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Event Details

The Ridge Motorsports Park, Shelton WA

Apr 1 - Apr 2, 2023 / Entry Deadline: March 11, 2023
Pacific Northworst GP 2023

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, 30 March 2023
7pm: Gates open for early arrival - Do not go to the track to try and stage any earlier. They will turn you away. Walmart in Shelton is where to go until gate open time.
10pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Friday, 31 March 2023
7am: Gate registration open
TBA: Optional Friday Test Day. Lemons does NOT host Friday testing at this venue, but many tracks offer it separately. Signup and participation is strictly between you and the track.
Has this track released an online signup link? YES. Sign up here.
1pm-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. Tech times can be found here.
9pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Saturday, 1 April 2023
7am: Gate registration open
9am: Mandatory drivers meeting
10am-5pm: Race session I
7pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Sunday, 2 April 2023
9am-4pm: Race session II
4:30pm: Awards ceremony
6pm: Enraged Sasquatches argue about contingency points, flatten facility


COVID RULES
•Maintain social distance
•Follow all regional health guidelines and directives
Stay home if you have symptoms
•Contact Lemons or track officials immediately if you develop symptoms onsite 

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.

YOKOHAMA TIRES
•Tell your BS judge if you're on Yokohamas--a set of new tires gets awarded to one Yokohama-shod car at each race!
•Want to run Yokohamas? See their handy guide to Lemons-ready tires.

Pits and Paddock

Pits and Paddock

Overnight Camping: One camping fee (paid in the team's online reg) covers overnight dry camping for all team members. 
Electrical Hookups, Special RV Spots, Etc: Lemons does NOT control hookups or RV parking. If rentable at all, reserving a special RV spot or hookup is strictly between you and the track--please go to their website or call them directly. 
BBQs: Yes, well controlled & contained only
Running Water, Bathrooms: Yep
Electrical Hookups: No
Fuel Sold on site: No
Waste Oil & Fluids: No disposal onsite--pack all fluids out 
The Ridge issues stiff fines to teams for uncleaned paddock spills. Try not to spill, use cardboard / drip pans to keep fluids off pavement, and get help from track staff to clean spills immediately!
PADDOCK SPEED LIMIT IS 10 MPH ALWAYS
ALL VEHICLES (INCLUDING BICYCLES) MUST USE LIGHTING AT NIGHT
NO RAZOR-TYPE SCOOTERS
NO FIREARMS OR FIREWORKS
NO DRONES ALLOWED

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