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Event Details

Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC

Apr 20 - Apr 21, 2024 / Entry Deadline: March 30, 2024
Lemons Block Party 2024

Schedule & Info

Schedule & Info

SPECTATORS
All-access / all-weekend spectator pass is $30 (click here); spectator pass covers race days and pre-race test & inspection day. Spectators have full paddock access but DO NOT have hot-pit access. Spectators are not allowed to touch a race car—anyone wrenching, fueling, etc. needs to register on a team as a crew member.

SCHEDULE
Pre-Race
All rookies must watch the Virtual Rookie Meeting

Thursday, 18 April 2024
6pm: Gates open
6-8pm: Test day registration in HQ
10pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Friday, 19 April 2024
7am Gate registration open
8am: HQ/Test Day Registration open
10am-4pm (with lunch break from 12-1pm): Optional track testing. The cost is $375 per team if you register online before the database closes. Onsite reg pricing is $425. Testing is limited to registered Lemons cars with registered Lemons drivers. No passengers allowed. To register online, click "edit" in the "other info" section of your online registration and select the testing option. The cost will be added to your team fees. 
12pm-4pm: Mandatory Tech Inspection. Teams are assigned specific tech times. That's your time: No changes. (Tech Times are posted here.)
12pm-4pm: Gear tech
6pm-9pm: Downtown Camden BS Judging / Block Party / Lemons Car Show! Spectators are welcome. Instructions for participants are here
9pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Saturday, 20 April 2024
7am: Gate registration open
9am: Mandatory drivers meeting
9:30am: Grid time--show up soon!
10am-5pm: Race session I
7pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Sunday, 21 April 2024
7am: Gate registration open
9am-11am: Race session II
11am-12pm: Mandatory Quiet Hour (no race engines)
Noon-4:30pm: Race session III
5pm: Awards ceremony
7pm: Gates close (Gridlife zombies from last weekend released for feeding)

PARKING/PADDOCK/FACILITIES
•Parking is first-come first-served unless reserved parking is specifically mentioned by Lemons or offered by the track. 
•Every team entry (ie, one racecar) gets 20x40' in the main paddock. Anything that doesn't fit in that box must be moved to spectator/overflow parking (shown on the paddock map).
•Race control is off-limits to participants and spectators.

PARTICIPANT ARRIVAL / CHECK-IN / TECH
•All participants must be pre-registered.
•Check the Paddock Map to see where stuff's located.
•Check the Event Schedule to know when stuff happens. 
•GO TO DRIVER-GEAR TECH (near HQ or Tech) ANYTIME during Tech hours. (PUT ON AND WEAR your full safety gear, including the head/neck restraint--don't make us dig through some sweaty-ass gear bag)
•GO TO DRIVERS-LICENSE CHECK (at HQ) ANYTIME during Tech hours. Show your valid, current, unrestricted street license to receive the required Lemons Driver wristband. (Legit hard cards only--insurance requires us not to accept photos or copies.)
•GO TO CAR TECH AT YOUR ASSIGNED TECH TIME. Bring your car and COMPLETED tech sheet; assigned Tech times are linked from the Event Schedule one week before the event. 

FUELING
•Fueling only in hot pits (or track's permanent pumps where provided).
No fueling in paddock during the race.
•Everyone in fueling area must be in full safety gear.
•Registered drivers & crew only in fueling area--no spectators.
•No staging: Bring your supplies, fuel up, then take everything away again.
•No assigned or saved hot-pit spots.
•Don't park support vehicles near the fuel area.
•Kill switch off; no one in car; drip pan; dedicated extinguisher person are all mandatory while fueling.
•Only fueling, driver change, windshield cleaning, and cool-suit ice changes allowed in the hot pit. For everything else (tire pressure, fluid checks, engine swaps) go to the paddock.
•If using track pumps, no one can be in the car and kill switch must be off.
•If using track pumps, full gear recommended but not required.
•Using the track pumps means using the track pumps--your own fuel or jugs aren't allowed there.

Pits and Paddock

Pits and Paddock

PADDOCK SPACE IS LIMITED: Every team entry (ie, one racecar) gets 20x40' in the main paddock. Anything that doesn't fit in that box must be moved to spectator/overflow parking (shown on the paddock map)
OVERNIGHT CAMPING: One camping fee (paid in the team's online reg) covers overnight dry camping for all team members
ELECTRICAL HOOKUPS: There are 30amp outlets scattered throughout the open paddock areas shown on the paddock map. These are first come, first served. There are also seperate reserved RV spots in the "Gold" and "Silver" lots, which are handled by the track. Visit track website for reservation/contact links
GARAGES: None
CARPORTS: Reservations handled by track. Visit track website for reservation/contact links
FUEL SOLD ON-SITE: Yes
PADDOCK SPEED LIMIT: 10 mph
NO FIREARMS OR FIREWORKS
NO DRONES ALLOWED
NO STAND-UP SCOOTERS
PADDOCK VEHICLES MUST BE LIT AT NIGHT


ADDITIONAL TRACK-SPECIFIC RULES
GRILLS/FIRES:
Consult track website for specific rules

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