SNOWBIRD ON-LINE TUNES:
Listen while you surf:
 - Radio Margarittaville Live
 - Mike's IPOD
 - Changes in Latitudes
 - One Way Out
 - All Summer Long
 - Deep Down in Florida

*All Times Eastern Time Zone (GMT)
*These times are based on actual times from 2008's race
*Times are estimate and may change
*Bring plenty of Red Bull, Coffee, and an Alarm Clock


We did a vote on the Snowbird website for a possible 2009 Schedule change.  We gave the racers a chance to vote!
The majority voted to stay the same for this year.  Last year seemed to be the smoothest of all schedules and it appears many have already scheduled their travel plans based on the assumption it would be kept the same.  results here

 

SCHEDULE NOTES:
Check-In:
Check-in will begin Monday evening in the registration area, in the back part of the conference center.  You can also check-in Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  This is where you can purchase your handout items, pick up your free stuff, get traction compound, buy shirts, etc.
Pit Setup Times / Reserved Pitting:
Manufacture row setups and reserved indoor pitting will begin around check-in.  We will announce the times as we get closer.  More than likely, these will be begin Monday evening again.  If you are interested in paying for a reserved indoor pit spot in the pitting area, please email us.  Price has not yet been determined (should be around 25 bucks).  Hotel has renovated this room with new A/C's (last year it got a little warm)!
Practice Information:
   Tuesday:  There will be open practice, and timed-controlled class practice sessions. 
   Wednesday:  There will be open practice, timed-controlled class practice sessions, AND a practice by your heat race.  
   Thursday-Sunday:  There will be open practice before qualifying/mains begin.  This helps groove the track for racing before the races begin.  We will have some open practice after oval qualifying for oval cars this year!
   Practice Notes:  You must practice with the rules of your class:  17.5 motors in 17.5 practice, 12th scales in 12th practice, etc.  We need everyone's help and cooperation.  Open and Controlled practice will have racers waiting in line.  You can not 'cut' in front of the line.  We will have a voltage meter in tech to test your packs in practice (must be 8.44v and under for racing).  Exact times will be available at the race.
   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 each race day (this helps groove the track).
   Timed-Controlled Class Practices:  This is where we schedule times for each class to practice in.  Controlled practice is set with the same class order as the racing order, to simulate similar track conditions and schedules.  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 all different classes 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.  There are 1 of these on Wednesday.
Qualifying Notes:
Qualifying is set up random and heats are not stacked.  We do stagger/Ifmar starts for both oval & road heats.  Each driver will be on their own race clock.  Racers must turn marshal each round.  Slow cars must yield to faster cars in qualifying.  We take your best single qualifier to set the mains (and to set 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). 
   Resorts:  We will have resorts.  Last year we did 3 resorts.  For '09 we may go by the vote from the racers (whether we do 2 or 3 resorts).  A resort is a new heat line-up based on the previous qualifying results.  Faster cars end up qualifying together.
Snowbird 1st Timer Practice:
If you can not make practice Tue/Wed, we work on allowing you to jump ahead of the line for open practice on Thursday.  We did this the last couple years and it worked well.  You must let us know before the race if you want to be included in this.