2010 Redline Time Attack Schedule
 

Buttonwillow Raceway March 26th, 27th, 28th

New Jersey Motorsports Park April 10th – 11th

Las Vegas Speedway (Outside Road Course) April 23rd, 24th, 25th

Auto Club Speedway May 29th-30th

Autobahn Country Club June 12th – 13th

Willow Springs Raceway July 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Spring Mountain September 24th, 25th, 26th Tentative

Infineon Raceway October 23rd-24th

Auto Club Speedway November 12th, 13th, 14th

They are working to secure 2 additional Eastern events, for a total of 11 Nationwide events in 2010! One of those east coast events will most likely be in Florida. I am guessing Sebring.

I will be at every event in 2010. On the west coast, I will be driving for Berk Technology in their BMW 135i time attack car. On the east coast I will be there hanging out and writing articles on the event for Redline Time Attack. Hope to meet a lot of you out at the events this year! :tup:

2010 Preview Video...

NJMP would be very tempting but I haven't driven there yet so I would suck. Any Test & Tune days before that?

Also it would be very cool if you could list the cost breakdown here as well. E.g. RTA license fee, Saturday practice, transponder rental, etc.

wow, some big names on that list, sadly the two that were closest to me aren't on the list (yet), CMP and Nashville. i got to know some of the crew from RTA during last years events, if they need any photography coverage for an event (due to a mixup on their main photographer's info, they used my pics for the CMP event last year) please encourage them to give me a call!! :)

Yes, Saturday would be run like a regular HPDE track event. Sunday is competition day. You could run Saturday only if you didn't want to compete.

All of the licensing fees and what not are in the rulebook which is available on RedlineTimeAttack.com. If I remember correctly its like $75 for the year. Entry fees I think will still vary between tracks. Each track has different rental fees. Transponder rental is usually $30 or free if you are competing. Thats based on last year, but not sure on this year.

The schedule favors the west coast. I am hoping this doesn't kill some of the interest and turnout on the east coast due to the track schedule.

Sad truth is, East Coast events have a MUCH smaller turnout than west coast events and RTA usually loses money on them. In reality, the East coast is getting the same number of events they did last year and the year before. The west coast just had more added. Hopefully the attendance doesn't drop at all on the east coast, otherwise they will pay less and less attention to it as the years go on.

Unfortunately Nashville has been dropped. That event was run by Import Alliance and they decided not to invite RTA back this year because they needed extra room for more show cars. :thumbsdown:

That is assuming they find 2 more events which has still not been determined. I understand the east coast events have a much smaller turnout. We made the trip to Cali last year to compete at Auto Club. However, the sport will never grow if you just pull out of the east side of the country. We and many others do not have the budget to travel to all of the west coast events.

It also makes it difficult on the east coast guys to have 1 event in NJ, 1 in Illinois, 1 in FL (assuming), and 1 somewhere else. Even to compete in the east events we usually have to travel 12+ hours to at least half of the venues. The guys up in NY,NJ, and even VA and MD are not likely to show up to a FL event. Likewise most FL,AL, and GA guys will not show up to NJMP. This is a large reason for the smaller turnout on the east coast events IMO.

The West coast guys have it much easier having the majority of the events in Cali. Sure Cali is a large state and I'm not by any means saying it's a short drive to make all of the events. However, having more events grouped together in a closer range allows the same cars to make more events. This will always result in a larger turnout.

Furthermore to be competitive in the points race we will have to make several trips from Atlanta, GA to either Cali or NV. This takes 95% of the East coast competitors out of contention, hardly fair.

Just my 2 cents.

I get the concerns for east coast teams, and they are warranted, but RTA has to cater to what is working more than what isn't working at this stage in the growth of the sport. It definitely better for west coast teams, but thats life. The sport is just much bigger over here.

I know A LOT of the east coast tracks wont let RTA host events at their facilities since they aren't big enough or for whatever other reason. I am sure eventually as the sport grows and gets more and more attention major tracks in the east coast will become available and then they can hold events that will better suit the east coast. The east coast is the mecca of the US for professional road racing. Just look at the GrandAm/ROLEX schedules to confirm that. Hell, North Carolina is the motorsports capitol of the US. Eventually RTA will get big out there, but its not this year.

As for points contention. Nobody is forcing you to build an Unlimited Class car. The rest of the classes have separate east coast and west coast championships. If you choose to build an unlimited class car, you have to work travel into your budget.

I believe even Modified has 5 oportunities which means we have to make at least 1 west coast event. This was the case for 2009. This is of course also assuming RTA does book 2 more east coast events. We have 3 cars as of now which will be competing and probably 2-3 more customer cars as well. I completely understand RTA reasoning for scheduling more west events. However I believe it hurts the east coast attendance by having all of the tracks so spread out. I understand not all of this is RTA's fault and that as you mentioned some of the more prestigious tracks are making it difficult. I just find it hard to believe that everything possible is being done to spark interest in the east and to give us the best chance to improve attendance.

Actually, good news for you. Just looked at the 2010 rules again and all classes will have separate east/west championships. All east coast events, no matter how many of them there are, will count towards the east championships. No west coast events will count towards east coast championships.

That is good news :)

That takes that part out of the equation.

Lets hope there is more interest in 2011 and we will have some better venues.

Thanks for looking that up ;)

+1

Get everyone you know over to the east coast events! :)

Believe me we are trying. We are hoping to have at least 3 if not more of our customers at every event. Hopefully they are willing to make the long haul to NJMP and Autobahn.

There is great customer interest in Time Attack. It's just a matter of getting them locked in, and following through. This is where that 5 car hauler would come in really handy. :) We need to take the hassle factor out. :)

I can live with 4 east coast events, and then one long haul to CA.

mike, how many events will count towards the championship? i just looked at the rules and i think it might be fun to run in the enthusiast class. what do you think about the potential of the 370z in that class compared to other cars? how many and what other cars have signed up for that class?

All of the west coast events will count towards the west coast championship. The 370Z is an excellent platform for Enthusiast RWD. My car was actually Enthusiast Class legal in 2009, but since they didn't have that class at the beginning of the season, I decided to stick with Street class instead so I woldn't lose my points. So if I were to run Enthusiast RWD (last year it was called Stock RWD), the podiums would have looked like this...

Willow Springs
1st - Bonanni Motorsports 370Z
2nd - Corvette Specialties C6 Corvette
3rd - TrackHQ S2000

Spring Mountain
1st - Bonanni Motorsports 370Z
2nd - AE Performance 370Z
3rd - Track HQ S2000

Auto Club Speedway
1st - AE Performance 370Z
2nd - Robispec/Pizza Factory 370Z
3rd - S2000
4th - Bonanni Motorsports 370Z (about a half second behind 3rd place)

So I would say that the based off of that info, the 370Z is the best choice for Enthusiast RWD. :)

wow, sounds good! i'm usually not so die-hard as you guys and just enjoy track days, but this is motivation to possibly start competing. :tup:

how many cars do you expect in this class for 2010 and what are they (if you know)?

You should just come out for the fun of it. If you enjoy regular HPDE weekends, you will LOVE time attack.

Not sure how many cars for this season, but I will say that Redline is making a MAJOR push to raise awareness of the sport, which will probably result in more competitors.

Any Texas tracks?

Not this year :(.

I'll be hitting up the few east coast events... man we really need to get some good turnout out here!! Getting putnum park on the east coast time attack list would be nice.

ok, i'm convinced. see you guys at button willow in march!

anyone want to sponsor me for wheels and tires? :yum:

i really need to get 18" wheels so i can run the new hankook rs3's.

the stock re050's dont last at all! i only have less than 8k miles and the rears are already on their way out.

Bump for Round #1, only 8 days away!

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I did this event at NJMP two years ago. There aren't a lot of info on the website to see what the schedule is. Is this a full day thing? We had a problem with rookie driver taking up the track when we went the first time. After all the BS the first two sessions, we were in much better shape. I doubt I will be able to go, especially at $400, unless we get tons of track time

https://redlinetimeattack.com/ti/rl/.../20100410.html

Its all weekend. I think you will find that RTA events this year will be a whole new world than when you last competed. They have really become a professional level series as far as event management goes. They are spending over $300k this year in promotions to get fans out to the events so even if you don't compete, you should for sure at least check it out as a spectator. I would highly suggest competing though as it would be just that much more fun. They are also running the Lightning course this year instead of Thunderbolt.

I will be out at NJ just hanging out (going out there to do some journalism stuff). I haven't found anyone to drive for yet on the east coast or in particular this event, but if you see me walking around, I will be in a Berk Technology t-shirt so say :hello:.

2010 preview video added to the first post!

I believe it. The only thing I am afraid is that it will turn so much into a vendor showcase that the amateur drivers will just get run off the track. If I have a 370z ready to compete by then, I will consider giving it a shot. There were some loopholes two years ago, allowed me to win at NJMP. I am curious to see if I can sneak in and get one of those again :)

Just come out and have fun! As for the loopholes, I doubt it, tech this season is VERY in depth with custom machines built to check ride height & everything. They've gotten pretty hardcore.

New Jersey Motorsports Park April 10th – 11th

I'll be there! :D

So if I am reading the rules right all I need to run in the stock class is my 75 member fee a helmet and a mounted fire extinguisher? Am I missing something else?

Nope, thats pretty much it. And I believe if you pre-register online there is a $100 credit for your first event, offsetting the licensing fee.

:excited:

Mike, wheres your recap of the race last weekend!!!

There's a few!

My blog...
Bonanni Motorsports Blog

And a thread that Berk Technology started here...
http://www.the370z.com/nissan-370z-g...me-attack.html

:tiphat:
Thanks! :driving:

anyone know a good place to get the fire extinguisher and mounting brackets that the rules require? Wheres a good mounting point also?

I don't know of anyone that makes a kit for mounting a fire extinguisher, but if you have any fabrication skills, I would make a bracket that bolts into the front driver's seat mount bolts so the extinguisher is basically under your knees. Easy to reach and out of the way.