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PPPRS Releases the Official 2012 Season Schedule

PPPRS Releases the Official 2012 Season Schedule

The 2012 Power Racing Series is upon us and here’s the first official look at our upcoming race schedule. It is very exciting to announce another race to the calendar this year at none other than the birthplace of Power Racing itself: Chicago! It all started on a boringly hot August in 2009 with a dirt lot and a bit of Moxie but four seasons later we are returning with a much bigger operation. Not only will we be making a triumphant return, but we will feature the series first ever night race! That’s right! Get ready to haul some extra batteries because you’ll need to keep the track lit ahead of you and race into the late evening!

  • June 23-24 Kansas City @ Union Station
    • First round of the series takes a trip to KC’s gorgeous Union Station. Expect the track to be tight, slow corners followed by mid-length straits. The cars with the best handling will show great promise here.
  • July 28-29 Detroit @ The Henry Ford Museum
    • Our Landmark race returns yet again! The Detroit circuit is a bumpy high speed affair that will challenge driver skill more than anything else. The track usually features long sweeping corners that necessitate finesse and driver rhythm.
  • August 4-5 Chicago @ Downtown Evanston

    • ·This will be the stage of the climatic finale of the series! It will mark the first time the series has raced in Chicago since 2009 and marks the first featured night race in PPPRS history! Make sure to be prepared for low light settings and pack extra juice for onboard light kits. Expect the track to be the fastest yet with coupled with incredibly tight turns.

This year the points system will reward the BEST 2 weekend points. That means we take your sum of your points from each weekend and tally them towards the championship. If you go to all 3 events you’ll be able to throw away your worst weekend. So if you say, blow an engine in one race weekend you won’t be out of the championship, pending you attend the other two. It also allows for some of the smaller teams to compete for the championship without having to go to more than two events. If a team is in title contention they must attend the Chicago race to receive any potential prizes (it would be awkward to have a title winner not be present for their trophy presentation)

The final copy of the new and improved 2012 rules will be posted shortly. Check the mailing list to see the first drafts as they are released.



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