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Online registration is open for the 2011 944 Cup Nationals being held on October 29 and 30.

http://www.clubregistration.net/driv...F343CF46D59524

This is the sixth 944 Cup National Championship event being held for the first time at New Jersey Motorsports Park, racing on the Thunderbolt Circuit.
http://www.njmp.com/tracks.html

The event will include practice and qualifying sessions and a qualifying race on Saturday. The National Championship race will be held on Sunday.
http://www.44cup.com/national

Both Cup and Super Cup classes will be competing for the title of National Champion. Details on allowed 944 Cup performance modifications are per the Cup rules: http://www.44cup.com/official/944CupRules-2011.pdf .

To be eligible to race in this event, each driver must have a current NASA competition race license. If a driver already has a comp license from PCA, SCCA or CASC, a license can be obtained from NASA by submitting an application by the end of September.

The 944 Cup will have its own run group for this event. Early registration fee is $375 through September 15th at midnite. Standard registration begins September 16th at $425 per entry. Team emtries are permitted for no additional cost.

Hoosier Tire Contingency program applies to this event and offers the following payout for the Sunday championship race only, provided you have registered with Hoosier in advance and your car is equipped with a 944 Cup certified DME:

Classes: Cup Class & Super Cup Class
First Place: 4 Free Tires
Second Place: 2 Free Tires
Third Place: 2 Free Tires

The event entry fee includes complimentary pizza and beer on Friday evening, barbeque lunch on Saturday, and the Cup Annual Awards Banquet with catered dinner, beer and wine on Saturday evening at the NJMP Driver's Club.

gums

Is the SuperCup roster separate from the Cup, or has no one entered yet?

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The roster on Clubregistration.net is complete.

93 FireHawk 968

I get to attend "Parents" weekend at my daughters college instead of participating in this race. Boy, am I a lucky guy or what?

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If you are unsure whether you can make Nationals, suggest you register now and take advantage of the lower price and, if need be, you can cancel up to one week before the event with no penalty.

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In tribute to fallen 944 Cup Champion "Jersey" Joe Hrymack, we will have Jersey's #808 Rothman's Porsche 944 garaged Saturday morning of Nationals in the Cup paddock at NJMP.

We will then have the #808 run the lead for a missing man parade lap for the Saturday qualifying race for the Championship currently scheduled to start at 1:40 pm. The #808 will lead the pace car for a parade lap then pull off with the pace car and field continuing on for a warm up lap before beginning the race.

"Jersey" Joe Hrymack passsed away just about two months ago. He and his family were regulars at Cup events in the MidAtlantic Chapter. Jersey was the MidAtlantic Regional Champ in 2006,2007 and 2008 and was the Cup class National Champion in 2006 and 2007. He still holds Cup track records at Watkins Glen, Mid Ohio and NJMP/Thunderbolt.

Jersey Joe raced an original Rothmans 944 and always came to the track with one of the best looking and fastest cars in the series. He will always be held in high esteem within the series and will be missed greatly.

Many thanks to the Hrymack family and Mike Bavaro of Bodymotion Racing for making this tribute to Jersey Joe happen.

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Hoosier has changed the minimums required for each class at Nationals, for the better:

1st – minimum of 5 cars

2nd – minimum of 7 cars

3rd – minimum of 7 cars

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Simon Robin, President of Hardent, a sponsor of the 944 Cup, and Cup driver and Director of the Canada Chapter continues to step up to donate his time and financial support to make the series successful.

For 2011, the Cup Sportsman of the year will receive $500 in cash from Hardent and a trophy to match. The winner will be determined during Nationals weekend with the help of all the Cup drivers and officials and announced at the Saturday dinner.

And there is more. Hardent will be sponsoring:

* $100 for top 5 places at Nationals for Cup class, with 15 or more entries
* $100 for top 5 places at Nationals for Super Cup class, with 15 or more

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Registration is open for the Friday practice day for Nationals.

This is a spearate registration for just the practice day being offered by NASA listed as: Fri Oct 28 Test/Tune $285 Test/Tune

The link is here: https://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1321 . DO NOT USE THIS LINK/SITE TO REGISTER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR CUP NATIONALS.

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Schedule: OPEN TRACK / TEST & TUNE
6:30 a.m. Gates open
7:30 a.m. Registration Open
8:00 a.m. Tech Open
8:30 a.m. All-Hands meeting
TIME ON TRACK
9:00- 9:45 ALL HPDE CARS
9:45- 10:30 Race cars
10:30 – 11:15 HPDE
11:15 – 12:00 Race cars
Noon – 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 – 2:00 HPDE
2:00 – 3:00 Race cars
3:00 – 3:30 Corner Worker Break
3:30- 4:15 HPDE
4:15 – 5:00 Race cars

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The schedule for Sunday will have Cup finishing up the Championship race by noon. The schedule details will be available next week. Credit to Joe Casella from NASA for making provisions for our drivers coming long distances to get an early start on the trip home.

gums

that's great, but they should schedule their enduro for Sunday afternoon, so we could also run it.
They've got it on Saturday right now, so we can't really chance it.
Got any pull on that one?

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When NASA does their enduro or sprint races, non Cup races, is outside of my area of interest or influence.

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NJMP Thunderbolt
Sun., Oct. 30, 2011

6:30 A.M. Gates Open
8:30 A.M. Racers Meeting in Tech Bay

TIME ON TRACK
9:00 - 9:10 944 Cup Race Warm up
10:50 - 11:30 944 Cup Championship Race

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The 944 Cup Annual Awards Banquet will also be taking place this weekend on Saturday at the NJMP Driver's Club in the Breighton Room. Happy Hour and hors doeurves stations will open at 6PM with dinner and the award ceremonies to follow.