Wauwatosa Grand Prix 2021 Season Video

 

A very short film with some highlights of the 2021 race by the ISF, International Sportscar Federation, of the Wauwatosa Grand Prix

Lack Wins 2021 GT Title

 

LACK SWEEPS TOSA GP RACES
Wins GT Title

GTP Title to be Decided at 2.4 Hour Race

GTP Final Standings

2021 Wauwatosa Grand Prix

1.    Mike Lack = Tamiya Jaguar 

2.    Bill Black = Sunoco Toyota 

3.    Ev Kamikawa = Shell Ferrari 

4.    Pete Dorn = A&W Toyota 

5.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Jaguar

6.   John Wiedemann = Silkcut Jaguar 

7.    Scott Mente = Minolta Jaguar

8.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Porsche

Pole Position: Lack 2.273

Heat Winners: Black, Dorn

Semi Final: Black 

GT Final Standings

2021 Wauwatosa Grand Prix

1.    Mike Lack = Blue Tamiya Corvette  

2.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Corvette

3.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Corvette 

4.    JohnWiedemann = Racing Nation Mazda RX7

5.    Scott Mente = Mente Corvette

6.    Bill Black = Police Special Corvette

7.    Pete Dorn = A&W Corvette

8.   Ev Kamikawa = Ford GT 

Pole Position: Lack 2.273

Heat Winners: Lack, Mente

Semi Final: Kristof

2021 ISF GT Season Final Points Standings

Jackson Grand Prix 2021 Season Race Video

 

A very short film with some highlights of the 2021 race by the ISF, International Sportscar Federation, of the Jackson Grand Prix

Kamikawa Wins GT 2021 Jackson GP

JW & Kamikawa Win 2021 Jackson Races

Lack & JW GT Title Fight

Kristof Wins 1st Career GTP Pole

GTP Final Standings

2021 Jackson Grand Prix

1.    John Wiedemann = Silkcut Jaguar 

2.    Mike Lack = Tamiya Jaguar 

3.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Jaguar

4.    Dean Strom = Annex Wealth Management Mercedes GTP

5.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Porsche

6.    Bill Black = Sunoco Toyota

7.    Andrew Black = Tenoras Toyota

8.    Ev Kamikawa = Shell Ferrari

9.    Scott Mente = Minolta Jaguar

Pole Position: Wiedemann 1.088

Heat Winners: Lack, Kristof

Semi Final: Lack 

GT Final Standings

2021 West Allis Grand Prix

1.    Ev Kamikawa = Ford GT errari F408

2.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Corvette Scott Mente = Little Yellow Corvette

3.    JohnWiedemann = Racing Nation Mazda RX7

4.    Mike Lack = Blue Tamiya Corvette

5.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Corvette  

6.    Dean Strom = Annex Wealth Management Corvette

7.    Scott Mente = Mente Corvette

8.    Bill Black = Police Special 

9.    Andrew Black =  Police Special

Pole Position: Lack 1.189

Heat Winners: Lack, Kamikawa, Kristof

Semi Final: Rist

2021 ISF West Allis Grand Prix Video

A very short film with some highlights of the 2021 race by the ISF, International Sportscar Federation, of the ISF West Allis Grand Prix

Black Wins 2021 West Allis GP

Black Wins GTP

Lack Wins Another GT

Kristof GTP Pole Winner

GTP Final Standings

2021 West Allis Grand Prix

1.    Bill Black = Sunoco Toyota 

2.    Pete Dorn = A&W Toyota GTP 

3.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Porsche

4.    Mike Lack = Tamiya Jaguar 

5.    Ev Kamikawa = Shell Ferrari

6.    JohnWiedemann = Silkcut Jaguar 

7.    Scott Mente = Minolta Jaguar

8.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Jaguar

Pole Position: Kristof 3.738

Heat Winners: Dorn, Black

Semi Final: Black 

GT Final Standings

2021 West Allis Grand Prix

1.    Mike Lack = Blue Tamiya Corvette

2.    Scott Mente = Little Yellow Corvette

3.    JohnWiedemann = Racing Nation Mazda RX7

4.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Corvette  

5.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Corvette

6.    Bill Black = Police Special 

7.    Ev Kamikawa = Ferrari F40

8.    Pete Dorn = Hawaiian Tropic Cannonball Run Special

Pole Position: Lack 3.842

Heat Winners: Lack, Wiedemann

Semi Final: Mente 

Larry Rotter Memorial Race Video 2021 season

 

A very short film with some highlights of the 2021 race by the ISF, International Sportscar Federation, of the Wauwatosa Grand Prix

Lack 2021 Rotter Memorial Champ

Lack 2021 Rotter Memorial Champ

Lack 2021Takes Another GT Win
Strom GTP Winner & 2 poles

Turtle Creek Raceway Park has been home of many wins by many champions.
Mike Lack added to this list with his second overall win in the annual Larry Rotter Memorial Turkey Trot.
Lack won the GT event and a second in the GTP division gave him the most points on the night in the two events to win the trophy.
Dean Strom took his first GTP win of the season and two more pole positions to finish second in the event standings.

GTP Final Standings
2021 Rotter Memorial Turkey Trot
1.    Dean Strom = Annex Wealth Management Toyota
2.    Mike Lack = Tamiya Jaguar
3.    Bill Black = Sunoco Toyota
4.    JohnWiedemann = Silkcut Jaguar
5.    Ev Kamikawa = Shell Ferrari
6.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Jaguar
7.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Porsche
8.    Pete Dorn = A&W Toyota GTP

Pole Position: Strom 3.466
Heat Winners: Wiedemann, Black
Semi Final: Lack 

GT Final Standings
2021 Rotter Memorial Turkey Trot
1.    Mike Lack = Blue Tamiya Corvette
2.    JohnWiedemann = Racing Nation Mazda RX7
3.    Bill Black = Police Special 
4.    Dean Strom = Annex Wealth Management Corvette
5.    Mike Kristof = Miller Light Corvette
6.     Pete Dorn = Hawaiian Tropic Cannonball Run Special 
7.    Ev Kamikawa = Am I Blue Ford GT
8.    Steve Rist = Bud Light Corvette

Pole Position: Strom 3.586
Heat Winners: Lack, Black
Semi Final: Lack 

Rist & Kamikawa Win 2021 Nacho Cheese Races

Rist & Kamikawa Win 2021 Nacho Cheese Races
Rist Ranks #1 with GT Win

Kamikawa Wins West Bend GTP GP
Kristof Wins 1st Career GT Pole

The second ISF event of the 2021 saw a number of twists and we don't mean just on the
Lack Track road course.
Ev Kamikawa's Shell Ferrari took pole position and had a relatively smooth win 

over a very fast

Bill Black, who won a heat race and the semi final. Mike Lack rounded
out the podium along with

Mike Kristof, who made his 2021 season debut.

The GT race featured a stunning ending. Qualifying was tight as Steve Rist, John Wiedemann,
and Kamikawa all took turns with fastest lap. Kristof surprised all with bringing his Nissan
to the top.

He led the first laps of the GT event until passed by an absolutely flying John Wiedemann.
Rist would maintain

a valiant pursuit however it looked as if Wiedemann would win until with 33 seconds
left in the race he

touched tires with another car and crashed out of the race. Rist took the win.
Wiedemann would

keep second place as his lap total couldn't be passed. Lack took third with Kristof fourth.

Kayden Rist became the first ISF driver to pass the new rookie test rules and
finished a respectable 

7th in GTP and 5th in GT in his third career ISF start.

INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION
Official Finish Nacho Cheese West Bend Grand Prix
presented by RacingNation.com 
October 1, 2020



GTP Category -- 12 Minute Final
Pos. Driver Car

1. Everet Kamikawa-Shell Ferrari 
2. Bill Black-Sunoco Toyota 
3. Mike Lack-Tamiya Jaguar
4. Mike Kristoff-Miller High Life Porsche 
5. Steve Rist-Bud Light Jaguar GTP
6. John Wiedemann-Silk Cut Jaguar
7. Kayden Rist-Tenoras Toyota

Pole position: Kamikawa 3.784
Heat Winners: Black, Rist
Semi Final: Black

GT Category -- 12 Minute Final

Pos. Driver Car

1. Steve Rist-Sebring Corvette
2. John Wiedemann-RacingNation.com Mazda
3. Mike Lack-Lack Track Corvette 
4. Mike Kristof-Wisconsin Property Inspections Nissan
5. Kayden Rist-Rist Racing Ford Capri
6. Bill Black-Black Atom Racing
7. Ev Kamikawa-Kamikaze Racing Ford GT

Pole position: Kristof 3.760
Heat Winners: Wiedemann, Lack 
Semi Final: Wiedemann

 

Dean Wins Sword! 2021 Rapids Invite

 INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION

Officia l Finish, Event # 2021-01

             27th annual Rapids Invitational                                                                  September 17, 2020

Rapids International Raceway

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The 2021 ISF season started with a new winner of the coveted Samurai Sword trophy as Dean Strom 

claims his first title of the Rapids Invitational. 

Strom took the trophy with a win in the GT division's return to regular competition 

and a third place finish in the GTP division to take a combined points win for the trophy. 

It is the first time Strom has won the Rapids Invitational. Hometown hero Ev Kamikawa took the 

GTP victory in a tightly fought battle over Mike Lack that saw the two drivers swapping the lead several times.

GTP Category -- 12 Minute Final

Pos. Driver Car

1. Everet Kamikawa-Shell Ferrari 
2. Mike Lack-Tamiya Jaguar
3. Dean Strom-Chaco Taco Toyota Tenoras
4. Joe Heitz-Mazda GTP
5. Hiro Kamikawa-McLaren GTP
6. John Wiedemann-Silk Cut Jaguar
7. Steve Rist-Bud Light Jaguar

Pole position: Lack 5.243

Heat Winners: Lack, Strom

Semi Final: Kamikawa

GT Category -- 12 Minute Final

Pos. Driver Car

1. Dean Strom-Annex Wealth Management Tyco 440x2 pan 
2. John Wiedemann-Racing Nation Ford GT AFX SRT
3. Steve Rist-All American Corvette Tyco 440X2 narrow
4. Mike Lack-Corvette Super G+
5. Hiro Kamikawa-BMW M1 AFX SRT
6. Joe Heitz-Tyco 440X2
7. Everet Kamikawa-I'm So Blue Dodge Viper AFX SRT

Pole position: Wiedemann 5.616

Heat Winners: Wiedemann, Lack 

Semi Final: Strom

2021 Point Standings

GTP

1. Everet Kamikawa-15
2. Mike Lack-13
3. Dean Strom-11
4. Joe Heitz-8
5. Hiro Kamikawa-6
6. John Wiedemann-5
7. Steve Rist-4

2021 Point Standings

GT

1. Dean Strom-15 
2. John Wiedemann-13
3. Steve Rist-10
4. Mike Lack-9
5. Hiro Kamikawa-6
6. Joe Heitz-5
7. Everet Kamikawa-4

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ISF RACE PROGRAM FORMAT 2021

 

INTERNATIONAL SPORTSCAR FEDERATION

 

ISF RACE PROGRAM FORMAT 2021

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GTP Chassis & Bodies     All events

-All cars must be box stock AFX Super G+, or Mega G 1.7 log chassis or 1.5 short chassis
box stock chassis, motors, magnets (2 dot or non-dot), brushes, springs, shoes, axles, etc.
-After market magnets (i.e. Viper) are currently not allowed
-rear wheel hubs need to be no smaller than .250 diameter
-rear wheel hubs need to be able to fit league approved and issued slip on tires
-any brand or designed rear wheel hubs can be used as long as they are .250 or larger
-Any AFX GTP, Mega G GTP, closed cockpit AFX or Tyco LeMans style post 1970 bodies allowed
-Wings can be glued on and bodies painted with no other modifications allowed

F1 Chassis & Bodies         All events

                -All cars must be box stock Tyco 440x2 chassis, motors, magnets, brushes, gears, axles, etc.
              -Formula type bodies only, wings can be glued and bodies painted as modifications

                -Front and rear wings can be reinforced with any non-magnetic material that will not fly off immediately

-Rear wheel hubs need to be no smaller than .250 diameter
-Rear wheel hubs need to be able to fit league approved and issued slip on tires

-Any brand or designed rear wheel hubs can be used as long as they are .250 or larger

 

GT Chassis & Bodies      All events

                                                -All GT cars must be either wide or narrow chassis from

                                                                -Tyco/Mattel 440, 440X2, 440X3, and their variations like curve hugger and HP7

                                                                -Tomy Turbo or SRT

                                                                -AFX magnatraction, 1970s Super G, Super G+ stock black no dot magnets

                                                                - Mega G 1.5 short or 1.7 long (not Mega G+)

                                                                -Auto World chassis from 2000 or newer

                                                -All GT cars must be box stock chassis, motors, magnets, brushes, gears, axles, etc.
                                                -All GT bodies must be stock or be able to fit via mounting clips, no open cockpit bodies

                                                -GT bodies can be painted, repaired, and reinforced as needed

                                                -Resin bodies will be allowed on prior league approval

                                                -GT bodies can be of any color, sponsor, or design including customs

-Street car bodies like the 1980’s Buick Regal, Chevy Monte Carlo or Fast & Furious cars are allowed but      

                 no open hoods, blown engines, extra pipes, or anything else deemed “too hot rod like”

                                                -Present day NASCAR paint schemes can run on the ovals only

                                                -Trucks and non GT/street cars (like police cars) can run on ovals only

-Rear wheel hubs need to be no smaller than .250 diameter
-Rear wheel hubs need to be able to fit league approved and issued slip on tires

-Any brand or designed rear wheel hubs can be used as long as they are .250 or larger

-Wide gap armatures allowed and any color wiring provided proof can be shown it came in a retail pack

-Balanced arms are not allowed

-Different brands of cars may be allowed additional modifications to help equalize the field at the discretion of the ISF commissioner and upon test results. Modification suggestions cannot be run the night of the suggestion or event, except in a practice test after the current event for future consideration

 

All Qualifying............         3 laps

                                                -all 3 laps run consecutively, i.e. one session the fastest lap counts as your official time

                                                -Top Qualifier (TQ) is locked into the A Main

                                                -Track owner chooses qualifying lane or allows drivers to choose their qualifying lane

                                                -all cars must qualify and race using league approved & issued slip on tires

-rear wheel hubs need to be no smaller than .250 diameter
-rear wheel hubs need to be able to fit league approved and issued slip on tires

-any brand or designed rear wheel hubs can be used as long as they are .250 or larger

-Qualifying begins at 7:00 unless otherwise specified by race host

-One time $10 membership to be paid by all new members to be used for award fund

 

 

 

 

All Racing...................         Heats and Finals

-Lane assignment is determined by computer
-Top Qualifier (TQ) is locked into the A Main

-Heats and Mains starting fields determined by chart below

                                                -all cars must race using league approved & issued slip on tires

-rear wheel hubs need to be no smaller than .250 diameter
-rear wheel hubs need to be able to fit league approved and issued slip on tires

-any brand or designed rear wheel hubs can be used as long as they are .250 or larger

 

 

GTP, F1, LMP, GT Heats.............. 8 minutes split into two 4 minute halves with lane change after first half

 

# of cars                        Heat lineup                     Cars advance to B                Cars advance to A

4 cars                             no racing

5 cars                             no heat          TQ in              all except TQ                        3 from B Main

6 cars                             3/3                  TQ in              2/2 from heats                      3 from B Main

7 cars                             3/4                  TQ in              2/2 from heats                      3 from B Main

8 cars                             4/4                  TQ in              2/2 from heats                      3 from B Main

9 cars                             3/3/3              TQ in              2/1/1 from heats                  3 from B Main

10 cars                           3/3/4              TQ in              2/1/1 from heats                  3 from B Main

11 cars                           3/4/4              TQ in              2/1/1 from heats                  3 from B Main

12 cars                           4/4/4              TQ in              2/1/1 from heats                  3 from B Main

 

Cars qualified 12th-15th run in the C Main -- winner of the C Main gets the 12th & final qualifying spot

 

C Main......................... 8 minutes split into two 4 minute halves with lane change after first half

                                                winner gets 12th qualifying position and position in heat races

B Main......................... 8 minutes split into two 4 minute halves with lane change after first half

                                                top three advance to the A Main     

A Main......................... 12 minutes unless otherwise specified, with running clock except when called by marshal

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De-slots and DNF:

A Main......................... ……………….All divisions unless otherwise specified 12th off is a DNF

Heat Races, B & C Main.................... All divisions unless otherwise specified 8th off  is a DNF

There are no longer time penalties for 4th, 8th, or 12th de-slots

• Crashing "off the table" at any point during a "Main" event (C, B, or A) is also a DNF

“Off the table” is defined as off the surface the track and hitting the floor

Cars landing on controller holders, drivers, or marshals does not count as a DNF

• Corner marshal's discretion when someone is "punted" off
• Not slowing for a crash ahead of you (plowing through) is a stop-go penalty

                                        -Stopping or slowing after hitting another car ("checking-up") is not stop-go penalty

                                        -Corner marshal's discretion as to what is an acceptable "check-up"

 

Rookie status and De-slots and DNF:

1. Drivers with less than 8 career league starts will be considered a rookie
2. Floor DNF rule stays in effect for rookies in B-main and final
3. Rookie Drivers get 12 de-slots in heats and 16 de-slots in final
4. Drivers returning to the league after missing at least 10 races in a row, but have more than 8 career starts, receive an extra

    four de-slots in all heat races and finals for one-off races, or for a total of three races in the season they are returning
5. A driver must miss at least 12 races in a row between starts for the above benefit

Rule Violations

• Ignorance of rules is not a valid defense
• Drivers found with technical rules violations on race night have the opportunity to correct at that event
• Drivers that refuse to correct violations will be excluded from final results
• Drivers violating rules discovered after the event will  be excluded from final results of that event
• Appeals of results or rules are first taken to the ISF Commissioner the night of the event, then to

ISF President & Vice President, last appeal is to ISF board of directors (decision by majority vote)

 

 

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Points........................... All divisions

                                        -Order of finish points are as follows: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 through top ten

                                        -Heat race victors receive 1 point

                                        -Points are not awarded for C and B Main wins as they advance to the next event

                                        -Pole winner does not earn a point as the reward is making the final

 

Order of Finish           All Divisions

• A Main winner                         = 1st
• A Main 2^nd place                     = 2nd
• A Main 3^rd place                      = 3rd
• A Main 4^th place                      = 4th
• B Main 4^th place                      = 5^th
• Highest lap total in heats       = 6^th
• 2^nd highest lap total in heats  = 7^th
• 3^rd highest lap total in heats  = 8^th
• 4^th highest lap total …etc

• If pole sitter pulls out of A Main, the 4^th place finisher from the B Main advances.
• The pole sitter then gets 5^th place in the event final standings
• If a driver crashes out of an event, remaining drivers must pass their lap total to advance
• A driver who suffers a DNF but has lap total higher than remaining running cars still advances
• Running order shown on computer is final decision maker for race order

 

Dropping Points         All divisions

                                        -A drivers single lowest points finishes are automatically dropped after last event

                                        -A DNP counts as zero points and will count as one or both of the dropped events

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Children Racers

Children, under the age of 16, but at least 10, who are directly related to an ISF member (i.e. son, daughter, nephew, etc.) may race in the GTP, F1, GT & LMP categories if they can meet the following criteria:

                                        1 -- their best qualifying lap is within 120% of the polesitter's time

                                                for example, if pole speed is 6.545 seconds, a time within 120%

                                                must be under 7.854 seconds

                                        2 -- they had no more than two offs during their qualifying run

                                    3 – they can run at least two minutes at speed with three offs or less

These rules have been set to be sure that young racers can show two things: good car control and good pace

The ISF founders felt that 120% would be a reasonable mark for pace, and more than two offs in 12 laps would be a bit too much

Rules apply to children racers until they prove that they can meet these criteria on a consistent basis

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Tracks

• All tracks have to be inspected and approved by ISF technical committee
• Plastic guard rails attached to the track are not acceptable for new tracks
• Tracks can either use AFX power packs or single unit power supply
• Trackmate scoring system must be used unless approval is granted by ISF technical committee
• Track owners who do not race in at least 4 events during the season could have their race dates removed from the schedule for the following year
• Race host DOES NOT have to serve food, however drinks are appreciated. Inform drivers if there is no meal available
• Drivers are asked to give a free will donation of whatever dollar amount to race host for meal or drinks

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F1 Teams Special Rule

• Drivers can choose any manufactured car/sponsor to race. F1 must represent a real F1 team from 1951 onward
• Drivers can create their own F1 team with approval of ISF board, must be F1 related (i.e. Super Aguri = Super Kamikawa)
• Once a car/sponsor is taken, no other driver can race that car/sponsor without permission of original driver (exception is a new driver, who shows up or is given, a temporary car to race)
• Drivers can race cars from the same team provided that the sponsors are different (i.e. Winfield-Williams and Rothmans-Williams), and the cars look significantly different (team of red chaparral Ferraris can’t compete with red F1 Ferraris because of similar colors)

 

 

ISF 2.4 HOUR RACE FORMAT

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GTP, GT, LMP, F1 Cars
.......................................         -All cars must be box stock and meet the requirements of the division racing as specified in league rules

 

Special 2.4 Hour Race Rules:

                                        -Minimum of 8 drivers needed to run event

-Drivers are divided into teams of two or more based on random drawing night of the event

-Teams may have an unequal number of drivers but require a minimum of two to race

-If more drivers attend after race has started, those drivers are randomly assigned teams

 

-18 minute racing segments with each lane being raced in twice

-Starting Lanes are determined by computer

-Once timer starts on a race segment it does not stop except for a track malfunction or end of segment

-Clock can only be stopped by corner marshall

-At end of segment drivers must stop cars on command of lapmaster

-Cars are then moved in place to the next lane over for start of next segment

-Teams rotate lanes in straight sequence

-Team with highest amount of laps at end of race is winner

-Results on computer determine the final order not where cars finish on track

-De-slots do not count

-DNF off table does not count

 

                                        -Teams may start whatever driver they choose.

-A driver may not start more than two segments in a row

-A segment starting driver must complete at least 5 minutes of a segment before being replaced

-Starting segment driver can be replaced by any driver on the team

-Drivers can be replaced as often as needed in a segment once the starting driver completes 5 minutes

-Each driver on the team must complete at least 20 minutes of racing in event for team to be classified

 

-Each team must run a minimum of two cars

-Team cars must be picked from any ISF legal, normally run, cars provided by members of that team

-Each car must run a minimum of two segments

-Tires must be changed under green flag conditions and can be done at the drivers station

-Any box stock, legal ISF car parts can also be repaired or replaced as needed under green flag conditions

-Repair work must stop if there is a track call

-Spare tires can be mounted on a spare axle for pit stop

-If both cars mechanically fail during the event, a third car can be used picked from either of drivers fleet providing it meets all regulations

-“mechanically failing” is only defined as car not being able to move under own power.
Slow cars are par for the race course and the rigors of racing

 

 

Other Racing Rules

• Not slowing for a crash ahead of you (plowing through) is a 5 second stop-go penalty

                                        -Stopping or slowing after hitting another car ("checking-up") is not stop-go penalty

                                        -Corner marshal's discretion as to what is an acceptable "check-up"

• Ignorance of rules is not a valid defense
• Appeals of results or rules are first taken to the ISF Commissioner the night of the event, then to ISF President & Vice President, last appeal is to ISF board of directors (decision by majority vote)
• Event begins at 6:30 unless otherwise specified by race host
• Winning 2.4 hour team has option of competing together at following 2.4 hour event
• Finishing order counts in season point standings and all time stats
• The above rules also apply to any team race more than 28 minutes but less than 2.4 hours
• Each driver pays entry fee of $5 for 2.4 hour event
• Winning team receives 40% of total received
• 2^nd place team receives 20% of total received
• 3^rd place team receives 10% of total received
• Race host receives 30% of total received

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