FF50th @ Road America: Registration Time Line & Check List
The pre-registration window for the FF50th @ Road America will open Tuesday, November 13, 2019. Here is the timeline:
Pre-Registration. Pre-registration will be open from November 13, 2018 through January 31, 2019. A $200 refundable deposit towards an expected entry fee of $550 will reserve a spot in the FF50th. Pre-entries will initially be classified into Historic Formula Ford, Club Ford (treads), Formula Ford (treads), Club Ford (slicks), and Formula Ford (slicks). Final classifications and provisional race group placements will be announced in February. During pre-registration, classification and/or race group change requests will be accommodated. Pre-registration deposits are refundable until March 29, 2019.
Regular Registration. Pre-registrants will be required to complete their entry during regular registration. During regular registration, there may be movement across race groups as one fills up before the other. The regular registration window will open at a date to be announced.
Crossover entries (a driver entering one car in both race groups…two drivers sharing one car is not a crossover) will be tentatively accepted. If there are less than 200 entries on August 12, 2019, crossover entries will be confirmed until both race groups are full. Entries after August 12, 2019 will not bump a confirmed crossover out of a race group.
If both FF50th Formula Ford race groups are over-subscribed, overflow entries will be given the option to race in another ELVF race group.
Here’s a quick checklist to successfully pre-register on the first try:
Driver Eligibility. The following requirements must be met to race at the FF50th:
- be a VSCDA member
- be at least 18 years old by October of 2019
- have a Medical on file with VSCDA OR hold a competition racing license
- have wheel-to-wheel competition racing experience within the past 2 years OR
- have completed a competition racing school within the past 2 years
VSCDA memberships for 2019 can be purchased during regular registration. If you do not meet the licensing or seat time requirements, the VSCDA has a combined driver’s school and race weekend May 2-5, 2019 at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan.
Licensing. Competition licenses issued by the VMC (and its affiliated clubs), SCCA, FIA, and CASC are accepted at VSCDA events. If you are planning on racing at the FF50th on a competition license issued by another organization, please submit a scan of your license with your entry for approval. Calendar year 2018 licenses will be accepted for pre-registration with the good faith understanding that they will be renewed for 2019.
Safety Preparation and Annual Tech. The VSCDA Technical Requirements for Race Cars defines safety preparation, logbook, and annual tech requirements for the FF50th. The document outlines straightforward guidelines for basic vehicle and driver safety: on-board fire extinguishers, master switches, fuel cells, roll hoops, driver restraints, helmets, protective garments, throttle springs, rain lights, catch tanks, the usual stuff. Here is the link:
https://www.vscda.org/wp-content/upl...ACE-CARS-1.pdf
Logbooks and annual techs are required at VSCDA events. If your car does not have a logbook, you can obtain one from the VSCDA tech inspection team. Annual techs from other racing organizations (VMC member clubs, SCCA, CASC, etc) will be honored.
Car Preparation Sheet. A Car Preparation Sheet must be on file with the VSCDA. The CPS form has been revised for 2019.
FF50th Driver & Car Questionnaire. The FF50th entry process includes a questionnaire to collect information that will be used in making race group assignments. This is a new form for this event only.
The links to the on-line FF50th pre-registration page and these two .pdf forms will be announced on the go-live date, November 13, 2019. Please feel welcome to visit my web site's FF50th page for all previous event news releases.
Steve Beeler – de facto FF50th Chairmanhttps://www.stevebeeler.com/
Lola T-540 HU44
steve@stevebeeler.com
(734)560-6031
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