(Thursday Night Thunder)

presented by

Thursday evening, August 5th, 2010

(video from previous Thunder event at Irwindale)

STPC's Summer TNT is the second event of the

STPC Short Track Thunder Series.

Both individual and team championships will be held.

Date/Time

Thursday evening, August 5th - 2010-Season-3, Week 1

First heat 7:00 PM EDT, Feature 9:30 PM EDT

Entries (Entries are limited!)

Entries Open: July 1st (entries will not be accepted before that date).

Entry deadline: 11:59 PM EDT, Wednesday, August 4th (the day before race-day)

No entries will be accepted the day of the race.

Entry Fee: $3 (STPC drivers free)

Use Donate Button to the left or contact the STPC Admin if you don't have PayPal.  ALL money collected will be used for the operation of this event or for event prizes (none will be kept by STPC).

Entry Form:  To enter, copy-n-paste and fill out the following form in an e-mail to STPC Admin.

Entries are limited on a first come, first serve basis. 

60 STPC driver spots and 60 open spots for any iRacing subscriber are available.

(Note: All drivers are automatically entered into the individual competition, regardless of whether they are on a team.  In addition, you may form teams after you've registered; e-mail updated team info to STPC Admin

Webcast

All heats and the feature will be broadcast on the internet by Web Racing Networks.

Track/Vehicle

Thompson - Late Models

STPC Podium Certificates
STPC's Summer TNT Champion (Feature 1st place)

STPC's Summer TNT Podium - Feature Top 5
 

Individual Prizes
(Any cash prizes will be distributed as iRacing gift certificates.)
 

iRacing Today Checkers Award, a $25 iRacing gift certificate to the winner of the feature race.

BMROils.com, an Amsoil dealer, will be sponsoring the following prizes.

Feature Race Prizes

Incident Free (must complete 90% of laps) - $15 to a randomly drawn inc free driver and an Amsoil cap to another randomly drawn inc free driver.
Middle of the Pack (if field is even, lower finisher) – $10 Amsoil gift certificate or an Amsoil cap.
Gentleman/Lady of the race (selected by the broadcasters) - $15 Amsoil gift certificate or Amsoil T-Shirt (We need to get broadcaster agreement to do this).
BMRoils Logo - $15 Amsoil gift certificate and cap or T-Shirt to top finisher carrying the BMROils.oil Logo on the car during the Summer TNT event.

  Download BMROils.com Logos here: hi-res, med-res, low-res

LCQ Prize

Mr. Luck – Random draw of LCQ drivers for a $10 Amsoil gift certificate and Cap

Heat Prizes
The winner of each heat will receive one free paint job from RickyDickyDooDeZign.  If the winner doesn't need a paint, then (s)he can transfer the prize to another driver.

Consi Prize

The winner of the Consolation Race 1 will receive a $10 iRacing gift certificate from Guiher Sim Parts.

BMROils.com Team Competition

Top three scoring drivers from team count
A team can have up to 5 drivers on roster

Team points are scored for finishing position, spread evenly from first to last as follows:
Heats - non-scoring
Consolation Race 3: 25 to 1
Consolation Race 2: 50 to 1
Consolation Race 1: 75 to 1
Feature Race: 150 to 1
-2 penalty for each inc point

no bonus points

Team results won't be announced until the next day

Team Prizes
$15 Amsoil gift certificate to each team member listed on the winning team roster, up to five.

Provisional Feature Grid Spots
Six STPC 2010-Season-1 series champions automatically qualify for the feature.

Eligible STPC series: LM-E, Modifieds, ProCup Premier, ProCup B, ProCup C and Indy Car

4 Heats - 35 laps, cautions off:
7:00 PM EDT Heat 1 - Open - 30 cars max, 1 admin, 4 TV spots
7:30 PM EDT Heat 2 - STPC Drivers - 30 cars max, 1 admin, 4 TV spots
8:00 PM EDT Heat 3 - Open - 30 cars max, 1 admin, 4 TV spots
8:30 PM EDT Heat 4 - STPC Drivers - 30 cars max, 1 admin, 4 TV spots

top 4 finishers transfer directly to feature
next 7 finishers transfer to last chance heat
remainder are eligible for one of the consolation races

BMROils.com Last Chance Qualifier - 25 laps, cautions off
9:00 PM EDT Last Chance Qualifier - 28 cars, 1 admin, 4 TV spots

top 8 finishers transfer to feature
remainder are eligible for one of the consolation races

Feature/Consolation Races - 150 laps, cautions on, double file restarts lappers to back
9:30 PM EDT Feature - 30 cars, 1 admin, 4 TV spots
9:30 PM EDT Consolation 1 - 30 cars max
9:30 PM EDT Consolation 2 - 30 cars max
9:30 PM EDT Consolation 3 - 30 cars max
 

(All times are approximate.)

Procedural rules:

• Results of races as scored by iRacing.com servers are final (subject to review by race admins).

• All drivers and teams must register by the end-of-day Wednesday before the Thursday race-day.

• Heats will be assigned Thursday morning and password e-mailed to drivers.

• At end of heat while still in the heat server, in-race Admin will PM the password to each driver for his/her next race session.

• Drivers must NOT exit the heat server until they get a password for their next race.  If a driver exits the server, (s)he forfeits his/her spot in next race

• There will be an in-race, non-racing admin for each heat and the feature.  The consolation races will not have an in-race admin.

• The in-race admin can issue penalties such as drive through the pits, mandatory speed-safely in pits to get a bf, and disqualifications. if driver refuses to follow a penalty, he/she will not receive the password for the next race

• There will be an iRacing chat server set up at 6:30 PM EST . Until the last chance heat is over, the chat-server will always have at least one STPC admin in attendance to answer questions.

• If a driver gives a password to another driver, the driver will be banned from future STPC events.  If a driver fails to comply with admins ruling in a race, the driver will be disqualified from the rest of event and may be banned from future STPC events.

• All rulings by STPC officials are final.