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Event Details

Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC

Apr 22 - Apr 23, 2023 / Entry Deadline: April 01, 2023
Yokohama Lemons Block Party 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, 20 April 2023
6pm: Gates open
10pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Friday, 21 April 2023
All Day: Optional track testing offered by Turn One (not Lemons). You must sign up in advance (before noon, Thursday April 20th)--no signups at the track! turnone.motorsportreg.com/events/turn-one-racer-test-tune-open-track-day-carolina-motorsports-park-056587
7am Gate registration open
12pm-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 are hereNote: Due to a City of Camden ceremony to honor recently discovered Revolutionary War remains, there will be no downtown block party this year. We look forward to resuming the party next year!
12pm-5pm: Gear tech
9pm: Gate registration close (no armband, no entry)

Saturday, 22 April 2023
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, 23 April 2023
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

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.
•Check your email for instructions to the Camden block party.

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.

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: 30 amp paddock spots are 1st come 1st serve.  NEW FOR 2023: CMP now has "Silver Lot" w/100 amp, and "Gold Lot" w/100 amp and full service available by reservation. For more information and reservations,  Click here.
Bathrooms, Showers, Running Water: Yes
Is Fuel Sold at the Track?: Yes
Special Quiet Hours: TBA
Special Pit Vehicle Rules: TBA
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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