MILLVILLE, N.J. -- Spaces are still available for kart racers to enter the East Coast Endurance Championships, the open karting race at F1 New Jersey on Sunday, November 1. The 150-lap endurance race will feature four classes, opening the competition to a variety of karts and drivers.

The race, which will run on the 1.1-mile Tempest configuration at F1 New Jersey in the paddock of New Jersey Motorsports Park's Lightning Raceway, requires a minimum of two and a maximum of three drivers for each kart. Drivers will be required to change drivers at each pit stop that they make throughout the 150-lap race, with each driver required to run at least 40 laps.

The lone exception to this rule is the Iron Man class, in which one driver will contest all 150 laps.

Drivers must meet minimum weight requirements with their karts set in each class - Supercan, Briggs, TAG (which require different weights for 12 subclasses), and Open - all set to World Karting Association specifications.

Trophies will be awarded for the top three finishers in each class. Additionally, each class champion will receive a complimentary 2010 membership to F1 New Jersey. Membership includes discounts on practice days and club race entry fees, invitations to special event races, and other benefits limited to F1 New Jersey club members.

A Junior Class race will also be run for karters under 15 years old. The Juniors race will be an 80 lap race, run in five classes - Mini-Max, Cadet, Yamaha SPT, Yamaha Jr., and TAG Jr.

The Junior Class race will begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, with the senior feature race immediately following. Open practice for race participants will be available on Saturday, October 31.

Entry fees for the East Coast Endurance Championship are $150 per team, with a $15 pit pass per person required.

Registrations will be accepted prior to Saturday's open practice and the morning of Sunday's race.

More information on the East Coast Endurance Championships is available at www.njmp.com or by calling 856-264-5249.

Information on New Jersey Motorsports Park and directions to the facility are available at www.njmp.com.

Sitting on more than 500 acres in Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park is conveniently located to Philadelphia, the Jersey Shore, New York and Baltimore, and offers diverse and dynamic motorsports attractions. The facility includes two world-class road courses (Thunderbolt and Lightning), an exclusive motorsports country club known as the Drivers Club, the Breighton Room Restaurant open to the general public, and F1 New Jersey, one of the top karting facilities in America. Opened in July 2008, New Jersey Motorsports Park hosted seven major motorsports events in 2009 and countless club events and track rentals. The 2009 spectator schedule opened with the Verizon Wireless 250 presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 in May, and also included the Formula X weekend featuring the Atlantic Championship powered by Mazda and a host of Mazda-powered race series, as well as All Revved Up; the debut of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Road Race Series, including the American Superbike class and the new Daytona Sportbike program; the return of the South Jersey Building Trades 150 ARCA/ReMax Series race; a Ferrari Challenge event; and the excitement of two separate Vintage race weekends.

For more information on New Jersey Motorsports Park, F1 New Jersey, Breighton Room, or to purchase tickets, visit www.njmp.com or call 856-327-7217. Children 12 and under are admitted free to every event at New Jersey Motorsports Park.