Sept 29th, 2012 Chris Carlisi Memorial Meet at NJ Motorsports Park!

[GoodfellaFD3S]

It's that time of year again....the FIFTH Annual Carlisi Memorial Event is upon us :nod:



For those that have attended in past years, the event will largely be the same with a few key additions:

(1) This year you will have the option to sign up for a day on the Lightning course, with four 20-25 minute sessions with Instructors riding along. Beginners are encouraged!

(2) There will be a focus around Chris and his love of RX-7s as well as some basic education around Diabetes.

One other important change is to the method of payment. To register, please paypal $20 per car and $10 per additional passenger (children are free) to: ChrisCarlisiMemorial@yahoo.com. If you'd like a T-Shirt, please include $15 per shirt along with the size you'd like. List your full name, forum name, email address, and short description of your rotary steed. All profits benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.



Please subscribe to this thread and check periodically as I'll be updating this initial post with new information.

Here is a thread with pics from one of the past year's events to give you an idea of the caliber of cars that have attended (and the huge amount of fun we had!):

http://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generatio...thread-919932/

MORE IMPORTANT INFO!!

Here is the track address for mapquests and GPS:

Directions how to get to New Jersey Motorsports Park | New Jersey Motorsports Park

Please feel free to check out the NJMP site and learn more about the track and the great events that they hold there all year long.

NOTES OF INTEREST:

1>>>Tracking is available both Saturday and Sunday, one or both days
2>>>If you plan to track the car it's highly recommended to have the car inspected at a reputable shop to ensure the brakes/suspension/drivetrain are in good working order. If you fail the required trackside tech inspection you will not be allowed on track!
3>>>Please come with a full tank of fuel, gas stations are not very close to the track and the fuel on track is a bit pricey
4>>>If you have one, bring a folding canvas chair to sit on as aside from the bleachers seating will be limited
5>>>We will be asking for qualified volunteers to assist in the mandatory early-morning Tech session which will be required for all those going on track

****There have been some changes to the timeline so please take a look****

TIMELINE:

Saturday September 29th
8 AM **Gates Open
10 AM **Car Show Judging Begins
12 noon **Lunchtime
2 PM ** Ron Carlisi (and others) Speech on Chris' life and on juvenile diabetes
4 PM **Rotary Insanity Raffle!!!
5 PM **Car Show Winners announced
8:30 PM **Sundown

Throughout the day there will be plenty to do, between checking out the track cars in the paddocks, watching the cars on track from various vantage points, and chatting with other members of the rotary community.



PLEASE NOTE that the track sign-up form and track session schedule will be available SOON :us4allswi

ALSO, we will very soon have information on the recommended hotel to stay at, with preferred rates for our group.

In the meantime, here is a link with more information and a track map of Lighting available via PDF:

http://www.njmp.com/facility/track-maps.html


Upon arrival please make your way to the Registration table, which will be in the parking area and easy to find. Bring with you any parts that you will be donating to the raffle. You will receive a name badge sticker to write your name and forum name on.....you may get to meet in person one of your internet buddies

RAFFLE:
Tickets will be $5 each, there will be a wide variety of parts and services being given out.

Some of the items being raffled off:

IRP Chris Carlisi Memorial Ported Motor (1/2 price labor, which is to be donated to JDRF)
IRP Motor Mounts
IRP Complimentary Compression tests
Sakebomb Garage FREE set of their famous Projector HID Headlights valued at $975
Malloy Mazda A plethora of gift certificates w/Ray Crowe's autograph
BNR Supercars Stage 3 Twin Turbos at a substantial discount--40% off retail, $1260 (an $800 savings!)
Turblown 25% off coupon good towards any TD61 or TDX61 Turbocharger
RX7.com FD goodies TBD
BubbleTech T-shirts and plush dolls
www.Rotary13B1.com a large assortment of shirts, keychains, and also Yamamoto Books

More to come


There will be Paypal access available to buy raffle tickets in a pinch, but please bring adequate cash with you :nod:


CAR SHOW:
There will be classes for FB, FC, FD, RX-8, and 20B powered. There must be a minimum 10 cars in order for a class to be judged.

Categories for each class include:
***Best stock (or near-stock) car
***Best modified car/appearance
***Best modified car/performance

There will be an overall Best in Show as well

FOOD/SNACKS:

The track has a great food stand with all sorts of yummy stuff available, and some of it not the typical hot dog/hamburger fare (an example, spicey crabcake sandwiches)

A video of Scrubby in Clunkers on Lightning, he makes it look easy:

Clunkers Personal Best on Lightning Circuit, NJMP - YouTube

Hope to see everyone there!

[GoodfellaFD3S]

This year's shirt design...

Rear graphic:




Might change slightly but should be pretty close to this.

[GoodfellaFD3S]

Originally Posted by silver93rx7r1

I know the track schedule still needs to be posted yet, but are the track fees known? I am assuming that is not covered by the $20 event fee?

Track fees will be $200 for each day (Sunday is available also) which includes an instructor for the day. This is for four 20-25 minute sessions each day, and is a very good value. The link just became live, for those who plan to get on track please post in the thread after you sign up

Chris Carlisi RX-7 Memorial Event at NJMP Lightning with Track Time 4 Cars » Team Pro-Motion

[GoodfellaFD3S]

Premeet gathering/tailgate Facebook Event Page

Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More

[GoodfellaFD3S]

Ok guys, here is the hotel information..... these rates and block of rooms will be available starting tomorrow morning, just mention the Carlisi Memorial Event when calling. Please reserve your rooms early, as they can only hold the block of rooms until one week prior to the event

Hampton Inn & Suites in Vineland NJ
2134 W Landis Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360
(856) 405-0600
$99 standard rooms, $119 suites

This is a very nice hotel, it's fairly new, has very good reviews, and is about 20 minutes from the track.

Hampton Inn & Suites Vineland (Vineland, NJ) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor

Your other option:

Holiday Inn Express
398 Smith Street Vineland, NJ 08360
(856) 293-8888
$75 standard rooms

This hotel has just went through a major renovation and is basically brand new.
It's also 15-20 minutes from NJMP.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (Vineland, NJ) - Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor

[GoodfellaFD3S]

A friendly reminder guys:

If you plan to attend, please paypal $20 per car and $10 per additional passenger (children are free) to: ChrisCarlisiMemorial@yahoo.com. If you'd like a T-Shirt, please include $15 per shirt along with the size you'd like. List your full name, forum name, email address, and short description of your rotary steed. All profits benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

This will allow me to place the T-shirt order and get the ball rolling there. If you're not positive you can make it then by all means hold off a little bit

2012 Carlisi Memorial Meet Attendance List

1. Rich----Large----attending event PAID
2. XLR8---XLarge----attending event
3. XLR8---Medium----attending event
4. Twincharged Rx7 --Large (quantity of 2)----attending event
5. Twincharged Rx7 --Small ----attending event
6. g's 3rd gen--large--trying to attend event
7. theorie----Medium----attending event
8. JhnRX7----Medium----attending event
9. Ryan ----Medium----attending event
10. RENESISFD XLarge (and in charge) ----attending event
11. RENESISFD Medium --------- attending event
12. Ron Carlisi - XLarge - Large - Medium - attending event
13. Rosado - Large and X-Large - attending event
14. Rosado - Medium - attending event
15. Tig418 - Large - attending event
16. Tig418 - Medium - attending event
17. Uleepera - attending event PAID
18. ArmitageGVR4 - attending event PAID

[GoodfellaFD3S]

Thanks guys, keep 'em coming . I'll update the paid list shortly.

Also, as she has done in the past, Chris' mother Judie has generously donated funds to be used to buy some awesome car parts. She has great taste, and asked me to order the following goodies for the raffle:

* '99 spec front lip
* Rotary Performance Competition fuel pump
* FD Tein H-tech springs

All parts came from Rotary Performance | Yes, it’s fast., one of the sponsors of the event. It's looking like the raffle is going to be the best one we've seen yet

[GoodfellaFD3S]

We have another sponsor for the event :nod:

Banzai Racing has generously offered the following products which will be added to the raffle to benefit the JDRF

1 x Banzai Trans Crossmember
1 x Banzai Trans Brace
1 x Banzai FD Oil pan brace
1 x Banzai Diff brace
3 x Banzai PFC commander holders

Banzai Racing Home Page

[GoodfellaFD3S]

Guys and Gals, please try and get payments and T-shirt orders in by the end of this week.....

Friday September 7th

Looking forward to seeing everyone there

[ZGN]

Take lots of photos! I'll be at SevenStock on that day.