CAN-AM 360 SPRINT CHALLENGE AT AUTODROME GRANBY: MAY 11 & 12, 2012 

Autodrome Granby is proud to announce the presentation of a premiere sprint car challenge at his ½ mile dirt circuit. A 2 day racing event, which will reunite the top 360 sprint car competitors in the north-east. Canadian and American competitors will face each other in a gruelling battle for a total purse exceeding $36,000.  

The two day event will feature a pre-qualifying round on Friday, with winners of the twin 15 mini-features automatically qualified in the top 10 grid for Saturday’s finale. Over $8,000 in purse for those pre-qualifying round.  

Saturday’s grand event will see $1,600 purse for the top five cars in time trials. Each heat race will have a $500 purse for the top 5 cars and a $26,625 purse for the grand finale. A $5,000 prize awaits the winner of this event and $500 prize for last place.  

The top 15 positions on the starting grid for this finale will be based on a point system, all points accumulated through time trials and heat races for the Saturday portion of the event will determined who starts where. Top point man will start on the pole and so on.  

A $50 registration fee per car is required for this event, it must be paid to ‘’Autodrome Granby’’ before March 1^st 2012. Registration fee after March 1^st and before May 1^st will be $60. All registrations after May 1^st will be $75.  

For more information visit http://www.autodrome-granby.com/ or feel free to contact Jake Langlois at 581-994-5711 or by email at jake_langlois@hotmail.com  

Racing format  

Friday, May 10th

Hot laps;  4 lap session  

Heats;  3 heat of eight laps each (draw), 3 points per car + 5 points for win, 1 point per passed car and a bonus point for fastest lap in heat race. Points total will determined starting grid for twin 15 qualifiers. Winners of the twin 15 qualifiers will automatically start no farther than 9^th and 10^th on Saturday’s grand finale.  

Saturday, May 11th  

Hot laps;        4 lap session  

Time trials;    - 5 cars at a time (draw)

                       - 2 laps clocked

                       - Fastest lap counts

                       - 3 points per car + 5 point bonus for fastest time.  

Purses;     1^st  $520   2^nd  $420   3^rd  $320   4^th  $220    5th $120

(Purse paid from registration fees, based on a 32 car field)  

Heats;             Three heats of 8 laps (draw), the top five cars transfer to A-main. Point-system in effect.  1^st $150   2^nd $125   3^rd $100   4^th $75  5^th $50  

B-main;  

-       All non qualified cars included 

-       12 laps

-       Top 13 transfer to A-main

-       Result establish 16^th to 28^th starting position

-       Non-qualified cars get $200 tow money  

Point system;

-       Time trials are 3 points per car + 5 points for fast time, last receives 3 points, each position above add 3 points.

-       Heats are 3 points per car + 5 points for win

-       1 point per car passed

-       1 point for fast lap of heat

-       Points accumulated for top 15 qualifiers will determine the starting grid

-       All restarts are double filed except last two laps  

Feature;    28 cars for a 30 lap event, double file restart except last 5 laps. Top 15 established by point system, balance of field by B-main result. Top five cars at checkered will go directly to scales and inspection. If a car fails inspection, it is automatically disqualified and looses all purses, no exceptions, following positions moves up one rank. ASCS rules in application, ASCS gasket motors allowed. Tires allowed as per sanctioning bodies (ESS, Patriots, URC, Corr-Pak sprints, SOS)

Feature prize money

-      1^st   $5,000

-      2^nd  $2,500

-      3^rd   $1,500

-      4^th   $1,250

-      5^th   $1,000

-      6^th   $950

-      7^th   $900

-      8^th   $850

-      9^th   $800

-      10^th $750

-      11^th $725

-      12^th $700

-      13^th $675

-      14^th $650

-      15^th $625

-      16^th $600

-      17^th $575

-      18^th $550

-      19^th $525

-      20^th through 28^th $500