Ultra4 Famous Reading Rumble (Race) Pottsville, PA 7/27-7/30

[GBR928]

WHAT: Ultra4 Race at Famous Reading Outdoors
WHEN: July 27-30
WHERE: Pottsville, PA
MEETING TIME: anytime (see below notes for race schedule)
MEETING PLACE: FRO Darkwater Trails Property (1 East Darkwater Rd
Pottsville, PA 17901)
CB CHANNEL: VHF Lifetime LED
RESTRICTIONS: No restrictions
COST: $225 for Annual Trail membership, they don’t do 1 day or weekend passes anymore.
CAMPING: TBD?

LINKs:
Famous Reading Outdoors Main Page: https://readingoutdoors.com/
Famous Reading Outdoors Event: https://readingoutdoors.com/event/ultra4
Ultra4: https://www.ultra4usa.com/famous-reading-rumble

So I have the (maybe delusional? ) idea to race the unlimited 4400 class at the Ultra4 race in PA. It’s 7/27-7/30 at Famous Reading Outdoors (FRO) in Pottsville. I’ve never been to this off road park but I’ve heard one of their properties actually touches AOAA’s property at some point so I expect similar wheeling just maybe not as many rocks? They have multiple properties and one yearly membership ($225). Theres a bunch of old cool mining equipment including the strip mining equipment that most likely utilized the bucket that’s at the entrance to AOAA! Sounds like if there is open wheeling allowed during the race weekend (I will find out) this would be a cool camping, wheeling, and RACE weekend much like 2018 AOAA!

Schedule:
Thursday 7/27: Tech inspection and pre running
Friday 7/28: qualifying
Saturday 7/29: big race day
Sunday 7/30: open trail wheeling?!

Committed:
Joe Garofalo (co-driver)
Joe Bailey (main pit)
Matt Finley (friend from work) (main pit)
Mike Reidenbach (5W mobile duty and relay)
Smike?
Erik and Cora?
Jeff Price!?!?

Some items I will need to beg steal or borrow (or buy lol):

- SA2015 or newer pumper helmet for Joe to borrow (wired for rugged coms)
- VHF base station for main pit, backup plan is Joe Bailey's 25W unit if we can get the race channels programmed on there.
- fancy pit mat (could use a tarp if no one has one)
- 1 drivers suit for potential refueling in the main pit
- spare dana 60 front RCVs
- traffic cone for my hood in the pit Joe Bailey found one in the wild 
- SFI 3.3 gloves for refueling

[GBR928]

This just in

From Lee O’Donnell (USAC):

THE FAMOUS READING RUMBLE:

Just getting this on your radar and this place is INCREDIBLE!

Some quick down and dirty insider info from his recon today:
Rock screens on their windshields for PA. there’s a lot of rocks.
10.5 mile course (possibly more)
Really good, legit rock sections.
Go fast holy s@*% topped out twisty s@*%.
Walmart and a Home Depot 3 minutes from the gate
Ramada Inn in Pottsville (6 min away) near as well as Gas Stations
More details to come, but this is a great course with great Ultra4 USA options when it comes to the trails, the obstacles, and the challenge. Old School for sure.

[ChrisBeyer]

Beyer's are interested, especially if there's an onsite camping option.

[GBR928]

Line mountain style race on Sunday now too at the same venue. Jeff price this would be a perfect starter race for the new car. Expect a lot of long fast desert style fire roads 

[GBR928]

Spectator info per Cora at last nights club meeting

Opens Thursday
Weekend Camping fee = $50
Weekend Spectator fee = $25 per person