2006 New England Challenge Series Schedule
(For
immediate release - for more information, please contact Bob Lutz or John Merriman)
The schedule for the 2006 New England Challenge (NEC) series for Formula Ford has been set with 10 race events
over 7 weekends. Based on driver feedback a major change has been made from 2005 in that both ends of Double Regionals
will be counted as NEC events for 2006 rather than previous years where just the Sunday event was counted. A second
Watkins Glen event was added to the schedule based on driver feedback. And finally, the BeaveRun event was moved
to coincide with the National in June to avoid a conflict with Lime Rock in August.
The six race rule, wherein drivers count only their six best results, will likely be used by a number of drivers
in 2006 with the expansion of the NEC series to 10 events. As in 2005, the Club Ford class will use the NARRC /
MARRS spec tire rule; Club Fords running on soft tires will be grouped with FF for the purposes of NEC points and
awards. Club Fords should continue to register for events according to the Supps for that event; the NEC coordinators,
with help from the drivers, will track the Club Ford NEC class. The 2006 NEC schedule is:
