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Friday 2nd April - Stock-Rods 2010 Yokohama Tyres Championship |
2010 Season Preview & Race Dates now available
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The confirmed 2010 fixture list has now been released and Raceway fans can look forward to a season that is jam-packed with variety. A full programme of 21 meetings has been scheduled for the year ahead and there is certainly something to cater for all tastes with no less than 10 different classes making an appearance at Raceway during the season. Both the Production Cars and ORC Lightning Rods make a welcome return in 2010, while the Two-Litre Hot Rods build on their successful outing at the venue last year with a 3 meeting mini-series for 2010. All the regular favourites are back as well, including the new spec Junior Rods, and it all gets underway with the Stock Rod Yokohama Championship on Good Friday, April 2nd.
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Saloon Stock-Car Tyre Softener
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The SSCA have agreed to maintain the 2009 rules on tyre softener and slick tyres until 1 June 2010. Therefore, as per the 2009 rules tyre softener will be permitted, but all tyres when checked at any time must not have a durometer reading below 44 as this will lead to instant exclusion from the results and possible Board of Control action. Two Avon 7.3 slick type tyres may be used on a race car for any race THIS INCLUDES THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS.
However, the SSCA will not permit the use of slick tyres after 1 June 2010, and will advise on the use of tyre softener. This has been done, to allow enough time to gather data on tyre readings and feedback from all parties, whilst recognising that drivers need chances to use up their current supply of Avon slick tyres.
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Following discussions over the last few months, the three official oval racing promotions in Northern Ireland - Ballymena Raceway, Nuttscorner Oval and Nutts Corner Raceway - have reached agreement, and for the first time ever have made a commitment to work together for the betterment of short oval racing in this country.
To this end, the three parties have formed a partnership which will be known as “Oval Racing NI”. This partnership will include an interchange of formulae between the three promotions throughout 2010 and beyond, the pinnacle of which will be “MayDay Ovalfest”, which will feature 10 great formulae from the three promotions racing together on the Sunday and Monday of the 2010 MayDay Bank Holiday Weekend. This event will take place at the Nutts Corner venue, and will be a joint venture between all three official NI Promotions.
More details to follow.
Issued on Behalf of -
Aubrey Arbuthnot, Davy McCall and Ian Thompson.
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National Hot-Rods - 2010/11 BMR Race Dates
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| Race Dates |
WQR/Championship |
| Friday 2nd April |
NI 2010 WQR 9 |
| Friday 23rd April |
NI 2010 WQR 12 |
| Friday 21st May |
NI 2010 WQR 14 |
| Friday 4th June |
NI 2010 WQR 16 |
| Friday 23rd July |
NI 2011 WQR 1 |
| Friday 13th August |
NI 2011 WQR 3 |
| Saturday 21st August |
NI 2011 WQR 4 |
| Saturday 18th September |
BRITISH |
| Friday 24th September |
NI 2011 WQR 6 |
| Saturday 1st January 2011 |
WINTERNATIONAL |
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Meeting Review - New Year's Day 2010
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National Hot-Rods - #996 Stewart Doak wins Winternational Title
Stock-Rods - #41 Frankie Lynn's great escape to Challenge Success
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The drivers made light of the cold conditions at Ballymena Raceway on New Year’s Day to welcome in 2010 with a sizzling afternoon of short oval racing. Main event of the afternoon was the 2010 Winter National Championship for the National Hot Rods which went the way of Stewart Doak after a hat-trick of wins for the Portadown driver. Also celebrating was Stock Rod British Champion Frankie Lynn who added the Wash’n’Dash Challenge Trophy to his collection of honours, while the other final winners included James Goldie in the Group Two Lightning Rods and Desie Howard in the Classic Hot Rods.
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