Just wanted to let anyone within a couple of hours of Richmond know that tommorrow (Sat. Aug 9) there will be a new style NASA Time Trial at Cloverleaf Mall on the South side of Richmond. Chesterfield County Police will lay down times to beat in the morning and then the public will get a chance to "BEAT the HEAT" for $5, which will go to charity. One may choose to practice only ($20). One may choose to practice AND compete in the time trial ($30). One may choose to only do the Time Trial ($20) or only the beat the heat ($5 per run). One may choose to Practice and do the Beat the Heat ($25). Two local Radio station DJs will be there to compete against eachother as well as doing on air promos. Might be a good place for sponsor exposure for anyone close to Richmond. TV commercials and Radio Commercials for the event have been playing for 7 days.


Registration

At the event. Starts at 7:30am

The Course

It is a 40 second course that is a contiguous circuit.

Classing

NASA time trial classing http://www.nasaproracing.com

Practice
Open practice from 8:30am to 12:00pm (or longer depending upon registration)

Competition

Drivers will have a minimum of two timed sessions. Each session will be the total time it takes to circumnavigate the course twice. Average time will be calculated and the best average time wins the class.

For Fun

This event is for fun. It is not part of the NASA east coast Time Trial Series. Door prizes will be given out.

Directions

From the South

95N to 150 N, Chippenham Parkway (Just south of Richmond)
150 N to 60 W (Midlothian Turnpike)
Clovereaf Mall is at the intersection of 150N and 60W

From the North

95S to 150 N, Chippenham Parkway (Just south of Richmond)
150 N to 60 W (Midlothian Turnpike)
Clovereaf Mall is at the intersection of 150N and 60W

From the East

I64 W to I95 S
95S to 150 N, Chippenham Parkway (Just south of Richmond)
150 N to 60 W (Midlothian Turnpike)
Clovereaf Mall is at the intersection of 150N and 60W

See you there!
Peace,
Chris

 

That sounds like a freakin blast! Too bad I won't be able to make it. Damn...

 

Outstanding idea! This is precisely the kind of activity that our game needs... Congratulations to all involved.

Kirk

 

I set up the course this afternoon while cobetto was cording his tires drifting (corded 3 already, and the event hasnt even started yet!) - its rather challenging. Bring your hoosiers

 

So I was wolfing down a big roast beef sandwich at a Hardee's near Midlothian turnpike around 5pm when I thought 'what the ****, I'll swing by Cloverleaf mall and see if they have set up the courses for tomorrow's event yet.'

Result? Riding shotgun with Cobetto in his beater 535i on junkyard tires while he "tested" the drift course over and over again. I've never been closer to puking in a car in my life, lol. Lesson learned? Don't eat a big sandwich right before drifting. This event is gonna be a BLAST. Be there if you can!!!

Jon

 

The event was plenty of fun, and we got a good number of cars to show up for the short notice on advertising.

Stay tuned, we will be running a NASA-VA winter autox series!

RJ