Check-In:  Check-in will begin Monday evening in the conference center registration area (by the glass doors to the conference center).  You can also check-in Tue, Wed, and Thu.  This is when you can purchase your handout tires/motors, pick up your free stuff, etc.
Pits Setup:  We will announce what time Monday you can setup in the conference center ballrooms (for sponsors and racers that purchases reserved pits).  It will more than likely be Monday night (not earlier).
Practice Days: 
You must practice with the rules of your class:
Stock motors in stock practice, 19 in 19, etc.
Most all of practice will be controlled.  Practice is set with the same class order as the racing order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules.  Exact times will be at the race.  
   Tuesday: will have open practice, and timed-controlled practices per class. 
   Wednesday: will have open practice, a timed-controlled practice per class, AND a practice by your heat race.  
   Thursday-Sunday: will have an open practice before qualifying/mains begin.  This helps groove the track for racing before the races begin.
Open Practice:  This is for when time is limited, and allows racers a chance to get on the track and turn some laps. These are short 1 minute runs and 10 cars at a time hit the track (they are not separated by class). You can make a small change and run a few laps to see how your car handles.  Lots of cars can run in this time frame.  We will have open practice before the heats start on Thu, Fri, Sat and mains on Sun.
Time-Controlled Practices:  This is where we schedule times for each class to practice in.  Schedule is based on number of entries per class.  Stock practices with stock, etc.  Some of these are cut short to still allow more controlled practice with cars in the same class, rather than having everyone out at once. 
Practice by Heats on Wed:  Heat races are setup and practice is controlled based on the heat lineup.  Heat #1 is practice #1, heat #23 is practice #23, etc.  Racers run with the drivers in their heat race.  After each practice, drivers marshal the next practice race.
Qualifying:  Qualifying begins on Thursday again this year.  We do stagger/Ifmar starts for both Oval & Road heats.  Each driver will be on their own race clock.  Resorts:   NEW FOR 2008   We will have a resort after each round.  This means 3 resorts.  This is where we have a new heat line-up based on the previous qualifying results.  Faster cars end up qualifying together.  We take your best single qualifier to set the mains (and the resorts). There are four qualifiers and one main event.  The top nine cars are locked into the A-main.  (because of the bump driver from the B)
1st Timers:  If you can not make practice Tue/Wed, we will work on allowing you to jump ahead of the line for open practice on Thursday.  We did this last year and it worked well.  Let us know before the race if you want to be included in this.
 

 
'Bump N Run' Saturday:
We did it last year and it was a huge success.  100's of spectators lined the track to watch the excitement!
Here's how it works:  The top nine drivers are locked into the A-Main.  Qualifiers 10th-19th will compete in the B-Main, which will be run Saturday after the last heat race. 
(B-main roads after last road race, B-main ovals after last oval race).  Winners of the
B-mains will be able to advance into the
A-mains, which are raced on Sunday.  They will start in the 10th starting spot.  We also did bump-ups in year three of the 'birds!
10th qual gets the famous BQ Screw award,
and we have a 'Bump N Run' award to the racer that bumps (see picture below).

Saturday Night Tiki Party at the Radisson:

The Radisson will be having a special poolside party Saturday night for the Snowbirds!  Karaoke, music, food, and fun.  We want to present the TQs, B-main bumps, and B-main screws with their awards during this time.  Everyone welcome!  Exact times will be at the race.  No shoes required!