Built in the boom year of 2048, the Speedway opened to record crowds for the 2049 racing season. Due to the lack of arenas and racetracks in Iowa, it's expected that the Speedway will continue to have capacity crowds for the foreseeable future. The track design was determined by a contest, and the winning design came from Riverside, Iowa (just south of Iowa City). Shaped in the unique arrowhead form associated with the TV series Star Trek, the Speedway had found its niche in the L'Outrance racing circuit.
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Track Notes:
Outer walls are 15 feet high and have 150 DP. Inner walls are 2 ½
feet high and have 75 DP. The TV tower is 60 feet tall and has 40 DP walls.
Track surface is paved and kept glass smooth. Grandstands seat 10,000.
Track length is one-fifth of a mile.
Track Schedule:
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Practice Sessions
Wednesday - Time Trials
Thursday - Amateur Night
Friday - Challenge Night
Saturday - Special Events
Sunday - AADA Divisionals
Special Events:
Warp Trials - This is an unlimited class event, with the only distinction
between racers being those with temporary speed boosters and no boosters.
The objective of the race is to clock the fastest lap while dealing with
competitors who are trying to do the same thing.
Booster racers will start the race at zero, and
combat isn't allowed until one lap is completed. Booster racers compete
only with other booster racers. Non-boosted racers start at 100 mph and
start combat after the first lap is completed.
During warp trials racers employ a variety of vehicle
designs, ranging from Indy cars to pickup trucks. Warp trials are held
at least once a month, or once a week if enough vehicles are available.
The fastest drivers have their name posted on the Warp Factor Wall of Fame.
Team Events - Each team chooses a Star Trek race (Federation, Klingon, Cardassian, etc.) and places that race's symbol somewhere on their cars. Company sponsored teams typically have the same symbol for all of their vehicles. This is true if the race they use has multiple symbols, like classic Trek and Next Generation Klingons and the variations of the Federation arrowhead symbol.
Star Trek Events - These events usually occur on the birthdays of Star
Trek actors' birthdays or other Trek-related items. One of these events
is tribble racing. An equal number of tribbles and chasers begin the race
half a track apart from each other. Every time the tribble(s) pass the
start/finish line four more tribbles enter from the pits. The chasers must
destroy or disable the tribbles before they're overwhelmed by them. The
chaser who kills the most tribbles wins.
Tribbles are subcompact cars with a medium power
plant, light armor, HD racing slicks, and no weapons. A coating of fur
is applied to give the cars the appearance of a tribble. No animals were
harmed to provide the fur for the cars. :-)
Iowa City Speedway Slang:
Phasers - lasers of any kind
Torpedoes - rockets of any kind.
Shields - armor
Fore - front of car
Aft - rear of car
Port - left side of car
Starboard - right side of car
Starships - cars
Impulse - any speed less than 100 mph.
Warp - high speed travel, usually over 100 mph
Warp 1 - 100 mph
Warp 2 - 120 mph
Warp 3 - 140 mph
Warp 4 - 160 mph
Warp 5 - 180 mph
Warp 6 - 200 mph
Warp 7 - 220 mph
Warp 8 - 240 mph
Warp 9 - 260 mph
Warp 10 - 300 mph