Rescheduled for August 9th 2014 It’s Time for our Biggest Race of the Year, the 4th annual Intergalactic Buggy Championship. The IGBC features really large trophies and some of the best racing you’ll find anywhere. We get a good crowd of racers from all over the area and the competition for these coveted trophies is fierce. We’re building a nice new track for this one so there will be no “home-field” advantage for those of you coming in from out of town. Or a nice level playing field for those of you that are local We’ve opened it up for all types of buggies this year.
1/8 Expert Buggy 1/8 Sportsman Buggy E-Buggy Expert E-Buggy Sportsman 2wd 1/10 Buggy 4wd 1/10 Buggy
Practice starts at 9:00am Signup Closes at 11:30am and Racing Starts at Noon Anyone who has not signed up by 11:30 will miss the first Qualifier Track should be open Friday evening, not sure what time, but as early as possible.
Entry fees for trophy classes are:
$25 for first 1/8 classes, 15 for each additional 1/8 class $15 for each 1/10 scale class. Normal club fees apply for all non-trophy classes
3 qualifiers (rocket rounds) At least 7 minute mains. 30 minutes for Expert Buggy. (we’ll go over options in the driver’s meeting)
We supply House Transponders for anyone without a personal transponder at no extra charge. We have RC4 hybrid transponders for sale in the store. Power is limited in the pits and some racers are very good about sharing their power. Bring a generator if you have one, or plan to charge from your car battery or jump box. We do have a spare generator in the store, so if you’re in a jam for power let us know and we can work something out. We transmit on FM, so bring along a FM radio if you’d like to be able to hear more clearly (we don’t blast our PA). All other classes are welcome to run and normal entry fee apply.
Last year’s Expert Nitro Buggy Winner
Thursday @8:30, Update: Okay, the track is done, totally different, and it came out great, has nice flow and a couple of big triples in it. We still have to put the pipe down tomorrow after we roll it some more. It’s bone dry right now so it can handle some water – just not too much! Here’s what it looks like tonight:
Friday, July 18th, 2014, at 12:41 pm Okay Gang, here’s the official call: The Intergalactic is rescheduled until August 9th and will take the place of the Summer Classic. We will have a relaxed club race tomorrow evening at 5:30 if at all possible. The plan: The track is in great condition, but will need all day to dry up, and they are expecting “daytime heating” to bring us another round of showers tonight. We are going to get out on the track tomorrow after it dries up, clean up a few things, lay some pipe, and open it for practice, then racing at 5:30. Tomorrow night will NOT be part of the Hot Summer Nights Series. If we don’t get too much rain tonight, the track should be excellent for anyone that still wants to join us, or has already made travel plans. We will do every thing possible to get it open tomorrow evening. I’ll post up again tonight and give you all an update.
8/6/2014: Track is done! Same layout but changed some jumps are elevations. There are a lot of transitions and elevation changes, so let’s just say, your car is going to be very busy and setup is going to be critical if you want to win this one. Here’s a few shots:
We will be watering between rounds; track should be dialed by the mains.
Track opens at 9:00am on Saturday. We will prioritize the practice for the racers that have not had a chance to run on the track yet. So … if you’ve practiced, or run on the track already, please yield to your fellow racers that need some time to get use to the layout.
No Late Entries will be accepted – it forces us to resort the entire program and it’s not fair to make everyone wait because you didn’t get here on time or call. If you are running behind call the store and signup over the phone 210 651-0435.
That’s it, thanks, let’s do this, see you Saturday
Well this one is a wrap. 100 entries, a decent wind to keep things from getting too hot, and a lot of great competition. Big thanks to everyone that joined us for an epic day of racing. Here’s your 2014 InterGalactic Buggy Championship Winners!