2023 PNB Info
March 31-April 2, 2023
The most insane race on the planet!
24 hours of practice
Massive track layout
Home of the Rocket Car Long Jump
24 hours of practice
Massive track layout
Home of the Rocket Car Long Jump
Registration is open for the 2023 PNB! Head over to RCSignup to register.
Schedule:
Thursday 3/30
9am: Facility opens for pit setup
5pm-9pm: Registration and Merchandise. Please have transponder numbers!
9am: Facility opens for pit setup
5pm-9pm: Registration and Merchandise. Please have transponder numbers!
Friday 3/31
Registration opens at 6am and will be open all day with breaks.
6am-10:30am : Open practice (5 minute timer)
10:30-11am : Track maintenance
11am: Controlled practice (seeding round) runs until concluded. Rules and practice format are below.
After seeding practice, 30 minutes of track maintenance
After maintenance, track resumes open practice all night until 5:30am Saturday.
Registration opens at 6am and will be open all day with breaks.
6am-10:30am : Open practice (5 minute timer)
10:30-11am : Track maintenance
11am: Controlled practice (seeding round) runs until concluded. Rules and practice format are below.
After seeding practice, 30 minutes of track maintenance
After maintenance, track resumes open practice all night until 5:30am Saturday.
Saturday 4/1
6am: Qualifying round 1 begins
2 rounds of qualifying. No re-sort.
After qualifying, some lower mains will run, ending at 1am.
Sunday 4/2
6am: Mains resume and run until event concludes.
Main lengths are as follows:
C-Mains and below: 10 minutes
B Mains: 20 minutes
A Mains: 30 minutes (Pro Nitro Buggy: 45 Minutes)
All electric mains are 10 Minutes
All Electric classes are single A Mains.
Taking the top 16 with 2 bumps.
6am: Qualifying round 1 begins
2 rounds of qualifying. No re-sort.
After qualifying, some lower mains will run, ending at 1am.
Sunday 4/2
6am: Mains resume and run until event concludes.
Main lengths are as follows:
C-Mains and below: 10 minutes
B Mains: 20 minutes
A Mains: 30 minutes (Pro Nitro Buggy: 45 Minutes)
All electric mains are 10 Minutes
All Electric classes are single A Mains.
Taking the top 16 with 2 bumps.
Need to know where to park or pit? Detailed event map is available here
Open Practice Rules:
Each racer must marshal following each practice session, DO NOT exit the stand and get back in line. Racers are not allowed to hold someone's place or have a stand in. In the effort of fairness, anyone holding radios for another racer or returns to the practice line without marshaling will FORFEIT the remainder of practice. Holding 2 radios or someone standing in line for a racer will penalize BOTH racers.
There will be a RaceTime official to monitor this in staging/drivers stand entrance.
Each racer must marshal following each practice session, DO NOT exit the stand and get back in line. Racers are not allowed to hold someone's place or have a stand in. In the effort of fairness, anyone holding radios for another racer or returns to the practice line without marshaling will FORFEIT the remainder of practice. Holding 2 radios or someone standing in line for a racer will penalize BOTH racers.
There will be a RaceTime official to monitor this in staging/drivers stand entrance.
Class order for practice heats and qualifying:
Intermediate Nitro Truggy
Intermediate E-Buggy
Intermediate Nitro Buggy
40+ E-Buggy
Pro Nitro Truggy
Pro E-Buggy
Pro Nitro Buggy
E-Truggy
40+ Nitro Buggy
Sportsman Nitro Truggy
Sportsman E-Buggy
Sportsman Nitro Buggy
Controlled Practice Format:
1 round of seeding practice by heats. 5 minute length. Seeding for the qualifiers are set by best 3 consecutive laps. Each racer MUST turn marshal after their practice heat.
Intermediate Nitro Truggy
Intermediate E-Buggy
Intermediate Nitro Buggy
40+ E-Buggy
Pro Nitro Truggy
Pro E-Buggy
Pro Nitro Buggy
E-Truggy
40+ Nitro Buggy
Sportsman Nitro Truggy
Sportsman E-Buggy
Sportsman Nitro Buggy
Controlled Practice Format:
1 round of seeding practice by heats. 5 minute length. Seeding for the qualifiers are set by best 3 consecutive laps. Each racer MUST turn marshal after their practice heat.
DETAILS
Location:
Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center
1615 Pavilion Dr
White Pine, TN 37890
Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center
1615 Pavilion Dr
White Pine, TN 37890
Airport:
All racers will want to fly into Knoxville Tennessee
McGhee Tyson Airport
Code: TYS
2055 Alcoa Hwy
Alcoa, TN 37701
All racers will want to fly into Knoxville Tennessee
McGhee Tyson Airport
Code: TYS
2055 Alcoa Hwy
Alcoa, TN 37701
Golf Cart Rental:
C&C Golf Carts
423-254-1954
They will deliver to the PNB Facility!
C&C Golf Carts
423-254-1954
They will deliver to the PNB Facility!
When looking for a great selection of stores, food, or anything else please search in the town of Morristown TN. Its roughly 10 minutes from the track.
Don't forget that Dollywood is approximately one hour from the PNB facility and is a great place to take the family before or after the event. One of the best amusement parks in the country!
Need to know where to park or pit? Detailed event map in Google Maps is available here
Need to know where to park or pit? Detailed event map in Google Maps is available here
