Presented by

Third Coast Racing  & Mike’s Hobby Shop

Classes:                  1/10^th Nitro Sedan Expert; 1/10^th Nitro Sedan Sportsman

1/8^th Nitro Open Expert; 1/8^th Open Sportsman

1/8^th Nitro IGT

All of the above classes will be run at each One-Day Race as long as a minimum of seven entries are maintained in the class.

Location: All races will be conducted at Gulf Coast Raceway at Mike’s Hobby Shop in Porter, TX.

Qualifying Format: Two 5 min. rocket round qualifying runs will be conducted for all classes at any one-day race format event.

Mains Formats: All lower Mains will be 20 min. in length. All “A” Mains will be 30 min. in duration.

Dates:  

                  Race #1 –               Nov. 12-13^th, 2011 in conjunction with the Gulf Coast Grand Prix

                  Race #2 -               DATE CHANGE *****  Dec. 11^th, 2011. A one-day race format.

                  Race #3 -                Jan. 21^st, 2012. A one-day race format.

                  Race #4 -                Feb. 11^th, 2012. A one-day format with awards to follow.

Scoring: Separate points standings will be kept in both Sportsman and the Expert classes. The 1/8^th IGT class will only run an Expert class. Points will be awarded in the following manner;

Qualifying Points

We will award 20 points to the TQ, 19 for the second qualifier, 18 for the third, continuing down one point at time through the top 20. If we have more than 20 entrants in a class, only the top 20 will receive qualifying points. Additionally, you will need to complete at least one qualifier in order to receive points.

Mains Points

P1 = 80 pts. P2 = 76 pts. P3 = 73 pts. P4 = 71 pts. P5 = 70 pts. P6 = 69 pts. All remaining finishing positions will be awarded one point less than the finisher ahead of them until ALL entrants in a given class have been awarded points. Whenever a TNWS race is run in conjunction with a larger event, the points will be awarded only after having removed the finishing positions of non-TNWS participants.

A perfect day would earn you 100 points. End of series point’s results will be based on your top three races (drop one of the four races).

One-Day Race Schedule: To the best of Race Management’s ability, the following race day schedule will be followed at all one-day scheduled races;

Track & Registration Opens – 8:00 am; Track closes – 10:15 am; Driver’s Meeting – 10:30 am;              Qual Rd 1 – 11:00 am;  Qual Rd 2 – 12:40 pm; Mains Begin – 3:30 pm. We will be running under the lights if needed for Mains.               

Posting of Results: The Third Coast Racing web site will be the home site for the TNWS. You will be able to keep up to date with the TNWS on www.thirdcoastracing.com .

Registration: Registration will be available online at www.thirdcoastracing.com and a current database of registered racers will be maintained on the same site. Payment will be collected on race day.

SPECIAL NOTE

You will be asked to Pre-Register for the Gulf Coast Grand Prix and select to have your points counted in either the Sportsman or Expert class. Your registration on our web site will be forwarded to avoid having you send in duplicate entries.

Entry Cost: All TNWS races will have an entry fee of $25.00 per class. Whenever a TNWS race is run in conjunction with another event, that event’s entry fee will have precedent.

ROAR Membership: A current ROAR membership will be required for all participants as well as any pit personnel that you may wish to use. A current membership card must be in your possession on race day.

Awards: End of series awards will be presented to the top three in the TNWS point’s standings for all classes that maintained an average of seven entries per event.

Race Management: Third Coast Racing will administer the TNWS and appoint a three-member race management team to address all business that may arise.