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About Like this. History Several practice events were staged during the spring of 2008 and in August that year the first ever SuperRally-X event was put on during MI Supermoto's bike event at AutoCity Speedway in Clio, Michigan. Unfortunately the new format proved a bit too much to handle and drivers did not get chance to familiarize themselves with the course resulting in less than the promised number of runs and a significant advantage to those who had done some of the practice events. This left a bitter taste in the mouth of quite a few competitors but the crowd loved the spectacle of seeing street legal cars fighting it out sideways on the dirt and asphalt surface. After a month or so to regroup a few more practice events were scheduled to address some of the concerns brought up during the inaugural event and a series and SuperMoto special scheduled again for 2009.
2009 Schedule All events to take place at AutoCity Speedway in Clio, Michigan. Registration Photos/Video News Results 1.
Justin Kollien - 4 points 1.
Justin Kollien - 4 points 1.
Justin Kollien - 4 points 2008 SuperMoto event: 1st Justiin Kolien Rules,
format etc. Everyone who drives must sign the waiver. Everyone must have a conspicuous number on their car on both sides. Everyone must have their car checked by the srutineer. Safety first so make sure you have long pants and sleeves, gloves, proper shoes, your helmet and neck collar. You can take passengers but they must also be wearing the safety gear. Remember, this is not auto or rallycross, there is a lot less run-off area or room for mistakes so be careful. There are things to hit if you get it wrong. Having said that, nobody yet has hit the wall or anything else and speeds are the same or just a bit faster than rallycross or autocross so you should all be good. We run timed heats then knockout finals. We split the field into two halves for the heats. If you are not in the half that is running then you should be working somewhere, Those that are running need to line up in one line at the track entrance for a parade lap. This is so you can familiarize yourself with the course. When waved onto the track parade round slowly noting any hazards or obstacles and where the course goes. Remember that we have two starting positions so make a note of those. Leave the track on the North side at track exit then return through the paddock area SLOWLY and line up at track entrance in TWO lines for your first run. Your first run is a practice run and will not be timed. After that everyone gets six timed runs. Three from the left start and three from the right start position. When you are waved on to the track it's windows up and move smartly to the left or right start position and stop where told by the starter. We need to keep cars moving to stay on schedule so everyone can get plenty of seat time so be attentive. Heats are for time only and all runs count. Although there will be another car on track half a lap apart from you at this point you are just racing the clock. Timing is by hose. When your start light goes on get ready to start within a few seconds. You start your run when the light goes out and the clock stops when you get back to your start position and cross the finish hose. Also, there will be a stop cone at the finish that you must stop before hitting. Please don't go nuts at the finish as there are quite a concentration of workers in this area not to mention timing equipment. Hitting this cone is a 2 second penalty as is hitting a cone on course. Pointer cones don't count however. Hitting cones will murder your time so I would suggest driving smoothly and within your ability. Clean runs will win the day as in autocross and rallycross. Usual cone rules apply: if it is knocked over or out of the box it's a penalty. If it is upright and still touching any part of the box it is not a penalty. Similar penalties exist for jumping the start, missing a gate or cutting the course. When you have finished a run and the stop cone has been removed drive immediately off the course via the track exit and slowly back to the track entrance where a worker will right your time on the tape on your windshield in one of two places: on the left if you started from the left or on the right if you started from the right. Feel free to ask for your time at this point too. He or she will then direct you to either the left or right start lane for your next run if you have any left. Once all your timed heats are done go and park your car in the paddock and get ready to work the next heat. Good time to grab a drink and go to the bathroom. People who have been working. Do the same and get your cars ready. We will do the same parade lap, practice run and timed runs format as the previous heat so I hope you were paying attention. If you are working on the course your job will be to watch for cones that get hit for the most part. If it's safe run out to the cone and put it back in it's box. Remember there will likely be another car coming through that same point in less than 30 seconds so be quick or leave it where it is. Someone with a radio will call timing to report the penalty. After the second heat we will break for lunch and to add up times. 1 max hour please. After lunch the fastest eight from the heats go through to the knock-out round. This will be a two lap format against each other, not on time. All cone penalties will still count including the stop cone so you have been warned. First one over their prospective finish line wins unless we have to add on enough penalties that your wining margin is wiped out. We will time your winning margin. Yes, we can do that. For these knock-out runs we will match the fastest qualifier against the slowest, second fastest against the second slowest etc. Fastest of the pairing gets to choose their preferred start position if they have one by now. Everyone else is a worker so please don't wander off. We will keep track and if you shirk your duties we will do something nasty to you when you are least expecting it. See the worker chief for your assignment. Eight qualifiers takes 7 runs to produce a winner and a runner up. One more run to settle third and fourth. We have two prizes so we might not bother with 3rd and 4th unless you cry or threaten to sue. After the final let's gather for a debrief and awards ceremony then please help put everything away. Series points: everyone who gets through to the final gets 1 point then another point for every win. That way we don't have to have run offs for the lesser places. These will be added up at the end of the series to determine the series champion or first ever WORLD SUPERRALLY-X CHAMPION if you like. More
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