Season 12 for Corvettes Begins March 20, 2010 at Raceway Park
2010 is the 12th season for the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge presented by Yank Racing Converters. Starting with few cars on Friday nights in 1999 has grown to the biggest model specific race series at Raceway Park. The Corvette Challenge returns with no change for the bracket racing class but expands the schedule for the its three Index classes which are now set at 11.50, 10.50 and 9.50. The season opening non-points event will feature the 2010 Top 16 Gamblers Invitational that was moved to make room for a rained out points race. It is followed with the 10-race points series. Again our 1st and 2nd points position drivers the weekend before the NHRA Division 1 bracket finals will be invited to represent Raceway Park in the NHRA Division 1 bracket finals. The season finale will be the 2010 Top 16 Gamblers Invitational for $1,000 to win. The series continues as an optional point series where drivers can chose to sign up with Raceway Park to accumulate points toward a championship, rookie of the year title for Corvette rookies and year-end points payout for the top performers. Corvette Challenge event payouts go down to the quarter-finalists in addition to the winner, runner-up and semi-finalists.
Basic Safety Rules
The series will be run under the rules and guidelines set forth by Raceway Park and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The Raceway Park rules for drag racing can be found at http://racewaypark.com/drag_racing_rules.aspx
A helmet must be worn by all racers. If you do not own one, you can rent one at the track for small fee and your license will be held until return of the helmet. Optionally you can purchase a helmet at the track. Drivers must wear long pants and a shirt with sleeves (except where a fire jacket is required) when on the track. During the hot summer days many of us just wear shorts under long pants and take off the pants between runs. Cars running faster than 11.50 seconds will require a rollbar and the driver to wear fire jacket. Convertibles must have a rollbar if they run quicker than 13.50 seconds. (However if the convertible has a hardtop, it can run up to 11.50 without a rollbar. If you have a convertible, check out the hardtops from Smooth Line or Caravaggio. Additionally, if your car is required to have a rollbar, it is also required for the driver to wear a 3" wide 5-point safety harness. NHRA and Raceway Park also require any drivers with a power adder that did not come stock on the car to wear a fire jacket regardless of elapsed time run. Keep in mind, we are a group of Corvette owners having fun and the track has the right to impose any rule for the safety of the participants. This paragraph is not intended to be a complete rules list but a guideline for those that are unfamiliar with drag racing rules. In addition, rules can be read on the race track web page at the link provided Raceway Park Drag Racing Rules.
The 2010 East Coast Supercharging Challenge, American Racing Headers Pro 8 Shootout 9.50 Index, Cartek Performance Engineering Pro 10.50 Index and Anger Management Racing Pro 11.50 Index class points will be officially kept by Raceway Park and will also appear on this website. You MUST sign up for points if you wish to compete for the Championship. You do not have to sign up for points to participate but you do have to sign up for
points to be eligible for POINTS prizes. The 2010 East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge presented by Yank Racing Converters is a part of the Raceway Park Sunoco Saturday Points Series.
Points are earned only for the class in which you compete. Any driver can chose to
sign up for any and all classes (Corvette Challenge or any of three "Pro" classes), separately. If you plan on competing in the Raceway Park Points Series for 2010 the points will be as follows;
Please Note, this points system only applies to the Corvette Challenge (Bracket) series only. Pro 8 Shootout 9.50 Index, Pro 10.50 Index and Pro 11.50 Index have a different points system.
By signing up for points by the first points day you will receive 1 point.
By staging your car in the first round of eliminations, you will receive 1
point.
For each round you win during eliminations, you will receive 1 point.
Tie breaker positions are as follows
Number of elimination wins
The rating point system (also called power points) will be in effect at the end of our fifth race on our schedule. At the end of each race starting with the fifth, you will be
assigned a number based on what position you are in the points standings(or tied for). That number will
be represented as a negative number next to your total points. Lower number is better. For example if in the first
week of the rating system you hold the number one position, you will be assigned a -1. If the following week you are in 3rd
place you will be assigned a -3. Your total negative number will be -4. If a driver
finished in fourth place (-4) week one and then first in week 2 (-1) and you both
have the same number of points, you will win the tie breaker because you have a -4
vs. his/her -5. Confused? Contact Edgar Perez and I can try to explain better .
A Run-off on the last day of Points.
Raceway Park is the official keeper of points. On the Saturday after a race, we
will post preliminary point standings on this website. Complete and official
points will be posted here after Raceway Park posts them on Tuesday following a
race. Power points will not be updated until Tuesday. It is the driver's responsibility to ensure points are calculated correctly. Discrepancies must be reported to Raceway Park before the next race's points are calculated in order to get credit for the points
To sign up for points for the 2010 season, click on the image link or contact Raceway Park at 732.446.7800 or at www.racewaypark.com.
Please Note: If you are signing up for points, the number is free so you only need to send in your points sign up fee.
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park is once again offering racers a $5.00 per
category discount to all racers who sign up prior to February 5, 2010.
Example: Instead of paying $40.00 to compete in Real Street, you will only
need to pay $35.00.
2010 Payout and Prizes
The following Payouts and Prizes are specific to only East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge presented by Yank Racing Converters bracket racers only. All Event cash and prizes are given at each event. All year-end cash and prizes are given at the 2010 9th Annual Awards Banquet date and place to be determined.
Our Pro Index classes have different payout and points structures. Visit each class individually at the links below
$50 gift certificate from Pro Torque Converters. (can be used for any converter).
Each Event Semi-Finalist
$75
Each Event Quarter-Finalist
$30
Event First Round win
Plaque Optionally we offer a "1st Round Trophy Upgrade"
Program. Instead of collecting a 1st trophy you earned, you collect 1 credit towards
an upgraded trophy. At the end of the season, your total credits are used to reward you
with a larger more elegant 1st round trophy for the season. [more]
Top 4 (2 per Pro class) points racers are invited to participate in the 30th ANNUAL P.C. RICHARD & SON ALL AMERICAN JET CAR NATIONALS at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ. The event will be held on Wednesday night, August 18, 2010. Points leaders at the end of our last race for each class leading up to this race will be invited. This includes the Top 4 bracket racers and Top 2 Pro 8 Shootout 9.50 Index, 2 Pro 10.50 Index and 2 Pro 11.50 Index racers. For previous results, click on the year: 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002
NHRA Bracket Finals
Our top two (2) points leaders after the August 21, 2010 race will be invited to the NHRA Division 1 Bracket Finals to represent the Corvette Challenge and Raceway Park at the NHRA Division 1 Summit ET Finals. The event will be held on the weekend of September 16-18, 2010 with the 19th being a rain date at US 13 Dragway in Delmar, DE. This is a National competition and a very prestigious honor four our racers.
Click to view our Current Standings. Event info.
Top 16 Gamblers Race
Drivers finishing in the Top 16 will be invited to race in a special (non points) gamblers race for $1,000. The race will be held November 6, 2010 at Raceway Park. This is an invitation only race.
Results can be seen for by clicking on the year; 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
2010 Awards Banquet
Open to all Corvette Drivers and their family and friends. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Please email us. Date and place TBD.
1st Round Trophy Upgrade Program Continues for 2010
This successful program is once again returning to the Corvette Challenge for its seventh year. If you participated in the Corvette Challenges the first 3 years and won a 1st round race you will have received a trophy. You received a similar trophy for every event in which you won 1st round. A driver having won 1st round several times in those 3 years would have accumulated many very similar trophies. This sparked a new program at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ specifically for the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge beginning with the 2003 season. It is the 1st Round Trophy Upgrade Program.
Drivers who are signed up for the points championship can opt to not take a 1st round trophy after winning 1st round and instead receive a 1st round win credit. At the end of the season, the total number of credits, or 1st round wins, will determine the size and type of trophy you will receive. This upgraded trophy will be awarded to the driver at the Corvette Challenge Awards Banquet at the end of the season (if you cannot attend the banquet, the trophy can be picked up at the track after the banquet). You can still stop in the trophy room to get a win sticker and report you would like a credit for the trophy.
This program saves space on the trophy shelf and gives us the opportunity to reward each driver's annual performance with an improved upgraded trophy. This is an optional program. Once you have elected to take part in the upgrade program, please do not take a 1st round trophy at any of the events.
