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Racers & Crew must read the Survival Letter!
Very Important Information you will need to know!
WCF
Racer Survival Letter
Haltech World Cup Finals presented by Wiseco
Maryland International Raceway
Oct 30 - Nov 3, 2024
www.importvsdomestic.com |
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EVENT SCHEDULE
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Please see the complete WCF event
schedule and run order below.
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All racers MUST ARRIVE to get parked on
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
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Tech Inspection will be on Wed. & Thurs.
We will call you to tech by your Tech
Assignment Card that you receive at the
1st intersection when you get on the pit
side.
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Testing will be on Wed. from 12pm-7pm
($250 per car paid in the tower with
cash).
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We have a total of 5 qualifying sessions
planned: 1 qualifier on Thursday
evening, 2 more qualifiers on Friday, 2
more qualifiers on Saturday.
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Eliminations will be on Sunday.
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See Run Order per day on schedule below.
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AFTER HOURS
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Gates close for advance ticket
redemption on Tuesday at 7pm and every
other night at 9pm sharp each night.
Overnight security monitors the pit
gates until the gates reopens the next
morning at 8am. Overnight security
cannot sell or scan advance tickets
after 9pm. So, plan accordingly.
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Only those who are already credentialed,
and wrist banded can come in after 9pm.
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If YOU HAVE a VIP armband or a Full
Event armband, then you are permitted to
come and go through the gates 24 hours a
day as many times as you want (hotel,
dinner, grocery store, etc.).
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If YOUR VEHICLE DOES HAVE a “Pit Side
Grass Lot Sticker” or a “Pit Access
Sticker” then your vehicle can come and
go through the gates 24 hours a day as
many times as you want (hotel, dinner,
grocery store, etc.)
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If YOUR VEHICLE DOESN’T HAVE a parking
sticker then it must be parked in the
grass lot on the North side of the track
and you can walk in as long as you have
a VIP armband or Full Event Armband.
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If you have a crew member or a family
member coming in after 9pm, then you
must have the gate staff scan their
advance tickets before 9pm and leave
their armband with their name on it at
will call which is at Pit Gates 1 & 2.
Simply have them screenshot their QR
code(s) and send to you so you can
redeem them before 9pm and leave at will
call. Overnight security can only issue
armbands left at will-call by the gate
staff before they leave at 9pm.
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We will have security at the gates and
intersections overnight along with State
Police roaming the pits.
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RACER STACKING
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Racer stacking starts on Monday at 10am.
No racers can drop trailers or start
stacking in line before Monday at 10am.
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All racers that arrive on Monday or
Tuesday will need to wait in line on the
North side of the track on the entrance
road until we open the gates on Tuesday
for parking only from 1pm-7pm.
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Please stay inside the lines and keep
the lines straight and tight. Once the
road is full back to the “S” turn, we
will start the next line on the right in
the grass. When that line fills up, we
will start another line on the right in
the grass and so on and so on. When we
open the gates to start parking, we will
have an attendant that will send lines
to the pit gate in the order that they
were stacked in as they arrived.
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If you are dropping a trailer in line,
make sure you are back before we open
the gates on Tuesday at 1pm. Only
sponsors/vendors are permitted to go
into the pits before we open the gates.
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Make note that most racers show up early
to get in line, and they will get the
best spots when we open.
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RACER PARKING
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Parking is going to be tight because of
the size of this event, and we need
everyone to conserve space.
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We will have one section reserved for
Outlaw vs Extreme, Renegade vs Modified
and X275 vs Hot Rod classes. The
remaining sections will be first
come-first serve parking for all other
classes.
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We will also have a few compounds
reserved for teams that conserve space
by stacking several race cars in one
space.
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All open trailers must pit their race
cars off the back of their trailer.
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ADDITIONAL MOTORHOME OR VEHICLE
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If you have an additional motorhome or
vehicle, then it MUST fit in your pit
space in front of your race car.
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A “Pit Access” sticker for that extra
vehicle must be purchased when you
arrive at the pit gate with your race
rig and your racer ticket is scanned and
redeemed. You cannot buy it at any other
time. The additional vehicle must be
directly behind your race trailer
(bumper to bumper) in line when you
arrive so the sticker can be placed on
that vehicle by the gate staff, and the
parking staff will then be able to park
your rig and additional vehicle at the
same time.
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Cost is $100 for an additional motorhome
or $50 for an additional vehicle. You
cannot buy both. It must be one or the
other and it must fit in your pit space
in front of your race car.
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Any additional vehicles for your team
other than the ones we mentioned above
can be parked in the Pit Side Grass Lot
(if you purchased it before they sold
out) or in the free parking lots on the
North side of the track.
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PARKING NEXT TO YOUR FRIENDS
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If you wish to park next to other racer
friends, make sure you are right behind
each other in the stacking line so the
racer parking team can park you beside
each other when you get to the pit side.
If you are not right behind each other
in the stacking line it will make it
difficult or impossible to park beside
each other.
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If you and another racer are traveling
from different locations and want to
park beside each other, then we suggest
you meet at a select time at the “301
Truckstop & Plaza” at 12615 Crain
Highway, Newburg MD 20664. It is only 15
minutes from the track. It has plenty of
space for big rigs. Once you guys meet
up, then drive down together and get in
line behind each other.
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SEWAGE DUMP STATION
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There is a sewage dump station on the
North side of the track.
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We also have a "Honey Wagon" that will
be coming through the facility that
charges a convenience fee to empty your
sewage tank and top off your water tank.
They can hookup to your Motorhome where
you are parked at and empty your tanks,
so you don't have to move your camper.
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Septic Truck Schedule for WCF -
Thurs-Sun
7am-10am - Pit Area
7pm-10pm - Pit Area
10am-12noon - Spectator Camper
Village
5pm-7pm - Spectator Camper Village
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Septic Truck Fees
$70 Septic Dump Fee (Paid in
cash)
$50 Top Off Water Fee (Paid in cash)
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If you need service, go to WCF
Merchandise Booth behind tower anytime
Thurs-Sun to get your free “Poop Tape”.
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When you need your RV serviced, just tie
your “Poop Tape” to the back of your
trailer so it can be seen from the road.
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Be awake, dressed and have your cash
ready! Expect them to come by during the
hours mentioned above. They will service
your RV, you will pay them in cash, and
then you need to take your “Poop Tape”
off the back of your trailer so another
truck doesn’t stop by after you were
just serviced. You can tie your “Poop
Tape” back up another day.
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If your “Poop Tape” is on the back of
your trailer and the Septic Truck driver
doesn’t see anyone in the pit they will
pull the “Poop Tape” off the back of
your trailer and move on to the next RV.
If your “Poop Tape” is up, someone must
be in your pit area. If not, you will
have to go back to the Merch trailer to
start the process again.
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Also, DO NOT empty your GREY or BLACK
water tanks on the ground in your pit
space or spectator camper village. Grey
water tanks have a horrible smell and
contains bodily fluids. If you empty
your Grey Water tank on the ground you
will be escorted off the track
immediately. If you empty your Black
Water tank on the ground you will go to
jail.
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We will have approximately 500-600 RVs
on the property and these Septic Truck
driver will do the best that they can
for you. When they are full they have to
go empty their trucks at the plant and
then drive back. Their time is precious
so don’t keep them waiting. We are happy
to provide this service, but we will not
tolerate people getting upset with these
Septic Drivers or they won’t be willing
to provide the service anymore. None of
us want that.
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In closing, please monitor your shower
usage and use the permanent restrooms or
Porta Potties at the facility. With
500-600 RVs on the property, they will
not be able to keep up with all RVs, so
please ration your usage. The Septic
Truck staff cannot work 24 hours a day
and we cannot have them in the Pit Area
during racing hours. So be ready for the
Septic Trucks in the early morning hours
and evening hours.
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WASTE OIL
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Dumping oil
in anything other than designated waste
oil containers will result in permanent
ban from MIR/WCF as well as having a No
Trespassing Order filed against you by
the Maryland State Police.
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Waste Oil:
No Dumping of Waste Oil on Property.
Violators will be permanently banned
from MIR. Anyone caught dumping any
liquids other than water on the property
will be immediately ejected from the
property and permanently banned from
MIR. We have three 500 gallons waste oil
tanks in the pit area for you to put
your waste oil in. Also, do not leave
open drain pans with oil in your pit
space, pour them carefully into the
waste oil tanks.
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No se
permite tirar aceite viejo en la
propiedad! Los violadores serán
expulsados inmediatamente de la
propiedad y prohibidos permanentemente
de MIR. Cualquier persona capturara en
el acto de arrojar cualquier líquido que
no sea agua en la propiedad serán
expulsados inmediatamente de la
propiedad y prohibidos permanentemente
de MIR. Tenemos tres tanques de aceite
usado de 500 galones en el área de los
pits para que usted deseche de su aceite
usado. Además, no deje contenedores
abiertos con aceite en el espacio de su
pit; deseche de el contenido con cuidado
en los tanques de aceite usado.
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BAGGED ICE
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Bags of ice can be purchased at the
souvenir stand on the pit side. Please
make sure that you remove the ice before
going down the racetrack and remove all
water from your intake.
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AIR & WATER
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Air and water are available in two
locations. The first one is located
beside the white maintenance building in
the middle of the pit area, and the
second one is located by the fuel
station.
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NITROUS & CO2
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Nitrous oxide and CO2 are available for
purchase at the souvenir stand. Bring
your bottles by for a refill.
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HOTELS
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We have many great hotels located only
15-20 minutes from the racetrack. Click
on Hotels button at top of
www.importvsdomestic.com
site to see listings.
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AIRPORTS
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The closest airport is Regan National
Airport (DCA) which is located about 1
hour away from the track. The next
closest airport is Baltimore Washington
Airport (BWI) which is located about 1.5
hours away from the track. Click on
track info button at top of site for
more info.
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PIT BIKES
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Racers are permitted to have 1 golf cart
or a pit bike. The pit bike or golf cart
must be inside your trailer, in the bed
of your truck that is towing your
trailer, or in the bed of the truck of
your extra vehicle that is bumper to
bumper with you in line.
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Each race team may rent a golf cart for
WCF, but you will need to go to Metro
Golf Carts to pick it up and put it in
your trailer before coming to track.
Golf carts cannot be delivered to the
track. Contact Metro Golf Carts at
301-372-1500 or email Danny at
danny@golfcartrentals.com
to make your reservation. Be sure to let
them know it is for the World Cup
Finals. Metro Golf Carts is located
about 25 minutes from the track. The
address to Metro Golf Carts is 15212
Crain Hwy, Brandywine MD, 20613 and
their website is
www.golfcartrentals.com
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Do not have a friend or crew member try
to bring a pit bike in on another
vehicle. The gates will not allow it to
come in.
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If you need to run to the store across
the street on your golf cart or pit
bike, you must stop at the pit gates and
get a “Pit Bike Hall Pass” before
exiting. Without this pass, your golf
cart or pit bike will not be allowed to
pass back through the gates. Your
armbands will get your body back in, but
the Hall Pass is needed to get the pit
bike or golf cart back in. This system
prevents unauthorized vehicles from
entering the pits from outside the
facility and creating gridlock on the
pit roads.
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These rules may seem harsh, but some
spectators try to circumvent the system
in every way and we do not allow
spectators to bring them to WCF. So it’s
essential to have these procedures so we
don’t have 40,000 fans riding around
your race cars with golf carts. Thank
you for your understanding.
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“GREEN GATE” ENTRANCE IN MORNINGS
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MIR will have a separate green gate
entrance on the North Side of the track
by the “S” Turn for racers and crew that
already have their full event armbands.
In order to use the green gate entrance,
everyone in the vehicle must have a full
event armband and the vehicle needs a
pit access sticker or a pit-side parking
pass. If one person does not have a full
event armband then everyone must wait in
the normal line. The green gate entrance
will be open on Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning
from 7am-9am. We strongly encourage all
racers that are going back to a hotel to
arrive back at MIR by 7am each morning
to avoid getting caught in spectator
traffic that will make you late for
qualifying or eliminations.
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Under no circumstances can anyone use
the far left lane (which is the
emergency fire/exit lane) when coming
into the track on any day.
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RACER TICKET
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Make sure you have your QR code ready
for your race entry that was emailed to
you from
tickets@thefoat.com so
you can receive your tech card. It was
automatically emailed to you when you
bought your entry for WCF. You can print
it off or the gate staff can scan it
right from your mobile device. If you
cannot find your ticket, you can also
email
tickets@thefoat.com
and they can resend it to you. You will
also receive an automatic email with the
link to your tickets on Tuesday (the day
prior to opening).
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If you did not receive the email, then
make sure you check your spam folder.
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The Racer Ticket includes admission for
the driver, your rig, and your race car.
Whomever is driving the rig in, will
need to have the Racer Ticket in order
to get the rig in.
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CREW TICKETS
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If you have not already bought tickets
for your crew, friends and family we
strongly suggest that you purchase them
in advance now at
www.importvsdomestic.com/tickets
before we sell out again.
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You will need your crew to get in, and
once we sell out, you will not be able
to purchase tickets regardless of the
reason. Get them now!
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MANLEY HARD CARDS
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Everyone must have a "Manley Hard Card"
to be up on the starting. Manley Hard
Cards will be enforced on the starting
line Friday-Sunday.
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All Racers & Crew will need to pick up
their "Manley Hard Cards" and class
sponsor decals next to the stage behind
the tower on Thursday and Friday from
9am-9pm. Anyone that needs to get a
Manley Hard Card on Saturday or Sunday
will need to go to the tower to get
them.
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There is no charge for the "Manley Hard
Cards". Driver must be present with ID
and bring crew members with him/her when
obtaining their hard cards. So, get your
crew together and come to the tent all
at one time on Thursday or Friday.
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There is a limit of 6 hard cards per
team (Driver + 5 crew).
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SPONSOR DECALS
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All cars entered in the race must have a
Haltech and Wiseco decal on each side of
your car plus your class sponsor decals
on each side of your car to be able to
compete. Sponsor decals must be visible
on both sides of your car. They are
supporting your class and the event.
These decals are available free of
charge at the Manley Hard Card Tent.
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CAR NUMBERS & CLASS
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It isn’t mandatory, but if you are able
to have your car number and class
printed in 3” vinyl numbers and letters
and have it on all 4 sides of your
windows it will speed up the tech
process and help event photographers
find your car photos.
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If you do not already have a car number,
we suggest you choose a 4-digit number
so there is less chance someone else has
your same number.
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Class designations are: OvE, RvM, XvH,
WvT, STK, SF, WS, LS, XFWD, AM, PSB
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TIMING SYSTEM
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The guard beam will be on in all classes
and the AutoStart timeout for all
classes will be set to 7 seconds.
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REINSTATEMENT POLICY
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If a winning car bypasses or is
disqualified at the scales, and the
losing car crosses the scales and passes
tech, then the losing car advances to
the next round. Before the losing car is
reinstated, he/she must go to the tower
immediately (within 15 minutes of the
time printed on your time slip) to
notify the tower officials of the change
so it can be verified, and we can notify
the team that you are racing in the next
round. If the tower has not been
notified within 15 minutes of the time
printed on your time slip, then the
losing car will not be reinstated.
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PA BROADCAST
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We have a great PA system at MIR and you
can hear it all over the facility, but
if you are in your RV or trailer tune
into 88.7 FM to hear the PA broadcast.
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BROKE CARS
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If your car is broke and you cannot make
WCF, please email
jason@mbpevents.com
to let him know ASAP so we can account
for pit space and parking needs.
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There are no refunds if you are broke,
because you took an available spot from
someone else that could have raced at
WCF. It is in our refund policy on the
ticket site that there are no refunds.
Your race entry can still be used as an
admission ticket though.
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If you are broke and email Jason right
away, there is still a small chance that
someone on the on the waiting list for
your class can possibly take off work
and put their car and crew together in
time. It is the right thing to do by
letting us know.
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TECH INSPECTION
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All cars must be tech inspected on
Wednesday or Thursday from 10am-9pm in
the staging lanes on the right side.
Wait until we call your Tech Assignment
Letter that you get when you come in.
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You DO NOT need to tech in before making
test passes (just sign the waiver in the
tower). You DO need to tech in before
qualifying though.
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The 10 bikes will be teched in on
Thursday at the scales.
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All cars and bikes must have an engine
diaper or belly pan (except All Motor
Domestics).
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All cars and bikes must run straight
water in their coolant system and have
no antifreeze or other additives in the
cooling system to help speed up
clean-ups and be safe.
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TRICK OR TREAT
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Don’t forget we are doing “Trick or
Treat” for the kids in the Spectator
Camper Village on Friday night at
8pm! We do not want children trick or
treating in the pits as it is too
dangerous with moving cars.
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PULLING OVER
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If something doesn’t sound right, feel
right, or smell right on your pass… You
may be leaking fluid on the track… Pull
over and stop as soon as safely possible
to help minimize downtime clean-ups.
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VP RACING FUELS
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Call the VP Racing Fuels Office at
302-368-1500 if you want to Pre-Order
race fuel for WCF.
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Must be picked up on Wed or Thursday of
the event.
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The VP Racing Fuels truck will be
located right behind the Sunoco Race
Fuels Station.
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SHIPPING TO TRACK
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All racer packages that are shipped to
the track are locked up in a UPS trailer
(located by the office on the North side
of track).
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You must bring your ID and see Rebecca
in the office so she can retrieve your
package and check it off her manifest.
This keeps your packages safe and out of
the weather.
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Ship to:
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Maryland International Raceway
Attn (Your Name)
27861 Budds Creek Rd
Mechanicsville, MD 20659 |
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F.A.Q.
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We look forward to seeing you at WCF…
Travel safe! |