Mini-Z Road Trip (Feb 7th, 2009)

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[briankstan]

I have been contacted by Shannon,   He and his club attended our PN Racing Regional we hosted here in Salt Lake a few years ago, some of you will remember him, some of the newer guys won't.   There is a possibility that they will be hosting a Trophy race in conjunction with a Winter Carnival in late January or early February.

it's not that far of a drive to make, especially if a few of us make the trip,  it could be alot of fun.

Let me know if you are interested in going and I'll get some details from him.

thanks.

[Russ]

Count me in if I still have a job and am not working out of town. Lets hear the details.

[briankstan]

I just received this in an email from Shannon.    so we are looking at Saturday February 7th.    it's a good date for me.   the race would be in Wyoming and it looks like some guys from a club in Colorado would be participating as well.   I'll keep you updated as I get more information.

Hi Guys,

Does February 7th sound like a good day for our winter Mini-Z trophy
race in conjunction with the Winter Carnival?   This should be the
last day of the Winter Carnival.

If we get enough interest, we could make this a two day event.  One of the Casinos or a Main Street business may host the races.  I've made the contacts and they are interested.  The Wind River Casino is sponsoring the race so I should be able to get some nice trophies.

Take a look at your calendars and let me know if this date works.  We need to get this on the Winter Carnival schedule before the end of the week.


Thanks,
Shannon

[Russ]

Can we make this trip in one day up and back? My B-day is the 9th and getting away for more than a day would be tricky.

[briankstan]

it would be a long day, but I don't see why not.    maybe leave on friday night and drive home right after the races.

[briankstan]

update on this race,   also according to Google, it's 330 mile, and about a 6 hour drive.   The race will be in a casino and should be a great location.

The race is scheduled for February 7th at the Wind River Casino, one mile South of Riverton.  Kids are welcome in the casino but will need to be escorted by an adult to the restrooms and restaurant.  The race will be held in the Special Events room away from the gaming areas.  This will be a great location!  We will be able to use the stage as a drivers stand and have plenty of room for spectators and pits.
 
I should have the entry forms ready this week.  I'm also working on discount room rates.  They will be included on the entry forms.
 
Map ( Google Maps )

[briankstan]

More updates on this race.  Shannon was able to get a block of rooms reserved.   we won't want to wait to long to book them because all the other hotels in the area are full because of the winter canival that is going on.

Chad, Luke  is this still a possibility that you will be going?   We can all drive down together, so it shouldn't be to expensive.

Last year the first class was $5 and each additional class was $1.  I need to check on our budget to see if the prices are going up.  I hope to keep it low.

Good news!  I just reserved a block of rooms at the newly remodeled Rodeway Inn & Suites at 611 West Main St.  The phone number is 307-856-2900. The confirmation number is 1220.  I got the price down to $99.
 
I'll have the forms ready soon.  Let me know if you have any more questions.
 
Happy New Year!

My estimate on Costs:

Room : $50ea. based on sharing a room ($99)
Gas : $15 ea. Based on splitting 4 ways (Brian, Russ, Luke, Chad)
Entry Fee:  $15  (shouldn't be more than this).
Food:  $15-20  (we can eat cheap).

so we are looking at about $100 each.   we will leave on Friday night and come home saturday night after the race. 

Lets get the plans nailed down and get the rooms booked as soon as possible. 

[Wyo-Mini-Z]

The entry form is finally ready. Click on the following link.  http://www.wyomingmodelerspark.com/minizevents/09winterrace/mini-zraceform2009.pdf

We also added 18th scale!  It's really tight for these cars but it should make for some great racing.

Rooms are very hard to find thanks to the oil and gas boom in our area.  We reserved a block of rooms at the newly remodeled RodeWay Inn (307-856-2900 Con.# 1220). We will do our best to find rooms for everyone.  We have volunteers to put racers up in homes if needed.

The entry form should be clear but if you have questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks,
Shannon

[briankstan]

shannon,  thanks for posting the info here,   I also sent if via email to those that were interested in coming.

your flier says no Fet upgrades,  where does that leave the 2.4 cars?   I have upgraded all of mine to 2.4ghz.

[Wyo-Mini-Z]

Brian,

2.4 cars are fine.

[briankstan]

thanks for the update Shannon.

[briankstan]

Here is the latest update.

I have had 2 of the rooms that were reserved moved to us, 1 is under my name, and the other is under Chad’s name.

The plan is to Leave Friday afternoon, the drive is 6 hours assuming the weather is good, so I'd like to leave as soon as possible. Cygen is in School and until 3:15pm.   I can probably pick him up a little early if needed.

Preliminary Itinerary:

Friday (2/6/09)
Leave 3:30-4:00pm <-- Can you all make that?   If not let me know when you can leave.
Arrive, check into hotel.  (Around 10 depending on when we leave).

Saturday (2/7/0)
8:00am - Eat Breakfast
9:00-9:30am - Arrive at Track
10:00am – Registration
11:00am - ??  Race all day

We will leave after the race is done,   it will probably be late so be prepared for a long drive home.   We may need to share driving duties depending on what time we leave.

Most importantly we need to have fun !!

[CLODGUY]

  Are we all going to meet at your house,, is there enough room to leave our 1:1 cars

[briankstan]

  Are we all going to meet at your house,, is there enough room to leave our 1:1 cars

Yea,  lets just plan on meeting at my house.   there is plenty of room to leave you cars parked in the driveway.

[briankstan]

Do you guys know what classes you are planning on running?

I'll be running classes.

Mini-Z Stock
Mini-Z F1 Stock
Mini-Z Pan Modified

Cygen will run in:

Mini-Z Stock
Mini-Z Kyosho Stock
and Maybe Mini-Z F1

Shannon said the the Mini-Z Kyosho Stock is more of the class for the kids to run...  More like a Crash Derby ! 

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