Technical Bulletin for Ray Cook’s Tarheel 50 Weekend at Boyd’s and Cleveland Nov 5/6

[RadioMan]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Technical Bulletin for Ray Cook’s Tarheel 50 Weekend at Boyd’s and Cleveland Nov 5/6

BRASSTOWN, NC (October 27, 2010)—Promoter Ray Cook of the Tarheel 50 has announced a rules update concerning the 2010 edition of the Tarheel 50 Weekend to be held November 5-6, 2010 at Boyd’s Speedway and Cleveland Speedway.

Concerning the weight/spoiler rules, the following weights/spoiler rules will be enforced:
-2300 lbs min for open motor with 8 inch spoiler
-2250 lbs. min Steel Block Open Heads 8 inch spoiler
-2200 ANY 23 degree Chevy aluminum or steel head (spec,dart,supr,ect) or Ford 20 degree head or the N351-N352 heads, Steel block only. No raised runner heads. Angle milling is ok. 10 inch spoiler maximum allowed.
-2200 lbs min GM525 Sealed Alum Crate Engine 8 inch spoiler

The tire rule is open front with Hoosier 1600/LM40 or American Racer MD-56 allowed on the rear, with rear tires punching 60 all night long.

On Friday Night, the Super Late Models will invade the 1/3 mile oval of Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, GA for a $4,000 to win main event with a complete show of Practice, Time Trials, Last Chance Races and the 40-lap main event on tap. Support Classes will also be on the racing card.

The on Saturday Night November 6th, the Super Late Models will again invade the Historic 1/3 mile clay banked oval shaped Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN for the second year in a row for a $5,000 to win main event with again a complete show of Practice, Time Trials, Last Chance Races and the 50-lap main event. Support Classes will also be on the racing card that evening.

Promoter Ray Cook has put up a couple of bonuses for the weekend, if the same driver can win both features, they will receive $1,000 bonus plus a points fund has been set up for the top-five in points: 1) $1,000, 2) $600, 3) $400, 4) $300, 5) $200. So if a driver claims both features, the $1,000 bonus and the $1,000 for being the TARHEEL 50 Weekend Points Champion, they will receive $11,000 for their efforts and is a great pay weekend!

Previous winners of the TARHEEL 50 include: Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR in 2004 at Tri-County Race Track; Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, GA in 2005 at Tri-County Race Track; Jonathan Davenport in 2006 at Tri-County Race Track; Dennis Franklin of Gaffney, SC in 2007 at Tri-County Race Track; Kayne Hickman of Soddy Daisy, TN in 2008 at Tri-County Race Track and Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, GA in 2009 at Cleveland Speedway.

The Boyd’s Speedway is located at 1481 Scruggs Rd, Ringgold GA, literally on the TN/GA border off of US 41 and less than one mile from I-75 at the East Ridge Exit # 1. The Cleveland Speedway is located by taking I-75 to the Exit #20, go east (away from Fireworks Bldg.) about a mile (first exit ramp) to Hwy. 11. Turn left (back under the overpass) on Hwy. 11, and go two blocks (past the car lots & Mr. Zip, the Speedway is on the left.

Further information on the TARHEEL 50 Weekend, please contact the following: Boyd’s Speedway (706) 861-6803 or www.boydsspeedway.com or Cleveland Speedway (423) 479-8574 or www.clevelandspeedway.com .

Boyd’s Speedway Purse:
1. $4,000
2. $2,000
3. $1,200
4. $900
5. $800
6. $700
7. $650
8. $600
9. $550
10. $525
11. $500
12. $475
13. $450
14. $425
15. $400
16. $380
17. $370
18. $350
19. $350
20. $350
21. $350
22. $350
-$80 Entry Fee

Cleveland Speedway Purse:
1. $5,000
2. $2,500
3. $1,600
4. $1,000
5. $800
6. $750
7. $700
8. $650
9. $600
10. $575
11. $550
12. $525
13. $500
14. $480
15. $460
16. $440
17. $420
18. $400
19. $400
20. $400
21. $400
22. $400
-$100 Entry Fee

[stevo]

So the weekly limiteds must weigh same as the super late spec motor and without the larger spoiler ?

[ga racer]

why would a all steel not get a 12 inch spoiler and a spec engine has to cut there spoiler to 10 inches, man there is alot of cry babies out there , i guess some of these hot rods have had there azz handed to them to many times lately by the low budget motors with a spoiler.

[huntingrip]

a 100 lb weight difference between a 900 hp engine, and a 700 hp engine..who`s azz are they kissing?? cant have an open motor getting put on the trailer by a lil motor! wtf! if these were half mile tracks, would this be the rule change? i doubt it..

[ga racer]

your right huntinggrip , the weight break is useless very few can take advantage of it anyway. i cant believe boyds or cleveland will go along with this stupid decision knowing its gonna hurt there car count. when 15 or 20 12 inch spoilers stay away they will regret this.

[RadioMan]

Please see revised copy, sorry for ANY confusion that this may have caused.

Chris

[GRT32]

its probably for a couple of guys , rj, skip and riley. who ever made this call needs to rethink it.

[matdaddy]

Come to the race and see if the spoiler is the difference . Ray will be running his big motor with an 8 inch spoiler. I say it is driver not spoiler that wins a race.

[ga racer]

matdaddy if your the one that drives the 17 car you need to put a driver in it, the spoiler is the only thing that the poor man , local racer has going for him now they are trying to take it away, the hell with any race or series that take the spoilers away. boycott em.

[lovin dirt]

I think it would be better if they allowed a 12" spoiler for the steel motors and 10" for the 525 crates. Seems a little more level playing field

[matdaddy]

Buster Goss will be driving the 17 car with a RED Spec engine and a 10 inch spoiler. Ray will be running a big motor.,Frank Ingram will be running a big motor with an 8in spoiler. If Ray was not having this race there would be no race to go to locally. Just shut up and drive!!!!!!

[ENVY Suspension]

I applaud Ray for making these changes! Although I think "big motor" costs are WAY OUT OF HAND, you have to try and level the playing field somehow. Obviously, the easy way is to take part of their Aerodynamic Advantage away. What it comes down to here is that the 12 inch spoiler cars can carry so much more corner speed now, with the setup/shock packages available. If you've been to Boyds lately, all you see up front are the 525 or "spec" motors. This keeps all the other guys away that only have "big" motors. If you guys as fans want to see them both in the same race, then Ray has at least made an HONEST effort at making both competitive. Sure, if you've been stomping butt with one of the cheaper engines, then your going to be upset, but thats life as we know it I guess.

Kirk Loudy
ENVY Supension

[Deek4RJ5]

Very well put... lets put um together and see what we get. I think they will be even at boyds, not sure about cleveland. This should be a GOOD weekend of racing.

[windowman]

I applaud Ray for making these changes! Although I think "big motor" costs are WAY OUT OF HAND, you have to try and level the playing field somehow. Obviously, the easy way is to take part of their Aerodynamic Advantage away. What it comes down to here is that the 12 inch spoiler cars can carry so much more corner speed now, with the setup/shock packages available. If you've been to Boyds lately, all you see up front are the 525 or "spec" motors. This keeps all the other guys away that only have "big" motors. If you guys as fans want to see them both in the same race, then Ray has at least made an HONEST effort at making both competitive. Sure, if you've been stomping butt with one of the cheaper engines, then your going to be upset, but thats life as we know it I guess.

Kirk Loudy
ENVY Supension

I agree. Several top "spec" motor guys have openly admitted the 12 inch spoiler is just too much of an advantage. I think Ray's rule package is more than fair. 10 inch spoiler for the steel motors & 8 inch with a weight break for the 525 guys. Good call!

[d1rtracer]

Kirk, you are absolutely correct. At North Georgia last weekend for the V.R.S., I was told by several drivers that the reason they don't run Boyd's for the bigger shows was because of the BIG advantage the "spec" cars have. I also look for the series that come to this area to look really hard to see how this goes to even up the "playing field."