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2010 RSW Drift Cross Schedule

Fox — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:30:39 +0000

We have confirmed the dates for our 2010 Drift Cross schedule. For the people not familiar with the RSW Drift Cross series, it is unlike anything we’ve seen in our area. We have one track that utilizes both autocross and road course types of driving simultaneously. This caters to both types of drivers who are used to driving tight, slower tracks as well drivers who are used to driving wider, faster courses. We will also be teaming up with the SCCA organization for a couple of our dates in June and August. The SCCA events will be a slower course with more cones to add more turns. They will provide a higher level of competition along with instruction for those who need it.

This is the most affordable way to get behind the wheel on the road course at Sandia Motorsports Park.

We divide the 1.3 mile road course in half to allow drifting and a road course portion simultaneously.

Road Course:
To keep everyone safe we add a few cones on the road course portion.

For the morning we have small run groups that will allow you to become familiar with the track and get you plenty of track time. In the afternoon we bring out our timing equipment and run one car at a time. There is always a car on the track with as little down time as possible. This allows for maximum driving experience for everyone. This might change slightly with the SCCA events, but expect plenty of track time.

Drifting:
Being able to drift on a road course for the price we offer is out of this world!! The entertainment offered for spectators is also amazing. Spectators can ride along with drifters and experience the fun of sliding sideways at up to 50mph. Drifting at these events are by far the best bang for the buck offered in central New Mexico. You can literally drift as much as you want until you have no tires left. Come out and join in the action with your own car or have an awesome time watching and getting rides with drivers.

2010 Event Schedule
April 10 9am – 3pm
June 12 9am – 3pm
August 14 9am – 3pm
October 24 9am – 3pm

Talk about this event in the forums:
http://racingsouthwest.com/forums/index.php?/forum/93-rsw-drift-cross/

Sandia Motor Speedway: Southwest Motorsports

Fox — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:57 +0000

The 2nd Annual SWMS Monster Mash
We stopped in at the Southwest Motorsports(SWMS) event to see a few cars on the road course this weekend (October 29th-31st) at the Sandia Motor Speedway in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was very successful and even the RSW member Carlos M. took home a first place trophy on his shifter kart. The SWMS organization is primarily vintage, but as you can see in the photos they have a wide range of vehicles that show up.

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More information about Southwest Motorsports

http://www.swms.org/

Racing Southwest would like to also recognize the following sponsors that supported this event and local road racing:
Maurers Collision, Porsche of Albuquerque, Visionsofpower.com, Speed-Armor.com, PMCIINC.com, PS Performance,
Genesis Racing Supply

RacingSouthwest.com Drift Cross – October 11th, 2009

Greg — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:08:17 +0000

RacingSouthwest.com, along with Motiva Performance, are proud to present the last Drift Cross event of 2009. Come join us on October 11th, 2009 at Sandia Motor Speedway!

For those that are new to these events, Drift-Cross has something everyone: some time on the road course, an autocross circuit, and a separate area for drifting – ALL at the same time!

Directions to Sandia Motor Speedway

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Pricing

Road/Autocross: $50
Drifting: $60
BOTH: $70

* Helmets REQURED for driver and passenger(s)
* Driver gets one (1) person in FREE

Spectator entry / pit pass: $5
Under 14: Free

Time

Doors open: 8:30 AM
Tech inspection begins at 8:30 AM
Entire event is scheduled from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Road Course & Auto-x:

We have one track that utilizes both types of driving all in one lap. This caters to both types of drivers who are used to driving tight, slower tracks as well drivers who are used to driving wider, faster tracks. We incorporate turns 1-7 on the road course and then use the south side of the oval to then enter back onto the paved open area, where we make a small 3 or 4 turn auto-x course that will test your car on slow, tight, fast, and also sweeping turns. We have timing equipment that allows us to have a start/finish line wherever we please. We have a few different classes for racing. We also have a go kart/shifter kart class. The classes are fairly lax on what is allowed and what is not. We do this to hopefully get each person in the proper class where they can be competitive. Even though these are just for fun, we have a points system and keep track of everyones points over the course of the season. If these are a success, there will be prizes given at the end of the year for different accomplishments for each class. We allow completely stock cars with drivers that have never been on a course before all the way to full race cars and experienced drivers. We will cap the number of drivers allowed to come if we get too many as I want to make sure everyone gets a lot of track time.

Drifting:

For half day half night events we utilize the north course and outer and inner ovals. We have a course layout and this will be a practice and a competition. There will be tandem action allowed but there will be further safety necessities done to the car as well as driver experience before given the go-ahead for tandem drifting. We always have tons of track time.

Spectators:

Each paid driver will be allowed (1) person to enter with them for FREE!!! They will only be FREE if they come at the same time as you, not later to meet you there. All other spectators are $5 and that includes pit passes, being able to walk and spectate pretty much anywhere. All spectators are also allowed to ride along in cars with drivers as long as the vehicle passes tech. for the passenger side and the passenger has a helmet. Passengers are NOT allowed during tandem drifting, no exceptions.

Tech:

Tires must show good tread and cannot be corded, All front seatbelts must be in working order. Harnesses are ok as long as they are mounted correctly, Battery must have a tie down, and positive terminal must be covered. All wheel bearings must be free of play, Steering system must be in good working order and should not be loose, No leaking fluids, All lug nuts must be present, All body panels must be attached securely to the car.

For more information on the event, please check out the official thread which is located here.

Also, check out some past coverage from the 5/24/2009 event that was taken by RSW user “eyehate.”

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Another Successful RSW Drift Cross

Fox — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:21:58 +0000

Another successful event is in the books. The weather was great which helped give us a strong car count for the drifters. The autocross car count was down substantially, but it gave the participants plenty of track time! A few new faces made it from the Denver Colorado area and we hope to see them at future events.

Event results and photos will be updated shortly.

Event sponsored by:
Motiva Performance

If you have any photos please upload them to the RSW Flickr Feed:
http://flickr.com/groups/racingsouthwest/

Other coverage:
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