That Loooong Race #47 - October 28-29

[tschreyer]

Back by Popular Demand... It’s our 47th Annual running of Chicagoland’sThat Loooong Race, presented by Chicagoland Sports Car Club (CSCC) and Midwestern Councill of Sports Car Clubs (MCSCC, MC.)
Join us October 28 & 29 at Blackhawk Farms for an end-of-season celebration of everything that’s special about Fall, Friends and Midwestern Council Sports Car Racing!

• Double The Track Time, 50 lap races!
• Co-Driver capability in all race groups!
• Racing from Green flag to Checker — No Mandatory Pit Stops!
• Race in a Second Group at a reduced rate for many car classes!
• Bonus: Advanced Autosports Spec Miata Challenge Race on Saturday, FREE for Race Group 1 entrants

Saturday, October 28nd
For the Kids... Make sure to bring your costumes! Trick or Treat at the BFR corner stations during lunch break on Saturday - listen to the track PA for time announcements. See Ronda Sandsnes or Gail Woelfle at the ground floor of T&S for more information. Contributions of help, transport or goodies are always welcomed.
Join us for a Saturday evening gathering at the Blackhawk Pavilion. Pizza, Pasta, Snacks, Beverages and bench racing as usual. Open to all ages!
Saturday Race Groups:
Group 1: ITR, ITS, FP, GP, HP, GT3, GT4, GT5, VWS, SM, ST2
Group 2: FA, CFC, FC, S2000, CS2000, ASR, CSR, DSR, CFI
Group 3: All Vintage Historic

Sunday, October 23rd
The 36th Annual “Jerry Smith Big Wheel Races” are on! Calling All Kids! It’s your chance to race on the same track as the big guys. So load up your Big Wheel (or similar) and join us Sunday on the main straight of Blackhawk Farms Raceway during the noon lunch break. Trophies awarded to all entrants. Pick up your entry form at either tech or registration.
Big Wheel Group 1: ages 1-2, Group 2: ages 3-5, Group 3: ages 6-8
Sunday Race Groups:
Group 4: FF, CFF SREN, SRF, CSRF, FV, F440, F500
Group 5: GT1, GT2, GTP, DP, EP, SP, GTSC, SSGT, ITGT, AGS, ST1
Group 6: ITA, ITB, ITC, ITD, SSA, SSB, SSC, BSPEC

All Weekend
Meet with competitors and guests as Chicagoland Sports Car Club and the Midwestern Council conclude the 2017 racing season and 59 years of commitment to the American Motorsports community.
If you would like to get closer to the racing action, volunteers for Race Staff assignments are always accepted. Join us for the 8:00 AM Staff Meeting!

Entry Fees:
One race, one driver: $350
Co-driver: +$20
Same driver in 2nd Race Group or Car (e.g. SM and ITA): $200
Advanced Autosports Spec Miata Challenge Race: FREE!
Crew/Guests: FREE!

Registration Link:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...agoland-628925

[tschreyer]

The 2 formula groups are showing a great mix of hardware that should prove to be another great event for everyone no matter where you are in the field.

The small formula group consisting of Formula Fords, CFF's, SRF's and Spec Renaults is building and currently showing 15 entries for their 2 hours of track time on Saturday.

The large formula group is just a smidge thicker currently at 16 entries with a great mix of Sports Racers, and FA and FC cars.

There is still time to register! - The rain has left the forecast and like usual lap records are sure to be set with this kind of horsepower weather!

Head on over to Motorsportreg.com and get signed up!

https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...agoland-628925

[xmazdatracy]

HA, I'm the smidge.

[dalz]

As usual, a fun race to watch and I'm sure it was also fun to compete in. I was part of One Formula's lightening-quick pit stop orchestration. Congrats to the podium of Max Grau, Matthew Cutter and Corky Jahn!

[tschreyer]

We had to deal with a little inclement weather on Saturday morning, but by race time the track was dry and the sun broke for like 5 minutes on Saturday!

Sunday we had slightly higher temps and partly cloudy conditions most of the day.

As usual the Formula guys are put under the gun a little more with fuel strategy. It's neat to watch how you guys handle this race on small quantities of fuel!

Great racing like usual! see you all next year!

[cjahn]

As usual, a fun race to watch and I'm sure it was also fun to compete in. I was part of One Formula's lightening-quick pit stop orchestration. Congrats to the podium of Max Grau, Matthew Cutter and Corky Jahn!

Gosh you guys put on a show with pit stops! Nice Job! I was a bit too conservative trying to keep fuel in the car and run the distance short-shifting. If I knew "F1 style" stops were pending, I would have turned up the wick a bit more... You got me this time!

Congrats to Matt Cutter and Max Grau.

Corky!

[Tony Grau]

I’m Max Grau’s dad. We had a great time at this race. First time in an FE car after a few years in Spec Racer. I think Max is hooked. We were given a great car from Steve and the crew at One Formula Racing. They did great at refueling both Max and Mat. Now I need to find an FE car for Max! Guess I’ll have to drive the Spec Racer next year.

Council is a great group to run with. Thanks everyone. See you next season.

Tony Grau

[SStadel]

We certainly had a great time at the Long Race. One Formula Racing would like to congratulate Max Grau and Mat Cutter on a great 1-2! We also want to thank Dale, David and Parnelli for a couple of great pit stops. We had a plan and it worked to perfection. Well, except for your fearless leader getting 8 out 10 points on Mat's harness!