wtknght1

In light of the recent Pocono events with my bud Joe Gaudette and Guy (who hit Joe and did not have a crew chief or scanner), I thought I'd post this for everyone's benefits. These frequencies (that I normally use) are for anybody who gets on track - racing or DE stuff. Go grab a scanner at Radio Shack or some other communications store, program the track freqs, buy a .99 cent ear bud and mount it in your car somewhere.

You'll hear race control, the track workers, etc, etc. You will hear them talking about flagging conditions, number of laps remaining (or time), race leaders, and so on.

If you have a crew chief, he/she should have a scanner, be listening to this traffic and then relaying it to you.

I don't know whether or not it would have made any difference between Joe and Guy or not...and it's water under the bridge now...but it may have stopped it from happening. I will not get on track now without having my scanner and knowing the track freqs!

If these Freqs don't work for your organization, ask somebody at the track and program it in there. You will not regret it!

Seb = Sebring
Day = Daytona
HPT = Heartland Park
RA = Road Atlanta
Mor = Moroso
Hom = Homestead
CMP = Carolina Motorsports Park
Rock = Rockingham
MO = Mid Ohio
VIR = VIR
RR = Roebling Road
MMP = Memphis


464.975 Seb/Day/HPT
464.675 Seb/Day/RA/CMP
464.825 Seb/Day/RA/CMP
464.525 Seb/Day/Mor/Hom
466.8625 Moroso
467.1375 Moroso/Hom

151.625 CMP/VIR/MO/MMP/Rock
151.805 CMP/VIR/MO/Rock
152.885 VIR/Rock

461.825 RR
461.025 RR
464.100 RR

469.675 CMP/RA-SCCA
465.625 CMP/RA-SCCA
460.625 CMP/RA-SCCA
462.375 CMP/RA Admin
467.375 CMP/RA Admin
469.075 CMP/RA Admin
464.075 CMP/RA Admin
466.200 CMP/RA Admin
461.200 CMP/Seb/RA Admin

151.715 Mid Ohio
151.745 Mid Ohio
151.775 Mid Ohio
154.4565 Mid Ohio
151.655 Mid Ohio/MMP
151.685 Mid Ohio

151.600 Memphis (MMP)
151.955 MMP
154.700 MMP

451.800 HPT
456.600 HPT
461.1625 HPT
462.050 HPT
464.550 HPT
464.3375 HPT
463.8125 HPT
462.150 HPT Admin
463.675 HPT
464.800 HPT Admin
464.975 HPT
466.1125 HPT
468.675 HPT
468.8125 HPT
469.500 HPT
469.550 HPT

AU N EGL

Good Idea Chris.

gkmccready

Suggestion for scanner models? I've looked in the past and it's a pretty confusing market with trunking, non-trunking, digital, analog, etc.

wtknght1

I bought a 150 channel scanner from Radio Shack just before my first National event back in 01 and it's still going strong. It's a trunking model, but it doesn't really matter as long as it will hold the freqs and scan them. It also helps to get one with a lock-out feature so you only have to listen to the freqs you want.

I now have 3 different models from Radio Shack with about the same features and they all work just fine. You can also use a Bearcat, Racing Communications, or any number of different ones. They are all about the same.

Gatorac

If your going to a televised race you can also pick up the announcers calling it with a scanner. Speed regularly records the race and announcing live with no post production.

Gary2KC5

I've always left my scanner at home because I figured I wouldn't be able to get the freq's.

Thanks for posting.

ghoffman

What a great idea, even for HPDE's. I got black flagged last time out because of my roof falling off. It would have been nice to know why before I came in. I saw a racing scanner at Radio Shack for $199 but I don't know jack about what I want for features.

John Shiels

good idea

PA Z06

Great Idea

wtknght1

Keep in mind too that the freqs that I put on there are the ones used by the SCCA and MOST of the track workers at that particular track. There are times though when you go to a track and they are using different radios with obviously different freqs. All the scanners have a search mode though...have one of their guys key the mic and start your scanner at 150mhz and scan up til you find it. If they are using UHF freqs, start at 450 and scan up.

It sounds tough, but is actually very easy once you try it. Once you find the freq, store it in a position and you'll always have it.

During my races, I not only run the crew radio, but also my scanner in the car. Butch (crew chief) also has a scanner. I have the radio ear bud in the left ear and the scanner in the right. My radio freqs are in the scanner too so if my radios die for some reason, I can still hear Butch thru the scanner. It's probably over-kill, but it's a good way not to miss anything.

Red Gump

we use the $99 radio shack "nascar" one and it works well. you definitely need the headset or an ear bud though.

chris is good at listening to radio and scanner but I have a hard time concentrating with both so my crew relays scanner info to me instead of me trying to hear both in the car.

Kinkajou

We have been using two way radios with succes, it really makes a difference to hear what problem lies ahead and avoid them.

LJD51

Talk about concentrating on driving...

varkwso

Listening to multiple channels, maintaining situational awareness, good cross check of instruments, keeping you head on a swivel and oh yeah driving the car. Geez, I feel like I am back in a fighter cockpit (except slower pace, with fewer freqs to monitor and nobody shooting at me...)

It is real important to focus on driving - not listening - channelized attention kills multiple excellent pilots every year....drive, navigate, communicate...