SPECTATORS
All-access / all-weekend spectator pass is $40 (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.
OPTIONAL GARAGE RENTALS
Lemons is handling garage rentals for this event. An email announcement will be sent a few weeks before the event. To be eligible to reserve a garage, all team fees must be paid. Please don't bug us before the email is sent!
SCHEDULE
Pre-Race
All rookies must watch the Virtual Rookie Meeting.
Thursday, 16 Oct 2025
3pm: Gates open for early arrival
7:30pm-8am: Quiet hours
10pm: Gates close (no armband, no entry)
Friday, 17 Oct 2025
7am: Gates open
TBD: Optional Friday Test Day
11am-5pm: BS & Tech. Teams are assigned specific tech times. That’s your time. No changes. You’ll be emailed a link to the tech-time assignments a few days before the event.
11am-5pm: Gear tech
7:30pm: Quiet Hours begin--No race motors (through 8 am)
9pm: Gates close (no armband, no entry)
Saturday, 18 Oct 2025
7am: Gates open
8am: Quiet Hours end
9am: Mandatory drivers meeting
9:30am: Grid time--show up soon!
10am-5pm: Race session I
7pm: Gates close (no armband, no entry)
7:30pm: Quiet Hours begin--No race motors (through 8 am)
Sunday, 19 Oct 2025
7am: Gates open
8am: Quiet Hours end
9am-4pm: Race session II
4:30pm: Awards ceremony
7pm: Tour buses full of Indiana residents block the track exit and gawk at "Real Massholes."
ARRIVAL/CHECK-IN
•All participants must be pre-registered.
•You must sign Lemons waiver before entering.
•Drivers must show a valid, current, unrestricted street license.
PARKING/PADDOCK/FACILITIES
•Except for reserved garages where offered, all parking is first-come first-served.
•Every team entry (ie, one racecar) gets 20x40 of paddock--keep it contained!
•Please don't bring extraneous crap into the paddock--park it remote.
•The timing tower is off limits; no civvy access.
BS/CAR TECH
•Your team's BS/Car Tech time will be assigned. A couple days before the race, assigned tech times will be sent via email and linked from the schedule above.
•Complete your tech sheet BEFORE coming to tech.
GEAR TECH
•Gear Tech is first-come first-served; show up whenever you like.
•Gear Tech locations vary--just look for the station near Tech or HQ.
•If needed, we can check stragglers during the race onesy-twosey. You might have to wait a bit, though.
•Wear your full safety gear, including head-and-neck restraint, to Gear Tech. (Helmet can be off.)
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.
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: Reservations handled by track. Visit track website for reservation/contact links
ELECTRICAL HOOKUPS: Reservations handled by track. Visit track website for reservation/contact links
GARAGES: Reserved through Lemons. Garages become available to fully paid teams a few weeks before the race. All registered racers will get an email before they're released. Nick will add $100 to your garage-rental fee every time you bug him about garages prior to that announcement.
FUEL SOLD ON-SITE: No. There is a gas station at the south end of the property that is open 24/7.
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
PADDOCK VEHICLES: Allowed in infield areas only; all operators must be licensed. (Only street-licensed and -insured vehicles may exit the tunnel.)
YOUTH POLICY: Unaccompanied minors must bring a signed and notarized waiver from a parent or guardian to access the facility (NHMS-specific rule). Click here for a blank waiver.