englishtown weather N - NON-points and '07 Top 16
T - Includes Pro 10.0
P,E - Includes Pro 8 Shootout and 11.50
16 - Top16 - NON-points
'08 National, VA
Featured Drivers
2008 East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge Event 4 Winner Ralph Savarese 2008 American Racing Headers Pro 8 Shootout Race 1 Winner Could be you 2008 Cartek Racing Pro 10.0 Race 2 Winner Wayne Keegan
2008 Vette Doctors Pro 11.50 Race 1 Winner John Panuzzo
The outlook is great as the East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge presented by Yank Racing Converters and Gear Star Transmission begins its tenth season in 2008.
What started out as a few cars on Friday nights in 1999 has grown to biggest and only model specific race series at Raceway Park. The Corvette Challenge returns with little change in 2008. The season opening non-points event will feature the 2007 Top 16 Gamblers Invitational that was moved to make room for a rained out points race will get us underway in March. It is followed with the 10-race points series where once again the points leader at the weekend of the bracket finals will be invited to represent Raceway Park in the NHRA Division 1 bracket finals. The season finale will be the 2008 Top 16 Gamblers Invitational for $1,000 to win payout. 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 will be expanding the quarter-finalists where previously it was winner, runner-up and semi-finalists so more drivers will get to share in the payouts. The team cup challenge will also continue for the Corvette Challenge racers in 2008
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).
Please click on the link below to go to the Raceway Park web page. Then click on
the link for "Drag Rules". Also, please click on the link for "Drag Classes" for a
description of the Corvette Challenge Classes. Click here for the Raceway Park web page
A helmet must be worn. If you do not own one, you can
rent one at the track for $3.00 and your license will be held until return of the
helmet. 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 gym pants and take off the gym pants between runs. Then we throw
the gym pants on for the next run. 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 faster 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. Keep in mind, we are a group of Corvette drivers 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.
englishtown weather N - NON-points and '07 Top 16
T - Includes Pro 10.0
P,E - Includes Pro 8 Shootout and 11.50
16 - Top16 - NON-points
'08 National, VA
2008 Points information
The 2008 East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge and Vette Doctors Pro 8
Shootout Cartek Racing Pro 10.0 and Pro 11.50 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 2008 East Coast Supercharging Corvette Challenge presented by Yank Racing Converters and Gear Star Transmission 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 one of Pro 8 Shootout and Pro 10.0 Index), separately. If you plan on competing in the Raceway
Park Points Series for 2008 the points will be as follows;
Please Note, this points system only applies to the Corvette Challenge (Bracket) series. Pro 8 Shootout, Pro 10.0 and Pro 11.50 Index 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
If you have not signed up for points click on the image link or contact Raceway Park at 732-446-7800 or at
www.racewaypark.com.
2008 Payout and Prizes
11/11/07 - 2008 Payout and Prizes is in the process of being updated. They will be official when this not is deleted.
$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
Trophy 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]
"Dennis Blair Memorial Award"
$50
$400
$100
Presented by the Blair Family to each points race Winner
Presented by the Blair Family to the Top 16 Winner
Presented by the Blair Family to the Top 16 Runner-up
"John Panuzzo Jr. Memorial Trophy - Best Winning Reaction Time - 1st Round"
Trophy presented by Team Panuzzo
"Ohh So Close Award"
Event First Round Loss by smallest Margin of Victory
Presented by
Zaino. A Zaino Products starter kit will be
awarded at the track.
"Almost Perfect Award"
Event First Round Loss by Red Light closest to a perfect .000
Corvette Challenge Team Challenge Cup is awarded to the club that earns the most points. Every points driver can get involved in this Team concept [more]
Top 4
Top 4 (2 for Pro) points racers are invited to participate in the 28th 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 6, 2008. Points leaders at the end our August 2nd will be invited. This year our Top 4 bracket racers will be joined by 2 Pro 8, 2 Pro 10.0 and 2 Pro 11.50 racers as well. For previous results, click on the year: 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002
NHRA Bracket Finals
Our points leader after the August 30, 2008 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 September 25-27 at Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA. This is a National competition and a very prestigious honor.
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 15, 2008 at Raceway Park. This is an invitation only race. Also in 2008, the Dennis Blair Memorial Award presented by the Blair Family will add $400 to the winner of the Top 16 for a total of $1,400 and also $100 to the runner-up to bring that total to $300.
Results can be seen for by clicking on the year; 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
2008 Awards Banquet
Open to all Corvette Drivers and their family and friends. Date and place to be determined.
1st Round Trophy Upgrade Program Continues for 2008
This successful program is once again returning to the Corvette Challenge for its fifth 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 now 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.
Raceway Park will enforce noise levels at the track
Raceway Park has to adhere to maximum noise levels on its Saturday night programs.
All drivers have to adhere to the noise level
guidelines. Most Corvette Challenge drivers will have no issue with the noise
levels, however we need to ensure that you are aware that noise levels will be
monitored. Modified Corvettes with aftermarket exhaust and headers will pass the
test. However, if you think you car is too loud, you should test it to ensure you
are not louder than the maximum allowed noise levels. Many of our drivers have been
tested and have passed the noise level restrictions. Following is a message from
Raceway Park as well as a link the Raceway Park official notification.
A message from Raceway Park
The decibel (DB) level will be measured in the following way:
The car will be 100 feet away from the meter (the meter is a $45 Radio Shack analog
type). The driver will bring the RPM up to 5500 and hold it for 5 seconds and then
"gun" the motor two times. The test will be done 2 times. This will give
Raceway Park a representative DB reading on your car. It should not measure over
90 DB. If your car is over 90 DB at the tech inspection booth, you will not be able
to race. Also, if the management of Raceway Park feels your car is too loud and
measures the DB level on the track it cannot be over 96 DB under load (launch or
burnout). If you go over the 96 DB limit on the track, which is done 100 ft to the
side of the car, you will not be allowed to race.
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