The Jersey Racing Board (Northern New Jersey and South Jersey Regions) and New Jersey Motorsports Park announce the third running of The Devil in the Dark 12 Hour endurance race on NJMP's Thunderbolt Circuit. The 2012 edition will be held on Saturday, 28 April 2012 and will again run from noon to midnight. Plans are underway to expand the family-friendly spectator event at the track during the race with live entertainment, food and beverages. The 12 Hour will be a major NJMP spectator event in the 2012 season.

This race is a continuation of the successful events run in the past two years. In the first event there were two Sports R(enault) entries and last year there was a Sports R and a SRF. Both teams did well and are making plans to return. If you missed The Devil last year, be sure to put it on your calendar for this year.

The entry information (supps, schedule, etc.) for the 2012 edition of The Devil in the Dark is posted on DLB (set filter for South Jersey Region | Club Race All) - and the event web site .

The rules are essentially the same as last year with a few refinements based on our experience and competitor feedback. All of last year's refinements including the elimination of timed pit stops were well received and have been retained.

The major change for 2012 is a revised class structure which consolidates the 23 disparate classes from last year's event into five Endurance Classes. At the same time many comparable classes from other organizations have been included to attract additional enduro enthusiasts. Every car will be in a class with many direct competitors to heighten interest and raise the level of competition.

The entry for this year's race will open on 1 February 2012

Hope to see ya at The Devil

Terry

Online registration for The Devil in the Dark is open on DLB - set your filter for South Jersey Region to see the event calendar.

Supps and Schedule ... Register ... Entry List

Earlybird registration with a $100 price reduction is available until 21 February. Submitting an Intent to Enter will hold the Earlybird price and your spot in this year's race. Pit spaces will be selected in order of entry sequence.

See ya at The Devil

Terry

Entropy Racing will be there again this year trying to better our 7th overall finish in a Renault SR. Might even bring our Ford.... anyone want to play with us? in the in the last 72 hours of endurance we have spent less than an hour unscheduled in the pits.

Thanks to Terry and the rest of the Jersey crew for hosting such a great event. nice clean racing and really great people running the event.

Charlie Greenhaus
Entropy Racing

The Earlybird entry deadline for The Devil in the Dark 2012 is Noon on 21 February. Entries submitted before the deadline are eligible for the discounted entry fee.

See ya at The Devil

Terry

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Congratulations to Harold Petit, Randy Mueller, David Baker and Scott Baker from the #28 Johnstone Supply Team BMW M3 for their second consecutive victory in The Devil in the Dark 2012. This year the team covered 433 laps exceeding last year's winning total of by five laps.

And congratulations to the other 38 teams that hit the track in the third edition of The Devil. Several teams struggled with mechanical gremlins, a few did not finish but 30 teams were still running when the checker flag flew at the end of the 12 hours.

Class Podiums

E1

1 - #28 Johnstone Supply BMW M3 - 433 laps
2 - #20 Bodymotion Racing 1 Porsche Cayman - 415 laps
3 - #92 Team Track Pro BMW M3 - 288 laps

E2

1 - #94 Radial Motorsports Acura Integra - 405 laps
2 - #99 Elgin Racing Mazda MX5 - 403 laps
3 - #21 Dog Gone Racing Spec Racer Ford - 396 laps

E3

1 - #58 Henwood Motorsports / Main Line Overland Miata - 403 laps
2 - #32 Flatout Motorsports 2 Miata - 402 laps
3 - #91 Bollywoodlawn Sync'd Miata - 399 laps

E4

1 - #2 Team Troxell VW Golf - 341 laps
2 - #9 Ted Hulse Racing Honda Si - 313 laps
3 - #42 Maximum Attack Motorsports 2 VW Golf - 303 laps

The complete results are at: http://www.nediv.com/images/results/clu ... hedark.pdf

Thanks to all of the teams who helped make this year's 12 Hour a very successful event.

See ya same time, same place next year

Terry

Look, if you think you can never (ever) do an enduro, please reconsider... The New Jersey Motorsports Park (South Jersey Region, I think) group puts on one of the best enduros that money can buy. Hanushek (sp?) and friends put on one helluva show and it is well worth running. This is our 2nd running, and it, as usual, was a BLAST! come out next year (this is a command!). You'll have a ball!