981	Chevy	Camaro

 

 

 

 

[Bill Strong]

Preview the track...

 

 

[Bill Strong]

An Important message for VIR team captains...

Hello Team Captains and Drivers!

Our first VIR race is finally here and we are going to have a great time! A lot of you still owe race fees for this weekend's race, so please go online and visit the website to pay your fees or edit entry information.

Just a little reminder do NOT come to registration until you have reviewed your team entry and verified that ALL driver and payment information is correct. We have a lot of teams signed up for this race and they all want to get through registration as quickly as possible. So please be courteous and take care of everything online before you come to the registration table.

 

If you have any issues with credits and payments specifically related to this event's entry, please let me know so we can get your payment settled prior to the race weekend.

Please contact me if you have any questions or problems with your online entry and I will be happy to help you.

 

Let's go racing!!!

Katherine Miller 
 770.365.3085

www.chumpcar.com

[Bill Strong]

If you have not seen this and you are racing at VIR - 

Hey Eastern Region Chumps!
As most of you know, we have started up a cool service for ChumpCar called ChumpCast Live! We will be live streaming the VIR 12-hour event, with full commentary and onsite reporting live at https://chumpcar.com/live
We had almost 20 live cameras at the CCWS Road Atlanta race a few weeks ago!
Spread this link to your family and friends so they can watch you race!
You can get the supplemental rules there, and a list of all the cars entered.
If you have a live stream camera, phone or whatever in your pit, paddock or race car, please sign up RaceCast.me and enter the VIR event here.. https://live.racecast.me/event/58777f566331973c279505ce
Just sign into your account, click the flag, and find the VIR ChumpCar event, and click, Join. Done.
How to live stream? Click here. CCWS Forum - Live Stream instructions - https://forum.chumpcar.com/index.php…
As we will not only be talking about the cars and drivers that are on the live in-car feeds, we may see your car while in the pit lane, paddock or passing a camera car. Knowing a bit of information about your team will give us something to pass onto our viewers.
What I need from you or the team principals-

cut and paste the following into an email and address it to bill.strong@chumpcar.com
In the Subject put - "VIR 12-hour Media Info"
Car Number:
Car Make and Model:
Car year:
Any cool info, like swap info.
Sponsor if you have one :
Driver list, First and Last Name 
If you have your driver stint order sorted, include that
Anything cool about the drivers, like ex-F1 driver for Ferrari 
Best finish at a ChumpCar event:

There is no need to send images as we will get these at the track after you tech or while you test.

Remember, this will give us some great info to pass onto the folks watching the race.

And as always, you will be able to download the full event for later viewing. We will post links after the race event.

So, please email me that info as soon as you can, so we can get overlays made and art work done. I will be taking pictures of everyones car on Friday to match up with this info you sent to us.
While I have you here, please make certain that all of your drivers and crew have paid up 2017 CCWS Memberships. This is really important as all payments are now done before the events to help speed up registration. You can complete your member payments here - https://chumpcar.com/register/login.php

I will be racing the red #179 Opel GT. Look for me in the paddock. Stop by if you have any questions about live video. I will have a camera setup in the car that you can look at to see what you need.

Thanks again Chumps! See you Friday!!
Bill Strong
ChumpCast Live!
Media Director
ChumpCar World Series

[Bill Strong]

Live Video -

 

ChumpCast Live multi-cam feed - www.ChumpCar.com/live

#177 NLS Racing - https://live.racecast.me/profile/57e2938007f703a902679e0e

#179 Racing Strong Opel GT - https://live.racecast.me/profile/5831c98f398c8be20b494f6d

#146 Huggins Racing - https://live.racecast.me/profile/58364b49398c8be20b494f8a

#428 DDR Racing Celica - https://live.racecast.me/profile/583ed718d6117d01078b33a8

 

More feeds listed here...

https://live.racecast.me/event/58777f566331973c279505ce

 

[Bill Strong]

South Paddock . 

 

 

[Snipersnake89]

4 hours ago, Bill Strong said:

 

Entries for VIR South Course

 

		Team Name	Car #	Year	Make	Model
1.		A. SENNA DRIVING SCHOOL	929	1994	BMW	325I
2.		Acme Racing	105	1981	Datsun	200SX
3.		Almost Ready Racing	455	1981	Pontiac	Firebird
4.		appalachian analytical	549	1977	Pontiac	Phoenix 4 door sedan
5.		B&W Racing	418	1994	BMW	325i
6.		Bad Brains Racing	210	1993	BMW	325i
7.		Beast Mode Racing	116	1993	Acura	Integra
8.		BimmerLine	336	1993	BMW	325
9.		Bliss Racing	432	1985	Chevy	Camaro Z28
10.		Blitzvinnig	82	1979	Pontiac	firebird
11.		bonehead brigade	346	1999	bmw	e46
12.		Chigger Racing	34	1986	BMW	325es
13.		Circle Track Pro\'s	457	2009	Pontiac	Solstice
14.		Clapped Out Racing	993	1994	Bmw	E36
15.		Crash Management	18	2001	Dodge	Stratus
16.		Curvy Road Racing	945	1986	Mazda	RX-7
17.		DDR	428	1985	Toyota	Celica
18.		Finishing is Bliss	828	1986	BMW	325
19.		GodZirra Racing	431	1988	Nissan	300ZX
20.		Hillbilly Racing	17	1985	Ford	Mustang
21.		hounddogs	522	1994	bmw	325
22.		Huggins Racing	146	1988	BMW	325is
23.		Hugh Jass	337	1992	Mazda	Miata
24.		HWD Racing	374	1987	Acura	Legend
25.		Inglourious Basterds	747	1995	BMW	325is
26.		Loose Canon Racing	186	1987	Porsche	944
27.		Lucky Seven Racing	206	1977	Triumph	TR7 V8
28.		Martin-McClure Racing	439	1986	Toyota	MR2
29.		Martin-McClure Racing	239	1984	Chevrolet	Camaro
30.		NLS Racing	177	1993	Nissan	240sx
31.		No Panic Racing	42	1984	BMW	e30 318i
32.		Plan C Racing	851	1983	Porsche	944
33.		Pocket Deuces Racing	237	1990	Mazda	Miata
34.		Race Snipers	338	1995	Honda	Accord
35.		Racing for heroes	773	1987	BMW	325
36.		Racing Strong Zipline GT	179	1973	Opel	GT 8liter SuperCharged
37.		Radioactive Racing	238	1994	ford	mustang
38.		Ratchet Racing	477	1994	Acura	Integra
39.		Red Rooster Racing	198	1987	BMW	325is
40.		RiffRAF Racing	0	1974	Triumph	TR-6
41.		Rolling Roadblock Racing	363	1990	Mazda	Miata
42.		rotary racing rx8 spyder 1	133	2005	mazda	rx8
43.		RVA Graphics & Wraps	511	1995	BMW	M3
44.		Schumacher Taxi	189	1991	BMW	325i
45.		Simon Says	63	1992	Acura	Integra
46.		Skidmark Racing	205	1987	BMW	325
47.		Sparrow Speed Accord	286	1991	Honda	Accord
48.		Sparrow Speed Miata	216	1999	Mazda	Miata
49.		SRI Racing - Chump Change	300	1987	BMW	325is
50.		Sweede Lil Pigs	900	1977	Volvo	242
51.		Tau Racing	484	1994	Acura	Integra
52.		Team Integrenader	126	1988	Acura	Integra
53.		Team Punisher	730	1973	Datsun	240Z
54.		Team Tighty Whitey	141	1990	BMW	325i
55.		The Sheriff	912	1989	BMW	E30
56.		Tinkertoy Racing	565	1988	Honda	Civic
57.		Virginia Tech Grand Touring	872	2000	Subaru	Impreza
58.		Wheres John	98	1990	Acura	Integra
59.		WJH RACING	33	1986	bmw	325e
60.		Woodward racing	409	1981	Chevy	Camaro

 

 

 

 

 

[Snipersnake89]

Curvy Road Racing is not on the Pit assignment!

[thecanes01]

there is a few teams not showing on the pit assignment. not sure why.

[takjak2]

3 hours ago, thecanes01 said:

there is a few teams not showing on the pit assignment. not sure why.

 

This was the pit assignments that went out last week. 10 teams have been added since.

[Racer28173]

19 hours ago, Bill Strong said:

Preview the track...

 

 

It is easy to forget just how SHORT that pit lane is.  Everyone be careful out there - there is going to be a lot of double-wide pitting and some patience is going to be required at times to keep things safe.  It is a little bit like the lanes at Arrivals at the airport - sometimes someone gets trapped at the curb for a little while.....