8/11/2014
Willamette Speedway
2014 Summer Sizzle Tour Information Released
2014 Summer Sizzle Tour Information Released
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Dirt Monkey Productions)
It’s almost that time of the year. The 2nd Annual Summer Sizzle Tour is set to get underway beginning on Thursday August 14th at Albany Motorsports Park. Below this release will be additional information including times, format, point structure, and rules.
Also to note is that there has been a $1,000 point fund sponsored by James Gang Pizza to be divided between the 125cc, 250cc, and Open classes. There will be high point awards given to the 5HP classes as well.
The point Fund will be determined and split up according to car count and will be given away along with all other awards immediately following the races at Willamette Speedway. Races will be track points races at Cottage Grove and Willamette.
2014 Summer Sizzle Rules:
http://www.cottagegrovespeedway.com/downloads/get.aspx?i=215469
2014 Summer Sizzle Gate Times/Track Info:
Thursday August 14th, 2014
Albany MX Park
Gates Open: 3:00
Pit Meeting: 5:00
Racing to Follow
Friday August 15th, 2014
Cottage Grove Speedway
Gates Open: 3:00
Pill Draw Closes: 5:45
Pit Meeting: 6:00
Racing to Follow
Saturday August 16th, 2014
Willamette Speedway
Gates Open: 2:00
Pit Meeting: 3:45
Racing to Follow
2014 Summer Sizzle Race Format:
Pills will be drawn for heat race starting order
Heat 1 will be heads up from pill draw
Heat 2 will be a total invert from pill draw
All cars that miss the pill draw cut off will start at the BACK OF BOTH HEATS!
Heat Races will be 8 laps
Main Events will be lined up based on points from both heat races using the following points structure
1st – 16
2nd – 14
3rd – 12
4th – 10
5th – 9
6th – 8
7th – 7
8th – 6
9th – 5
10th – 4
A coin will be flipped if heads line them up heads up with high point on the pole. If tails invert the top 6 with high points starting 6th and 6th in points on the pole
Main Event lap counts will vary depending on car count, and track official discretion
2014 Summer Sizzle Tour Point Structure:
Heat Races
1st – 16
2nd – 14
3rd – 12
4th – 10
5th – 9
6th – 8
7th – 7
8th – 6
9th – 5
10th – 4
Main Event
1st – 60
2nd – 56
3rd – 52
4th – 48
5th – 46
6th – 44
7th – 42
8th – 40
9th – 38
10th – 36
11th – 34
12th – 32
13th – 30
14th – 28
15th – 26
16th – 25
17th – 24
18th – 23
19th – 22
20th - 21
All B Main Non Transfer Cars
15 Points
Points will be tallied from both heats and mains to determine summer sizzle winners
Submitted By: Ben Deatherage
