Iowa? Maybe.

ChumpCar has opened the entry for the 25.5-hour National Chumpionship race at Iowa Speedway to everyone, so we are considering entering. The race is September 2 thru 4, with the racing on Saturday and Sunday. Rick Moe and Jim Seubert are on board, but we would need at least one more driver, preferably three. In a 25-1/2 hour race, six drivers would get over four hours of track time apiece.

The car needs some work (the list is about 16 items at the moment), and I have started doing some of that in the driveway. Rick has offered his shop in St. Bonifacius to work on the racer. Marty Adams at Meyer Garage in Iowa has offered the use of a 2.1-liter engine that he built. That would be preferable to the used engine that is in the car.

The tentative event schedule for the National Chumpionship is as follows:

Friday, 2 September 2011

· Gates open: 7:00am

· Tech Inspection: 10:00am - 3:00pm

· Open-track testing: 12:00noon – 6:00pm ($200 per car/4 drivers; $50 per additional driver)

Saturday, 3 September 2011

· Race 1: 3-hour road race (10:00am - 1:00pm). At 2:00pm the track goes yellow and the pits are closed while the track is reconfigured for oval racing. All cars on-track follow a pace car. Once reconfiguration is complete, the track goes green and racing continues. All laps completed under yellow count towards cumulative race total.

· Race 2: 5-hour oval race (1:00pm - 6:00pm). At 6:00pm, track goes yellow, pit lane closed, pace car is out, and the track is reconfigured back to road course.

· Race 3: 5-hour road race (6:00pm - 11:00pm)

Checker for Saturday's sessions issued at 11:00pm. Teams can work on their cars Saturday night, as long as they want, until the call for pre-grid Sunday morning.

Sunday, 4 September 2011

· Race 4: 3-hour oval race (9:00am - 12:00pm). At 2:00pm the track goes yellow, pace car dispatched, pit lane is closed and the track is reconfigured for road racing. Once reconfiguration is complete, the track goes green and racing continues. All laps completed under yellow count towards cumulative total.

· Race 5: 7-hour road race (12:00pm - 7:00pm). At 7:00pm, track goes yellow, pace car is out, and the track is reconfigured back to an oval course.

· Race 6: 2.5-hour oval race (7:00pm – 9:30pm) to the checker.

There will NOT be any safety breaks or interruptions in any of the race segments. This is, after all, the MOTHER-OF-ALL-RACES!

After the checker, ChumpCar will host a BBQ and awards ceremony to salute the all the participants -- win, lose or DNF.

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We have a few days to decide. Check back for updates.