eletric and pit area for Miami (Page 1 of 2)

I got a call back today..  The only power is Outside the track in the camping area. This is what they charge $55 for this hookup.

There is no Power in the pit area. So bring a generator. Also I dont know if we are going to have access to the paved area. They dont charge for the pits, but I dont know if they are covered pits.

Has any one been out to the track since the change from Moroso to PBIR?

Does any race track have a covered pit area?
CMP has 20 or so covered "stalls" in the paddock that you can rent for $125 for the weekend. Why would anyone expect the pit area to be covered, even at a NASCAR or F1 venue?

Texas had covered ones with Power for rent.  Sebring also does.  Plus CMP as listed above.

I am ok with renting a bay, if it has power and is dry..  FL has rain..  I want to be able to keep the tools dry.
Plus being a 24 hour race I would like to have light during the PM hours.  We have a generator but that just creates alot of noise with 50 or so of them running all night.

So looks like we will be bringing the 28 foot enclosed trailer for cover and generators..

Well, sort of. They are covered with a solar shield, which is nice for keeping the sun off you, but they let water through. As we found out to our detriment several times throughout the last Houston weekend. Still better than being out in the direct rain, but it kind of gives you a false sense of security from the weather.

It was nice to have power right there on the post though. 110v and not huge amps, but good enough for recharging radio batteries and the like.

You'd be surprised what you can sleep through if you're sufficiently tired.

Or maybe I'm just desensitized to sleeping through heavy machinery.

We have a honda copy generator, very low noise, it gets a bit noisy when under a heave load. Usually when powering the compressor.  But the compressor itself is noisy so its a wash.
I hope there are at least infield lights for the pit row so that we can see when walking around.
I know the track does have huge lights for racing, its just if they will be turned on.  I know that some tracks charge about 1 grand a hour to have the lights turned on.

Power isn't the big expenditure for huge lights - it's the wear and tear on the bulbs. The bulbs are expensive, and changing them is equally expensive.

:)

I don't even know how loud the generator (my brother-in-law's 6.5K) I'm bringing will be... hopefully it'll be a little quieter than the 8.5KW Troy-Bilt our neighboring team loaned us at CMP.

Id be interested in a diesel generator.  Living in FL  we use our every year during Hurricane season.

Got any pictures of them?

Yes. I've been to the dragstrip several times. As for the road course, for spectators it sucks. The only part of the track that will be visible to them is the end of the long straight and the big 180 degree turn. Thats it, unless you pay to get in the paddock area.

Also, The paddock area is far too small. I'm sure they will have to limit how many vehicles are allowed in.

I'd LOVE to see LeMon's run a race at Sebring. I went to a ChumpCar race there, and using only the Club Course there was plenty of space. When you using the Whole course there, they could handle any amount of cars and spectators. Spectating at Sebring is one of the best tracks there is.